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Report your use of Brokieisms in so-called "real life"
Mikaela:
Not especially unique compared to most of the other things in this thread, - but "Sure enough" (in English) has become quite the standard expression of mine. I note that I'm using it to confirm things, agree with someone or say yes. When I'm talking to people in my own language, mind you. :) English expressions are not uncommonly used now and then in spoken language here, I should probably add, so I don't think anyone's been reacting to it or thinking it out of the ordinary.
loneleeb3:
--- Quote ---It's so amazing that this long after the movie we these allusions crop up in our day-to-day lives regularly.
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LOL, It hasn't been that long for me. I'm only two months in.
Some of these expressions I have used anyway. I guess the rural south and the rural west have some similarities.
I used the ole "chewing gum and balin wire" a lot this past weekend at my Dads farm. Every piece of equipment he has is held together that way. I was woking on the Bobcat and he has an old Mercedees diesel powering it. The switch to turn it on fell off in my hand! LOL I had to re-secure it with electrical tape. I told my Step Mom that" it sure would be nice if everything around here wasn't held together with chewing gum and balin wire."
I thought she would bust a gut laughing! SHe's never seen the movie either.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Lynne on June 20, 2007, 09:41:17 am ---I just *love* this thread :D. It's so amazing that this long after the movie we these allusions crop up in our day-to-day lives regularly.
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Lynne: here's one especially for you:
My daughter has a t-shirt with the writing LynnLake on it :D. Of course it reminds me of you.
And a few days ago, we had a lively conversation during family dinner when said daughter asked me: "Who is the meanest person in the world you ever knew?"
John Twist was the first who automatically popped into my mind (note: we spoke of mean persons, not of murderous bastards).
Talk about being obsessed... ::)
Mikaela:
I was visiting my elderly relatives today for dinner, and one of them had a little catnap in the sofa after dinner, while sitting up. I asked if he'd not rather lie down for a spell, and he joked that he was napping the way horses do. So of course I just *had* to say it:" You're sleeping on your feet like a horse". And he agreed to that, smiling. :) (Though I know he didn't get the reference because he hasn't seen the film.)
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on June 22, 2007, 04:59:46 pm ---I was visiting my elderly relatives today for dinner, and one of them had a little catnap in the sofa after dinner, while sitting up. I asked if he'd not rather lie down for a spell, and he joked that he was napping the way horses do. So of course I just *had* to say it:" You're sleeping on your feet like a horse". And he agreed to that, smiling. :) (Though I know he didn't get the reference because he hasn't seen the film.)
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Reading this, was thinking of the two different visions of this going thru ur minds......
Relative......Horse standing, head down, eyes closed
Yours........Ennis standing behind Jack in a beautiful embrace
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