tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post6161414010748201015..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: Just say "Beembo"Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-32031626499196000882012-09-14T10:01:51.119-04:002012-09-14T10:01:51.119-04:00When I was a young child in the 1950s my grandmoth...When I was a young child in the 1950s my grandmother had a cat called Bimbo (presumably from the "bambino" sense).<br /><br />Kate<br />Derby, UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-40048999047129907762010-05-30T15:30:02.293-04:002010-05-30T15:30:02.293-04:00In the Misleading Case Trott v. Tulip (by A.P. Her...In the <a href="" rel="nofollow">Misleading Case</a> <i>Trott v. Tulip</i> (by A.P. Herbert) which turned on whether it was libelous to call someone a highbrow. The judge noted <i>inter alia</i>:<br /><br />"[O]ne man might say to another, 'You are a Bimbo' or 'You look like a Togg' without offence; for these expressions, though presumably hostile in intention, have no known significance, discourteous or otherwise."<br /><br />I don't have an exact date for the writing of this, but it was published in 1930, suggesting that the term "bimbo" was still fairly unusual in the U.K.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-70341674928037323162010-05-03T17:11:45.983-04:002010-05-03T17:11:45.983-04:00While in Costa Rica several years ago I tried very...While in Costa Rica several years ago I tried very hard to get a photo of my ex-GF with a Bimbo truck in the background.<br /><br />I look forward to their U.S. expansion!dphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421257691739998385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-67785167323825498702010-04-30T04:30:49.524-04:002010-04-30T04:30:49.524-04:00They have their work cut out for them, trying to m...They have their work cut out for them, trying to make room for the word despite its cultural baggage. The pronunciation guide just makes me think of "bimbo" (in the conventional sense) being said with a greasy leer. Like "Hey, greeeengo!"<br /><br />Nice playful suffixation on the website, though: they describe their Thomas' Bagel Thins as "110 calories of bagel-y goodness".Stan Careyhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-70817457425358531662010-04-29T19:56:30.467-04:002010-04-29T19:56:30.467-04:00Ah, but Wii and iPad are *still* hilarious.Ah, but Wii and iPad are *still* hilarious.Galadrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383321455657803304noreply@blogger.com