Welcome from the part of New England politely referred to as "stoic".
Here the best day of your life is referred to as "pretty good"
Back again.
"How was your day?" It wasn't bad.
I say this all the time in my native Nutmeg Yankee dialect and accent. It drives people up the wall.
"How was dinner?" It wasn't bad.
"How was the movie?" It wasn't bad.
"How's work going? " It's not bad.
"What do you think of our new mayor?" He's not bad.
"That's a good price for that tin of Daughters & Ryan Three Sails, don'tcha think?" It's not bad.
"Cobs are the best pipes for someone just starting out their pipe smoking journey." Yep. they're not bad.
"Are you saying cobs aren't good?" What's the opposite of good? Good is the opposite of bad. i just said cobs aren't bad. If something isn't bad that means it is GOOD.
"Why don't you just come out and say that?" I just did.
How do I like PSF? To tell you the truth, t's not bad.
I hope you enjoy it here. PSF is pretty good. Whaddya want fireworks and a marching band every time a new screen window opens? Now that would be.....
Okay, okay, fine. I'll give in. PSF is pretty awesome. It's nice to have you and every other new member here, and all longstanding members, too. The more the merrier. Now let's dive into the threads! The conversations on PSF are pretty good. They're not bad. They're not bad at all.
- Kevin Keith
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I always say "not bad" too, but I say it in Yiddish. It just fits.Whalehead King wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:32 pm"How was your day?" It wasn't bad.
I say this all the time in my native Nutmeg Yankee dialect and accent. It drives people up the wall.
"How was dinner?" It wasn't bad.
"How was the movie?" It wasn't bad.
"How's work going? " It's not bad.
"What do you think of our new mayor?" He's not bad.
"That's a good price for that tin of Daughters & Ryan Three Sails, don'tcha think?" It's not bad.
"Cobs are the best pipes for someone just starting out their pipe smoking journey." Yep. they're not bad.
"Are you saying cobs aren't good?" What's the opposite of good? Good is the opposite of bad. i just said cobs aren't bad. If something isn't bad that means it is GOOD.
"Why don't you just come out and say that?" I just did.
How do I like PSF? To tell you the truth, t's not bad.
I hope you enjoy it here. PSF is pretty good. Whaddya want fireworks and a marching band every time a new screen window opens? Now that would be.....
Okay, okay, fine. I'll give in. PSF is pretty awesome. It's nice to have you and every other new member here, and all longstanding members, too. The more the merrier. Now let's dive into the threads! The conversations on PSF are pretty good. They're not bad. They're not bad at all.
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You and Kinky Friedman.Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:57 pmI always say "not bad" too, but I say it in Yiddish. It just fits.Whalehead King wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:32 pm"How was your day?" It wasn't bad.
I say this all the time in my native Nutmeg Yankee dialect and accent. It drives people up the wall.
"How was dinner?" It wasn't bad.
"How was the movie?" It wasn't bad.
"How's work going? " It's not bad.
"What do you think of our new mayor?" He's not bad.
"That's a good price for that tin of Daughters & Ryan Three Sails, don'tcha think?" It's not bad.
"Cobs are the best pipes for someone just starting out their pipe smoking journey." Yep. they're not bad.
"Are you saying cobs aren't good?" What's the opposite of good? Good is the opposite of bad. i just said cobs aren't bad. If something isn't bad that means it is GOOD.
"Why don't you just come out and say that?" I just did.
How do I like PSF? To tell you the truth, t's not bad.
I hope you enjoy it here. PSF is pretty good. Whaddya want fireworks and a marching band every time a new screen window opens? Now that would be.....
Okay, okay, fine. I'll give in. PSF is pretty awesome. It's nice to have you and every other new member here, and all longstanding members, too. The more the merrier. Now let's dive into the threads! The conversations on PSF are pretty good. They're not bad. They're not bad at all.
- MikeDennison
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So when I said "Welcome from friendly New England," all of you New Englanders should have read it low and slow like your grandad would have said it. Deadpan. Then it'll sound like it's meant to; sardonic. Except for the "welcome" part.
"I realized I had the gift of seeming to know more than I actually did." -A.J. Cronin-
Poor Bowhunt. Look what he's started and he didn't even mean to.MikeDennison wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:18 pm So when I said "Welcome from friendly New England," all of you New Englanders should have read it low and slow like your grandad would have said it. Deadpan. Then it'll sound like it's meant to; sardonic. Except for the "welcome" part.
Carry on. Pepperidge Fahhhm Remembahs.
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Great vid! Btw, have we hijacked the thread yet?Whalehead King wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:13 pmPoor Bowhunt. Look what he's started and he didn't even mean to.MikeDennison wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:18 pm So when I said "Welcome from friendly New England," all of you New Englanders should have read it low and slow like your grandad would have said it. Deadpan. Then it'll sound like it's meant to; sardonic. Except for the "welcome" part.
Carry on. Pepperidge Fahhhm Remembahs.
"I realized I had the gift of seeming to know more than I actually did." -A.J. Cronin-
I think we've still got a couple pages of slack to fill up. I'm sure everyone is fascinated by all this New England banter.
- Preacher1611
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That should be song of the day...Whalehead King wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:13 pmPoor Bowhunt. Look what he's started and he didn't even mean to.MikeDennison wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:18 pm So when I said "Welcome from friendly New England," all of you New Englanders should have read it low and slow like your grandad would have said it. Deadpan. Then it'll sound like it's meant to; sardonic. Except for the "welcome" part.
Carry on. Pepperidge Fahhhm Remembahs.