Uhm... less skeevy. No, more. Damn, I don't know.
I'm gonna sit in my little bubble where I shall just ignore the ooky origin of the expression. Denial is my middle name.
Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
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Vonnie K - Jan 04, 2005 5:41:49 pm PST #6823 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
JoeCrow - Jan 04, 2005 5:49:34 pm PST #6824 of 10002
"what's left when you take biology and sociology out of the picture?" "An autistic hermaphodite." -Allyson
I am now obliged to add the phrase "This inhales excessively!" to my repertoire.
I blame the internets.
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2005 6:33:53 pm PST #6825 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because the phrase has burrowed up from the subculture and is widely kicked around with etymological ignorance of its origin.
Well, if it predated the subculture, and is used entirely without knowledge of it, perhaps it's just parallel.
For me, if Joe answers "Me" to Carol's "Who's your daddy?" it also means that Joe is Carol's bitch.
I think the first time it burnt into my brain was Chasing Amy, in probably my favourite Affleck moment ever.
Volans - Jan 04, 2005 11:35:58 pm PST #6826 of 10002
move out and draw fire
The Donald Duck .wav file was the first time "who's your daddy" got burnt into my brain. It just makes me giggle now.
I personally have no associations with "sucks" at all, but that's probably because I've used it without reprimand since I was wee, I guess thinking it came from "sucks eggs" or something less sexual. I do try to not say it in polite company, etc.
"Bites" is a little more raw for me, I guess because of the animalistic violence of the word. I know some people use it to mean oral sex, but it makes about as much physical sense as "blows" in that context. Actually now that I think about it, it's more confusing, because you could really bite someone, pretty much anywhere, during sex, but....never mind, we're getting off topic.
Jim - Jan 05, 2005 12:32:00 am PST #6827 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
"Daddy" in this context is definitely a Borstal thing over here: The line "I'm the Daddy now" from Scum is one of the most quoted film lines.
Fred Pete - Jan 05, 2005 3:27:02 am PST #6828 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I guess thinking it came from "sucks eggs" or something less sexual.
That's where I thought it came from -- Phyllis' line, "Oh, go suck an egg!" from Mary Tyler Moore.
Nutty - Jan 05, 2005 4:43:50 am PST #6829 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Who actually sucks eggs? I have used the expression "teaching your grandmother how to suck eggs" all my life, but to my knowledge neither I nor my grandmother ever sucked an egg.
(I have blown an egg, however.)
Frankenbuddha - Jan 05, 2005 5:16:33 am PST #6830 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
(I have blown an egg, however.)
Umm...nope, too many possibilities.
victor infante - Jan 05, 2005 5:26:18 am PST #6831 of 10002
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Umm...nope, too many possibilities.
Oh, I'll say it.
Lucky, lucky egg.
We now resume our previously scheduled nattering.
Nutty - Jan 05, 2005 5:38:32 am PST #6832 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Blown eggs kill the thread! (Well, how else do you get empty eggshells for Easter artistry purposes? Also, a nice physics lesson about air pressure. Also, scrambled eggs when you're done.)