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Tue Nov 13, 2007 17:45 pm Want some fries with that shake? |
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Looks like this conversation is taking place in a fast food restaurant and you are being offered French fries with your milk shake. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Site Admin

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 17:54 pm Want some fries with that shake? |
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But I've heard it so many times in the movie and they were not in a fast food restaurant.
I understand it is a form of flirtation but I don't get it. Any idea? _________________ Okotteru Papa mo suki dakedo, nikoniko yasashii Papa ha mo~tto suki! |
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NinaZara I'm here quite often ;-)

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Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:46 am Want some fries with that shake? |
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Hi Nina
What Torsten wrote would be a typical meaning for your sentence, but if the actor was playing with words, it's not really possible to say for sure what the intended meaning was unless you provide more context. I suppose your interpretation could fit in just the right context. What movie did you hear that sentence in? _________________ Amy
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:30 am Want some fries with that shake? |
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Amy and Torsten,
Thank you for the response. Sorry for the lack of context though. I was assuming that the phrase was normally used by English speakers.
I can't remember where I heard it but usually it was said by a man when he is appreciating a woman's look (lewdly, I think). I tried to make sense of it so I can only imagine the butt because the eyes linger on the butt the most.
Nina _________________ Okotteru Papa mo suki dakedo, nikoniko yasashii Papa ha mo~tto suki! |
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NinaZara I'm here quite often ;-)

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Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:29 am Want some fries with that shake? |
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The woman's derriere shakes when she walks, so when the man sees her, he is saying that as a form of slightly vulgar flirtation.
Once an Arabic friend of mine was teaching another guy and me how to make Turkish coffee. When it came time to stir the concoction, she didn't know the word "stir", so she said, "Now you must shake it." The other guy and I started wiggling our butts all around the kitchen, yelling, "Shake it, baby!"
By the way, there's a whole German song that I like about a woman's rear end shaking when she walks. It's so stupid that I can't help but enjoy it. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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