am I being a dweeb? ( dont answer that!) - Page 2

04-16-10, 08:47 AM

Only guys can be labeled dweebs. Girls are referred to as... ah hell, I don't even know?!

robbo180265 · 04-16-10, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thorn69

Only guys can be labeled dweebs. Girls are referred to as... ah hell, I don't even know?!

Dweebettes?

wambam · 04-16-10, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TwistedAdonis

I believe it's spelt 'nobble'.

Yep. Acc. to Answers.com it is " Chiefly British (slang) ":
a. To disable a horse. (Don't own a horse so that's out. Wait a minute. My neighbor owns a horse. hmmm.).
b. Win someone over (Instead of trying to score with a girl, one should try to nobble her.hmmmm. doesn't sound quite right).
c. Get better of by devious means ( Applies to enemy tankers and warships, etc., in SH5 - Don't tell them you're coming).
d. Filch or steal ( Sneak into a British Port and nobble one of the above).
e. Kidnap ( How to nobble, I mean kidnap a merchant ship. Latest books on subject: Nobbling 101 and Nobbling for Dummies).

She-Wolf · 04-16-10, 03:21 PM

what a helpful bunch you are - I get guidance on the game and how to get the mod working ( thanks chaps I will do that), correction on me spelling ( well-deserved), Nico comforting me on being condemned a dweeb(ette), though I probably am, so that's Ok - and further education on the etymology of 'nobble' - all before tea-time -well, nearly.

Talking of words with silent letters ( well, kind of), my best beloved, who is another word enthusiast, is fond of saying, in respect to such words "it is silent you know, like the P in Bath" took me a while to figure out what he was talking about...

enough of this needle nardle nur.

Sailor Steve · 04-16-10, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by thorn69

Only guys can be labeled dweebs. Girls are referred to as... ah hell, I don't even know?!

Blonde?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Jimbuna · 04-16-10, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo180265

Dweebettes?

Or Dweebesses even

She-Wolf · 04-16-10, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Or Dweebesses even

ah, that sounds about right

Jimbuna · 04-16-10, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by She-Wolf

ah, that sounds about right

wambam · 04-16-10, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by She-Wolf

what a helpful bunch you are - I get guidance on the game and how to get the mod working ( thanks chaps I will do that), correction on me spelling ( well-deserved), Nico comforting me on being condemned a dweeb(ette), though I probably am, so that's Ok - and further education on the etymology of 'nobble' - all before tea-time -well, nearly.

Talking of words with silent letters ( well, kind of), my best beloved, who is another word enthusiast, is fond of saying, in respect to such words "it is silent you know, like the P in Bath" took me a while to figure out what he was talking about...

enough of this needle nardle nur.

". . . needle nardle nur." ? oops. I am being thrown again with that one. Here I was , thinking I spoke the King's English well(or is it the Queen's English?). Anyway we are all so glad you got some constructive help with your problem. We do have to have a sense of humor. It's necessary after being cooped up for weeks in those iron coffins.

She-Wolf · 04-16-10, 04:28 PM

actually wambam, it should be 'needle,nardle, noo' as any Goon-fans will quickly confirm. I do not count myself in that bunch - it was a special sort of humour I think. Perhaps that means you have to be a special sort of person to appreciate it, but, although I liked some of the voices, and my gooney hubs often takes them off to amuse me, it wasn't really my sorta thing. If you are none the wiser for this ramble then I guess you are younger then the greybeards who remember them - or perhaps live somewhere their radio shows never reached.

Jimbuna · 04-16-10, 06:25 PM

I remember them....I can recall my grandad telling me.

John Channing · 04-16-10, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by She-Wolf

actually wambam, it should be 'needle,nardle, noo' as any Goon-fans will quickly confirm. I do not count myself in that bunch - it was a special sort of humour I think. Perhaps that means you have to be a special sort of person to appreciate it, but, although I liked some of the voices, and my gooney hubs often takes them off to amuse me, it wasn't really my sorta thing. If you are none the wiser for this ramble then I guess you are younger then the greybeards who remember them - or perhaps live somewhere their radio shows never reached.

How could anyone not be cracked up by Eccles?

JCC

04-16-10, 07:36 PM

a woman once told me that all women are only called two things,

correct or misunderstood because they are never wrong or mistaken

theluckyone17 · 04-16-10, 10:55 PM

You know my wife?

The corollary: A man can either be happy or right. Gotta pick one or the other. I'm fairly sure that doing both would involve something bad happening to time/space/the universe. God imploding, or something like that. Bad ju-ju.

I was going for nobble = nom nom nom + gobble. Kinda gets the point across without being too redundant.

Wambam's got the right tactical answer, as far as I'm concerned.

04-16-10, 03:21 PM	#19
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	what a helpful bunch you are - I get guidance on the game and how to get the mod working ( thanks chaps I will do that), correction on me spelling ( well-deserved), Nico comforting me on being condemned a dweeb(ette), though I probably am, so that's Ok - and further education on the etymology of 'nobble' - all before tea-time -well, nearly. Talking of words with silent letters ( well, kind of), my best beloved, who is another word enthusiast, is fond of saying, in respect to such words "it is silent you know, like the P in Bath" took me a while to figure out what he was talking about... enough of this needle nardle nur. __________________

04-16-10, 04:28 PM	#25
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	actually wambam, it should be 'needle,nardle, noo' as any Goon-fans will quickly confirm. I do not count myself in that bunch - it was a special sort of humour I think. Perhaps that means you have to be a special sort of person to appreciate it, but, although I liked some of the voices, and my gooney hubs often takes them off to amuse me, it wasn't really my sorta thing. If you are none the wiser for this ramble then I guess you are younger then the greybeards who remember them - or perhaps live somewhere their radio shows never reached. __________________

04-16-10, 06:25 PM	#26
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,561 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I remember them....I can recall my grandad telling me. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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04-16-10, 10:55 PM	#29
theluckyone17 Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: Niskayuna, NY Posts: 482 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	You know my wife? The corollary: A man can either be happy or right. Gotta pick one or the other. I'm fairly sure that doing both would involve something bad happening to time/space/the universe. God imploding, or something like that. Bad ju-ju. I was going for nobble = nom nom nom + gobble. Kinda gets the point across without being too redundant. Wambam's got the right tactical answer, as far as I'm concerned.