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Master and Commander
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Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: Term from the past
The wife and I were sitting on the back porch the other night discussing something or other, and in response to something I had said she responded, "If I had said that, you've have gone hermantile!" I about fell out of my chair laughing.....I have not heard that phrase in years and while I must have used it quite a bit after I got out of the Navy I wasn't aware that she remembered it.
Anyone else remember the phrase?
Anyone else have a word or phrase from the past come back like that?
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1107
Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: hermantile?
Can't say that I remember that word (hermantile)from any time during my 62 - 73 career.
What vintage is it?
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 602
Location: Visalia, Ca. | Subject: RE: Term from the past
I remember herm-a-tile (no N), kinda a cross between a coniption fit and the Tazmanian Devil from the Saturday morning cartoons. Or maybe it was like Yosemite Sam going after Bugs Bunny.
Somebody used the phrase BOHICA recently, boy THAT brought back memories.
As in "Assume the FLEXIBLE position"....
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1462
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I still slip the word hermatile into my conversations. I'd just assume everybody knows what that means but I see I've done nothing but confuse a lot of people. BOHICA was one I only heard after I got out which makes it post 1971. The one more commonly used in my day was DILLIGAF. I still use some of the lesser known phrases while giving technical seminars. If anyone smiles back I know I've run across a compadre. It's funny how some of the phrases and words we used in the 60s have found their way into the general jargon. |
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Old Salt
Posts: 256
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Tom:
what does "hermantile" mean? Figure the Spanish derivation is "Her mantilla." Which means an expensive
shawl not sold in US or made in China.....after that, I be confused...
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1462
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I screwed up the spelling, it's hermitile. If somebody goes hermitile they are in their own little world like the hermit. What goes on it that world is anyone's guess. Some folks thought it meant to go crazy. Count my vote on that one. |
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Old Salt
Posts: 256
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Tom:
Thanks been there and done that a few times.......
best
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Crew
Posts: 71
Location: Lakeview, OR | Subject: RE: Term from the past
What about "discombobilated"? Always knew it to mean to same as FUBAR.
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Old Salt
Posts: 403
Location: Sacramento/Twain Harte | Subject: RE: Term from the past
Kind of like going postal, aeeh? |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1107
Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: RE: Term from the past
Buff - 2008-07-01 11:39 AMWhat about "discombobilated"? Always knew it to mean to same as FUBAR.Buff
Not the same thing in my book, Buff.
A boat guy wakes up in the wee hours having to take a leak and, sleepy-headed, he ignores the 'BLOWING SANITARY' sign and opens the thunder-mug ball valve ... it happened because he was discombobulated by his hangover.
FUBAR, on the other hand, is when your car is totalled in a wreck ... and your insurance renewal check didn't arrive on time.
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