Having a 'Field Day'?

jimdmcevoy · #1 03-17-2005, 01:25 PM

"if blah blah blah happens, person X with have a field day with it"

what's a field day?

Dynasty · #2 03-17-2005, 01:27 PM

Field days in school were the best.

MEbenhoe · #3 03-17-2005, 01:30 PM

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Field days in school were the best.

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I owned the standing long jump

codewarrior · #4 03-17-2005, 01:30 PM

A "field day" is sort of like the special olympics between grades / classes / whatever. Sort of a mandatory day of goofing off outside during a school day.

My high school had inter-dorm European handball and ultimate frisbee tournaments as part of theirs.

Shajen · #5 03-17-2005, 01:31 PM

games of chance, daring and skill.

Or, in the military, cleaning the hell out of everything.

Dynasty · #6 03-17-2005, 01:34 PM

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"if blah blah blah happens, person X with have a field day with it"

what's a field day?

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In internet dork speak, it would mean to pwn3d it.

daveymck · #7 03-17-2005, 01:36 PM

I would use field day in a sentence like

All the players were so bad I was having a field day and taking all their money.

What you lot are calling field day I would call sports day, we would have egg and spoon and three leg races etc.

From dictionary.com
field day
n.
1.
a. A day set aside for sports or athletic competition.
b. An outdoor meeting, social event, or festivity.
c. A day for military exercises, maneuvers, or display.
2. Informal A time of great pleasure, activity, or opportunity

jimdmcevoy · #8 03-17-2005, 01:37 PM

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"if blah blah blah happens, person X with have a field day with it"

what's a field day?

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In internet dork speak, it would mean to pwn3d it.

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Yeah I get that it means to pwn it, but like, having a field day?

To me it's like saying: "you better watch out, he'll have a vacation with it"

jimdmcevoy · #9 03-17-2005, 01:39 PM

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I would use field day in a sentence like

All the players were so bad I was having a field day and taking all their money.

What you lot are calling field day I would call sports day, we would have egg and spoon and three leg races etc.

From dictionary.com
field day
n.
1.
a. A day set aside for sports or athletic competition.
b. An outdoor meeting, social event, or festivity.
c. A day for military exercises, maneuvers, or display.
2. Informal A time of great pleasure, activity, or opportunity

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ok this makes sense now, cause I always had defintion a in mind when hearing this saying