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> How old is that? I remember when it came out.
Perty old, early 80's?
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:33:02 -0700, "Tim Attwood"
<tim### [at] comcast net> wrote:
>> How old is that? I remember when it came out.
>
>Perty old, early 80's?
>
It must be - toastrack :)
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Stephen
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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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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Right. Seems pretty obscure - but then, I found it in a computer game.
> It's probably meant for nerds or something...
Not really obscure, so much as culturally significant. Around here,
just about everyone is aware of all these phrases.
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...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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Darren New wrote:
> You just need more girlfriends, sports, and fire arms.
Sounds like good advice for anyone!
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...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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Chambers wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> You just need more girlfriends, sports, and fire arms.
>
> Sounds like good advice for anyone!
Maybe I should suggest it to my sister?
Oh, wait...
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
Yeah. The only place I've actually heard it was where the "investement"
was an investment in a poker game. :-)
> Right. Seems pretty obscure - but then, I found it in a computer game.
> It's probably meant for nerds or something...
I think it's less obscure in a country where you actually had people
riding shotgun. :-) Did they do that sort of thing in England?
>> In baseball, you travel between first base, second base, third base,
>> and home plate.
>
> No kidding.
You say that like I should have known you knew that. ;-)
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Darren New wrote:
>> Right. Seems pretty obscure - but then, I found it in a computer game.
>> It's probably meant for nerds or something...
>
> I think it's less obscure in a country where you actually had people
> riding shotgun. :-) Did they do that sort of thing in England?
No idea. I live within walking distance of a pair of famous stage coach
stopping points though...
>>> In baseball, you travel between first base, second base, third base,
>>> and home plate.
>>
>> No kidding.
>
> You say that like I should have known you knew that. ;-)
I have a vague grabs of many sporting activities. I have NO FRIGGIN IDEA
what the offside rule is though...
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On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:58:32 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
wrote:
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>I think it's less obscure in a country where you actually had people
>riding shotgun. :-) Did they do that sort of thing in England?
Actually, except for Andrew, we know about "riding shotgun" here. It
is a borrowed phrase from America :)
If we had a similar term it has gone the way of the groat :)
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Stephen
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On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:49:03 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
wrote:
I forgot to mention. It means; sitting besides the driver, here in the
UK.
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Stephen
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