PopTodd Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 "TO BORROW SOMETHING ON SOMEONE"def.: When I loan you something with all good intentions, but you really have no choice but to take it and use it (or listen to it, in the case that it is music). Implies a sort of benign or even benevolent imposition.i.e. -- "You've never heard Big Star? I'm gonna borrow this CD on you; I think that you'll love it. Take it!"I've been using this for a while and would love to see it come into common usage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Cool story, bro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 i'll test drive and report back - interesting like a musical or cultural reverse hand out (hand-off?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 But that's not what the word means Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 How about this, Jules? "You've never heard my music? I'm gonna PopTodd this CD on you; I think that you'll love it. Take it!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 How about this, Jules? "You've never heard my music? I'm gonna PopTodd this CD on you; I think that you'll love it. Take it!" brilliant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 How about this, Jules? "You've never heard my music? I'm gonna PopTodd this CD on you; I think that you'll love it. Take it!" Much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 How about this, Jules? "You've never heard my music? I'm gonna PopTodd this CD on you; I think that you'll love it. Take it!"Â Yeah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Actually, I coined the phrase "coining a phrase." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 How does one co a phrase? Is that like when you finish someone's sentence? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Drives me nuts when someone uses "borrow" when they mean "lend."Â "Hey, can you borrow me your lawnmower?"Â Borrow isn't akin to giving, it's akin to taking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Drives me nuts when someone uses "borrow" when they mean "lend."Â "Hey, can you borrow me your lawnmower?"Â Borrow isn't akin to giving, it's akin to taking.I generally agree with you, but in this instance, it just seems right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 It makes no sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 "Double shugee" is a phrase I coined last week. Thats when you take both thumbs and shove them into someone elses armpits and wiggle them around which results in hilarity (usually). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I generally agree with you, but in this instance, it just seems right.No Sir. I don't like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I'm going to go ahead and run with it. I'll report back later with the results. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I also coined the phrase "Et tu, Brute?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I have no opinion on the phrase one way or the other, but I'm opposed to the practice of forcing something on another person against their will. Â If you loan me a book that you think I'll like, even after I've told you I have no interest in it, I will lose that book. Â Not intentionally, but maybe subconsciously? Â Anyway, it's happened more than once. Â If I don't want it, I'm not going to take nice care of it. Â FYI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Damn, that's what happened to my book -- it was gogo'd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Damn, that's what happened to my book -- it was gogo'd. Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I was searching the JAF section for something specific and I came across this quote from Lynch in a thread about making a Wilco mix for a friend:Â Â "Posted 16 March 2008 - 02:33 AMI just introduced a friend to Wilco by borrowing him my YHF album and he loved it immediately."Â Â Sorry Todd, even someone like George Harrison can fall prey to subconscious memory. At least you won't be sued over this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Theres still hope PopTodd...just because he used it, doesn't mean you won't get the credit for popularizing it. We see this in music history all the time. The Stooges dabbled in "punk rock" long before the Ramones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Don't are if anyone knows who popularized it. I just want to see it come in to common usage. And the phrase is "borrow on". The "on" is the key word there, implying the lack of choice of the recipient.Again, don't need credit, just would amuse me to see it being used. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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