Hokkaidough 4 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I just read a review of a book, and seen this before..... "a rip snorting read". Does anyone actually know what "rip snorting" means?! Don't you just love the random adjectives and unsubstantiated praise on reviews/book covers like that. Got to laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Natsukashii! My old man loves that idiom, "ripsnorter" A superb yorker delivery in cricket, a fantastic try in rugby, an impressive act of flatulence. All ripsnorters! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Indeed! Richie Benaud has been known to throw that one around a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Richie!!!! Top reminder to pull out my 12th Man collection!!! I like the word "tittilating" in book reviews!! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 12th Man! Yeah! I wonder if that is online anywhere... Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Bushpig if you can find it try downloading the Rugby League one he did too, its awsome!!! Can`t remember the title but wil try and dig it out. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 What the "Wired World of Sports" stuff?? I think I heard all of them at one stage or another. All classic. Being an AFL boy I probably missed a lot of the references, but I know enough of Fatty, etc, to get most of it. Good stuff eh! Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Thats the stuff Bp. Can remeber many a pissed up night coming home and whacking it on at uni with mates!!! Ledgend!! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 A rip snorting laugh is presumably as dangerous to the mucous membranes of your nose as a rip roaring fart is to your ring-piece and underpant purity. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 You would think so eh O11. A rip roaring fart runs the risk of ripping a new arse hole too Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Wired world of sports.......Classic. Do you remember that Rick Disnic skit. "well Rick, you hit that vaulting horse ****ing hard. What was the story, did you have a shoe malfunction or did you just **** up?" "No Darryl, I really just ****ed up" The latest 12th man was a hoot a well, with Richie retiring and hanging up the beige/offwhite/bone jacket and moving to France to live in France and make some cheeky reds at "Chateau ver de floor" Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 hahaha! Yeah, that was great! I love the original one, when Breice Rude (hehe) snaps in half. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 "....I`ll go for the braised deer penis, and a schooner of dranbue"!! Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Some more great ones "Romp" "Marvellous set pieces" (= no story) "Pulse racing plot" (= no characters) "Hilarious" (= not at all funny) "An... astonishing....brilliant.... read" (= original quote was 'an astonishing indictment of the publishing industry. Who had the brilliant idea of wringing a book out of someone who can barely read?') Link to post Share on other sites
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