These are several. I’ve been saving up.
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You must have brass balls.
I came across the origin of this phrase and was surprised to find it is not related to male anatomy. This is a reference to pawn shops having three balls made of brass hanging outside the shops to identify them. If someone was acting like a pawnshop and driving a particularly hard bargain you might say to them, “You must have brass balls.” It has shifted somewhat in meaning so it now refers to someone who’s simply acting like a jerk.
“Of Death”
Dan wanted me to outline the proper use of the tack-on words “of death!”. It’s easy! They can follow any noun or proper noun to make it seem cooler/more dangerous/more specific.
Examples?
To get to Greg’s house I usually take the traffic circles OF DEATH!
How much cooler do they sound now? Isn’t it awesome that I’ve never gotten killed in all my dealings with them? I am awesomer now! And so are they! And now when I say ‘circles of death’ you know I’m talking about the ones by me, and not those wussy circles near Latham or Voorheesville.
Niagra Falls A, B, and C
We went to Niagra Falls (town and falls themselves) back last summer. The Canadian side has better looking falls- that lovely horseshoe shape. The American falls (ok technically both America, but just let me go with it) have a flatter contour and they are split in one place creating a tiny third falls. I decided to nickname them with A, B, and C:
A for American falls on the United States Side.
B for baby falls just next to it.
C for Canadian falls.
So Canada is happy because it has the more scenic falls. United States is happy because it has twice as many falls. And I’m happy because I get to say ‘baby’ and those are cute.
Cylons, Vorlons, Mowlons
My favorite are mowlons because I never has to do it. I don’t weigh enough to press on the safety switch. Everytime I try to mow our lawn the mower stalls.
And Finally,
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