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posted by [personal profile] panik at 03:26pm on 19/01/2009 under
Would an American say cack-handed? I suspect, probably not - in which case, what would be a similarly slangy way of saying something was clumsy, badly and/or stupidly done?

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posted by [identity profile] tx-cronopio.livejournal.com at 03:31pm on 19/01/2009
Never.
Ass-backwards works, if your character would say that. Some people also say Bass-ackwards.
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posted by [identity profile] tx-cronopio.livejournal.com at 03:38pm on 19/01/2009
Oh, and among my closest work friends, it wasn't unusual to call something a clusterfuck. But never in public, obvs :)
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 03:40pm on 19/01/2009
Oh, wow! I like that a lot! but I think ass-backwards would work nicely for this character. Thanks so much! ::scurries off to edit::
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posted by [identity profile] betagoddess.livejournal.com at 10:17pm on 19/01/2009

In more polite company, we often say "bass-ackwards". *g*

One might also say "He's all thumbs".

You'd say "He did it all ass-backwards" because he's "all thumbs". =>}

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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 11:00pm on 19/01/2009
There's no way Stuart Peace (for yea! Tis he we are speaking of) could be called 'polite company'. :o)
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posted by [identity profile] betagoddess.livejournal.com at 11:02pm on 19/01/2009

Since I don't know him, I'll take your word for it. *g*

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posted by [identity profile] betagoddess.livejournal.com at 11:03pm on 19/01/2009

After doing something ass-backwards, would he then fall "ass over teakettle"? =>}

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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 11:10pm on 19/01/2009
I honestly have no idea, hon.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 11:11pm on 19/01/2009
He's the big villain in 'Blue', the guy who wants to buy Naples. :o)
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posted by [identity profile] betagoddess.livejournal.com at 11:12pm on 19/01/2009

Sheesh! Well DUH! I thought it was someone from another fandom or something. Now if you'd just said, "Peace", I would've bought a clue. *g*

I can be so darned dense at times. *hangs head in shame*

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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 11:16pm on 19/01/2009
I wouldn't expect you to remember, hon! He hasn't made an appearance for such a long time; I've been writing a chapter with him today, though, hence the q.
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posted by [identity profile] betagoddess.livejournal.com at 11:20pm on 19/01/2009

I certainly remember his last name. Guess it was the first name that threw me. =>}

Cool. You're working on BLUE! Yay! *g*

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posted by [identity profile] bubbleslayer.livejournal.com at 11:46pm on 19/01/2009
I've always used back-asswards....

;-)
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posted by [identity profile] mscongeniality.livejournal.com at 03:54pm on 19/01/2009
I have to admit, I've never heard the phrase cack-handed. The previous suggestions work, though.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 06:40pm on 19/01/2009
ass-backwards sounds good to me. Thanks!
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posted by [identity profile] knitty-woman.livejournal.com at 04:26pm on 19/01/2009
I've heard "ham-handed" used in this way.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 06:41pm on 19/01/2009
Probably not rude enough for my guy. *g* But thanks for the suggestion, hon. I think I'm going with ass-backwards
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posted by [personal profile] starwatcher at 04:58pm on 19/01/2009
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I've also heard ham-handed.

Depending on the sentence you're using it in, FUBAR might work. IE, "That guy's really FUBARed." (Fucked up beyond all repair.)
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 06:42pm on 19/01/2009
It's more the action than the man, so I think ass-backwards will work. Thanks anyway, hon, I'm really expanding my vocabulary today. :o)
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posted by [identity profile] boogieshoes.livejournal.com at 12:56pm on 20/01/2009
if your char has a military background, he'd be familiar with all of the following:

SNAFU - situation normal, all fucked up
FUBAR (as starwatcher said)
TARFU

these three tend to be used in sitrep-type conversations: 'hey, Sarge, how's it going?' *shrugs* 'SNAFU. you?'

there's also:

clusterfuck (describing a situation that was very badly planned and executed)

mongolian clusterfuck - an extreme version of the above.

these two would be used to describe a specific event: 'the battle of the bulge was one hell of a clusterfuck!'

i've heard bass-ackwards and ass-backwards more from civilians and polite company, but they mean essentially the same thing.

this is probably more than you want to know, but good luck!

-bs
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 01:05pm on 20/01/2009
My character has no military background, no.

I've already changed the offending Briticism to ass-backwards - but thanks for the info anyway, I'm sure it'll come in handy one day.
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posted by [identity profile] elyusium.livejournal.com at 05:00pm on 21/01/2009
inept
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 05:42pm on 21/01/2009
Not rude enough. :o)
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