tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post4658995182551609336..comments2023-12-15T02:38:55.020+10:30Comments on Still Life With Cat: Usage post #45,762: where do you draw the line?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-38773441615274160002009-03-24T06:49:00.000+10:302009-03-24T06:49:00.000+10:30To say nothing of "kitty bingle", to describe thei...To say nothing of "kitty bingle", to describe their less than friendly encounters (usually at night, accompanied by that ghastly screeching they do).This old world is a new worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-17760506869320283652009-03-23T20:24:00.000+10:302009-03-23T20:24:00.000+10:30I first heard it used to mean 'relatively minor ca...I first heard it used to mean 'relatively minor car crash' and liked it so much that I expanded it to apply to a broad range of non-disastrous cockups. Some may have thought it was a typo for 'bungle', but no. A bingle is usually the <I>result</I> of a bungle.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-40779473925939502712009-03-23T19:58:00.000+10:302009-03-23T19:58:00.000+10:30To tell you the truth, the expression I find more ...To tell you the truth, the expression I find more surprising is 'bingle'. I've never heard that word before.<BR/><BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com