Does anyone else refer to his or her belly as "Mr. Tumnus"?
[ March 28, 2005, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
No, but I'm very, very amused by the reference. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Nope.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Ah. I'm wondering if this is one of those things that is going to embarrass me for no good purpose. Hmmm.
*eyebrow quirked
(Mr. Tumnus had too good a time at the India buffett in Ottawa this past Saturday. He sort of resembled the rat who went to the fair in Charlotte's Web.
So, Mr. Tumnus needs some comforting. Preferably not of the "food" variety. )
[ March 28, 2005, 10:21 AM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
We call my dad's belly Shamesha CT- I hope Mr Tummus feels better soon!
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
He is pleased and comforted by your condolences! Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
My husband and Mr. Tumnus had a disagreement last night after dinner. They're still duking it out this morning, enough that I called him in sick. He was too weak to argue.
My puppy and Ms. Tumnus have an appointment to go under the knife today, so her heebie jeebies can be removed.
Sigh. So far the family Tumnus and myself are getting along just fine. I hope to keep it that way.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
They are an ornery bunch, eh?
Hope everyone feels better [/stays happy] in your house.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
"Mr. Tumnus"? I have no idea what that means, but honestly, I usually can't even bring myself to say "belly". Normally I prefer Saxonisms over Latinisms, but "belly" always sounded too cutesy and childish for my tastes. I'm fully aware that that's my problem, and not the word's, but still, I usually end up saying "stomach".
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
My tummy is experiencing an invasion of butterflies. Or maybe mayflies.
Not wedding related yet -- those butterflies are due on Thursday. I'm thinking of just giving in and opening a butterfly B&B or something.
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
Next time bev is pregnant, I think I'm going to call the growth in her belly Mr. Tummnus.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
dkw, don't take flight.
( AntiCool)
Mr. Tumnus is the first friend that Lucy makes on the other side in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. He is a faun.
I can't go with "stomach" because it is a precise medical term, and when I am referring to something in my abdomen, usually it isn't the ogan of the stomach itself. (In this case, given that it is nausea from the digestive process, the actual referent is likely the small intestine.) "Belly" is a little too Santa/bowlful-of-jelly for my taste, but "tummy" comes pretty close. This naturally evolves into Mr. Tumnus, at least from my perspective.
[ March 28, 2005, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
quote: I'm thinking of just giving in and opening a butterfly B&B or something.
A butterfly buttery? Feel better, (dkw).
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I loathe the words tummy and belly. What I prefer to say, in times of distress, is "My guts hurt."
If you're going to be all Saxon about it, you might as well realize that the Saxons are not cute and cuddly. This attempt to make our Germanic half juvenile is disturbing. When the conquering hordes talked about their viscera, I'm sure they weren't doing so in the bubbly, cooing sort of tone we're so apt to pick up. (Except in the case of the Roman conquering hordes. They just called them viscera, but their vocab has always been a little restricted.)
Though I do enjoy Mr. Tumnus. My cat's name is Aslan, and my little sister has taken to announcing to me "Aslan is on the move!" when I need to look out for an incoming kitty. Literary allusions trump etymological pedantry every time.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
"Mr. Tumnus" has just the element of dignity which is called for in times of gutly upset.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I'm disturbed that you refer to your stomach as a faun, that's the worst part of it.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
quote:"A woodland creature depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry."
Yup, it fits, even down to the pointed little kicking hooves and the penchant for lusty satiation.
[ March 28, 2005, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
It's a belly, a belly, a bellllllly! Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Well, anything is better than "abs." I am off in a few minutes to go some Tumnus-tightening exercises at Curves.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
What a strong and powerful Mr. Tumnus you have! Yay for Liz!
Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
quote: I am off in a few minutes to go some Tumnus-tightening exercises at Curves.
You guys are goofy. I am glad to be in such good company.
I think Mr. Tumnus is an excellent name for a tummy.
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
*giggle* You have me intrigued. I think I use all three. Now I wonder which I use more frequently. I'm going to guess tummy, I think Tom uses belly but I'm not sure how much that rubs off on me, and I'm most likely to say that my stomach hurts, but I got/tickled your tummy/belly.
Silly girl, I miss you! When are you coming home?! Tuesday?
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Considering "tummy" is baby-talk for "stomach", I consider that the worst of the bunch. No one over the age of six should be able to get away with calling it that if they are talking to someone else over the age of six.
"Belly" comes from Old English belg, which meant "bag". Sounds good enough to me. Can't we just call it a "belg" and get it over with?
I suppose we could say "guts", but would that really work? "Man, my guts are really hurting today. I think I'll stay home." Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I was trying to find the original mayfly thread. It's probably but the dust, but this one looked funny.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
The original mayfly thread was most likely deleted. Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Nelly, Nelly Hows yer belly? Mother told me not to tellee...
If we're going to be Germanic, why not Bauch?
Personally I prefer 'tripes', as in:
Me tripes is achin' awful bad.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
I always say abdominal region, doesn't everyone?
IMHO we should say ventre, so that we can be elegant.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
My Mr. Tumnus, belly, tummy, abdominal region, tripes is achin somethin fierce today. Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I usually go with Tummy-tum-tum or tumbly, as in I'm so rumbly, in my tumbly.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
I like to refer to that whole area as "down below." As in "there's a rumblin' down below" or "uh oh, we've got problems down below".
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
Yes, but *some* people might interpret that in a lewd way.
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A butterfly buttery? Feel better, (dkw).
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