Primping, pimping, tarts & coffee

[Graham]

Ahem . . . Well I've never heard of it before . Therefore . . . .

The original poster has been contacted by PM - to resolve this vital issue !!!!!!

[thelawnet]

Ahem . . . Well I've never heard of it before . Therefore . . . .

The original poster has been contacted by PM - to resolve this vital issue !!!!!!

Did you edit the title? That's a bit naughty. Some people find 'pimping' objectionable

https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rig ... bby-C5-NOW

[Paulatic]

"Primping" doesn't exist as a word with a meaning . . . . . . unless da yoof have furver massacred da langwidge.

What? You’ve never primped your hair in front of the mirror.

And yes I suppose the yoof have massacred the meaning of pimped.

[nirakaro]

It certainly exists, as a word, with a meaning, even though the Shorter Oxford Dictionary doesn't acknowledge it. I've known it forever, as a rough synonym for titivate. My Scots dialect dictionary has it as meaning to dress smartly, or to 'deck' (that is, I presume, to decorate, not to knock to the floor!).

[old_windbag]

Did you edit the title? That's a bit naughty. Some people find 'pimping' objectionable

You've got to love those lazy mothers on mumsnet while DH( irritating acronym they use ) has a cardiac arrest keeping a roof over their head . Quite unbelievable, to pimp something has a different context here, we aren't talking prostitution as most of the street wise forum users know. We're talking about how to TART up a bike for sale .

It isn't an offensive expression. You can understand it's use related to it's origins, a woman trading her wares is not going to drum up much trade looking like anne widdicombe rather than kiera knightly. So the OP wants his bikes to stand out from the crowd and have the punters queuing up for them.

[Graham]

Original title updated.

You can see I have rather a lot of spare time today. . . . . . rather beholden to the Gas Central Heating Engineer, if he can be bothered to turn up ( or even forewarn me if it isn't going to happen ).

[Vorpal]

Did you edit the title? That's a bit naughty. Some people find 'pimping' objectionable

You've got to love those lazy mothers on mumsnet while DH( irritating acronym they use ) has a cardiac arrest keeping a roof over their head . Quite unbelievable, to pimp something has a different context here, we aren't talking prostitution as most of the street wise forum users know. We're talking about how to TART up a bike for sale .

It isn't an offensive expression. You can understand it's use related to it's origins, a woman trading her wares is not going to drum up much trade looking like anne widdicombe rather than kiera knightly. So the OP wants his bikes to stand out from the crowd and have the punters queuing up for them.

Don't get me started about mumsnet. Somebody on there is bound to take offence about something on every thread. Cuddly toys & Lego are common ones!

p.s. I can see why some people would take offence at 'pimping', but IMO, TART is worse!

[old_windbag]

Don't get me started about mumsnet.

I wonder if they ever say "don't get me started about ctc forum" . We should have a mumsnet-ctcforum war then a christmas truce in the spirit of things, maybe have a football match in cyberspace. I cannot stand their charlies angels style logo, three bibendums might be more appropriate.

TART is worse!

but it's a totally understood expression. If I said "I've been tarting my house up as I'm selling it", you'd all understand what I mean and not find it offensive( I'd be shocked if anyone did ).

[reohn2]

I don't mind a bit of thread drift..... ......had a nice apple tart for lunch

[thelawnet]

I don't mind a bit of thread drift..... ......had a nice apple tart for lunch

that's dessert, not lunch!

[mattsccm]

Oily rag. Good for OPs original question and whatever the thread has deteriorated into.

[Giles Pargiter]

To be extremely pedantic; I really can't see where all this Primping, pimping or Tarts come from... The thread is about "How to make an old frame shine like new ?"
Apart from the bits about Primping, Pimping and Tarting!

[nirakaro]

You haven't been following. The title has been changed. Twice.

[reohn2]

I don't mind a bit of thread drift..... ......had a nice apple tart for lunch

that's dessert, not lunch!

Nope an Americano(no milk)and an apple tart in JohnLewis' cafe in the Trafford centre Manchester,best part of the trip

[thelawnet]

I don't mind a bit of thread drift..... ......had a nice apple tart for lunch

that's dessert, not lunch!

Nope an Americano(no milk)and an apple tart in JohnLewis' cafe in the Trafford centre Manchester,best part of the trip

It wouldn't be an Americano if it had milk in it.

An Americano is water on top of espresso, long back is espresso on top of water.

I'm a coffee bore in training.

Just getting one of these

http://www.madebyknock.com/store/p39/aergrind_.html