[Essay] Like the village idiot

[Fanoos62]

What does "like the village idiot" mean?

 

[Jill Dorchester]

It meas similar to, or having the characteristics of, the village idiot.

 

[Tdol]

I read somewhere that the village idiot was often the consequence of inbreeding and numbers fell after the invention of the bicycle. I don't know if it's real or cod history, but it's a good story.

 

[SoothingDave]

I read somewhere that the village idiot was often the consequence of inbreeding and numbers fell after the invention of the bicycle. I don't know if it's real or cod history, but it's a good story.

Cod history? Is that an expression?

 

[emsr2d2]

Cod history? Is that an expression?

Yes. It means "not real". See definition 5 below.

"cod (kɒd)vb (tr) , cods, codding or codded1. Brit and Irish to make fun of; tease
2. Brit and Irish to play a trick on; fool

n3. Brit and Irish a hoax or trick
4. Irish a fraud; hoaxer: he's an old cod.

adj (prenominal)5. Brit mock; sham: cod Latin.

(From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Cod)

 

[Raymott]

With modern modes of travel and communications, there should be a village Übermensch.

 

[Tdol]

Cod history? Is that an expression?

It's not just an expression- it's a good one IMO. ;-)

 

[Jill Dorchester]

"Cod history"? I dunno, sounds fishy to me..... :-D

 

[emsr2d2]

I thought my herring was going. Still, there's a time and a plaice for these things! ;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

As long as the word serves a porpoise. :lol:

 

[Tdol]

I'm surprised no one has said they're having a whale of a time.

 

[Rover_KE]

I wish you'd all clam up. You're making my head hake.

 

[Tdol]

Ooh, Rover's feeling crabby tonight.

 

[emsr2d2]

If anyone chips in with another pun, I'll batter them. ;-)

 

[Jill Dorchester]

Maybe we should kipper lid on or at least scale back our off-topic punning....last time we went on tangent like this, a mod got all roughy and closed the thread. (Not that my knuckles still sting from being rapped. ;-) )

 

[MikeNewYork]

I'll just sit on my perch and sea what happens. ;-)

 

[Tarheel]

I'm going to tuna out now, because I think we've run out of puns.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Are you leaving us to flounder? :-D

 

[Raymott]

I'm glad to see people have decided to mull it over.

 

[Tarheel]

Clam up, will ya! :lol:

And stop being such a crab. :lol:

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