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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by Xiandi | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
The english language is insane.... (got this in my email)
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is 'UP.'
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ?
Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report ?
We call UP our friends.
And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen.
We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car.
At other times the little word has real special meaning.
People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.
A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.
We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP !
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary.
In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.
If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used.
It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP .
When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP...
When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP.
When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP..
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so.........it is time to shut UP!
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:48 PM
Here In Michigan we say we're going UP north and if we really go north, we say the UP! (upper peninsula) 
Reply #6 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:59 PM
I don't know if my brain is UP to reading that again....lol!! Good one Xi!!
Reply #7 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:01 PM
Sounds like and reminds me of..........George Carlin.
I would stay and chat longer but I have to find a place to put all my stuff.
Reply #8 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:09 PM
Sounds like everyone is trying to one UP each other..
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:48 PM
I'm looking up at the sky with the rain falling and now I'm up the creek without a paddle. Bad situation so it's up to you to find my paddle as it my be up the river.
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:09 PM
OK...just a theoretical question:
If I were to ask starkers, Jafo, tazgecko, Nimbin, Vamps or Sydneysiders, "What's up?" just what could I expect as an answer?
I ask with the fact that Albert Einstein's birthday is this week so, is ""What's up?" the same as "What's down?" ?
Does one reverse all of the OP?
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:37 PM
Sounds more like "up for grabs"...which is a "downer". 
When you start that I can feel the blood rushing to my head. Or did the earth just do that rotation thing again. And would that change anything? What's up with that?
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:56 PM
I've worked UP and appetite...time to heat UP some food, and gobble it UP. 
Reply #17 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:50 AM
Another very functional english word (and if used right the 2 can be used together! 
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Well, it's shit ... that's right, shit!
Consider:
You can get shit-faced, Be shit-out-of-luck, Or have shit for brains.
With a little effort, you can get your shit together, find a place for your shit, or be asked to shit or get off the pot.
You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget shit, and tell others to eat shit.
Some people know their shit, while others can't tell the difference between shit and shineola.
There are lucky shits, dumb shits, and crazy shits. There is bull shit, horse shit, and chicken shit.
You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit, or duck when the shit hits the fan.
You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle.
You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit.
Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit, and some days are just plain shitty.
Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there are times when you feel like shit.
You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong shit, or a lot of weird shit.
You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up shit creek without a paddle.
Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.
When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basic building block of the English language.
And remember, once you know your shit, you don't need to know anything else!!
You could pass this along, if you give a shit; or not do so if you don't give a shit!
Well, Shit, it's time for me to go. Just wanted you to know that I do give a shit and hope you had a nice day, without a bunch of shit.
But, if you happened to catch a load of shit from some shit-head............
Well, Shit Happens!
What's UP with that!
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:31 AM
That's what I say when people call me a f**k UP 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:36 PM
Brilliant!!!