The word to flollop (flolloped, flolloping) is generally attributed to Douglas Adams - Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980). However, it can be traced further back to the BBC comedy “The Good Life” - episode “Away From It All” (April 10, 1977). The series was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. The word there has the same general meaning - a cross between floppy and lolloping. Babara reclining on a couch says she can’t move she feels too flollopy.
June 7, 2008
February 6, 2005
At last this journal is set up - it’s not so much that it’s hard to do, it’s just time consuming. Now comes the hard part, putting something here at least once a week.
One of my peeves is the improper use of English by people who really should know better. But then you catch people in tricky situations - like when they have to think of what to say next. This sometimes leads to some interesting mixed metaphors. I heard a good one on the news report on Thursday last.
In case you don’t know I reside in Tasmania, an island, Australia’s smallest state both in area and population. There is a strong tourist industry especially catered for by a ferry service from the mainland. There are three ferries. Two ferries sail between Melbourne and Devonport. The third between Sydney and Devonport.
Last Wednesday we had our hundred year storm. Twenty metre waves damaged the ferry from Melbourne, which had to turn back both for the safety and the comfort of passengers. It was reported that the ferry was not seriously damaged and all the ferries would be back on deck soon. Which is a very interesting image!
Bern