I woke today feeling "Out of sorts." So. What is a 'sort'?

[oneighty]

Later I wonder what 'out of sorts' means. As far as I know I do not own any sorts. As a matter of fact I do not even know what a 'sort' is.

If I were out of 'sorts' might I be hungry? Naked? Homeless? No friends? Banned?

So tell me; Just what is a 'Sort'?

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[JitterbugPerfume]

1. is that the same thing as discombobulated?

or did yoy mis -spell it? are you actually out of shorts?

[BikeWriter]

2. I woke up a little frazzled around the edges.

[oneighty]

3. What causes frazzles

What is a frazzle? I do not think I have any sort of frazzles.

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[BikeWriter]

6. You may, Pard. You'd better read this:

fraz·zled, fraz·zling, fraz·zles
v.tr.
1. To wear away along the edges; fray.
2. To exhaust physically or emotionally.
v.intr.
1. To become worn away along the edges.
2. To become exhausted physically or emotionally.
n.
1. A frayed or tattered condition.
2. A condition of exhaustion: worked themselves to a frazzle.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frazzled

[oneighty]

12. Oh! I told Jitterbug

a frazzle was a frizzle without hair.

Guess I was way wrong. Huh?

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[Redstone]

4. Old printer's terminology for type that's not in its proper box (sort).

Redstone

[oneighty]

5. Indeed Redstone

I googled before posting.

It is an interesting phrase tied into many things.

Originating in the French language it seems.

Related to Depression dejection.

It is worth a Google to get it sorted out.

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[Redstone]

8. Gawd, I'm old. I didn't need google...I used to do printing the old way,

with hand-assembled metal type.

Redstone

[LynzM]

9. Did you really?

It seems like it would be terribly tedious; was it?

[Redstone]

13. Yes I did, really. And yes, it was tedious. Bring on the Linotype!

Redstone

[BikeWriter]

10. I've known printers before, but it's been years...

since anyone has mentioned setting type by hand. :-)

[oneighty]

11. Very interesting

that you actually did that.

I had an acquaintance that was a type-setter but I have never seen it done.

Quite an art I bet. Isn't it?

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[Redstone]

14. More a trade than an art. Although I do know the origin of the phrase

"etaoin shrdlu" that you used to see in the newspapers way back when.

Do you?

Redstone

[oneighty]

15. No I do not.

I cheated and did a Google. Interesting

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[BikeWriter]

7. Good call, Pard!