tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post2834767848426824101..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Not funnySir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-38016325376581589842014-06-13T08:11:47.461+01:002014-06-13T08:11:47.461+01:00edsbath- I have had a dictionary of slang for seve...edsbath- I have had a dictionary of slang for several years and every time I look for something it isn't there, but you have now made its purchase worthwhile:<br /><br />wind-up: an attempt to irritate or to hoax someone or pull their leg.<br /><br />An earliest reference is quoted from The Times in 1984.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-84664966552674591692014-06-12T13:53:16.543+01:002014-06-12T13:53:16.543+01:00I'm fairly certain that a "wind up" ...I'm fairly certain that a "wind up" means the bird wasn't actually shot. Either way, one always thinks of the best retorts too late. It took me a full minute to come up with "I thought someone had dog shit on their shoe. It was only you."edsbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974691596258147741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-49192042747839968232014-06-12T09:07:34.886+01:002014-06-12T09:07:34.886+01:00Alan R and T Y L - It's not the best walk ever...Alan R and T Y L - It's not the best walk ever. There is quite a lot of Tarmac including the A6 around Levens, but the part along the levee is worth all the rest being not easy to get to or lending itself to a circular route. And I suppose there is the attraction of following what is an obvious "line" round the bay. It is only the second time I have done it in my fourteen years living in Arnside. Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-3915856416678115912014-06-12T00:32:04.274+01:002014-06-12T00:32:04.274+01:00I'm with you Conrad, not funny at all. Haven&#...I'm with you Conrad, not funny at all. Haven't done that walk for many years. Will have to make plans.Two yards of lardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171125243045017657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-70330797004983468532014-06-11T10:26:24.152+01:002014-06-11T10:26:24.152+01:00Well done on the 17 mile walk. It looks like you h...Well done on the 17 mile walk. It looks like you had a good day. Re the joke, I promise it wasn’t me but i had to laugh.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com