Comments on: Furtle http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/ This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7308 Pete Ashton Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:43:26 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7308 Footle? Ah, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/footle" rel="nofollow">Footle</a>. Right. Footle?

Ah, Footle. Right.

]]> By: Jez http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7296 Jez Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:45:54 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7296 Furtle is like footle, but slightly more active. It's nothing to do with bimbling, which is ambulatory. Furtle is like footle, but slightly more active. It’s nothing to do with bimbling, which is ambulatory.

]]> By: Jeremy http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7221 Jeremy Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:39:07 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7221 I think bimbling around the garden involves soft drugs, doesn't it? I'd classify furtling as like rooting or farting -- crude in context, but equaly likely to be an any-activity word. I think bimbling around the garden involves soft drugs, doesn’t it? I’d classify furtling as like rooting or farting — crude in context, but equaly likely to be an any-activity word.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7219 Pete Ashton Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:17:09 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7219 Pottering is somewhat more proactive. Like you're pottering <i>for</i> something, however inconsequential. "Pottering around the garden" implies low-level weeding and tendering of roses. "Bimbling around the garden" could involve anything or nothing at all. "Furtling around the garden" should only be attempted with high walls and no overlooking windows. Pottering is somewhat more proactive. Like you’re pottering for something, however inconsequential. “Pottering around the garden” implies low-level weeding and tendering of roses. “Bimbling around the garden” could involve anything or nothing at all. “Furtling around the garden” should only be attempted with high walls and no overlooking windows.

]]> By: Marv http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7119 Marv Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:57:48 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7119 Why bimble when you can potter? Your web site looks very nice now, by the way. Almost like you found it in a skip. Why bimble when you can potter?

Your web site looks very nice now, by the way. Almost like you found it in a skip.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7114 Pete Ashton Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:40:44 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7114 Smursh is easier to spell, although smursh itself is a smursh of smash and merge. It's all very. Smursh is easier to spell, although smursh itself is a smursh of smash and merge. It’s all very.

]]> By: Dave Shelton http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/comment-page-1/#comment-7113 Dave Shelton Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:02:19 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2007/06/furtle/#comment-7113 Your version makes a lot of sense but I think I'd only ever thought of it before as pretty much a straight synonym for bimble (without the furtiveness). But if that's right then it's kind of superfluous as bimble's already there for that and doing a fine job. So you've talked me round. Also bravo for "smursh" rather than messing about with talk of "portmanteau words". Your version makes a lot of sense but I think I’d only ever thought of it before as pretty much a straight synonym for bimble (without the furtiveness). But if that’s right then it’s kind of superfluous as bimble’s already there for that and doing a fine job. So you’ve talked me round.

Also bravo for “smursh” rather than messing about with talk of “portmanteau words”.

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