tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17938294.post6973945762586121911..comments2023-12-22T10:54:58.489-08:00Comments on If You Can't Say Anything Nice...: I Shoddy This PostDerryl Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770159992186256355noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17938294.post-83179715288644234472008-07-02T21:25:00.000-07:002008-07-02T21:25:00.000-07:00Shotgun sounds like the right explanation, thanks....Shotgun sounds like the right explanation, thanks. And Anonymous in NZ, when I was in your beautiful country lo these many years ago, flip flops were referred to as "jandals," which, it may also blow your mind, seems to have made it just about no where else.<BR/><BR/>DDerryl Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770159992186256355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17938294.post-32724661591352865332008-07-02T20:46:00.000-07:002008-07-02T20:46:00.000-07:00I don't know about Canada, but in New Zealand this...I don't know about Canada, but in New Zealand this is as old as the hills and the idea there's anyone left alive who hasn't heard it before completely blows my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17938294.post-83711631085690111572008-07-02T14:13:00.000-07:002008-07-02T14:13:00.000-07:00I definitely agree. "Shotgun" is called when you ...I definitely agree. "Shotgun" is called when you want the front passenger seat in a car; it becomes "Shotty" for short; and then "shotty" is applied to laying claim for anything.chovakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640714430928676760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17938294.post-87074507758686579782008-07-02T13:50:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:50:00.000-07:00My guess is that this derives from calling "shotgu...My guess is that this derives from calling "shotgun" to claim the passenger seat in a car. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_shotgunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17938294.post-3608355030428667762008-07-01T16:49:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:49:00.000-07:00I should clarify that, as best as I recall, this o...I should clarify that, as best as I recall, this only came up over the past 6-12 months. Jo agrees; as far as she remembers, there was no sign of this usage before the past school year began.<BR/><BR/>DDerryl Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770159992186256355noreply@blogger.com