My lad does, and "WHAT THE!" is heard rather a lot around our house

I first came across this watching early series of Rove, before John Howard lost the Kirribilly House to live in. I have been giving him the credit ever since! Great expression for all ages.

You only got “I” wrong – it’s I-yay not I-way.

The version I learned in Wellington in the early nineties was most definitely -way after words starting with vowels, not -yay. Ialectalday ifferenceday, aybemay?

Eery-vay ossibly-pay. Pig Latin

In words that begin with vowel sounds or silent consonants, the syllable…

Is ‘Sacha’ a Russian name meaning great leader?

As Sacha says, "Sasha" is a nickname for Alexander, much as "Natasha" is short for "Natalia", "Vasha" for "Ivan", and so on. Shortening names + -sha is a Slavic language diminutive pattern. But Alexander does mean "defender of men" (though in Greek,…

Unsubtle put-down for him. As you were.

Thanks Sacha, I think it worked.

Is 'Sacha' a Russian name meaning great leader? Read that somewhere. Kind of fits Sacha Baron Cohen in that case, especially in male beachwear :)

You only got “I” wrong – it’s I-yay not I-way.

The version I learned in Wellington in the early nineties was most definitely -way after words starting with vowels, not -yay. Ialectalday ifferenceday, aybemay?

Well that I still don’t know much about, I’m afraid.

Unsubtle put-down for him. As you were.

Don’t worry Sally. We start wondering at other things and relearn how to enjoy our uncertainty. Even if it’s worrying.

Danielle:

I think my certainty only lasted about five minutes, if I ever had it. Then things get wondrous again

Yes, indeed. Standard maternal overreaction. It's a reflex and a…

has just now, aged 17, dissed the entire PA enterprise as a waste of space for old people

Like I say, when he moves on from Bebo, let's talk

My boy, who at that age jumped up and down in the waves on Takapuna beach exclaiming 'Life is just one big beautiful thing' and watching the lava flow from a Hawaiian volcano on TV said: 'If my soft…

Love it! (I wonder if it's a universal language? It certainly happens here)

Logicomix

Looks cool. And Greeks you say?

Written by;
Apostolos Doxiadis
Christos H. Papadimitriou
Alecos Papadatos
&
Annie Di Donna, who is French.

Blum blum blum bli blo blo
Bla bla bla blorum blis blis!

Islander: Iway etbay ooyay owknay igpay atinLay, though? (Darn, bet I conjugated that wrong. Someone will correct me.)

You only got "I" wrong – it's I-yay not I-way.

U-yay eed-nay onetic-phay elling-spay, en-way u-yay…

Might see how she goes on 'Wittgenstein for Beginners' though. Graphic philosophy! Who knew?

Graphic philosophy, you say? Do check out
Logicomix. Aforementioned lad loved it, as did our book group.

"Don't go there, because Daddy will get really, really boring".

Don't go there, because daddy got his angst on?

Carol My guys have never read Footrot Flats but we get "What the..!" pretty often. Due to the influence of Terry Pratchett's Wee Free Men…

On the part of our three, as one of…

Edit – o yeah. Y'know, there's this thing called Wi-ki-pae-di-a?
Marvellous eh?

Had a decent argument about the marvellousness thereof at a conference last weekend. Apparently the tight-knit circle of nerds who control Wikipedia in their iron fist will callously delete anything scientists try to add to make it more…

My heart gives a little flutter every time I see there is a new report from Busytown.

And that is why I write: to set hearts aflutter, wherever they may be. Thank you, Patrick!

Rob: *blush* I am not worthy to touch the hem of Socrates' toga. I…

Well worth the wait – thank you!

Tip of the hat to Ian Frasier

Heh. Good yo see you anglisiZed the spelling of Frasier!!

And you say it all started in la-can.

Also, penises are funny

Ahhhh...."we" can't let them go can "we".

Thoth. I thought that wath when the thoap wath usthed too mucth and it…

Shout "WHAT THE!"

Do the young gentlemen read Footrot Flats, by any chance?
My lad does, and "WHAT THE!" is heard rather a lot around our house, along with "CRIPES!" (usually reserved for situations of greater stress).

Make sure that they have the language to boss each other around. Because children bossing each other around is always so much more satisfactory. They revel in it.

A moment in our house the other day. Boys bossing each other around. From the sidelines, I interpose some adult wisdom: "Guys,…

(Anyone know why it's called 'pig Latin'? I have teh dictionaries, but most are currently packed awaiting transportation elsewhere.

Edit – o yeah. Y'know, there's this thing called Wi-ki-pae-di-a?
Marvellous eh?

aporia = imponderable indigestion

mythos = an epic operating system

dianoia = being paranoid about Scientology (Dianetics)

perepeteia = father fizzles

opsis = it's not too far from there to oopsies (spectacular fail)

melos = going…

This post is probably my favourite thing that has ever happened.

Awww. Thank you. Actually, thank the boys for being such obliging nutters and supplying me with material. It was just a moment in the loo at Ikea, and then look.

That song is horrendous, and the video even worse.…

I meant to say in the thread about your awesome post, that I finally saw the film Babies the other night. Have you seen it? It's editorially reticent (no voiceover, no subtitles), but full of quiet…

Also, this:

All Magic 8 Balls are liars.

Gave me an earworm (and that's the truth).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6hzkBihaew

(Awesomely, I just realised that it contains an ahead-of-its-time Rickroll.)

Islander: Iway etbay ooyay owknay igpay atinLay, though? (Darn, bet I conjugated that wrong. Someone will correct…

"Brekekekek coax coax."

My 2.5 year old is learning Greek too!

Kudos!
;-)

And also, what would you call it when a child says to another child...

You know what, I bet that counts as pedagogy. Possibly pedapedagogy, tho' I a not a Greek expert.

shining and heroic acts of individualism in this world of mundanity and loss of self.

Lovely words, Jackie.…

So glad you enjoy them. May it last forever.

My 2.5 year old is learning Greek too!

2. I did not take a single Classics paper at university so all…