Square Wheels Posted September 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 17, 2014 Discus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 17, 2014 ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted September 17, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 17, 2014 Who writes this crap? Symbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted September 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 17, 2014 "all right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted September 17, 2014 Who writes this crap? RG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted September 17, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 17, 2014 RG? Generally. Symbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Garcia Posted September 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 17, 2014 This type of thread if 98.7% funnier when RG starts the thread. When SW starts them, pigeons weep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted September 17, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 17, 2014 Wait....was this supposed to be funny? I always get confused when you are trying to make a joke because I'm not sure if you a serious of attempting humor (which you've been warned not to do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 17, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 17, 2014 RG? I like that you are using 'discus' correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted September 18, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 18, 2014 Doesn't OK have something to do with a state north of Texas and south of Kansas? If I recall, it's famous for corn and tornados and Oral Roberts University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted September 18, 2014 Share #11 Posted September 18, 2014 Doesn't OK have something to do with a state north of Texas and south of Kansas? If I recall, it's famous for corn and tornados and Oral Roberts University. Shit just got real up in here! Symbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 18, 2014 Share #12 Posted September 18, 2014 OK is short for okie dokie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted September 18, 2014 Share #13 Posted September 18, 2014 What Does "OK" Actually Mean?I'll bet you can find this answer if you use try to research it using Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 18, 2014 Share #14 Posted September 18, 2014 What is the origin of the word 'OK'? There have been numerous attempts to explain the emergence of this expression, which seems to have swept into popular use in the US during the mid-19th century. Most of them are pure speculation. It does not seem at all likely, from the linguistic and historical evidence, that it comes from the Scots expression och aye, the Greek ola kala ('it is good'), the Choctaw Indian oke orokeh ('it is so'), the French aux Cayes ('from Cayes', a port in Haiti with a reputation for good rum) or au quai ('to the quay', as supposedly used by French-speaking dockers), or the initials of a railway freight agent called Obediah Kelly who is said to have written them on documents he had checked. A more likely explanation is that the term originated as an abbreviation of orl korrekt , a jokey misspelling of 'all correct' which was current in the US in the 1830s. The oldest written referencesresult from its use as a slogan by the Democratic party during the American Presidential election of 1840. Their candidate, President Martin Van Buren, was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook' (after his birthplace in New York State), and his supporters formed the 'OK Club'. This undoubtedly helped to popularize the term (though it did not get President Van Buren re-elected). The only other theory with at least a degree of plausibility is that the term originated among Black slaves of West African origin, and represents a word meaning 'all right, yes indeed' in various West African languages. Unfortunately, historical evidence enabling the origin of this expression to be finally and firmly established may be hard to unearth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 18, 2014 Share #15 Posted September 18, 2014 So it's a bit of ebonics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 18, 2014 Share #16 Posted September 18, 2014 So it's a bit of ebonics? Possibly, but that seems a bit of a stretch since they can't find a shred of any of those languages currently, or so it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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