being a cockney... well i think essex people are usually better known as mockneys... I speak the language... if anyones interested and want some words translated I will be than happy to oblige i'll be fucked if i know how most of 'em originate from... excuse me for now im going scarper and have a jimmy...
Had to cheat on this one, as I've never thought about it: -------------------- arcade Pronunciation: är-'kAd Etymology: French, from Italian arcata, from arco arch, from Latin arcus Date: 1725 1 : a long arched building or gallery 2 : an arched covered passageway or avenue (as between shops) 3 : a series of arches with their columns or piers 4 : an amusement center having coin-operated games ----------------- I've only heard it used in the sense of #4 - the video game arcade (glory years: '80 - '90 or so) commonly was found in large shopping centers, especially malls (the huge, multilevel common-roofed complexes of shops popular here), perpetually filled with teens pumping quarters into Pacman, Asteroids, Centipede, Defender, etc. Their decline was assured by the rise of the PC & console gaming. ...But there remains at least one arcade still in operation, somewhere in Louisiana, supported solely by the frighteningly compulsive patronage of one ominous, scary-looking man who wears only a tan London Fog raincoat & Converse canvas sneakers w/black dress socks; one pocket bulging with quarters, the other with frogs.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Pimp~fucha-Tookee: ok translate this... "Will anyone come to the Angelbrain aracde with me?" what the fucks an aracde??<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ok I fucked up
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by i_dont_wank: being a cockney... well i think essex people are usually better known as monkeys... [/. B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think you'll find that a Cockney is someone born within the sound of (St Marys) Bow Bells. ( were you?). And as I don't think there is a maternity hospital near them anymore, true Cockneys are a dieing breed.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote Yeah, that's my dad. We're all so proud of him. He used to hang out in a clown suit at the YMCA but it attracted too much unwanted attention. Ever since he traded in his giant banana shoes for the Chuck Taylors we've been spending a lot less time at the bail bondsman's. You're right, though, he's keeping the Penny Arcade afloat almost single-handedly. And the package liquor store across the street. So if you happen to be on the lower end of Royal St. he may bump into you so just watch your wallet and no matter what he says, don't let him take you hunting for night crawlers. As for the frogs, if you think that's weird, you should see some of the bizarre neurotic behavior that passes unacknowledged here on a daily basis. They are not necessarily considered crazy, but eccentric. One woman, Ruthy, has been carrying a duck around the French Quarter for several decades (naturally, not the same duck). Everyone who has lived here for a decent amount of time has at least one good Ruthy the Ducklady anecdote. She walks them on leashes, talks to them and brings them into bars & shit. At one point, her neighbors tried to make her get rid of the ducks by using some health code violation, but there was such an uproar in the city over it that the newspaper ran a 2 page story on her and she got to keep them and continue her Norman Rockwell lifestyle. Strange, sometimes I think they actually understand what she's saying. But hell if I do.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Stranger: "I can see you are really keen on this Emetic"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That's a quote in itself. I just love oral diarrhea. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally sleuthed by Emetic: "...But there remains at least one arcade still in operation, somewhere in Louisiana, supported solely by the frighteningly compulsive patronage of one ominous, scary-looking man who wears only a tan London Fog raincoat & Converse canvas sneakers w/black dress socks; one pocket bulging with quarters, the other with frogs."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You ain't kidding... there's nothing underneath that raincoat...
