On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 05:11:51PM -0400, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > JohnS wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2010-08-05 at 13:14 -0700, R-Elists wrote: > >> no, i probably would join your list because it might be straight up > >> doody. > <snip> > > Do you mean to say it could be straight up shit? That it? > > > > I only Speak English and Gullah and there is no such word as "doody". > > Maybe a "do'de'" > > No, it's an old colloquial euphamism. Hrrm, in the Northeast US, at least, common. Sometimes spelled doodie. Often used, by children in insults such as doodie-head. (Which reminds me of a rather funny scene in the old Fresh Prince show, where after being called snake, evil, and the like, Will is also called doodie head, which is what gets him angry. ) Anyway, yes, legitimate word, with various nuances. Sigh, I don't believe I'm posting this, but oh well, I needed a three minute break. Anyone wanna migrate an old drupal to a new one for me? :) (Kidding folks, just kidding--or perhaps trying to keep the thread on topic?) -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Buffy: Vampires are creeps. Giles: Yes. That's why one slays them.