Originally posted by Coley
ChopinGal - Idioms are alive and kicking - this one's for you - and a bit of fun!!
Idioms part one:-
Everyone has pulled out all the stops and you're leaving no stone unturned in coming up with great Sam moments. Thanks to everyone who has thrown their hat into the ring regarding this. I'm certainly enjoying myself remembering all those great moments.
I've got to say it - this thread beats all others hands down - everyone is so positive! It is evident we have all been bitten by the same bug and think Sam knocks the spots off all other Sci Fi women.
It's not possible to sum her up in a nutshell. She had far too many facets to be able to do that without selling her short.
It's fair to say there are no flies on our Sam. She's a lady on the level - though it has to be said she sometimes plays it fast and lose with technology, but by and large she's head and shoulders above anyone at the SGC. Despite her superior intellect she's graceful and sensitive enough not to ride roughshod over anyone else's theories - she just patiently explains their shortcomings - apart from MacKay that is, to whom she usually gives short shrift - but lets face it Sam can often drive a coach and horses through his suggestions!
She has abundant patience with O'Neill to whom all science is just mumbo-jumbo!She's always right as nine pence and bright as a button.
She never has an axe to grind with anyone, but certainly sees red when dealing with NID rogues!
As sure as eggs is eggs you can bank on Sam when the red balloons go up. She is unflappable - even when things are hanging by a thread. There's no stopping her once she gets the bit between her teeth and by hook or by crook she'll solve the problem. She's willing to carry the can if things go wrong (Avenger 2.0) - but certainly pulls out all the stops to make amends. Even when things go down to the wire she never loses her nerve and always seems to save the day in the end.
Season 7 proved she's a bit of a dark horse and she's been hiding her light under a bushel. You've got to admit she was dressed to kill in Chimera in her bib and tucker - Pete was certainly in the bag. Now I'm no dyed in the wool shipper - but I certainly hoped that Pete would turn out to be a flash in the pan. Now I hear she has fallen for him hook line and sinker and it looks like they will be tying the knot. I bet all shippers out there are sorry that at the end of Chimera curiosity didn't kill the cat!!
Back to fave Sam moments - they will have to follow. You usually start this sort of task by trying to separate the wheat from the chaff first. Well I've gone through the process and Sam moments seem to be virtually all wheat and no chaff - which leaves me back at square 1!!
Congratulations on Amanda's nomination - You bring home the bacon girl!! Though I too wonder why she was supporting actress???!!!
Right I'm flat out of relevant off the cuff idioms and part 2 is off topic from this one! Must go and stoke the fire - it's brass monkeys outside!!
Idioms part one:-
Everyone has pulled out all the stops and you're leaving no stone unturned in coming up with great Sam moments. Thanks to everyone who has thrown their hat into the ring regarding this. I'm certainly enjoying myself remembering all those great moments.
I've got to say it - this thread beats all others hands down - everyone is so positive! It is evident we have all been bitten by the same bug and think Sam knocks the spots off all other Sci Fi women.
It's not possible to sum her up in a nutshell. She had far too many facets to be able to do that without selling her short.
It's fair to say there are no flies on our Sam. She's a lady on the level - though it has to be said she sometimes plays it fast and lose with technology, but by and large she's head and shoulders above anyone at the SGC. Despite her superior intellect she's graceful and sensitive enough not to ride roughshod over anyone else's theories - she just patiently explains their shortcomings - apart from MacKay that is, to whom she usually gives short shrift - but lets face it Sam can often drive a coach and horses through his suggestions!
She has abundant patience with O'Neill to whom all science is just mumbo-jumbo!She's always right as nine pence and bright as a button.
She never has an axe to grind with anyone, but certainly sees red when dealing with NID rogues!
As sure as eggs is eggs you can bank on Sam when the red balloons go up. She is unflappable - even when things are hanging by a thread. There's no stopping her once she gets the bit between her teeth and by hook or by crook she'll solve the problem. She's willing to carry the can if things go wrong (Avenger 2.0) - but certainly pulls out all the stops to make amends. Even when things go down to the wire she never loses her nerve and always seems to save the day in the end.
Season 7 proved she's a bit of a dark horse and she's been hiding her light under a bushel. You've got to admit she was dressed to kill in Chimera in her bib and tucker - Pete was certainly in the bag. Now I'm no dyed in the wool shipper - but I certainly hoped that Pete would turn out to be a flash in the pan. Now I hear she has fallen for him hook line and sinker and it looks like they will be tying the knot. I bet all shippers out there are sorry that at the end of Chimera curiosity didn't kill the cat!!
Back to fave Sam moments - they will have to follow. You usually start this sort of task by trying to separate the wheat from the chaff first. Well I've gone through the process and Sam moments seem to be virtually all wheat and no chaff - which leaves me back at square 1!!
Congratulations on Amanda's nomination - You bring home the bacon girl!! Though I too wonder why she was supporting actress???!!!
Right I'm flat out of relevant off the cuff idioms and part 2 is off topic from this one! Must go and stoke the fire - it's brass monkeys outside!!
Originally posted by Coley
Hey Astrogeologist!
Wow! Blue Jello!! Jumping up and down - with pooch joining in!
Many thanks - and for the comments on the idioms!!
Red Balloons - I think you can leave the red out, but I never do. A sign of impending trouble!
In WW1 observation balloons would be sent into the sky at the first suspicion of an enemy attack.
In WW2 strong barrage balloons would be put up around cities attached to steel cable to impede enemy aircraft
Hence in both cases a warning of attack - thus trouble when "the balloons go up". Some people add the red - another sign for danger.
Carry the can - take responsibility - in the strict sense reluctantly - but many people now use it generally.
During 19th C explosive was used in coal and tin mines and one person had the unenviable task of carrying a can of explosives to the face each day - hence reluctance to carry the can
Brass Monkeys - a paraphrase of "freeze the balls off a brass monkey". In the 18th C Brass Monkey was the name given to the brass trays with cannonball size indentations that would form the base of a cannonball pyramid. Brass contracts faster in the cold than iron (which the cannonballs were made out of). On very cold days the indentations would contract so much that they couldn't hold the cannonballs and they would spill out onto the deck.
I know what the meanings are, but I was lucky that you picked on a few I know the source of!
Wow! Blue Jello!! Jumping up and down - with pooch joining in!
Many thanks - and for the comments on the idioms!!
Red Balloons - I think you can leave the red out, but I never do. A sign of impending trouble!
In WW1 observation balloons would be sent into the sky at the first suspicion of an enemy attack.
In WW2 strong barrage balloons would be put up around cities attached to steel cable to impede enemy aircraft
Hence in both cases a warning of attack - thus trouble when "the balloons go up". Some people add the red - another sign for danger.
Carry the can - take responsibility - in the strict sense reluctantly - but many people now use it generally.
During 19th C explosive was used in coal and tin mines and one person had the unenviable task of carrying a can of explosives to the face each day - hence reluctance to carry the can
Brass Monkeys - a paraphrase of "freeze the balls off a brass monkey". In the 18th C Brass Monkey was the name given to the brass trays with cannonball size indentations that would form the base of a cannonball pyramid. Brass contracts faster in the cold than iron (which the cannonballs were made out of). On very cold days the indentations would contract so much that they couldn't hold the cannonballs and they would spill out onto the deck.
I know what the meanings are, but I was lucky that you picked on a few I know the source of!
Coley - thanks so much for the explanation of those colorful phrases... too much fun!
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HAHAHA, it would be BRILLIANT!!! 
Like me, for example, um... every second of every day... 
) AT was MC at Michael's wedding reception (what I'd give to have a video clip of that evening!) ... what's wrong with the fans? They should get with the program! 
Fandoms are crazy things. 
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