Beatniks

What was all that about?

I often pull Jarvo's leg about the subject, so I had a bit of a google.

Not usually a fan of Americanisms, but quie enjoyed this:

slang Words

Earlier I looked up 'Daddy O'

That reliable source of info, The Urban Dictionary is quite conradictory.


1.

daddy-o

Mid 50's to mid-60's beatnik/hipster slang.
Somewhat equivalent to today's "dude" or "man" but with a much cooler zen-bohemian and/or streetwise hipster attitude.

Skoopy loopy koo! Skippitty dippitty wah wah wah!Like, dig that jazz, daddy-o!

Followd closely by



3.

daddy-o

(noun) slang for an older man that you do not respect
(adj) synonmous w/ cool, killer, boss, groovy, etc

Mind you, we all remember about the snig incident.


Filllum

December explanation of snig info gathered from Urban Dictionary.


Posted by: jo anne (14410)

I've checked in the urban dictionary and this is the definition applicable here:

Wigan term for a freshwater Eel found in the area in the canal, River Douglas or ponds. Occasionally eaten as a delicacy by some locals
'I went out carp fishing but all I got was snigs'

'I was in St Patricks Club and two lads tried to sell me a dead snig for a Fiver...'


Apparently, an edit was suggested.


Replied: 1st Dec 2010 at 21:08
Last edited by jo anne: 27th Aug 2011 at 20:17:23

She'll believe owt, that Jo Anne

Clicky.

Nice.

There must be some pics of Gareth Hale (Hale & Pace) as 'Groovy Wordbender' out there, but I can't find any.

'She'll believe owt, that Jo Anne'

She weren't a beatnik.

Or was she?

Edited as such a nasty link - I couldn't believe anyone could be that awful when I first saw that. But seeing is believing.

The vile woman certinly had no shame. EDIT Woman featured in another thread, caught on CCTV, defacating on supermarket floor,

Reminds me of the hippie and the genie joke though.

Hippie finds bottle on California beach, out comes genie and gives him a wish.

"I wanna be in the groove, man"

And with a flash, the genie turned him into a bog roll.

TAXI!

Dostaf you are the best for early morning laughs at 6.48am

Did you read the snig thread, Lizzie?

That one had me in tears laughing, and still does.

Snig thread

Sorry for being downbeat - a more upbeat link:

'Beatnik - was a media stereotype of the 1950s to mid 1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s and violent film images, along with a cartoonish depiction of the real-life people and the spiritual quest in Jack Kerouac's autobiographical fiction.'

You forgot to include that bit about them mauling each other's wives, Jo Anne.

They were a rum lot by all accounts.

Hanna Barbera's series Top Cat features Spook, a beatnik cat; and their series Scooby Doo, features a beatnik character Shaggy. In the animated series The Simpsons, the parents of character Ned Flanders are beatniks who have him placed in a mental institution as a child after they have trouble disciplining his bad behavior (Complains his mother: "We've tried nothin', and we're all out of ideas!").




Wiki

I only read the first bit.

I only read the interesting bits.

Stereotype

In her memoir, Minor Characters, Joyce Johnson described how the stereotype was absorbed into American culture:

"Beat Generation" sold books, sold black turtleneck sweaters and bongos, berets and dark glasses, sold a way of life that seemed like dangerous fun—thus to be either condemned or imitated. Suburban couples could have beatnik parties on Saturday nights and drink too much and fondle each other’s wives


Here

Oh Lord this is a good place to be on a Friday morning

Never mind Friday Morning.

You shoulsd try a Beatnik party on a Saturday night.

And 'If you can't Beatnik, don't join 'em' as I always say.

Sound advice

I feel a caption comp coming.

Hurry up! I've got one! 'Beret Christmas!'

It's on General.

What was thet French onion-seller look all about?

I wonder if Jarvo knows.

I'm not confident 'Beret Christmas!' works, I'm thinking about St Nick/ Beatnik, but that's not working either.

French onion-seller ... not sure - I'll (9.) interview my brains.

I don't think 'shape in a drape' applies, to her.

'Beatnik Fashion Weep' - I don't think I've found the best brain cell to interview yet.

Ned Flanders's parents were Beatniks - darn, diddly, darn diddly...

The Simpsons

Innit good when knowlwdge comes from this drivel?

The Bohemians complete with cherries.

Are those two into pol..

Better not.