tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post3571687668794235110..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: You Pigeoning PigeonM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-35022419309885746042010-06-26T10:43:16.876+01:002010-06-26T10:43:16.876+01:00And it is, perhaps, a sign of how I read this blog...And it is, perhaps, a sign of how I read this blog, that I noticed 'decieve' on the first read-through, and then couldn't remember which post I'd seen it in, despite having commented on said post twice in the interim.The Antipodeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-40023376800181294562010-06-21T17:02:50.943+01:002010-06-21T17:02:50.943+01:00There is a decidely Wykehamist flavour to this blo...There is a decidely Wykehamist flavour to this blog. Sadly, I don't think this usage of the word means I can cross it off my 'use one day in conversation' list, since this is where I learnt it. <br /><br />I can, however, cross it off my 'feel smug while reading' list, as I came across it while re-reading a Gavin Lyall book recently. Jeremy is Principal Private Secretary, "tall, with a natural elegance that would never decay into dandyism and always scrupulously polite, having been to that school which believes that it is manners, rather than God, that maketh man, though a spot of money also helps." And apparently has a nasty habit of staring into space: "Jeremy smiled painfully at the Deputy Prime Minister's nickname, took off his reading glasses and looked up to consult some Wykehamist deity that apparently floated a few feet above George's head."<br /><br />It is, perhaps, a sign of how I read novels that despite having read this at least twice before I have never bothered to look it up. I don't think I ever connected it to the afore-mentioned school, either.The Antipodeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-63277369065123963752010-06-20T07:02:52.943+01:002010-06-20T07:02:52.943+01:00Glenn McGrath is / was called Pigeon, derived from...Glenn McGrath is / was called Pigeon, derived from pigeon legs. Unfortunately, no extreme personal attributes spring to mind that you could link to an insult. 'You bowler of metronomic accuracy' is kinda boring, and possibly more of a compliment, particularly if you're either of <a href="http://www.cricketwithballs.com/2010/06/12/josh-hazelwood-vs-stephen-finn-the-mcgrath-off" rel="nofollow"> these </a> chaps, apparently.The Antipodeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-84369265934076709782010-03-20T18:30:14.813+00:002010-03-20T18:30:14.813+00:00Pigeon - embonpoint
Pigeon - clype/grass/snitch
(...Pigeon - embonpoint<br />Pigeon - clype/grass/snitch<br /><br />(Does anyone still say 'You silly goose'?)Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.com