>>   "pony up"
>> What the heck is that supposed to mean?
> 
> It means "add your investment to the pile". "Pony" was slang for some 
> amount of money I don't remember.



>>   "put out"
>> Where I'm from, if somebody is "put out" it means they're dissapointed. 
> 
> That's the adjective. The verb "to put out" means to be willing to 
> engage in sexual relations.

Oooo...

>> And then there's things like
>>   "stick it to 'em!"
>> Now what is that supposed to mean? 
> 
> It means leave someone else with the problem. The "it" being the problem.

Mmm'k.

>>   "riding shotgun"
> 
> https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/history/stagecoach/
> 
> Back when money actually *was* gold, people would move it between banks 
> with stagecoaches.
> 
> See the two drivers? One is steering the horses. The other is riding 
> shotgun. You had to deal with the one riding shotgun if you tried to 
> steal the luggage/gold.

Right. Seems pretty obscure - but then, I found it in a computer game. 
It's probably meant for nerds or something...

>>   "make out"
>> actually mean? From context I have some idea, but I'm unsure of the 
>> exact meaning. Similarly,
> 
> "Necking" is another term for it. Doing sexual things without actually 
> being sexual.

Contradiction, by Kelvin Kline.

>>   "third base"
> 
> In baseball, you travel between first base, second base, third base, and 
> home plate.

No kidding.

> In a sexual connotation, there's kissing, fondling of breasts, fondling 
> of crotch, and actually "home base". Or something like that.

Riiiight... Weird sports euphamisms.

>> and, while we're on the subject,
>>   "off base"
> 
> In baseball, if you're not actually in contact with the base (the bag of 
> cloth), if you get tagged by the ball, you're "out" (i.e., you lose your 
> chance to score a point).  Runners will often take a few steps closer to 
> the next base in order to arrive faster, and occasionally get tagged 
> out. Hence, if you're "off base" it means you're somewhat wrong in a bad 
> way.

Hmm, right.

>> Hmm... I need to get out more. :-S
> 
> You just need more girlfriends, sports, and fire arms.

Uh... at the same time? Yay for me... :-}

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