tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post5971695510248836554..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: HautboyDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-35986678713075300682010-09-06T14:49:42.184-07:002010-09-06T14:49:42.184-07:00Doug, did you mean errodeight?
Amoeba, your ego ...Doug, did you mean errodeight? <br /><br />Amoeba, your ego is louder than your trumpet. Showing me up isn't in your best interests. Now what's for dinner?quillyhttp://quilldancer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-8138009341912326752010-09-04T22:08:56.667-07:002010-09-04T22:08:56.667-07:00Dawg, the word is "lockout".
I hate to ...Dawg, the word is "lockout".<br /><br />I hate to disagree with such learned and talented lexicographers and etymologists as the Dawg and the Quillster, but I consider Quilly's derivations to be insufficient, and I reckon that the heirs of Mr. d'Best consider them slanderous. (Everyone knows that d'Best was a <i>trumpet</i> player.)<br /><br />"Haut" simply means "high", whilst "boy" means "wood" (French <i>bois</i>). From this we derive <i>hautboy</i>: pipe; implement for the consumption of 'funny smoke'.<br /><br />Clearly it came to pass, one day, that a circle of consumers was gathered around the pipe, and one of their number, having perhaps toked once too often, was taken with a fit of humor and giggled into the pipe. After the smoke cleared, someone else in the circle said, "Hey, that was <i>cool</i>. Do it again." The rest is, well, you know.the amoebahttp://quilldancer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-42424834625802072012010-09-04T21:43:40.449-07:002010-09-04T21:43:40.449-07:00Ariel, that's sure. Although they might not ha...Ariel, that's sure. Although they might not have recognized Franglish since neither language existed then.<br /><br />TLP, what kid isn't a conical bore, I ask you.<br /><br />Cooper, one who gives away your drink?<br /><br />Amoeba, that's bad news. Do you know something I don't?<br /><br />Thanks, Jim, and you're a good haikuist.<br /><br />Appreciate the recommendation, Karen but when I'm abroad I like to either visit friends or get lost. No need for a guide.<br /><br />Quilly, I did not know that, actually. You're so aerodeight.<br /><br />Oh, Terry, I didn't get Ariel's joke at all. Thanks for the translation. That is funny. <br /><br />Ariel, "au" is normally pronounced like the Hungarian "a" but in the French this comes from it is more like "o."<br /><br />Thom, only in that you can probably get a whole one in your mouth.<br /><br />Nicole, I was a quiet boy, but I admit it's almost an oxymoron.<br /><br />Jenn, you're going to confuse Ariel.<br /><br />Actonbell, Faun's are ever relevant.<br /><br />Nessa, we got fancy friends.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-2607790003219693362010-09-04T16:01:24.202-07:002010-09-04T16:01:24.202-07:00O, boe! This word, the definitions and the comment...O, boe! This word, the definitions and the comments are a bit haughty for me.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-75431149854643513532010-09-04T01:19:15.933-07:002010-09-04T01:19:15.933-07:00Hot boy?
That's my kinda word to define.Hot boy?<br /><br />That's my kinda word to define.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-20589357809268123982010-09-04T00:12:01.186-07:002010-09-04T00:12:01.186-07:00Boys that aren't noisy is an oxymoron, no?
;-)...Boys that aren't noisy is an oxymoron, no?<br />;-)NicoleBhttp://nicoleb.org/b2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-89261803509360986022010-09-03T15:53:28.891-07:002010-09-03T15:53:28.891-07:00HAUTBOY, n. Any relation to Poorboy? LOL Oh Bozo.....HAUTBOY, n. Any relation to Poorboy? LOL Oh Bozo...now I get it. Only takes me 3 posts to catch up LOL Have an excellent weekend my friend :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-67767090907404803522010-09-03T13:35:37.395-07:002010-09-03T13:35:37.395-07:00Hautboy sounds like some boy who enjoys haute cuis...Hautboy sounds like some boy who enjoys haute cuisine. But after I googled hautboy - I was amazed to see it is an oboe... Ariel, I think the English pronunciation you are making isn't as you think ha ha :)tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-84424619177810325672010-09-03T12:09:15.738-07:002010-09-03T12:09:15.738-07:00Of course you know that hautboy is derived from a ...Of course you know that <i>hautboy</i> is derived from a combination of "haughty" and "boy" and was originally used in reference to oboe player, Al Wise d'Best. Over time the appellation was given to other conceited oboe players and then their horns, although the horns on their own did nothing to deserve it.quillyhttp://quilldancer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-55245573820379644372010-09-03T09:27:11.985-07:002010-09-03T09:27:11.985-07:00Doug. Everyone already knows that Parisian waiters...Doug. Everyone already knows that Parisian waiters are rude. Might I suggest purchasing this travel guide for your library?<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Irreverent-Guide-Paris-Lobrano/dp/0764565648" rel="nofollow">Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris </a></b>k. riggs gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807633349311664382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-15823861709509951772010-09-03T08:42:58.483-07:002010-09-03T08:42:58.483-07:00Did't know hautboy
not in vocabulary
I know ob...Did't know hautboy<br />not in vocabulary<br />I know oboe well<br /><br />Thanks Doug, you are a good teacher. :)<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-61822719416346770962010-09-03T08:10:25.970-07:002010-09-03T08:10:25.970-07:00HAUTBOY, n.
1. Noble adolescent (funny you sho...<b>HAUTBOY</b>, <i>n</i>. <br /><br /><b>1.</b> Noble adolescent (funny you should mention the Greeks, Ariel).<br /><br /><b>2.</b> Child whose musical qualities have attracted the attention of scouts for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Basketball_Federation" rel="nofollow">FIBA</a>. I'd write 'NBA', 'cept that next year there won't <i>be</i> an NBA.the amoebahttp://quilldancer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-48137928245008978562010-09-03T07:24:47.683-07:002010-09-03T07:24:47.683-07:00You hit the nail on the head except it's a Cub...You hit the nail on the head except it's a Cuban waiter.cooperhttp://wonderlandornot.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-67154515301779108302010-09-03T07:13:25.813-07:002010-09-03T07:13:25.813-07:00Oh, boy, what can you say about a hautboy?
Well, ...Oh, boy, what can you say about a hautboy?<br /><br />Well, it's a kid who is a conical bore and who has a double-reed mouthpiece. Thus, the combination of being boring and speaking out of both sides of his mouth is deadly. Avoid hautboys at all costs.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-9628893922926528212010-09-03T06:57:49.531-07:002010-09-03T06:57:49.531-07:00The sexiest musical instrument in a man's hand...The sexiest musical instrument in a man's hands. Although its English name is hilarious, the Ancient Greek would have loved it.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.com