Post a new slang word/phrase

arfa brane said:
"Go hard" is a well-worn phrase in my country, .
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I've just watched Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, and Shylock says:

If a Jew wrong a Christian,
what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian
wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by
Christian example? Why, revenge. The villany you
teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I
will better the instruction.

And later, Jessica says:

If law, authority and power deny not,
It will go hard with poor Antonio.
 
sideshowbob said:
:) That's a good example of a slang term. I've never heard it before but it makes obvious sense.
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That goes back many centuries. I haven't ever seen or heard it used. I just think it's cute, so I'm giving it a chance for a resurrection.

It was never slang back then, just a descriptive name for the place where whales could be seen.
 
exchemist said:
Someone said that, earlier in the thread, and I replied it did not sound like your style.

Beer w Straw maybe, but not Wegs. :biggrin:
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lol I've been known to drop the 'f' bomb before. :O
It seems to be the only fitting word if you're really angry.
 
exchemist said:
"More Harpo than Karl". Used of far-left politicians screwing up, e.g. Jeremy Corbyn.
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This should be explained to our members who are not Americans.

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a 19th-century German philosopher who is generally regarded as the founder of communism. In fact, communism is still sometimes called "Marxism."

Harpo Marx (real name "Arthur") 1888-1964, on the other hand, was an American comedian. His brothers and he, known professionally as the Marx Brothers, were a comedy team who made many comedy movies--mostly of the slapstick kind (physical humor rather than words) and were extremely popular.

Arthur was a musician who played the harp, and before long he adopted the name "Harpo." In the group's movies and TV shows, there was always an interlude during which he played his harp--very well.

Harpo was probably the least crazy of the family--and surely the sweetest. When someone asked him why he and his wife had built an enormous house, he said, "I’d like to adopt as many children as I have windows in my house. So when I leave for work, I want a kid in every window, waving goodbye."

Groucho (Julius Henry) Marx (1890-1997) was the most successful and best-known of the family. Long after the family stopped working together in movies (slapstick is very hard work), Groucho had a long career as the M.C. on a quiz show called "You Bet Your Life." It started out on radio, then switched to television when TV was invented.

Not to ignore Karl Marx, he is still well-known as the father of communism.
 
Fraggle Rocker said:
This should be explained to our members who are not Americans.

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a 19th-century German philosopher who is generally regarded as the founder of communism. In fact, communism is still sometimes called "Marxism."

Harpo Marx (real name "Arthur") 1888-1964, on the other hand, was an American comedian. His brothers and he, known professionally as the Marx Brothers, were a comedy team who made many comedy movies--mostly of the slapstick kind (physical humor rather than words) and were extremely popular.

Arthur was a musician who played the harp, and before long he adopted the name "Harpo." In the group's movies and TV shows, there was always an interlude during which he played his harp--very well.

Harpo was probably the least crazy of the family--and surely the sweetest. When someone asked him why he and his wife had built an enormous house, he said, "I’d like to adopt as many children as I have windows in my house. So when I leave for work, I want a kid in every window, waving goodbye."

Groucho (Julius Henry) Marx (1890-1997) was the most successful and best-known of the family. Long after the family stopped working together in movies (slapstick is very hard work), Groucho had a long career as the M.C. on a quiz show called "You Bet Your Life." It started out on radio, then switched to television when TV was invented.

Not to ignore Karl Marx, he is still well-known as the father of communism.
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Good explanation, though I think I would quibble with the characterisation of the Marx Bros's humour as non-verbal. What about the insanity clause? Or this exchange:

They seemed very fond of taking the p1ss out of pompous Germanic types. I wonder why that would be....if one was Jewish...in the 1930s.......:D
 
If sound came in in 1927 and the Marx bros were from 1905 -1949 their first films had to be silent movies and they must have been successful in making the transition (not all did).

One of them , Harpo dug his heels in and did not even speak when offered the opportunity:).

There is also the expression " John Lennon rather than Lenin"
 
I would never join a club that would accept me.

I shot an elephant in my pajamas. I don't know how that elephant got into my pajamas.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Groucho Marx 1890 - 1977


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StrangerInAStrangeLa said:
I would never join a club that would accept me.

I shot an elephant in my pajamas. I don't know how that elephant got into my pajamas.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Groucho Marx 1890 - 1977


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No doubt how great they were.(eyewateringly great)
 
Turned up = A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics, also being happy and excited and energetic! And/or having fun.

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