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>> "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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