Milquetoast

Well, you've certainly let the side down there, Jo Anne.


For those in the few parts of the English-speaking world that have never heard of this astonishing idiom, let me explain that it is heard now quite widely in Britain and in most Commonwealth countries, though it originated in the North of England

From my 14:37 link.

I've heard of big girl's blouse.

Is it similar to French toast - dipping it in milk instead of egg?

'Milque' sounds french to me - and we all know French toast is not on.

I've been called one.

I love those American English-experts.

'Frasier' (TV series) stinks of them.

Even the company name seems pretentious.

Grub Street Productions.

Expect a reply then

Invalid jackbit, VG. Toast in a bowl of milk.

Milksop - Untoasted bread in milk. Pobs

Ewwwwww. Notreet. IMO.

Guaranteed to cure all ills.

A bittygrittymummycuddle

Now that's definitely NOTREET!

dostaf is the nearest to correct. Ihave a copy of enquire within dated around 1820, In the section on food for children, it gives milksops ( bread and milk ). In the section on nursing the sick it gives milktoast,( toast and milk ) By the way, they also made their own medicines at that time, you realy don't want to see the recipe for a mild laxative

I've supped some mild whch had the same effect.

I like the term posset pot.

It sounds a bit rude, but isn't.

Sorry, I didn't want Milquetoast the Cartoon Cockroach to be left out.



(From Bloom County, a 1980s American cartoon-comic strip that dealt with sociopolitical issues as understood by fanciful characters and through humorous analogies. Bloom County earned Berkeley Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987.)

Weatherwax's mention of the 'mild laxative' reminded me of an episode of Victorian Pharmacy, where when someone had a stomach upset they swallowed a 'certain' stone.

They watched for it appearing after they had been to the toilet and fished it out, dried it off and ready to be used again when the next member of the family had a stomach upset.

Forget what they call it and google won't help.

I'm sure some of them buggers post on here under different names.

Similar thing featuerd on QI, VG think it was a pellet made form antimony which ancient cultures used.


Opus' television

Opus' television usually appeared in segments used to satirize consumerism. It would often get on its (until then, unseen) hind legs during infomercials and either browbeat or hypnotize Opus into buying copious quantities of whatever product it was advertising (typically products sold by Ronco, and which always seemed to involve "turnip twaddling").




Is turnip twaddling legal?

Perpetual pill

Thats the one - I remember the compound Antimony.

It was the episode featuring spitoons and bedpans.

Sorry, never heard of turnip twaddling.

Thats the one dostaf, It featured in both programs

'Turnip twaddler - Generic name for any useless consumer gadget' U.D.

Twaddling His Turnips - Berkeley Breathed

Aren't these drivelous (?) threads informative.

Time one or two were promoted to General.

'promoted to General from Handbags'?!

I'm content here in Handbags.

Now for something more contentious - what's that?

Your search history must be as wierd as Mache's to find one of those with one of them. [:D

I cheated.

At first I thought it was something to do with shamrock.

What is it then?

It's a duck (knitted) with a turnip.

I don't think they'll catch on.

Edit.

Upon checking, the duck isn't knitted.

It's a turnip waddler! Someone will buy it. What's this?*

(*The donkey isn't key to the answer - 'E-ought not to be there really.)

Wold it make a rude noise if sat upon?

It can wrap. Would that sound like a rued noise to some?

Is it a practical doings?

Getting warmer.

Hot water bottle cover?

Hole practically rules that out.

Think of 18:10 and 19:52.

A computer gadget?

A turnip swaddler. Sorry to milque it.

I'm saying/typing nowt.

Baldrick and turnips have cropped up before on WW - in fact, your avatar was once of turnips, I recall. And the Turnip Prize was mentioned too.

I won't mention Baldrick's thingy.

... which thingy?

I one episode, Baldrick and Percy were giggling like schoolgirls, because at they had been preparing a meal for Edmund's visiting pious relatives, the Whiteadders, they'd found a turnip shaped like a 'thingy'.

Baldrick explained that it was a strange coincidence, as he had a thingy shaped like a turnip.

You typed you wouldn't mention it!

I politely answered your question.

At least I didn't post pice of Lady Whiteadder and the said turnip.

Writers admitted that it was a pile of nonsense. Prop people made something more akin to a swede than a turnip.

'more akin to a swede than a turnip - theirs would be a thread on Handbags.

You'll like this, Jo Anne (Oooo errr missus):


A discussion

It looks QI. ^^^

That's what she said.

What of the handbag? ^^^ Will it match your shoes?

I'd missed that one, Jo anne.

Seems there really are people out there with a thing for turnips.

Another bag and a thing for turnips.

Here's a *tenuous turn up for the books - within the same Blackadder Script:

Prince Regent George G: ...my being patron of this complete cowpat of a book would set the seal once and for all on my reputation as an utter turnip-head!

... Later ...

Mrs. Miggins - M: Ohh, Mr. Byron, don't be such a big girl's blouse!

*A strenuous turnip - from Turnip Prize to Pull-It's-A-Prize-Winner

There was something quite attractive about Mrs M.

Especially when they went overboard with the Scottish theme and dressed her with tartan trimmings.

I nearly mentioned that one las night on the Burns thread when the MacWomble was mentioned. There was also a Macadder.

Tartan

Tartan Day is 6th April - was that the LochyDragon, a distant relative of Leigh's Lobbydragon?!

(No turnips wear kilt in the making of that dish)

I'm tempted now to look at big girls in tartan blouses.


Haven't heard much from the Lobbydragon lately.

big girls in tartan blouses I think that will be plaid saling.

Haven't heard much from the Lobbydragon lately No, but I'm sure out of site doesn't mean out of mines.