I was gonna post a title of "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille (with four hungry children and crop in the field)" BUT, I then Googled to find the actual origin of the song, there are about 27 different stories as to how it came about so.......... the most interesting thing to come of that for me was........... Kenny Rogers was in a hurry the day they wanted to record... wanted to leave.. they finally talked him into recording.. took all of 15 minutes.
This was his first solo song.. he'd just departed The First Edition... musta worked out.. his net worth is listed as $250 million. You picked (and sang) a fine time to leave The First Edition.
Emphasis, the word fine. This is a recording, I'm a word nerd. Fine is a really fine word. (S'more research relates that's a 'circular definition', when you use the term as a part of the definition. I'm fine with that.
"A fine or mulct is money that a court of law or other authority decides has to be paid as a punishment for a crime or other offence." In addition to learn about Lucille's origin, I'd never heard the damn word "mulct" before. Appears to be a fine word.
Loitering: generally $25 to $100
Approaching women on the street. Uh oh Victor, we know where you're going with this. Yeah but, most times one can't think of a good starter conversation, most women are probably out doing other things (not what you're implying here Victor)...lots could work against you (big belly, kinda smelly, pathetic duds, etc) soooooo, instead, you simply turn after they've walked past you to dream about "what could have been", BUT, aha, in New York, when you look at a woman "in that way", it's a $25 fine. Nothing for women looking at men "in that way", not fair, that should be a fine as well. Fine.
We all know George Washington, first Pres, chopped down the cherry tree, admitted it... Threw the silver dollar across the Potomac.. BUT, were you aware he once checked out a book from the New York Society Library, NEVER returned it.. wasn't discovered until 2010, and by then, with late fees, he owed over $300,000? Now that's a fine. Fine, rewrite history boks Victor. OK I might. Fine.
Hand an NFL football to a kid in the first row? Notta. As in notta fine. Well, it's fine, but there ain't no fine. Throw or kick one into the stands, yep, that's $5,787 for the first offense. (Effect/affect, offense/offence, I get confused, that might be offence in the instance.)
My stupid brain. This morning I was at HyVee eating breakfast, which is a no-no as I'm trying to lose weight (go ahead, fine me) and the idea behind this blog - I always read the sport's section front to back, every inch. Toward the back of the sports section, they always list "Transactions".. players traded, cut, signed, yada. .They also list fines. Today, an NBA fine of $25,000 for "aggressively pursuing and directing an obscene gesture towards a game official." To think, $25K for suggesting "We're number one"..
Then, I was perked to lookup other recent NBA fines:
$35,000 for smacking the phone out of a fan's hand.
$15,000 for stepping on some guy's facemask that had fallen off.
$50,000 for inappropriate language towards a ref.
$15,000 for using profane language in a post game interview. (Puts the 25 cent 'swear jar' to shame eh?)
$50,000 for throwing mouthpiece in the direction of a ref.
$10,000 for swearing on Social Media....... holy sh!t, I mean, DANG...
$25,000 for kicking another player in the groin.. (inappropriate language $50K and/or and $50K for a throwing a mouthpiece that couldn't hurt a flea?, holy balls)..
You think mebbe one day after playing careers are over, bank accounts emptied, they'd maybe wish they could go back and do things a different way?
"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail." Kinky Friedman
The idea of this blog was to be the various different usages of the word "Fine", you know, like spoken by a teenager when he/she doesn't get his/her way.. but.. some fines around the world put that on hold:
La Paz, Bolivia - a married woman cannot have more than one glass of wine. (Don't gripe, this evens out the NY "in that way" look we men get fined for.
Noisy footwear not allowed in Capri, Italy.
You will be fined in Ottumwa, Iowa if you are caught winking at a woman. Probably why Radar went to Hollywood to act. (Back to that married lady in Bolivia..I wonder if she's fined only for having a second glass of fine wine, or, if she'd also be fined for having a glass of Winking Owl? Hey, it's only $2.99 at Aldi's)..
In Thailand, it's a $600 fine if you leave the house without wearing underwear.
In Thailand, it's a $600 fine if you drop gum on the pavement. (Uh huh, I know your seedy brain, you're watching them pick it up off the pavement to see if they're wearin' undies ain'tya?)
Were you aware Laurel or Hardy never said "Another fine mess you've gotten me into"? They did make the film "Another Fine Mess", BUT, they never ever used the word fine, - just - "Well, here's another mess you've gotten me into" was the exact quote always used.
How was your day? "Fine" which might be fancy for I don't wanna talk about it, leave me alone, or maybe even, just fine.
How do I look? "Fine." <-- that answer, and the meaning, is all about the inflection with which it's said, the smile (or not) attached, and maybe a lear that speaks to oh baby you really really look fine, I can't wait until we're back home alone. Or, ya could just look fine, passible, sufficient.
FINE. I give up. You win.
Fine. Sometimes means the exact opposite. Sure we've all been on the end of hearing a semi-mean "FINE" when asking if one is ok.
Fine wine. Fine dining. Fine cloths, materials, jewelry. Fine times. It's a fine'a with me.
"Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age." Booth Tarkington
"Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer." John Keats
Return your books to the library. Hand the football to a kid. Don't piss off the refs. One glass of wine, you can still legally drive, wink, wink.
I've always hated that frog hair answer. I've never seen hair on a frog.
Have a fine day.
Love, Victurd
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