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Posted by DarkAngel on Mar-14-2006 16:31:

Interesting phrases

So we all know the phrases "kick the bucket" and "bought the farm" mean someone passed on, but I always wondered, how they came to be. Like, how someone would just 'kick a bucket' then be dead, or somethin'.

/random

Your thoughts?

Posted by lacksesepsotygh on Mar-14-2006 16:35:

you can stuff your sorry's in a sack, mister

Posted by DarkAngel on Mar-14-2006 16:40:

quote:
Originally posted by lacksesepsotygh
you can stuff your sorry's in a sack, mister

Well that one sure is interesting.

Posted by occrider on Mar-14-2006 16:43:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/218800.html

Posted by igottaknow on Mar-14-2006 16:43:

Kicking the bucket comes from an old dutch tradition, at the funeral ppl paying respects to the family would kick a tin bucket to pay homage to the deceased. I think it was done to scare away evil spirits.

Posted by DarkAngel on Mar-14-2006 16:47:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/218800.html

Too sweet. Thx, OCC.

-glad to see you sporting the classic Baghdad Bob sig again.

Posted by naillil on Mar-14-2006 19:43:

Funny how 'Fat chance' and 'Slim chance' mean the same thing

Posted by fitom tiel on Mar-14-2006 20:04:

quote:
Originally posted by ** TigerLily **
Funny how 'Fat chance' and 'Slim chance' mean the same thing

i finally understand the meaning of Fatboy Slim

Posted by MikeJones on Mar-14-2006 20:28:

What about .. "GIT-R-DUNNN"

Posted by Dark^Tremor on Mar-14-2006 20:38:

it's called an idiomatic expression.

Posted by MikeJones on Mar-15-2006 01:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Dark^Tremor
it's called an idiomatic expression.

intresting

Posted by Fundamental on Mar-15-2006 01:59:

What about paying through the nose for something?

Are items extracted from your nose of great value to the world?

Posted by SidMl on Mar-15-2006 02:22:

quote:
Originally posted by lacksesepsotygh
you can stuff your sorry's in a sack, mister

You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Posted by tribu on Mar-15-2006 02:41:

"Egging someone on" is kind of an odd saying

Posted by igottaknow on Mar-15-2006 03:21:

"n*ggah plz"

Posted by igottaknow on Mar-15-2006 03:32:

quote:
Originally posted by josh4
i got one

shut up!

"Put up or shut up moron" (i added the moron part)

Posted by igottaknow on Mar-15-2006 03:44:

quote:
Originally posted by josh4
bite me!

sure i'll start with your weiner (if you have one)

Posted by MikeJones on Mar-15-2006 12:50:

nyk nyk nyk

Posted by Omega_Blue on Mar-15-2006 20:20:

Re: Interesting phrases

quote:
Originally posted by DarkAngel
So we all know the phrases "kick the bucket" and "bought the farm" mean someone passed on, but I always wondered, how they came to be. Like, how someone would just 'kick a bucket' then be dead, or somethin'.

/random

Your thoughts?

i was thinking the same thing a while ago, but with the phrase "party pooper." how did someone come along with that one? did somebody poop at a party to break up all the festivities or something?

Posted by RapidFire on Mar-15-2006 21:16:

Re: Re: Interesting phrases

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
i was thinking the same thing a while ago, but with the phrase "party pooper." how did someone come along with that one? did somebody poop at a party to break up all the festivities or something?

well thats kinda like 'party animal' right? animals are wild and when you put party and animal together you get someone who parties wild.

same goes with party pooper. shit stinks and when you put the two together you get someone who stinks up a party