Teen Lingo site

[Wilson Gray]

Ah, I was really asking for info, not being defensive, Jon. How *would*
a person tell? I've never seen any spelling in print except "woof" in
this particular context, But, I heard this spoken years before I ever
saw it in print. Even if "wolf" and "woof" had exactly the same
pronunciation, I would still have to go with "wolf" and not "woof,"
because a "wolf-ticket" is a threat to mount a physical attack against
someone. The "woofing" of a little cockerpoo would render the term
ridiculous. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Not every threat
is made seriously. But even a joking threat has to sound threatening.

At my age, I doubt that any young pepper-chest would take me seriously,
if I threatened to kick his ass till my knee-joint caught on fire or if
I threatened to reach down his throat and tear his asshole out. But if
I threatened to step on his toes the next time that I saw him
barefooted, I would sound brain-damaged and beyond ridiculous.

-Wilson

On Jan 31, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> Words mispelled. Buttons rongpushed. Ize blured. World sems nycer..
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> JL.
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> Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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> How can one tell?
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> -Wilson, just wondering
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> On Jan 31, 2005, at 8:10 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>> I meant "woof," of course, "by 1969."
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>> Losing it.
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>> JL
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>> Yes. But it was already "wolf" by 1969.
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>> JL
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>> "Douglas G. Wilson" wrote:
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>>> .... Some of the terms are about seventy years old, others
>>> are terms so new that, if I hadn't read the list, I wouldn't have a
>>> clue.
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>>>> http://www.thesource4ym.com/teenlingo/index.asp
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>> I like "selling woof tickets". It used to be "wolf", didn't it?
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>> -- Doug Wilson
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