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In mid-century jazz jive speak, saying someone "blew it", or "really blows" meant they play really great music, as in blowing a horn.
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Disney produced a film for young girls called "The Story of Menstruation" in 1946.
:) TMI, right? |
The phrases,"all the bells and whistles," and "all the stops out," come from pipe organ terminology. A theatre organ, such as the one at the El Capitan, has, in addition to pipes, horns, woodwinds, and percussion, "all the bells and whistles." You won't find bells and whistles on a classical organ, such as one might find in a church. "All the stops out" refers to the pull-knobs on a pipe organ console, each one is called a "stop" and controls a particular instrument or set of instruments. If a pipe organ is played with "all the stops (pulled) out," it's really loud.
Why did the church accompanist have so many children? Because his organ had no stops. |
... and don't go into a shop in England and ask about a "fanny pack"
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Speaking of England, if someone asks you for your rubber, they aren't being rude, they need to erase something.
And people who talk about "fags" aren't necessarily homophobes... just smokers. Courgettes = zucchini |
Rabbits can be scared stiff.
Meaning, they can die of fright. Poor bunnies. Poor me. I bet I could easily die of fright, as well. |
Hyundai is Korean for "highly flamable piece of crap."
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If you walk through the rain instead of running, you get less wet.
A penny dropped from a skyscraper wouldn't go through your skull, but it sure would hurt. Rock music does help plants grow. (Thanks to Mythbusters, I know lots about this kind of stuff.) |
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Funny, but you're OUT! BONK. |
Hmm, don't know what it means to get bonked....did you bad mojo him for derailment? Hehe.
Here's another fact - GD can't spell "flammable". :p |
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