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Expression: "Within 10 minutes of your email I was at the front..." | Two sentences (I know how poor is your family; poor your family is)
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Yahoo audibles #1 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 15:58 pm   Yahoo audibles
 

Hello,

I spend a lot of time chatting on Yahoo Messenger. I am sure a lot of us do. Recently I have developed a fondness for audibles but I cannot understand some of them.

Here are the ones that I need help understanding.

Quote:
1. You got a little brown on your nose sweetie.

2. They said you were a great asset... I told them they were off by two letters.

3. When your IQ reaches 50, you should sell!

4. Can I trade this here job for what's behind door number 1?

5. Heavy night last night.

6. Taxi for Juan Kerr!


Thank you in advance,

Nina
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Yahoo audibles #2 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 16:17 pm   Yahoo audibles
 

NinaZara wrote:
1. You got a little brown on your nose sweetie. Sounds like a reference to a "brown-noser".

2. They said you were a great asset... I told them they were off by two letters. What word do you get when you remove the E and the T from the word "asset"? :shock: :lol: ;)

3. When your IQ reaches 50, you should sell! To me, this would be a way of telling someone that they are incredibly stupid, and that an IQ of 50 is the highest they can ever hope to achieve.

4. Can I trade this here job for what's behind door number 1? "Behind door number one" is a reference to a well-known game show, and the sentence suggests that any job would be better than the one I have now.

5. Heavy night last night. My guess is that the person had way too much to drink (alcohol) last night and is now suffering from a hangover.

6. Taxi for Juan Kerr! I'd never heard this one, but a little googling found this information:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=juan+kerr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanker

"Juan Kerr" seems to be a British joke and a play on words ("wanker").



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Yahoo audibles #3 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 16:34 pm   Yahoo audibles
 

Thanks Amy. You are very helpful. I guessed number 3 and 4 rightly.

Number two is funny and cute, I am excited to use this the next time I chat with my friends!

And this is embarrassing, but I have guessed that number 5 has a sexy meaning though I failed to imagine what. No comment for number 6.

Thank you Amy, you're a doll and I mean it :D
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Yahoo audibles #4 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 16:46 pm   Yahoo audibles
 

Thanks, Nina.

I was guessing on number 5. It may well have a meaning more along the lines of what you were thinking of.
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