A person who lets it all hang out, heart on sleeve, for everyone to see is
the inverse complement to someone who wants to see/know everything about
others, Judy. They need each other. It's a bit like people who feel the need
to be punished need a punitive god etc., and vice versa supposing the latter
exists.
I couldn't find any new text in Robin's mail - has he been struck dumb?
mj
Creator - A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.
H.L.Mencken
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy Prince
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: question (UK)
Ah yes, Martin, I'd read that Great Exhibition example as well. Perhaps the
secret etymological pedigree will be found in Nosy Parker's library. <g>
I don't get how wearing your heart on your sleeve is 'complementary' to
being a nosy parker. Please explain.
Judy
2009/5/8 Martin Walker <[log in to unmask]>
> Probably I should have spelt it "nosy parker" . Another theory has to do
> with the guardian of Hyde Park at the time of the Great Exhibition 1851
(?)
> having to check all the freaks & perverts snooping around hoping for a
> glimpse of - whatever. But Judy's story has precedence. It was a very
> common
> term in my youf. The most damning insult I ever received was at grammar
> school - two mates (guys, blokes, chaps) took me aside & told my about my
> bad character, the main point being that I wore my heart on my sleeve,
> which
> is the complementary position to nosy parker = voyeur (there were plenty
of
> them hanging about on the commons & in the parks, never bothered me...
>
> Creator - A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.
> H.L.Mencken
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy Prince
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: question (UK)
>
>
> Wow. Just last night reading about Norwich, Norfolk, I came across info
> about Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury during QE1's reign. The
> source [not providing citations] said that one of Parker's duties; viz, to
> oversee the clerics, earned him the name "Nosy Parker". A nother source
I
> googled for citations, though, gives several source-possibilities for the
> phrase: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-nos2.htm
> Parker's library [holding many manuscripts from HVIII's
> monastery-dismantling days] must be a fascinating repository.
>
> Best,
>
> JP
>
> 2009/5/8 Martin Walker <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > Yes, in fact, nosey parker!
> > mj
> > Creator - A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.
> > H.L.Mencken
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Judy Prince
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: question (UK)
> >
> >
> > Speaking for yourself?
> > JP
> >
> > 2009/5/8 Martin Walker <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > <snip> - remember: sexual
> > > intercourse began in 1963 etc.
> > > mj
> > > Creator - A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.
> > > H.L.Mencken
> > >
> >
>
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