[LINK] Stabby

[Richard Chirgwin]

Crispin Harris wrote:
> When did "Feeling Stabby" become such a normal, expected and common 
> part of our conversational narative?
>
> I tend to think that this is a VERY recent addition to our invective - 
> in that I can't recall hearing it outside of the last 6 months.
>
> I also think it may have come from Twitter...
>
> Comments?
Well, I wasn't using it as an invective, but as an apology and 
explanation of myself (all right, an inadequate self-justification ...).

I'm surprised that the Urban Dictionary has citations back as far as May 
2006. Just my luck that I cotton to a term when it's already so old as 
to be nearing middle age.

RC
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Richard Chirgwin 
> <rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au <mailto:rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     Stilgherrian wrote:
>     > On 17/04/2010, at 10:09 AM, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>     >> And people on the Internet don't play the same game for their
>     interests?
>     >> "Let's whine and scratch at the government's back porch until
>     we get an
>     >> NBN" might come to mind ...
>     >
>     > Sorry, since when does saying there's a connection between A and
>     B automatically imply a denial of a connection between A and G?
>
>     > I was just answering the question at hand...
>     >
>     Apologies, feeling stabby ...
>
>     RC
>
>
>
> -- 
> Crispin Harris
> crispin.harris at gmail.com <mailto:crispin.harris at gmail.com>
> "A great deal of Security is unfortunately just like the underwear of 
> Brittany Spears.
> If it's even there at all, it is needlessly complex and frilly; looks 
> good without actually covering much; and is far to easy to get around 
> or remove completely."
> - David Boston
>
> Marriage (n): a natural institution whereby a man and a woman give 
> themselves to each other for life in an exclusive sexual relationship 
> that is open to procreation.
> -Definition compliements of Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Archdioces 
> of Syndey