Comments on: Foiled http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam ʻOhu Gon III http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-200646 Sam ʻOhu Gon III Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:27:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-200646 to foil is to parry. A foil is a blade. arch villains attack, and heros parry. When the plans of a villain go awry as a result of the heroʻs action, his attack is foiled, that is his thrust is parried, thus the exclamation of frustration. Curses! Foiled again! Popularized by Snidely Whiplash in the rocky and Bullwinkle show, but preceded by a 1950 Disney cartoon The Brave Engineer, in which a villain's plans to tie a damsel in distress to the railroad tracks is thwarted by Casey Jones. to foil is to parry. A foil is a blade. arch villains attack, and heros parry. When the plans of a villain go awry as a result of the heroʻs action, his attack is foiled, that is his thrust is parried, thus the exclamation of frustration. Curses! Foiled again! Popularized by Snidely Whiplash in the rocky and Bullwinkle show, but preceded by a 1950 Disney cartoon The Brave Engineer, in which a
villain’s plans to tie a damsel in distress to the railroad tracks is
thwarted by Casey Jones.

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-115444 leonard Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-115444 Randon:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGD6nYQpc6c&playnext=2&playnext_from=QL" rel="nofollow">Banned Bugs Bunny Racist Scene</a>...[fold]..rock on Randon:Banned Bugs Bunny Racist Scene…[fold]..rock on

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-84358 leonard Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:36:53 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-84358 With all your brains ChaCha, I played the word. Word request BONG[not the pilot] :cool: bees are good With all your brains ChaCha, I played the word. Word request BONG[not the pilot] :cool: bees are good

]]> By: tenkasian http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-84268 tenkasian Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:12:06 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-84268 The origin of the line "Curses, foiled again!" is from the wonderful and hilariously popular cartoon show, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, also known as for a time as Rocky and His Friends. The origin of the line “Curses, foiled again!” is from the wonderful and hilariously popular cartoon show, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, also known as for a time as Rocky and His Friends.

]]> By: tricovictus http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-83826 tricovictus Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:37:07 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-83826 may be myself when i don't get a teacher's card :razz: may be myself when i don’t get a teacher’s card :razz:

]]> By: CampKohler http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-83746 CampKohler Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:24:35 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-83746 It's obvious you didn't Google the handle. A friend of mine asked me where the waterpump pliers were at the shop just a couple of days ago. My dad and granddad called them that. Sometimes they're called <a href="http://www.channellock.com/acb/stores/1/Tongue_and_Groove_C3.cfm" rel="nofollow">Channellocks</a> after the prominent manufacturer of these. As far the lampholder is concerned, any U.S. electrician would know what a <a href="http://www.levitonproducts.com/catalog/model_9875.htm?sid=31D1CC6D006FD4B54417FD9BFF40C298&pid=1208" rel="nofollow">keyless</a> is. It's probably the oldest product in most electrical product manufacturer's lighting fixture line. It’s obvious you didn’t Google the handle. A friend of mine asked me where the waterpump pliers were at the shop just a couple of days ago. My dad and granddad called them that. Sometimes they’re called Channellocks after the prominent manufacturer of these.

As far the lampholder is concerned, any U.S. electrician would know what a keyless is. It’s probably the oldest product in most electrical product manufacturer’s lighting fixture line.

]]> By: Shakira's feet http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-83608 Shakira's feet Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:41:45 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-83608 HOMEWORK: I'm guessing it is from <i>Looney Tunes.</i> --animalntaz HOMEWORK: I’m guessing it is from Looney Tunes.

–animalntaz

]]> By: Shakira's feet http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-83606 Shakira's feet Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:39:39 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-83606 Like from the movie <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLAlceZ2qo" rel="nofollow">Hook.</a> :mrgreen: Like from the movie Hook. :mrgreen:

]]> By: orion_ss1 http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-83602 orion_ss1 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:16:37 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-83602 Snidely Whiplash from Dudley Doright. Snidely Whiplash from Dudley Doright.

]]> By: orion_ss1 http://hotforwords.com/2008/11/15/foiled/#comment-83601 orion_ss1 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:15:04 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1805#comment-83601 Why to most is be cause we think something will change. Statistics show that 7 out of 5 people don't really understand statistics. :lol: Why to most is be cause we think something will change.

Statistics show that 7 out of 5 people don’t really understand statistics. :lol:

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