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Jon Boy
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Alright, people: do you play footsie with someone, or do you play footsies with someone?

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Liquor and Fireworks
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I'm kinda bad at reading signals but...are you coming on to me? [Smile]

I'm not that kind of guy, I don't care what you've heard.
Anyway, I've always heard "footsie".

[ October 10, 2003, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: Liquor and Fireworks ]

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hansenj
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ha ha...I'd say "footsie". Now where did this question come from?? [Wink]

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Hobbes
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No 's'.

[EDIT: at the end that is...]

Hobbes [Smile]

[ October 10, 2003, 09:29 PM: Message edited by: Hobbes ]

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wieczorek
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I think it would follow the same rule as other...hmmm...game... Who says, "I play soccer s ? It should be "footsie".

Edit-I put one too many "s"'s there...

[ October 10, 2003, 09:44 PM: Message edited by: wieczorek ]

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mackillian
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No one touches my feet.

NO ONE.

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MaureenJanay
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No one wants to. [Razz]

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mackillian
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littlemissattitude
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No one touches my feet.

NO ONE.

My sentiments exactly.

But for those who do indulge, it's footsie.

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Hobbes
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Does that mean that you don't want them to, or they don't want to?

Hobbes [Smile]

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mackillian
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Well.

If you touch the bottoms of my feet, I kick. They're so sensitive that it physically hurts when someone touches them. As a result, I reflexively kick.

My podiatrist in high school learned the hard way.

I warned him.

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Hobbes
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Does it hurt to hike then? [Frown]

Hobbes

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mackillian
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No one is touching my feet [Smile]

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Annie
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Footsie.

Crap, I thought a language poll du jour would be in French.

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TomDavidson
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Mac, given that your feet are so sensitive, it may simply be that they're waiting for the right person. [Wink]

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Jon Boy
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I've always said "footsies," but Ruth insists it's "footsie." Unfortunately, the dictionary agrees with her. I just wanted to justify my oddity by finding out if anyone else said it the wrong way. Apparently not. [Grumble]

Je suis desolee qu'il n'y a aucun de francais, Annie.

[ October 11, 2003, 11:37 AM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]

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Erik Slaine
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Perhaps several instances of "footsie" could be considered "footsies" (plural). So it would be a word then, wouldn't it?

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mackillian
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TOM!

*scandalized*

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Risuena
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Everyone I know, myself included says "footsies," so you're not the only one Jon Boy... I've never heard it without the last 's' and it just sounds wrong to me.

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sarcasticmuppet
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Oh great Risuena. All Jon Boy needed was one person who said it 'footsies' and he'd never change. [Big Grin]

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Risuena
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Just doing my part to maintain the status quo [Wink]

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T_Smith
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Footsies.

Wanna play a game?

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Eruve Nandiriel
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It's "footsie"

And it's kinda gross to have someone else's nasty feet on you....

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Fluff
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quote:
I think it would follow the same rule as other...hmmm...game... Who says, "I play soccer s ? It should be "footsie".

Quite right.

::Wanders off to play dart.::

Checker anyone?

EDIT: forgot to add a smiley:

[Wave]

[ October 11, 2003, 11:51 PM: Message edited by: Fluff ]

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Julie
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::Wanders off to play dart.::

Checker anyone?

While you're taking s's off (I know there was a conversation about not putting an appostrophe to pluralize, but what DO you do when you want to pluralize a letter?) what do you do about chess? Would you play che? ches? Might as well stick with chess.

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Jon Boy
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But "chess" isn't plural.

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Pixie
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I've never (until just now) heard or seen someone use the word "footsies" before. It's "footsie". ...I think. [Wink]

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rivka
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Definitely footsie.

Hey! That tickles!

*looks around suspiciously* Who was that?

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