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From: "C.Pieczewski" <>
Subject: Re: [NF-ROOTS] Re: Newfoundland unique words
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 21:32:50 -0400
References: <20030506222206.52845.qmail@web40014.mail.yahoo.com>


Mom, not wanting to cuss in front of us children, would say the following
(one of just many) Well, the bald headed cussed the lift t eyed dyin mick.
Don't know about your folks, but I haven't a clue where that would have come
from. BUT, I still say it to this day, and my daughter knows that it means
I'm upset. Boy, when I stop and think about it, my Mom could cuss, without
ever sayin a cuss word. LOL
----- Original Message -----
From: "susan whelan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NF-ROOTS] Re: Newfoundland unique words


> The word that comes after it is rather sacreligious.
> I think it is Irish in origin, rather than just
> Newfoundland. I've heard quite a few Maritimers use
> the expression in its entirety.
>
>
> --- Dianne Macintyre <>
> wrote: > Joe
> >
> > Holy Suffering Dying
> >
> > Don't know it's origin though .
> >
> > Dianne
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Moore (by way of Sue O'Neill
> > <>)"
> > <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 1:30 PM
> > Subject: RE: [NF-ROOTS] Re: Newfoundland unique
> > words
> >
> >
> > > Now I know some one must use this expression and
> > knows
> > what it means. I
> > > know I use it often when surprised etc, HOLY
> > SUFFERIN
> > DINE. Is DINE just
> > > any word, or does it have a unique Nfld. meaning
> > or some
> > other nationality?
> > >
> > > By the way, a mixture of sulpher and molasses in
> > the
> > spring, to get the
> > > bowels going and be rid of the toxins. Maybe it
> > was
> > mentioned already.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Howard Abbott" <>
> > > >To:
> > > >Subject: RE: [NF-ROOTS] Re: Newfoundland unique
> > words
> > > >Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 14:40:25 -0400
> > > >
> > > >Barmp was the word of choice when I was a kid in
> > Bonavista.
> > > >Go to newfie website www.barmp.com perhaps they
> > can tell
> > you the real
> > > >origin.
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: stewart montgomerie
> > [mailto:]
> > > >Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 7:44 PM
> > > >To:
> > > >Subject: [NF-ROOTS] Re: Newfounland unique words
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Hi
> > > >I'll see if I can stump the list. A
> > Newfoundlander said I
> > should ask
> > > >this.When a Newfoundlander goes to press on the
> > car horn
> > for whatever reason
> > > >what is it called.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >The awnser is he "bramps" on the horn. Now , was
> > he
> > pulling my leg?
> > > >Cheers
> > > >Stewart M.
> > > >
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