Things that are not all they're cracked up to be

[pastoralguy]

SNAP!

[teamsaint]

Sorry - what is "hanging out washing" supposed to be "cracked up to be" in the first place? Isn't it like emptying the bins - an unpleasant but necessary chore? Has anyone ever suggested that hanging out the washing is a wonderful experience?

given that most people probably think it is a dull chore, I think it is all its cracked up to be, and more.
not the worst task on a decent day, which are the only days you tend to do it anyway.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

given that most people probably think it is a dull chore, I think it is all its cracked up to be, and more.
not the worst task on a decent day, which are the only days you tend to do it anyway.

Shouldn't that be "cracked down"? Doesn't "cracked up" suggest that something has a wonderful reputation? (To take your example, does anyone ever use the phrase "it's exactly what it's cracked up to be" and expect anyone else to understand that it's a terrible experience?)

[ahinton]

Ferociously expensive to run.

They needn't be; some's a good deal more environmentally friendly than others on that count.

[teamsaint]

Shouldn't that be "cracked down"? Doesn't "cracked up" suggest that something has a wonderful reputation? (To take your example, does anyone ever use the phrase "it's exactly what it's cracked up to be" and expect anyone else to understand that it's a terrible experience?)

If I say to you " Hanging out the washing is better than it is cracked up to be", it might be ( would be)outside the usual usage, but you would understand my meaning, I expect, even though we aren't discussing fine dining, or great music, or whatever.

[french frank]

And does "eating out" mean "eating outside" - in which case I agree that, in this country at least, it isn't at all the joyous experience that many people have claimed (from Ann in the Famous Five onwards).

"I always think …" said Ann.

"That food tastes much better outside," chorused Julian, Dick, George and Timmy the dog.

[Pulcinella]

Blue sky thinking.

What's wrong with grey sky thinking, anyway?
Many more opportunities in this country, and presumably they would include the 'Indoors if wet' option.

[AmpH]

Game of Thrones
Tarantino Films
Champagne
Teachers
Goatee Beards
The beautiful " blue " Danube

[Richard Barrett]

Can it really be that Damian Hirst hasn't been mentioned yet?

[Beef Oven!]

Can it really be that Damian Hirst hasn't been mentioned yet?

Yes it’s true, but he might not even get mentioned at all.

[Richard Barrett]

And while I'm here:

Martin Amis
Gilles Deleuze
Norman Lebrecht
Theodor W Adorno
Andrew Clements

[MrGongGong]

And while I'm here:

Martin Amis
Gilles Deleuze
Norman Lebrecht
Theodor W Adorno
Andrew Clements

Dahlhaus ?

[MrGongGong]

Can it really be that Damian Hirst hasn't been mentioned yet?

no

But Grayson Perry certainly isn't all he is cracked up to be

[Richard Barrett]

Dahlhaus ?

Yes, and Roger Scruton of course, although he of course isn't cracked up to be very much except possibly by Scotty.

[MrGongGong]

Yes, and Roger Scruton of course, although he of course isn't cracked up to be very much except possibly by Scotty.

I'm rather fond of Carl D (if only to do a joke about aesthetics and curry !)
but Scrote is definitely a fake