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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “swallow a sailor” = get drunk on whiskey While not a seafaring man himself, The WhimWham Man has been known to swallow a sailor every now and then.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “mud show” = outdoor event The fourth is upcoming! Get out and enjoy a mud show, even if it’s not raining.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “whoop up” = tune a musical instrument Musically, The WhimWham Man prefers Motörhead, but only after they whoop up their guitars.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “rotting around” = wasting time Summer: when The WhimWham Man shifts his rotting around activities from town to seashore.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “red-tie” = vulgarity Too obvious, The WhimWham Man passes.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “a right gee-gee” = horse certain to win According to The WhimWham Man’s “consultant” #7 in the 6th is a right gee-gee.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “pint of mahogany” = coffee The WhimWham Man’s gonna need much more than a pint of mahogany to get his eyes open this morning.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “take and give” = marriage Sorry ladies and gents, The WhimWham Man takes and gives elsewhere.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “mash that” = keep quiet The WhimWham Man believes in relentless positivity + kindness. If your vibe is negativity, he says “just mash that”.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “monkey on the house” = mortgage Financial advice from The WhimWham Man: if you’re getting a monkey on the house get it fixed, it will eat less bananas in the long run.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “podsnappery” = willfully ignoring the inconvenient while assuming an air of superiority President Podsnappery

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “to polka” = retreat rapidly “pantywaist” = weak, timid Faced with the slightest pushback The WhimWham Man has been known to polka like his life depends on it. He’s a pantywaist!

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “poet of the brush” = artist As a youth, The WhimWham Man aspired to be a poet of the brush but the art world gave him the brush off .

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “constructive assault” = prize fight Apparently, the White House is hosting a constructive assault. The WhimWham Man confesses his confusion.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “a little conversation” = violent swearing Sunday mornings, The WhimWham Man often has a little conversation with the talking heads on the television machine.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “jerking a wheeze” = telling a great joke The WhimWham Man has never been accused of jerking a wheeze.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “voulez vous squatty-vous” = will you sit down? The WhimWham Man has exquisite manners: he always asks his lady visitors “voulez vous squatty-vous?”

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “bumfuzzle” = mess something up The WhimWham Man continues to be confused by “the internet“ so do clue him in when he bumfuzzles.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The WhimWham Man may possibly have been whimwhammed.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “absolutely true” = absolutely false You can trust The WhimWham Man, everything he tells you is absolutely true !!!

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Deep in thought 🤔 As I understand it, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga - something about whales, apparently.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “rot-funks” = panics Yesterday, a very talented artist posted a drawing of a snake and The WhimWham Man immediately got the rot-funks! Please remember that The WhimWham Man does not do snakes!

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “wet a line” = go fishing The WhimWham Man is feeling sentimental today remembering his brother who was known to wet a line every chance he got.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “volunteer knee drill” = extreme unearned praise Less a cabinet meeting and more a volunteer knee drill.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “afternoonified” = someone smart, polished + sophisticated The WhimWham Man considers himself afternoonified regardless of the time of day.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “born a bit tired” = lazy The WhimWham Man was born a bit tired but his mother wasn’t going to put up with that 🤭

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “milk bottle” = baby If The WhimWham Man had a milk bottle it undoubtedly would be pint size.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “mind the grease” = let me pass Despite his age The WhimWham Man is still a fast walker: mind the grease, please!

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The WhimWham Man likes his slang archaic and his sports esoteric. Current obsession: sumo superstar Wakatakakage

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “corner boy” = lazy juvenile Growing up The WhimWham Man aspired to be a corner boy but he lived out in the country where there weren’t any corners, only chores.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “cranky gawk” = stupid, awkward boy As a young lad The WhimWham Man was quite a cranky gawk. He’s still trying to outgrow the condition.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “pumblechook” = ass The WhimWham Man’s #1 rule: don’t make a pumblechook of yourself.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “snake out” = hunt down The WhimWham Man just woke up: perfect time to snake out a nap spot for later.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “sit-upons” = trousers The WhimWham Man is just like everyone else: he puts his sit-upons on one leg at a time.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “lovely as can be and still live” = only an angel would be prettier The WhimWham Man won’t name names but someone on Bluesky has a new dog that is as lovely as can be and still live!

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “fillie and foal” = young lovers No matter the anticipated worldwide shortages we will never run out of fillies and foals, thankfully!

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “child-herder” = nanny Affluent, busy parents often have a child-herder.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “vintage” = year of birth Due to advanced age, The WhimWham Man won’t advertise his vintage. Completely unrelated: his childhood pet was a dinosaur.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful “lump of ice” = advice How The WhimWham Man starts most conversations: “Having seen it all, let me give you a lump of ice...”

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful “taste the sun” = suntan Living in a tropical climate, The WhimWham Man can taste the sun every day but has to wear sunscreen so he doesn’t make a banquet of it.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful “three-quarter man” = inferior employee An administration of three-quarter men and women 🫤

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful “got the morbs” = feeling miserable Monday’s coming on fast and The WhimWham Man’s got the morbs.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful “chair days” = old age While The WhimWham Man has not yet reached his chair days he certainly likes to sit more than he should.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “evaporate” = leave quickly When cops show up The WhimWham Man evaporates.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

NYC 1974-90 pt 2 Pat + Richard Nixon: she was shoe shopping in Gucci’s, he was tagging along. Only 1 SS agent Douglas Fairbanks Jr: impeccable dressed + impossibly handsome Jackie O: effortlessly beautiful + a fast walker, always alone Steve Martin: filming below my office window on 54th St

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Lived in NYC 1974-90 + saw lots of famous folk. Here’s a few: Yoko Ono: so kind, she stopped to talk + shook my hand Greta Garbo: she looked up, our eyes locked then she looked away Andy Warhol: stared at me - I was only interested in his dachshund Madonna: between takes on set of her 1st film

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “soft-soap” = insincere flattery “bubble” = cheat A former, longtime New Yorker, The WhimWham Man can spot the soft-soap when someone is trying to bubble him.

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The WhimWham Man is proud of this one:

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The WhimWham Man @thewhimwhamman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

(archaic language but still useful) “cod” = deceive It’s very likely that everything he says is meant to cod us 😒

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