Bestiality or laziness?

[snopes]

Comment: i'm quite sure i didn't imagine this one but can find no
reference to it either on your site or the internet in general.

this would have been two or three decades ago and involves one of the
"advice sisters" ann or abby, i'm not sure which. i have a very clear
image of myself reading an item in a column wherin a woman wrote in to say
that her son told her about a male co-worker who was always having sex
with his dog. the son detailed when, where and how often this would occur
and the woman was understandably concerned for the canine's wellbeing.

the advice sister took the inquiry very seriously and addressed issues of
the legality of bestiality, the mental health of the dog owner and what
sort of intervention was appropriate.

it was weeks, perhaps months later that it occurred to me that the son was
almost certainly complaining that his co-worker was "always ****ing the
dog"... i.e. slacking off. that the misunderstanding was allowed to
propagate to the point of being printed as a story about bestiality in a
syndicated column struck me as pretty mind boggling. as i look back, it
seems likely that the "woman's" letter was likely a prank submission.

have you folks ever come across this one or did i see it on the Simpsons?

[zephyra]

is "NFBSKing the dog" a common expression somewhere? I've never heard it.

[Tarquin Farquart]

Originally Posted by zephyra

is "NFBSKing the dog" a common expression somewhere? I've never heard it.

Neither have I. Now where's my dictionary of slang...

[kitoboo]

I've heard the phrase, "screw the pooch", but I never knew what it really meant.

ETA
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...crew+the+pooch

[Jay Tea]

I've heard 'screwed the pooch', but that just means a cock-up.

[Tarquin Farquart]

I've heard "F*** a dog!" as an exclamation of surprise, but it's more likely to be "F*** a duck!"

[diddy]

Originally Posted by zephyra

is "NFBSKing the dog" a common expression somewhere? I've never heard it.

Include me on the list of people who have never heard of this expression referring to anything other than literally NFBSKing the dog.

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by aranea russus

Along with "Strike a light, gov'ner!". (whispers: Tarquin we only talk like then when there's american tourists around)

People here say "f*** a duck," too. Or "lord love a duck."

[Beejtronic]

I recall reading about the phrase "****ing the dog" somewhere, though I'm not sure I've ever heard it said in real life. If I recall correctly, the source commented that in polite company, the term "screwing the pooch" or "making puppies" was used. But it definitely meant "do nothing."

After a quick search, I realize this may be a Canadian term and I may have read it in a guide to Canadian phrases:

http://www.canadaka.net/content/page...-english-words

**** the dog: A term used to indicate doing nothing (e.g. I ****ed the dog all weekend). May be referred to as Making Puppies or Screwing the Pooch in polite company. Also refers to slacking off at work or getting paid to do nothing. However, in Québec, to "**** the dog" (f***é le chien) means to screw things up, like in "I was with this girl but got too drunk and embarassed myself, I told you, I **** the dog!"

[Richard W]

Originally Posted by Tarquin Farquart

Neither have I. Now where's my dictionary of slang...

It's in The Cassell Dictionary Of Slang; also "Finger the dog" and "F*ck the dog and sell the pups". It says it's US, post-1910, and it can mean to waste time or to bungle things. There's also "F*ck the duck", with the same meanings dating from 1960+.

[Tarquin Farquart]

Originally Posted by aranea russus

Along with "Strike a light, gov'ner!". (whispers: Tarquin we only talk like then when there's american tourists around)

Stone the crows! Lawks a mercy!

[Dutch Angua]

Originally Posted by Tarquin Farquart

Stone the crows! Lawks a mercy!

Crivens!


Couldn't resist

[Elsie]

Does it seem very likely that a young man would use the term "f***ing the dog" to his mother? Or would he have softened the phrase somewhat if that's what he liteally meant? Also, what was his tone of voice when conveying the information to his mother? Was he clearly pissed off and ranting, thereby indicating from context that it was a figure of speech meaning something else, or was he nervous and concerned to be talking about such a sensitive subject with his mother?

[AESP_pres]

I'm French Canadian and this is a phrase that I was using frequently at my previous job. I was working at night hours and the job take only 2 hours to be done, so the 7 others hours consisted to give service to 3 or 4 drunk guys.

Everytime someone asked about what Idid at my job, the answer was the same.

Asking person : What you have done last night?
Me : A little cleaning and after that ****ing the dog (or "Fourrer le chien" the french traduction)

Jimmy "I've never think that this expression really exist

[Meka]

Originally Posted by Beejtronic

I recall reading about the phrase "****ing the dog" somewhere, though I'm not sure I've ever heard it said in real life. If I recall correctly, the source commented that in polite company, the term "screwing the pooch" or "making puppies" was used. But it definitely meant "do nothing."

After a quick search, I realize this may be a Canadian term and I may have read it in a guide to Canadian phrases:

http://www.canadaka.net/content/page...-english-words

I've never heard the full phrase before, but back when I was running cross country, we used "dogging it" all the time to describe slacking off on a workout.

ex: "40 minutes. Did you push yourself or were you dogging it?"

I don't think I've heard it used to describe something other than physical activity, though.

When Mrs. G was not yet Mrs. G, she worked as a chambermaid at a low-budget hotel (actually, it was student housing doubling as a low-budget hotel in the summer) and the phrases "f***ing the dog" and "dog-f***er" (for someone who didn't do much work) were commonly used by her and her cow-orkers.

ETA: Yes, this was in Canada. So it may be a Canadian phrase.

[NorthernLite]

It's a very common expression around here that means doing next to nothing.

[8Ball]

Common phrase around here too.

[rockstar1976]

ummm, wow! That's a VERY common expression here (ontario, canada). In fact, I was ****ing the dog this morning!

[candy from strangers]

Originally Posted by rockstar1976

ummm, wow! That's a VERY common expression here (ontario, canada). In fact, I was ****ing the dog this morning!

I know the meaning of the phrase has just been explained, but this post still makes me chuckle quite heartily.