Είσαι κουκλάρα ν' ανοίξουμε το μύδι; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!

[Theseus]

Under με την καλή έννοια [slang.gr] I found the following snippet. i am confused by the change of person. What does it mean?
'You are a dummy when we open mussels. Naturally I speak with the best intentions!'? Has it got a more sinister meaning?:s

 

[nickel]

This shows why we should use the commas for the vocative. This should be:
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να κάνουμε αυτό και τ' άλλο;

 

[drsiebenmal]

Ah, the missing commas again.... :) It should be: Είσαι, κουκλάρα, ν΄ανοίξουμε το μύδι; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!! or, better still, Κουκλάρα, είσαι ν΄ανοίξουμε το μύδι; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!

E, pretty one! How about some [...put any filler here, from showing a stamp collection to shellfish eating... :)]? Of course with the best intentions! --which, of course, he doesn't have. ;)

Συγγνώμη Νίκελ, δεν είδα το δικό σου.

Κουκλάρα is not a dummy, Th., but a rather gorgeous girl.

 

[nickel]

[...put any filler here, from showing a stamp collection to shellfish eating... :)]

Etchings in English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etching#.22Etchings.22_clich.C3.A9

 

[Theseus]

Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να κάνουμε αυτό και τ' άλλο;
Meaning 'Are you for us doing this and that'? What exactly does the idiom ανοίγω το μύδι mean? Thanks, N.

 

[Theseus]

Can't it mean a female dummy in a tailor's shop?

 

[drsiebenmal]

Ανοίγω το μύδι doesn't have any special meaning here. You could use virtually anything, since the meaning is clear regardless of the wording.

Can't it mean a female dummy in a tailor's shop?

Yes, but then it's just κούκλα, never κουκλάρα.

 

[nickel]

I can easily imagine mussel being used with its slang meaning, though I don't know which sense is the good sense.
:)

 

[drsiebenmal]

I can easily imagine mussel being used with its slang meaning, though I don't know which sense is the good sense.
:)

Hmmm, yes. :) But...

Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να βάψουμε αβγά; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να πάμε για ψώνια; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να δούμε το σίριαλ; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να γυαλίσουμε τα ασημικά; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να καθαρίσουμε τις παντόφλες; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να τηγανίσουμε το παγωτό; Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!
Είσαι, κουκλάρα, να λαρδήξουμε το μπριτζικλόνι (both nonexistent words, Th.); Με την καλή έννοια βέβαια!!

etc.

 

[daeman]

...
Hmmmm, yes, but the mussel imagery is spot on (or rather bang on in this case) in this suggestion to open the clamped mussel; "in the good sense" hinting that they would enjoy it (with a touch of "no offence" there).

In any case, I think it's a bit more descriptive and straightforward than etchings, stamps and such, closer to "choking the rabbit", or polishing the knob (not the same act for the latter, but it's graphic too). Btw, A wizard's staff has a knob on the end, as Nanny Ogg would cackle.

 

[SBE]

κούκλα doll, mannequin, tailor's dummy, pretty woman etc.
κουκλίτσα small doll, cute and petite woman, girl (affectionately)
κουκλάρα pretty woman
As you can see Theseus, the diminutive and the augmentative can have slightly different meanings, not related to size.

 

[nickel]

As you can see Theseus, ...

Που σημαίνει, χωρίς το κόμμα: «Καθώς μπορείτε να δείτε τον Θησέα, ...». :)

 

[SBE]

Είμαι υπερκομματική.