Page: [1] [2] [3] |
ReadMe
Absent Send PM Posts: 2820
Threads: 85 Money: £43.42 (D) (+ Friend)
|
Alight, explain - WTF is a manican, and what happens at 5pm?
________________
Cant be arsed to remake my sig. |
02.02.05 15:17 Post #1 | [Hide Sig (7)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Zogger!
Looking For Status Send PM Posts: 3954
Threads: 62 Money: £93.82 (D) (+ Friend)
|
I believe it's a mis-spelling of mannequin -
one of these:
http://www.artpurveyors.com/mannequindance.jpg
or one of these:
http://www.edwardcromarty.com/MANNEQUIN.jpg
and I really don't think there's much of a meaning to the sentence.
________________
You know I'm a dancing machine |
02.02.05 15:24 Post #2 | [Hide Sig (8)] [Profile] [Quote] |
ReadMe
Absent Send PM Posts: 2820
Threads: 85 Money: £43.42 (D) (+ Friend)
|
that would have been my guess, but it doesnt even procounce the same,
manican -> "man-ee-kan"
mannequin -> "man-ni-kwin"
________________
Cant be arsed to remake my sig. |
02.02.05 15:41 Post #3 | [Hide Sig (7)] [Profile] [Quote] |
HarrY
poo! Send PM Posts: 3124
Threads: 75 Mood: Headshooterising modd. (CSS) Money: £2287.88 (D) User Tax: 10% (+ Friend)
|
It's how americans would pronounce it(manican), I guess...
________________
|
02.02.05 15:58 Post #4 | [Wormopoly!] [Hide Sig (13)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Zogger!
Looking For Status Send PM Posts: 3954
Threads: 62 Money: £93.82 (D) (+ Friend)
|
I've never actually heard it pronounced kwin at the end, everyone I know pronounces it manikin
________________
You know I'm a dancing machine |
02.02.05 16:13 Post #5 | [Hide Sig (8)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Pioneer322
Orangie Orgy Send PM
Posts: 2375
Threads: 38 Mood: FFFFFFFFFFF Money: £1289.13 (D) User Tax: -322% (+ Friend)
|
It's how americans would pronounce it(manican), I guess...
c1 is canadian tho i dont know how they talk (it makes no difference how americans say things)
I never heard the word before
|
02.02.05 19:03 Post #6 | [Hide Sig (2)] [Profile] [Quote] |
RunT
Statusless Send PM Posts: 2600
Threads: 106 Money: £29.56 (D) (+ Friend)
|
Alight, explain - WTF is a manican, and what happens at 5pm?
Well, someone had to ask this question one day
________________
|
02.02.05 19:43 Post #7 | [Hide Sig (10)] [Profile] [Quote] |
kikumbob
om nom nom nom nom Send PM Posts: 1473
Threads: 38 Mood: Effervescent Money: £80.00 (D) (+ Friend)
|
Im baffled, why would you want to make out with them anyway?
|
02.02.05 21:40 Post #8 | [Hide Sig (9)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Akuryou13
Looking For Status Send PM
Posts: 961
Threads: 30 Mood: Apathetic Money: £733.59 (D) (+ Friend)
|
Im baffled, why would you want to make out with them anyway?
*shoots kkb for asking such a dumbass question*
in america (at least) we pronounce it man-ih-ken or similar enough to that. I can't imagine someone saying man-ni-kwen.
________________
Claymore Mines aren't filled with yummy candy, and it's wrong to tell others that they are.
|
03.02.05 03:26 Post #9 | [Hide Sig (4)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Glenn
Forsetti Send PM Posts: 4241
Threads: 98 Mood: Godly Money: £8.24 (D) (+ Friend)
|
I'm not sure really. Some of them do look rather life-like though (as in, actually look like a person).
And man-i-kin is indeed the correct pronounciation. Actually, since people started spelling it that way (made somewhat more sense than the French form's extra letters), many dictionaries have entries for both manikin and mannequin.
As for the 5pm part, that's when most "regular" day-shifts end. After that is the night shift.
|
03.02.05 03:28 Post #10 | Last edited: 03.02.05 03:30 (Glenn - 1 times) |
[Youtube] [Hide Sig (12)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Bloopy
Lazy, Busy, Fizzy, Crazy Send PM
Posts: 2996
Threads: 145 WA Clan: WwA Money: £764.65 (D) (+ Friend)
|
Hmm I knew that C1 meant Mannequinn but I couldn't be bothered correcting him. I'd never really been sure how to pronounce it though.
________________
I suppose that's one "good" thing about my degree (aero engineering), there aren't too many terms/words/etc that have "alternative" meanings.
What, like cockpits, turboshafts, thrust, nozzles, corkscrews, ram drag, payload, flaps, and wind tunnels? |
03.02.05 04:42 Post #11 | [Planet Bloopy] [Hide Sig (7)] [Profile] [Quote] |
C1
Looking For Status Send PM Posts: 0
Threads: 0 Money: £0.18 (D) (+ Friend)
|
It's a joke. I wouldn't actually make out with a manican or mannequinn or however you spell it.
And both manican and mannequinn would be pronouced almost the same except the second spelling would have qu-in at the end.
Thought it's an inside joke so you wouldn't get it. Not sure why I left it in my sig so long. I tend to be too lazy to edit the change profile page.
If someone actually is really interested in the entire inside joke's meaning, msg me on msn.
|
03.02.05 05:19 Post #12 | [Hide Sig (2)] [Profile] [Quote] |
RunT
Statusless Send PM Posts: 2600
Threads: 106 Money: £29.56 (D) (+ Friend)
|
I don't what this manican or manna... whatever is but I don't particularly wanna make out with one.
Especially after 5pm, I'll break the law
________________
|
03.02.05 17:53 Post #13 | [Hide Sig (10)] [Profile] [Quote] |
C1
Looking For Status Send PM Posts: 0
Threads: 0 Money: £0.18 (D) (+ Friend)
|
Well I'll tell the story...because I am bored.
I was with my girlfriend in the middle of the city, sitting on a bench. I can't remember what we were doing..either talking, making out..something along those lines.
Anyways, a police officer comes up and is like "what are you doing?". We both look up and he is like "oh never mind, that's a person beside you". Then after he leaves I ask my girlfriend "what did he think you were? A mannequinn?"
There's more to it, but that's the basic story line.
|
05.02.05 06:01 Post #14 | Last edited: 05.02.05 06:02 (C1 - 1 times) |
[Hide Sig (2)] [Profile] [Quote] |
meiapaul
Statusless Send PM Posts:
Threads: Money: £0.00 (D) (+ Friend)
|
"Inside" jokes as you call them don't work when nobody knows what you're talking about....and especially when they aren't funny
|
05.02.05 12:30 Post #15 | [Hide Sig (0)] [Profile] [Quote] |
Page: [1] [2] [3] |
Your Comments: