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KSaraSara Boards Chief Administrator Pulitzer K Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,094 Likes: 40 Albuquerque, NM	I'm reading Order of the Phoenix right now (yeah, I'm behind ) and came across something I'd gotten from context, but really had no clue what it meant. "Are you taking the mickey?" Now, when I first read this, I thought he meant "mickey" in this sense: Quote A Mickey Finn, or a Mickey, is a drink secretly laced with a drug, possibly chloral hydrate, to knock out the person who drinks it. Slipping someone a mickey has become a staple plot device in detective fiction and B-movies. But I knew that didn't make sense for a 15 year old. So my next thought was the slang for "Are you crazy?" - "Are you smoking crack?" Though... that still didn't make much sense for an innocent 15 year old wizard. So I asked in IRC and El told me it was asking someone if they're making fun of you. She also found a website that explains the origins. I'm amused. Sara Kerth nominations are opening on March 3! 🏆2024 Kerth Award Posts 🏆. Join us on the #loisclark Discord server! We talk about fanfic, the show, life, and more! You can also find me on Tumblr and AO3. Avatar by Carrie Rene

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Some More Interesting Differences	lynnm	07/11/05 08:51 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	KSaraSara	07/11/05 09:40 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Wendymr	07/11/05 09:54 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	KSaraSara	07/11/05 10:08 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	LabRat	07/11/05 10:10 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Anna B. the Greek	07/12/05 07:43 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Karen	07/12/05 09:17 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	lynnm	07/12/05 01:28 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Meerkat	07/14/05 10:37 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	LabRat	07/14/05 10:49 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Meerkat	07/14/05 10:53 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	lynnm	07/14/05 01:35 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Anna B. the Greek	07/14/05 05:06 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	EmilyH	07/14/05 10:05 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Artemis	07/14/05 11:27 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Helga	07/15/05 02:50 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Wendymr	07/15/05 10:55 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Quel Lane	07/16/05 01:03 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	YConnell	07/16/05 12:21 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	YConnell	07/16/05 12:30 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Helga	07/16/05 02:27 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	jackiek	07/16/05 03:27 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Anna B. the Greek	07/18/05 04:36 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Helga	07/18/05 04:52 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	archbish99	07/18/05 07:19 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	LabRat	07/19/05 06:45 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	lynnm	07/19/05 10:08 AM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Bethy	07/19/05 04:11 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Helga	07/19/05 04:38 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Artemis	07/19/05 11:56 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	KSaraSara	07/21/05 08:22 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Wendymr	07/21/05 09:23 PM
Re: Some More Interesting Differences	Artemis	07/21/05 10:25 PM

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