Considering the propensity of people on the Internet to spell phonetically when they don’t know the actual word or phrase, my correction was not out of line. I feel that the name-calling was quite uncalled-for.
BarMen included quotation marks, & a source… since you are reading this on a machine hooked up to the intrawebz… & apparently couldn’t be bothered to do 5 second search for Florence King… before criticizing, I don’t think naming you “puddin’head” was uncalled-for.
that “penny” is doing a DAMN Fine impression of Sputnik to ME… the ONLY thing i can think of is that Devyn’s gay and that Abbie and all the other girls AREN’T… and that threw things for a loop in Devyn’s mind… and it’s only NOW that Abbie caught on??! maybe?
I don’t know, I’m leaning Asexuality myself, Gryphon High seems pretty chill about people scoring other then 1.0 on the Kinsley Scale. Plus giving the promiscuity of Devyn’s relatives, it would be the cause of drama, and when speculating Wapsi Square.. always assume MAXIMUM DRAMA!!!
I’m thinking that Devyn just realized that her threshold for sexual excitement is in a different location than her peers. Can’t say why she wasn’t reacting like the others, but it does make it interesting to see what comes of it.
I believe that the idea is that the substitute teacher wants to teach and be seen as a teacher and treated as a teacher. The communal “doe eyes” was the same as a cat call. They were acting that way because they viewed him as a hunk, not as a teacher. If you enter the combination of objectified and meaning in Google, it defines objectify as “degrade to the status of a mere object”. If people viewed Devyn as simply a very scary girl who sends people to hell rather than as a person, Devyn would be upset. If they made the feeling apparent through their actions, she would be very upset.
I’m guessing it refers to old fashioned pay phones. You’d put a coin in and make your call, and the coin would eventually drop into the lock box, indicating your time was almost over and you’d need to deposit another coin to keep talking. Except, at 67, I’m not old enough to remember when a payphone cost a penny. It might be a reference to some other kind of machine, or to something British.
I believe it’s from the old Penny Arcade machines. In the early 1930’s (-ish), arcades had mechanical machines for amusement (picture boxing, bowling, pool, pinball, etc.) For the machine to be functional, you had to put a penny in. When the “penny dropped”, the machine worked. In this case, the machine is your thought process.
Yes, that fairly much is it: when the penny dropped the machine whirs into ‘life’, and in the most common sense, it is your brain finally kicking into gear
I’m on nins and peedles. Or, as Florence King likes to say, I’m on “tender hooks.”
It’s “tenterhooks”. Originally used for hanging wool on a frame.
I know what tenterhooks are, you puddin’head. If I’d meant to say tenterhooks, I bloody well would have said tenterhooks.
Considering the propensity of people on the Internet to spell phonetically when they don’t know the actual word or phrase, my correction was not out of line. I feel that the name-calling was quite uncalled-for.
BarMen included quotation marks, & a source… since you are reading this on a machine hooked up to the intrawebz… & apparently couldn’t be bothered to do 5 second search for Florence King… before criticizing, I don’t think naming you “puddin’head” was uncalled-for.
“tenterhooks”
You need to read Florence King.
I think tender hooks sound less painfull: I choose those.
Okay, you have chosen the hooks designed to be attached to your tender bits…. is that your final answer?
The penny’s still flying for me.
that “penny” is doing a DAMN Fine impression of Sputnik to ME… the ONLY thing i can think of is that Devyn’s gay and that Abbie and all the other girls AREN’T… and that threw things for a loop in Devyn’s mind… and it’s only NOW that Abbie caught on??! maybe?
And moreover that Devyn may have a crush on Abbey.
I don’t know, I’m leaning Asexuality myself, Gryphon High seems pretty chill about people scoring other then 1.0 on the Kinsley Scale. Plus giving the promiscuity of Devyn’s relatives, it would be the cause of drama, and when speculating Wapsi Square.. always assume MAXIMUM DRAMA!!!
I doubt shes asexual. She never has around guys, but she sure blushes alot around girls. Plus how flustered she was after that ‘talk’ with Atsali.
Same here: if she wasn’t angry about Dean being objectified, then maybe she was jealous of the attention he was getting?
Been a while since we’ve seen Berdine.
Dang, almost forgot that Dette was a twin
I’m thinking that Devyn just realized that her threshold for sexual excitement is in a different location than her peers. Can’t say why she wasn’t reacting like the others, but it does make it interesting to see what comes of it.
I’m gonna say she likes the Sub, but it wasn’t fun and games for her, ‘dis might be Sear-ee-ous!’…
It could have Seer-ee-our, given the family of who she’s talking to here.
Hrmmm…
I’m just glad no one got sent to the hell dimension this time
I believe that the idea is that the substitute teacher wants to teach and be seen as a teacher and treated as a teacher. The communal “doe eyes” was the same as a cat call. They were acting that way because they viewed him as a hunk, not as a teacher. If you enter the combination of objectified and meaning in Google, it defines objectify as “degrade to the status of a mere object”. If people viewed Devyn as simply a very scary girl who sends people to hell rather than as a person, Devyn would be upset. If they made the feeling apparent through their actions, she would be very upset.
T the risk of sounding stupid, what’s a penny-drop moment? I never heard of it…
I’m guessing it refers to old fashioned pay phones. You’d put a coin in and make your call, and the coin would eventually drop into the lock box, indicating your time was almost over and you’d need to deposit another coin to keep talking. Except, at 67, I’m not old enough to remember when a payphone cost a penny. It might be a reference to some other kind of machine, or to something British.
Well, Internet says the phrase goes back to at least 1939, so it could refer to a pay phone. In any case, it indicates a belated realization.
I believe it’s from the old Penny Arcade machines. In the early 1930’s (-ish), arcades had mechanical machines for amusement (picture boxing, bowling, pool, pinball, etc.) For the machine to be functional, you had to put a penny in. When the “penny dropped”, the machine worked. In this case, the machine is your thought process.
The arcade machine doesn’t bring in the idea of delay, though, like the phone does.
Yes, that fairly much is it: when the penny dropped the machine whirs into ‘life’, and in the most common sense, it is your brain finally kicking into gear