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EL
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:28 am
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| What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks! |
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FRAN
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:07 am
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R H Draney wrote:
| Quote: | FRAN filted:
EL wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
I think it's "Talk to *the* hand!" usually with a hand held up, palm
outwards at eye level as one might expect from a traffic cop.
tr. "Don't bother me! I'm not interested".
The original expression was "talk to the hand, 'cause the ears ain't
listening"...it's an Oprahism; you can even add "girlfriend" after the comma if
you like....r
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:07 am
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FRAN filted:
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EL wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
I think it's "Talk to *the* hand!" usually with a hand held up, palm
outwards at eye level as one might expect from a traffic cop.
tr. "Don't bother me! I'm not interested".
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The original expression was "talk to the hand, 'cause the ears ain't
listening"...it's an Oprahism; you can even add "girlfriend" after the comma if
you like....r |
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Bill Bonde ('by a commodi
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EL wrote:
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What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Does your hand talk back? |
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"What do you value in your bulldogs? Gripping, is it not? It's their
nature? It's why you breed them? It's so with men. I will not give in
because I oppose it. Not my pride, not my spleen, nor any other of my
appetites, but *I* do. Is there in the midst of all this muscle no
single sinew that serves no appetite of Norfolk's but is just Norfolk?
Give that some exercise. Because, as you stand, you'll go before your
Maker ill-conditioned. He'll think that somewhere along your pedigree, a
bitch got over the wall."
-+Paul Scofield, "A Man For All Seasons" |
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FRAN
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:08 am
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EL wrote:
| Quote: | What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
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I think it's "Talk to *the* hand!" usually with a hand held up, palm
outwards at eye level as one might expect from a traffic cop.
tr. "Don't bother me! I'm not interested".
Fran |
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Steve Hayes
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:01 pm
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
| Quote: | What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
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Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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mark
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:56 pm
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While recovering from a recent, uncomfortable transmembrification, FRAN
(fran_beta@hotmail.com) was heard to remark...
| Quote: | EL wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
I think it's "Talk to *the* hand!" usually with a hand held up, palm
outwards at eye level as one might expect from a traffic cop.
tr. "Don't bother me! I'm not interested".
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For a short period of time the phrase was popular with people who
tragically misbelieve they have a sense of humour. However, they soon
grew tired of the fad and the phrase now remains in sole use by those
most deserving of the term "dickheads".
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"Dear me, what a strange place to put a walrus!"
- Baron Greenback, /Danger Mouse/
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FRAN
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:52 am
Post subject: Re: Talk to your hand |
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Steve Hayes wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
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I believe "they" is the conversational generic for "one" in this
setting.
Fran
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:08 am
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On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:56:50 +1000, mark
<m.gallagher@student.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
| Quote: | While recovering from a recent, uncomfortable transmembrification, FRAN
(fran_beta@hotmail.com) was heard to remark...
EL wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
I think it's "Talk to *the* hand!" usually with a hand held up, palm
outwards at eye level as one might expect from a traffic cop.
tr. "Don't bother me! I'm not interested".
For a short period of time the phrase was popular with people who
tragically misbelieve they have a sense of humour. However, they soon
grew tired of the fad and the phrase now remains in sole use by those
most deserving of the term "dickheads".
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Perhaps "...is now used only by..." is what you mean. |
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EL
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:49 am
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"FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1120506723.340369.203020@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
I believe "they" is the conversational generic for "one" in this
setting.
Fran
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Yep! |
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Steve Hayes
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On 4 Jul 2005 12:52:03 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
I believe "they" is the conversational generic for "one" in this
setting.
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By that assumes that one says it, and what if one not only does not use the
expression, but has never heard of it before?
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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FRAN
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:09 am
Post subject: Re: Talk to your hand |
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Steve Hayes wrote:
| Quote: | On 4 Jul 2005 12:52:03 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
I believe "they" is the conversational generic for "one" in this
setting.
By that assumes that one says it, and what if one not only does not use the
expression, but has never heard of it before?
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The reason "one" hadn't heard it before was that he misquoted -- not
that he used "they". He could have said "What do they mean when they
say "talk to *the* hand"?
I suppose you could have substituted "if" for "when" although when is
almost "if" in this context. eg
"What do you do when a girl tells complains about your big nose and
small genitals" might be:
a) A deliberate insult (implying that the person addressed is so
configured and it will happen sooner or later or already has)
b) A query in advance (the person fears it will happen to him)
Only the last possibility is the traditional "when":
A request for advice on how to handle a persistent problem.
Fran |
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Steve Hayes
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:24 pm
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On 4 Jul 2005 22:18:24 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Steve Hayes wrote:
On 4 Jul 2005 12:52:03 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
I believe "they" is the conversational generic for "one" in this
setting.
By that assumes that one says it, and what if one not only does not use the
expression, but has never heard of it before?
The reason "one" hadn't heard it before was that he misquoted -- not
that he used "they". He could have said "What do they mean when they
say "talk to *the* hand"?
I suppose you could have substituted "if" for "when" although when is
almost "if" in this context. eg
"What do you do when a girl tells complains about your big nose and
small genitals" might be:
a) A deliberate insult (implying that the person addressed is so
configured and it will happen sooner or later or already has)
b) A query in advance (the person fears it will happen to him)
Only the last possibility is the traditional "when":
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Neither of which helps to make clear what the context of either "they" or
"one" talking to the hand is. Do they (or does one) do that with their (or
one's) nose or genitals?
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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FRAN
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:53 pm
Post subject: Re: Talk to your hand |
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Steve Hayes wrote:
| Quote: | On 4 Jul 2005 22:18:24 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
Steve Hayes wrote:
On 4 Jul 2005 12:52:03 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:28:43 GMT, "EL" <el@abc.net> wrote:
What do they mean when they say "talk to your hand"? Thanks!
Who are "they" and in what circumstances to they say it?
I believe "they" is the conversational generic for "one" in this
setting.
By that assumes that one says it, and what if one not only does not use the
expression, but has never heard of it before?
The reason "one" hadn't heard it before was that he misquoted -- not
that he used "they". He could have said "What do they mean when they
say "talk to *the* hand"?
I suppose you could have substituted "if" for "when" although when is
almost "if" in this context. eg
"What do you do when a girl tells complains about your big nose and
small genitals" might be:
a) A deliberate insult (implying that the person addressed is so
configured and it will happen sooner or later or already has)
b) A query in advance (the person fears it will happen to him)
Only the last possibility is the traditional "when":
Neither of which helps to make clear what the context of either "they" or
"one" talking to the hand is. Do they (or does one) do that with their (or
one's) nose or genitals?
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Please correct me if I've misconstrued your query, but weren't you
initially bemused at who "they" were (I explained it was the generic
"one") and then worried that "when" confused the meaning in
circumstances other than those in which the condition "talking to the
hand" was satisfied?
I pointed out that conversationally, "when" is sometimes used in place
of "if" and offered some scenarios to support this contention.
Fran |
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Steve Hayes
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:12 am
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On 5 Jul 2005 08:53:58 -0700, "FRAN" <fran_beta@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Please correct me if I've misconstrued your query, but weren't you
initially bemused at who "they" were (I explained it was the generic
"one") and then worried that "when" confused the meaning in
circumstances other than those in which the condition "talking to the
hand" was satisfied?
I pointed out that conversationally, "when" is sometimes used in place
of "if" and offered some scenarios to support this contention.
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I was asking clarification from the original poster, who asked what "they"
mean when "they" say "talk to your hand".
As I'd never heard anyone say "talk to your hand", I asked for clarification
of the context -- in other words, *who* had the OP heard using this expression
(the identity of "they") and in what circumstances.
With more information it might be possible to answer the OP's question.
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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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