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Der Uhu:
In this Thread you may ask whatever you like about "the other side". :wink:

Der Uhu:
Here is my first question:

In the film "Pulp Fiction" the wife of that Mafia Boss has a date with Vincent and they drive to this very odd diner. As they arrive there they have a discussion in the car and she says "Don't be a..." and than she paints with her fingers a square into the air. What does that mean? Don't be a.....what?

Der Uhu

schneeball:
LOL! I have got to be the one who answers this doozy of a question! Where do I start?

Ok, here goes.......

See.....in America, way back in the old days.....circa 1920's to 1940's, the term, "Don't be no square", was a big catch phrase used to discribe members of the older generation that were not in touch with the country's rebelious youth who, at that time, were into dancing the jitterbug and listening to swing, jazz, jump blues.....whatever. The term survived well into the early 60's when kids used it to describe other kids who they viewed as being nerds that didn't listen to blues or rock'n roll. Basically, it was a term teeny boppers, bobby soxers, and hip kids threw around, along with other gems such as:

"Hey daddy-o!"

"Wow man! You're the most!"

"Say baby.....you're the hostess with the mostest!"

"Say bub! This beaver skin coat is sure the cat's meow"

"This place is reeeeaaally swing'n. I mean, It's really jump'n around here."

"Like crazy man.......real craaaaaazzzzy!"

"I'm gone daddy gone........I'm way gone baby."

"Who's that cool cat stand'n over their with that hot chick?"

"I'm burn'n up for ya baby, you're so hot."

"Scram Sam! Don't make me have ta muss ya all up."

"Just dig those crazy beats baby!"

"Listen.....I ain't afraid of noth'n....see."

"Like....wow man, she sure is swell."

"He's just a square from square'sville."

I could go on forever...........

Anyway, the reason she finished the sentence by outlining a square shape with her fingers in the air was because she was trying to be slick and sarcastic.

I suppose that, in gothworld, we could use "square" to describe the norms and tourists that hang out at the clubs.

Mentallo:
Boo, Uhu!
A REAL fan should have known that!  :mrgreen:
But please don`t ask what`s in the case.  :wink:

SuperTorus:
Don't know why, but I associate all this "square" talk with hiphop and ghetto slang. And that's a thing which I try to avoid..

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