So what's the past tense of "spittake" anyway?

[conuly]

Or is that one of the nouns we don't verb? Maybe we have to "make a spittake" or "do a spittake" exclusively?

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Comments

[zyzyly]

Spattook?

[conuly]

I thought of that, but I dunno, might be too doubled up.

[larryhammer]

When the hell did McCain become the voice of relative sensibility?

As a constituent, I can date this precisely -- or semi-precisely, as there are two relevant dates: surviving a primary challenge last year from a Trumpist*, and surviving reelection. There's no way in hell he'll run again (age as well as cancer) so he's got five more years of not having to worry about pandering to the rightward base.

* Who's running again next year against Flake, ugh.

[conuly]

Is s/he actually named Flake?

[larryhammer]

Arizona’s junior senator is indeed named Jeff Flake. The Trumpist already running against him is surnamed Kelly (I’m blanking on her personal name) ETA correction one Kelly Ward, who claims to be a complete outsider despite having been in the state house for a couple terms.

Without a hyphen

[didotwite]

Bukkake?

Re: Without a hyphen

[conuly]

No, I don't think so.

[jesse_the_k]

It's terrifying how reasonable McCain is seeming -- up against the final deadline clears the mind.

I'd love to hear the context where you were conjugating spit-take.

[conuly]

It just sprang into mind, contextless.

[cactuswatcher]

Like double take, spit take is probably best as a noun (or adjective in limited contexts) and not converted into a verb.

He spit takes? At least, I don't like it compared to He does a spit take.

[conuly]

You might be right, but I don't have to like it.

[archersangel]

the chinatown duping "slum tourists" reminds me of a interesting book; Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder.

[conuly]

That title is worth the price of admission.

[pauamma]

I believe I've seen "spittakes", but don't remember seeing it in the past tense.

[archangelbeth]

I think you're right: "did a spittake." If it did get verbed... I have a sneaking suspicion it'd be "spittaked," though I may try to make an effort to use "spattook" instead... (Good one, zyzyly.)

Maybe McCain got the tumor removed and could start thinking again?

...sleep is good. Sleep is important. Sailors should get some sleep! (Or at least have People Who Have Had Sleep on duty to watch over the people who are being stress-tested.)

[conuly]

I do like spattook, doubled up or not.

YES SAILORS AND DOCTORS BOTH SHOULD GET ADEQUATE SLEEP.

[archangelbeth]

Me toooo! We have Bookkeeper, so what's the matter mit schmutterlink, er, Spattook?
O-:>
(Halo onna stick)

If people want to have doctors and sailors who are trying to show they can do stuff on Lousy Sleep, they should be being followed around by a partner who had good sleep, that's what I figure. But honestly, SLEEP IS IMPORTANT augh augh augh, isn't there some thing about if you get sleep deprived, it's equivalent to being drunk?

[chanter1944]

John McCain as the voice of relative reason. I never thought I'd see the day.

I think 'spit take' might be one of those nouns we don't convert to a verb. You can give someone a spit take, someone can do a spit take, but... spit took? Eh! :P

[conuly]

And when you did see the day, I bet you... spattook? Spittedtaked?

[chanter1944]

*giggles!* I went, splutter! :P

I just had a line from the Disney version of Beauty and The Beast pop into my head, randomly but in excellent time. "I'm especially good at expectorating--ptooey!"

[conuly]

Would you believe I've never seen the movie?

[zhelana]

I think spittake is a noun? So no past tense?

[conuly]

English verbs nouns all the time, though.

[zesty_pinto]

McCain is a real wild card. I still remember when he was just going off tangents during that one hearing with Comey, and now a few months later he's kicking down AHCA and encouraging some reason to things like this.

It's appropriate you're talking Seneca Village because whenever I think of Central Park, I think of Trump as well and how he managed to get the copyright for the name.

Science in politics needs to change in general. I think it's been pointed out that there's only been two senators with actual science PhDs in the past decade, and both retired. Instead we get shlubs like Ted Cruz thinking he knows what's best for NASA. It's insane! It's a shame a fair number of academics without the money to stay in academia aren't charismatic enough to get into running against incumbents; I'd vote for them to get into the House.

Also, god bless for sharing more Clickhole. Patriothole is also workable for me.

[conuly]

I believe the preferred term is "MAVERICK!"

Which is funny, because the original Maverick was just some dude who didn't want to brand his cattle. Not so awesome, and yet....

Science in politics needs to change in general. I think it's been pointed out that there's only been two senators with actual science PhDs in the past decade, and both retired.

Maybe instead of divvying up Congress by location, we need to do it by job. But then we'd need something for "unemployed" and another for "retired", I guess....

[kerkevik_2014]

When he realised he was about to meet his maker?

Just a wild guess...

kerk