Yeah, wait -- whine and whinge aren't pronounced the same, are they?
Very convincing. Makes me completely want to put myself under government control. Please take me to where you can make me unconscious and naked.
Riley ,'Help'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 10, 2005 3:40:45 pm PST #4595 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
lori - Jan 10, 2005 3:44:10 pm PST #4596 of 10002
Now THAT'S a rock!
Betsy HP - Jan 10, 2005 3:45:42 pm PST #4597 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
None of my friends have a rock that big.
Sheryl - Jan 10, 2005 3:45:46 pm PST #4598 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
(Pardon my typoes, I'm trying to type around Velcro Kitty)
Spent the weekend at a con in Atlanta. Had fun, other than proving that I'm a Danger To Myself and Others(well, mostly myself) on Saturday. Hit my forehead against a metal bar in the shower as i bent down to turn off the water, and later stepped on my right foot with my pump-clad left foot. Bruising has occurred.
§ ita § - Jan 10, 2005 3:46:47 pm PST #4599 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
None of my friends have a rock that big.
And they're damned lucky.
In theory, that's my route home. But instead I go for the 405 all the time, because I fear the canyon roads even in good weather.
Allyson - Jan 10, 2005 3:47:32 pm PST #4600 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Now THAT'S a rock!
Holy ass.
Kristen - Jan 10, 2005 3:48:18 pm PST #4601 of 10002
Damn.
Astarte - Jan 10, 2005 3:48:30 pm PST #4602 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
According to my good friends at www.dictionary.com:
whinge (hwnj, wnj) intr.v. Chiefly British whinged, whing·ing, whing·es
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
[Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.]
whine Pronunciation Key (hwn, wn) v. whined, whin·ing, whines v. intr.
1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
2. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.
3. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.
[Middle English whinen, from Old English hwnan, to make a whizzing sound.]
So, looks like they're kissing cousins, etymologically speaking, at the very least.
You may now all throw your preferred dictionaries at me. Gently please. I don't bruise as easily as ita, but it can be done.
Astarte - Jan 10, 2005 3:49:49 pm PST #4603 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Double damn. Please be careful, Calistas.
Kathy A - Jan 10, 2005 3:49:58 pm PST #4604 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Do you pronounce a "g"?
No, just pronounced like "wine," but with a bit of a, well, whine to the voice. Actually, I'd never heard of "whinge", pronounced with a g, until I started posting here. Nor did I ever get the joke from Harry Potter of his hometown of Little Whinging until just a few weeks ago, when rereading the books.