Well shit, it's about time I put another NB slang lesson up. If any of ya's got any ideas, post them. By the way, this is my 3rd day off the smokes, and I'm doing just fine.
Anyway, let's giddader!!! (meaning: let's continue...
DOORYARD (noun) - The outside area of a home typically surrounding the entryway (or door) of a house, including the driveway
EX.1 "jesus! Look at th' snow! We gonna hafta call Derek to plow out th' dooryard tomorrow!"
EX.2 "That jeezluz dog's takin' a shit in th' dooryard again!!!"
DOORYARD may sound pretty funny, even to many Americans, but to me, it's just a logical extension of "Backyard", "Barnyard" or Frontyard". The mental picture that a lot of foreigners get is a yard for piling up old doors or something. I think all of these words grew out of a need to distinguish between working areas and living areas. Because in the old days, it was very common to see barns or sheds attached to homes, so DOORYARD would refer to that outside area not used for farming or storing something.
Anyway, that's it for t'day. Gotta giddader!
Oh yeah, here's my TOP 10 lists for January 2006
S P I N S
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the taste
Tempest - Living in Fear
Fennesz - Venice
The Return of FennO'Berg - Fennesz, O'Rourke, Rehberg
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Craig Taborn - Junk Magic
Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
Merle Haggard - I'm a lonesome fugitive
Hafler Trio - A thirsty fish
Rollins Band - Hard Volume
M O V I E S
The Bad Sleep Well - Akira Kurosawa
Corner Gas - Season 2 - Brent Butt
Chisum (John Wayne) - Andrew V. McLaglen
Rio Grande (John Wayne) - John Ford
Breakheart Pass (Chales Bronson) - Tom Gries
C.H.U.D. - Douglas Cheek
Class of 1984 - Mark L. Lester
One-Eyed Jacks - Marlon Brando
Du hou mi shi (The Sexy Killer) - Chung Sun
Ren pi deng long (Human lanterns) - Chung Sun
Seeya kids...
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