Penny, I assure you, our intent is purely mathematical. We’re studying interactions involving rigid and deformable bodies transitioning from sinusoidal oscillations into a chaotic phase with mass transfer.
wwlaos
You’ve made me so very happy.
I’m so glad you came into my life.
Roborat
I’m very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical
I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical
About binomial theorem I’m teeming with a lot o’ news
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse
There’s not a single word of rhyming slang in there…
Well, I don’t know the etymology of ‘cracking’ in this context, but I doubt it’s any more rhyming slang than the rest. Bird is just a reference to actual birds, ‘fit’ meaning attractive should be obvious, snog’s etymology is unclear (but seriously post-dates the heyday of rhyming slang by close to a century), and sod is short for sodomize.
… That doesn’t work as well with my gravatar as with yours…
Chaz
I believe “cracking” is slang for “awesome” or “excellent”. It’s sad I remember this from watching Wallace & Gromit.
George
There is noting sad about that. Wallace and Gromit is amazing.
Kamino Neko
Oh, I know the definition, it’s the etymology I’m not clear on.
mrelegos
Without any kind of auditory evidence (or use of contactions and the like to denote accent) Penny could well be speaking a particularly foul mouted Received Pronunciation, though in my head, it’s Estuary
The influence of Cockney rhyming slang carried even to America. Ever wonder why making that rude noise with your tongue is called “blowing a raspberry”? “Raspberry tart” rhymes with “fart.” Your trivia for the day.
264 thoughts on “Crackin”
Jen Aside
OH PENNY
Ancestral Hamster
“Oh, Penny, came and you gave without taking,
but I sent you away, Oh Penny.
And I need you today, Oh Penny.”
“Sod off.”
Osaru Sensei
Dammit, beaten to the pun(chline)!
Khrene Cleaver
Ohhhhh Penny.
Bill
pre-marital hanky panky time!!
Portmaneau
The intent is purely mathematical.
|Agent
…or journalistic.
Jenny Creed
…with his penis.
Aischylos
He can rub her tummy with it quite well
David Herbert
Does this mean Jason’s father isn’t evil either?
Yotomoe
Well there was that time he ran over that raccoon and kept driving.
Aizat
Well, it was a stuffed raccoon so it the fault there goes to the sick bastard that goes around stuffing raccoons.
Edd
He thought it would be full of candy.
Instead it was just full of internal organs.
Kernanator
Worst pinata ever, or best pinata ever?
CWR
Hrm. Organs are no longer internal.
Undrave
He’s probably a stand offish negligent father that spent all of Jason’s childhood wastng time over a glass of whisky and resentment.
Unless Jason’s dad is actually Gallaso then he would be evil.
Wack'd
Jason is Squee’s older brother?
Aydr
Um. Being a TA is proof Penny isn’t evil?
Aydr
I’d think the expression on my Penny avatar’s face would be enough to point out the fallacy of that assumption.
kiapdx
I like that you got this face. I don’t know who you are, I’m just glad this face is already in circulation.
Tim
Jason is surrounded by women with impenetrable accents.
Plasma Mongoose
It’s his personal Rule 36. 😀
Undrave
Lucky bastard. Accents are sexy.
(Holy carp! I’m Sal now.)
ADHadh
Fitting.
CWR
Like myself in college, Jason hangs around with impenetrable women. Good show!
Plasma Mongoose
Women wear chastity belt in this college?
Roborat
They all become college lesbians.
Rokku
But, finding penetrable women is the entire POINT of college.
CWR
It would have been helpful had the school brochure mentioned that…
Doctor_Who
Oh, look, it’s Penny. Excuse me for a sec.
(Goes to kitchen, gets glass of water, returns, takes sip)
SPIT-TAKE!
Aizat
Delayed reaction syndrome.
AckAckAck
I prefer invisible spit take. Easier and cleaner.
Rayrayravona
PENNY, I MISSED YOU!
Resne
I would suggest better sights.
CWR
Use the damn scope – that’s what it’s there for.
Wonder Wig
Moneypenny?
Yes James?
Mkvenner
You were a bit high an to the right.
Tualha
Sounds like Rush Limbaugh.
Tualha
Penny, I assure you, our intent is purely mathematical. We’re studying interactions involving rigid and deformable bodies transitioning from sinusoidal oscillations into a chaotic phase with mass transfer.
wwlaos
You’ve made me so very happy.
I’m so glad you came into my life.
Roborat
I’m very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical
I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical
About binomial theorem I’m teeming with a lot o’ news
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse
Plasma Mongoose
Bored, James Bored!
Aizat
So, she did harbour feelings for him?
Ancestral Hamster
No, they were just ships who passed in the night!
Mkvenner
Yeah guilt for nearly killing him. Weren’t you paying attention at all
hmrc4evr
Paying attention costs 2 cents and he only has one Penny.
Mkvenner
In the UK there called pence not cents.
CWR
The ha’penny has to come from somewhere…
Bri
What accent is that?
addude
Cockney if I’m right. Jason’s seems to be more Londoner of a higher class.
Yotomoe
And I was just talking to my friend about how attractive I find cockney accents.
Drunken Nordmann
I thought that depends on who’s speaking cockney.
Martin Smith
Dick Van Dyke style Cockney maybe.
Mkvenner
rhyming slang. I think.
Kamino Neko
There’s not a single word of rhyming slang in there…
Well, I don’t know the etymology of ‘cracking’ in this context, but I doubt it’s any more rhyming slang than the rest. Bird is just a reference to actual birds, ‘fit’ meaning attractive should be obvious, snog’s etymology is unclear (but seriously post-dates the heyday of rhyming slang by close to a century), and sod is short for sodomize.
Aud
Kamino Neko, you are my new hero.
Kamino Neko
Yays! I like being people’s hero. >_>
Foxhack
I KNOW YOU
Kamino Neko
I KNOW YOU, TOO!
… That doesn’t work as well with my gravatar as with yours…
Chaz
I believe “cracking” is slang for “awesome” or “excellent”. It’s sad I remember this from watching Wallace & Gromit.
George
There is noting sad about that. Wallace and Gromit is amazing.
Kamino Neko
Oh, I know the definition, it’s the etymology I’m not clear on.
mrelegos
Without any kind of auditory evidence (or use of contactions and the like to denote accent) Penny could well be speaking a particularly foul mouted Received Pronunciation, though in my head, it’s Estuary
Martin Smith
Cracking’s nicked from the Irish, I believe.
Coru
And where’d you nick nicking from I wonder?
hmrc4evr
Never be sad about learning anything from W&G. Awesome show for awesome fans.
Khrene Cleaver
Snogging is making out
Khrene Cleaver
Ohhh you were wondering about etymology… I was just like “Whats s/he going on about?”
Kamino Neko
Hah, yeah. Not to worry, I totes knew what it meant.
(That’s twice now people misread me as talking about the definition. I’m beginning to think I wrote it unclearly…)
Whittier
The influence of Cockney rhyming slang carried even to America. Ever wonder why making that rude noise with your tongue is called “blowing a raspberry”? “Raspberry tart” rhymes with “fart.” Your trivia for the day.
Kernanator
The more you know!