Off topics: Achalasia Idioms

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I like to tell humorous stories in which I play with the English language. I have been gathering achalasia related idioms.

While some of you can't stomach these bad jokes, I am going to stick my neck out and ask if anyone else can add to my list.

That is hard to swallow. (That is not easy to believe.)

To run at the mouth. (To talk excessively but say little of importance.)

Tight-lipped. (Unwilling to speak about a particular issue.)

Turn one's stomach, or Sick to your stomach. (Make one very upset.)

Gut-reaction. (An intuitive feeling.)

Eat one's words. (To have to admit you were wrong.)

To have no teeth. (To be weak or ineffective.)

Heart-sick. (Very sad or upset.)

Stick your neck out. (To take a risk.)

Lily-livered. (Afraid or cowardly.)

To take with a grain of salt. (To not fully believe something.)

Took the words out of my mouth (state an idea one was thinking already)

Pete in Boston

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Pete -- how about a pain in the neck???

Debbi in Michigan, trying to get caught up but not sure it will ever happen!

[Guest guest]

If you’ve “bit off more than you can chew”, don’t’

worry, just “keep your chin up”,

while you “chow down”, and try not to “toss your cookies”!

Sandi

Off topics:

Achalasia Idioms

I like

to tell humorous stories in which I play with the English language. I

have been gathering achalasia related idioms.

While

some of you can't stomach these bad jokes, I am going to stick my neck

out and ask if anyone else can add to my list.

·

That is hard to swallow. (That is not

easy to believe.)

·

To run at the mouth. (To talk excessively

but say little of importance.)

·

Tight-lipped. (Unwilling to speak about a

particular issue.)

·

Turn one's stomach, or Sick to your

stomach. (Make one very upset.)

·

Gut-reaction. (An intuitive feeling.)

·

Eat one's words. (To have to admit you

were wrong.)

·

To have no teeth. (To be weak or

ineffective.)

·

Heart-sick. (Very sad or upset.)

·

Stick your neck out. (To take a risk.)

·

Lily-livered. (Afraid or cowardly.)

·

To take with a grain of salt. (To not

fully believe something.)

·

Took the words out of my mouth (state an

idea one was thinking already)

Pete in Boston

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Sandi, you forgot to sign w/ your "MSTI-INC"!!!LOLYou crack me up!Deb

If you’ve “bit off more than you can chew”, don’t’ worry, just “keep your chin up”, while you “chow down”, and try not to “toss your cookies”!

Sandi

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“Tight”:

Great, good, cool, interesting, nice, extraordinary, appealing, likeable,

awesome, attractive.

As in: Debbi

Also as in: “My wrap is hella tight”!

Now this last one might get me into

trouble! (Really it’s only kind of tight) ;-)

Sandi

(MSTI)INC

-----Original Message-----

From: Debbi Heiser

Sandi,

you forgot to sign w/ your " MSTI-INC " !!!

LOL

You crack me up!

Deb

If you’ve “bit off more than you can chew”, don’t’

worry, just “keep your chin up”,

while you “chow down”, and try not to

“toss your cookies”!

Sandi

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Awww, Sandi, that is so sweet! ) And DEFINITELY the nicest thing anyone said about me yesterday.... Monday was not all that pleasant at the office!

Although in fairness, I have to admit that my son was his usual sweet self -- did I tell you that he wants to be a girl when he grows up, so he can be just like me??? Doesn't that make you tear up to hear sweet stuff like that? )

Debbi, who went to the chiro for an adjustment yesterday, so I'm not nearly as "tight" as I used to be ! LOL

“Tight”: Great, good, cool, interesting, nice, extraordinary, appealing, likeable, awesome, attractive.

As in: Debbi

Also as in: “My wrap is hella tight”!

Now this last one might get me into trouble! (Really it’s only kind of tight) ;-)

Sandi (MSTI)INC

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Debbi,

“4” is such a cute age for

kids. They say the funniest things and have so much going on inside those

little minds of theirs! I miss when my children were that age, but I have a

feeling that I’m going to be a grandma (me a grandma?) before too long.

My daughter just brought my future son-in-law home to meet me last month and I

am so excited for them. They are soooo HAPPY! They’re talking about having a

whole house full of kids, so I’m getting a little excited…it will

be fun being the “G” word…but I need to come up with a new

name for myself…I’m not the Grandma type! Any

ideas?

Glad you aren’t so “tight”

anymore! :-)

Sandi

TS(MSTI)INC

--

Awww,

Sandi, that is so sweet! ) And DEFINITELY the nicest thing anyone

said about me yesterday.... Monday was not all that pleasant at the

office!

Although

in fairness, I have to admit that my son was his usual sweet self --

did I tell you that he wants to be a girl when he grows up, so he can be just

like me??? Doesn't that make you tear up to hear sweet stuff like

that? )

Debbi,

who went to the chiro for an adjustment yesterday, so I'm not nearly as

" tight " as I used to be ! LOL

“Tight”: Great, good, cool, interesting, nice,

extraordinary, appealing, likeable, awesome, attractive.

As in: Debbi

Also as in: “My

wrap is hella tight”!

Now this last one might

get me into trouble! (Really it’s only kind of tight) ;-)

Sandi (MSTI)INC

[Guest guest]

Sandi wrote:“4” is such a cute age for kids. They say the funniest things and have so much going on inside those little minds of theirs! Ain't that the truth??? They were watching the movie "Monsters Inc." when I picked him up from school yesterday. We own the DVD and he's seen it a gazillion times, but he didn't want to come home -- he wanted to see if the teacher's movie was just like his or not!!! LOL Who but a kid would think that everyone owns alternate versions of the same movie????

but I have a feeling that I’m going to be a grandma (me a grandma?) before too long.

Congrats!

They’re talking about having a whole house full of kids, so I’m getting a little excited…

wants to have TEN kids.... he's already decided he needs to buy a big house and a lot of beds! hehehe

it will be fun being the “G” word…but I need to come up with a new name for myself…I’m not the Grandma type! Any ideas?

Well, there's the usual list: Nana, Nanny, Me-Maw, Granny, etc.

Or you could get creative -- Since your name is Sandi, you could be "Sandma" instead of "Grandma"!

Or you could just wait to see what happens.... had trouble w/ the "GR" sound, so he ended up calling my MIL "Vramma" -- sometimes she'll still sign off her emails as "Vramma", even though he can say it properly now! Similarly, my FIL was "Pop-pop" b/c that's how Baby ended up pronouncing it.

My MIL is "Nanny" to my BIL's kids and "Granny" to my SIL's kids and "Vramma" or "Grandma" to my kid -- one lady, four different names!Deb

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Debbi wrote:

wants to have TEN kids.... he's already decided he needs to buy a big house and

a lot of beds! Hehehe

Hey Deb, maybe he’s trying to tell

you he’d like to have a little brother or sister!!!!! Hehehehehehehheheheheh

Or

you could just wait to see what happens.... Yea! That’s probably best! Just pleeeeease…don’t

let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi TS(MSTI)INC

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hush your mouth, or I'll start calling you Granny Nanny!!!!

RE: Off topics: Achalasia Idioms

Debbi wrote:

wants to have TEN kids.... he's already decided he needs to buy a big house and a lot of beds! Hehehe

Hey Deb, maybe he’s trying to tell you he’d like to have a little brother or sister!!!!! Hehehehehehehheheheheh

Or you could just wait to see what happens.... Yea! That’s probably best! Just pleeeeease…don’t let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi TS(MSTI)INC

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O.k.….I promise not to even mention

that maybe he wants 10 brother/sisters! I won’t say a word!

Sandi

TS(MSTI)INC

hush your mouth, or I'll

start calling you Granny Nanny!!!!

Debbi wrote:

wants to have TEN kids.... he's already decided he needs to buy a big house and

a lot of beds! Hehehe

Hey Deb, maybe he’s

trying to tell you he’d like to have a little brother or sister!!!!!

Hehehehehehehheheheheh

Or

you could just wait to see what happens.... Yea! That’s probably best! Just pleeeeease…don’t

let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi TS(MSTI)INC

[Guest guest]

How about esophagrammy?

LOL (just kidding)

Sandi

TS(MSTI)INC

hush your mouth, or I'll

start calling you Granny Nanny!!!!

Debbi wrote:

wants to have TEN kids.... he's already decided he needs to buy a big house and

a lot of beds! Hehehe

Hey Deb, maybe he’s

trying to tell you he’d like to have a little brother or sister!!!!!

Hehehehehehehheheheheh

Or

you could just wait to see what happens.... Yea! That’s probably best! Just pleeeeease…don’t

let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi TS(MSTI)INC

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Sandi wrote:

Yea! That’s probably best! Just pleeeeease…don’t let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi, I can almost guarantee you that when

that day arrives you won't care what they call

you, it will be a perfect name.

From one who knows.

Maggie

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He has mentioned wanting to have a sibling, but he also wants a dog, a kitty, a sheep, a helicopter (he asked Santa for that one!), a big boat (like a yacht/motor cruiser), an ice arena and his own hockey team, and a few other items. Sad to say, he doesn't have a chance in he!! in getting any of these any time soon! LOLDeb, who will be keeping a close eye on Sandi to keep her in line!!!!

O.k.….I promise not to even mention that maybe he wants 10 brother/sisters! I won’t say a word!

Sandi TS(MSTI)INC

hush your mouth, or I'll start calling you Granny Nanny!!!!

Debbi wrote:

wants to have TEN kids.... he's already decided he needs to buy a big house and a lot of beds! Hehehe

Hey Deb, maybe he’s trying to tell you he’d like to have a little brother or sister!!!!! Hehehehehehehheheheheh

Or you could just wait to see what happens.... Yea! That’s probably best! Just pleeeeease…don’t let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi TS(MSTI)INC

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I

think so too Maggie!

I’m looking forward to it…and I’m

sure it will be perfect! :-)

Sandi

Re: Off topics:

Achalasia Idioms

Sandi wrote:

Yea! That’s probably best! Just

pleeeeease…don’t let it be Nanny or Nana….Or Granny! Grammy

Sandi would be fine. :-)

Sandi,

I can almost guarantee you that when

that day arrives you won't care what they call

you, it will be a perfect name.

From one who knows.

Maggie

[Guest guest]

Debbi,

Sounds like is a BIG thinker….just like his mom! :-) Hope you have a good

day….it’s stormy weather in California today! Happy to say I get to stay inside!

Sandi

TS(MSTI)INC