Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Lingo Lessons- Phil Honus

Howdy gang. How's the battle? That's just an expression. It implies that life is a struggle and that there are many things that we have to fight for. Of course I'm not assuming that you all are fighting a battle literally. :) Hahaha. You guys crack me up.
Did everyone notice what BoShnickels said in his last post? It was "DOA." That means "Dead On Arrival." Gotta keep you guys up to date on the lingo.
Here's a quick run down on a few expressions you might hear throughout your day:
1) "Get out of here!"-
obviously this doesn't mean to leave from wherever you are. people will tell you this when you say something that sounds unbelievable. It's sort of like someone saying, "are you serious?" or "no way." I hope this gets to you before someone tells you to "get out of here" and you actually get out of there. Oh boy, that would be embarassing. What if you were really supposed to be there?!
2) "you're killing me!"-
this is a toughy. when you hear "you're killing me," you really have to make sure that what you are doing to someone is not actually killing them. for the most part, though, unless you're a serial killer (let's hope not :) ) or Dick Cheney (that's right, I went there), you'll use this expression in the figurative sense. people will often tell you this when they're really frustrated with you. For instance, if someone is explaining something to you and you just can't get it, they'll probably say, "you're killing me, smalls." Smalls is the name of a kid in the movie Sandlot. People say it this way all of the time. You'll never hear "you're killing me, bigs," though. At least I sure hope not! There might be some real confusion if you do!
Like I said in the beginning, though: always do a quick check to make sure someone is not in danger of dying when they use this expression. Look under you car's tires, make sure your guns are on safety, check the dryer to make sure your kids aren't in there. Always better to be safe than sorry.
3) "good one!"-
sounds like something you want to hear, right? think again. Although there are probably times when people say "good one" and really mean that you did something good, usually this expression is used to imply that what you just did was not good, that it was probably bad. For instance, when someone drops a stack of papers they are holding, and another person yells "good job," they are really saying, "good job at being bad," which is sort of paradoxical when you think about it. You often hear this expression after car crashes and hunting accidents.
4) "she's phat!"-
Ohhhh boy, you've got to be really careful when you say this, since it's the subtle spelling change that separates you from making an awesome compliment to seriously embarassning yourself. We're talking high heels to the man bag, boys. Actually, most folks point out that they're using the "ph" spelling when saying it. For instance: "Yo, she's phat- "ph" fat, I mean." Even when you point out the "ph," be very careful. In that short span of time between saying "she's phat" to "'ph' fat, I mean" her eyes will become a fiery red, her hair will fall off, and her face will start to look like a skeleton's. You'll probably be okay. Just keep a shield and a flaming sword at hand in case things get a little hairy.
You just have to make sure that you say it the way a street person would. Move your hands a lot, scowl, and if you have a gun, shoot someone nearby.

You're going to be so happy that I told you guys about these. This is just the tip of the iceberg, too. I know so many more expressions. Just for fun's sake, here's one more that you can mull over: "not!"
How do you think THIS expression is used, gang?

3 comments:

Milly said...

I feel so much more gangster now...
If only I could pull of speaking like that

SHELLS BELLS! said...

Impressive. I learn so much every time I read your blog. Please keep the lessons coming

Jason W. Brown said...

That was amazing! i think it means not to do what you just did