"Picked up a . . . "

[Bill Bryant]

I see this everywhere. Why not just "bought" or "purchased"? Is this our subtle way of suggesting to each other that we're in an income bracket where people take a nonchalant attitude toward spending a lot on something?

"Hi, Bob? Yeah, Bill here. Listen, I think I'll pop over to Scotland for a round or two at St. Andrews before I drop by and pick up that nice little Veyron you showed me. Yeah, I think there's just room for it down in the cottage garage beside my GTO."

[La Grenouille]

Somebody needs a chill pill...

[nosreme]

I acquired through a mutually agreeable financial exchange with a party ("seller") a firearm, to wit...<ugh>

[Kodadek]

Well you don't think they traded a dozen glazed donuts for a new firearm do you?

[eljay45]

It beats "look what followed me home from the gunstore"

[BillD]

Originally Posted by eljay45

It beats "look what followed me home from the gunstore"

Or, "another Pony in the corral/herd"

[kurmudgon]

Or they just 'neglected' to mention they put it back after they looked at it...

Or...
It's just a current fig'er o' speech.

[Broker50]

Originally Posted by Bill Bryant

I see this everywhere. Why not just "bought" or "purchased"? Is this our subtle way of suggesting to each other that we're in an income bracket where people take a nonchalant attitude toward spending a lot on something?

"Hi, Bob? Yeah, Bill here. Listen, I think I'll pop over to Scotland for a round or two at St. Andrews before I drop by and pick up that nice little Veyron you showed me. Yeah, I think there's just room for it down in the cottage garage beside my GTO."

I agree, it sounds kinda' dumb, but I suppose it beats speaking in "text-ese".

[zmorgan]

when you or your wife gets back from the local market (grocery store in other words) does she/you say "i purchased/bought a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, and a dozen eggs" or does it go something more like "i picked up a couple things at the store"? hm... and whos not on a budget?! heck i could only purchase/buy 3 ed browns today... maybe i shouldve PICKED UP 6 ria's instead...

[BillD]

Originally Posted by zmorgan

hm... and whos not on a budget?! heck i could only purchase/buy 3 ed browns today... maybe i shouldve PICKED UP 6 ria's instead...

More like 10-12 RIA's

[Bill Bryant]

We all wish we were wealthy enough to "pick up" a Wilson like we "pick up" a few things at the grocery store. Maybe we say "pick up" with regard to major purchases because we're in denial about our personal finances, kind of like the federal government ads a couple of zeros to a few line items without blinking. Oh boy, here I go philosophizing, tying it all together into a grand theory of everything. But, really, it's an interesting thought. Are "picked up" on the micro-level and suicidal federal spending on the macro-level symptoms of the same malaise troubling our culture? Climbing back under my rock now.

[navman]

I picked up a full house custom build by CT Brian the other day...


































And then put it right back down.

[sechott]

Pardon me Sir, could you pass the Grey Poupon.

[nosreme]

Originally Posted by Bill Bryant

We all wish we were wealthy enough to "pick up" a Wilson like we "pick up" a few things at the grocery store. Maybe we say "pick up" with regard to major purchases because we're in denial about our personal finances, kind of like the federal government ads a couple of zeros to a few line items without blinking. Oh boy, here I go philosophizing, tying it all together into a grand theory of everything. But, really, it's an interesting thought. Are "picked up" on the micro-level and suicidal federal spending on the macro-level symptoms of the same malaise troubling our culture? Climbing back under my rock now.

There's conversational English at one end of a spectrum and there's formal English at the other. In the middle zone, phrases like "picked up" are pretty generally acceptable to serve both purposes without anyone getting into an obsessive dither about the psychology and underlying significance of the usage. Speaking of "purchase," more and more of the "plain English" types are finally saying, "stay away from it" and used "buy" or "bought" instead.

[Whirlyspud]

Just when I though we had run out of things to complain about............

Mike

[hawkeye-08]

Perhaps I purchased it today, but am not able to pick it up until Friday.... go pick up some cheese to go with the whine....

[zmorgan]

Originally Posted by hawkeye-08

Perhaps I purchased it today, but am not able to pick it up until Friday.... go pick up some cheese to go with the whine....

ah! the first LOGICAL rebutle... thanks for that.

[disturbed86]

Originally Posted by hawkeye-08

Perhaps I purchased it today, but am not able to pick it up until Friday

This is what I always assumed was occurring too. That the pistol had been previously purchased, or layaway-ed (I have no idea what the past tense for layaway is . Laid away? That doesn't sound right...), or bought online and FFL transferred.

So the actual action being performed was to just go pick it up from the LGS.

[Bisquitlips]

Hey guys. I'm gonna pick up a new 1911 this week. When I do pick it up, I will be sure and let you all know what I picked up. It sure will be a nice pick me up to add this new Colt to my stable.

I am going to have my wife pick me up after work and we will drive over together to pick it up. She may also pick up one that way she can add a new one to her stable also.

I hope this post was a pick me up to your day! And I hope you all are able to go to Scotland, play a couple of rounds, and then come back and pick one up for yourselves. I am sure your stables have room for one more!




Sorry... could not resist the urge....! I do love this forum!

[E-ville]

it didnt start to bother me until you brought'ed it up

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