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@Marcel_Audubon

6 жыл бұрын

begging for money on the internet: the modern day equivalent of panhandling - "oh, boo hoo hoo! it's such hard work bringing you this content that you never asked for - please pay us for it! please! please! please! poor, poor us." At least panhandlers retained their dignity.

@liahatz

6 жыл бұрын

Marcel Audubon we also get money for everyone that watches our video so thanks for watching. Ps : go fuck yourself hun

@candicemoll8386

6 жыл бұрын

Lia Hatzakis Comedy 😂😂😂

@tessaaddy6206

6 жыл бұрын

Being British: Joel & Lia Where did you find these because I really haven’t heard most of them

@JedWorthen

6 жыл бұрын

Why do the two of you prefer Kofi to Patreon?

Is any one else American who has never heard these phrases?

@tomwallen7271

6 жыл бұрын

Which ones hadn't you heard before?

@juansoto8093

6 жыл бұрын

I’ve only heard 3 of them

@Noplayster13

6 жыл бұрын

You’ve never heard of “I plead the fifth?” That’s actually kind of hard to believe.

@bg11211

6 жыл бұрын

wow thats kind of sad even shoot the breeze like plead the 5th or put up your dukes, apparently Hannah M if your reading this I mean no disrespect but 300 to 400 million people in america and I'm american as well I'm sure around 80% of america has heard these its like saying someone beaten half to death sounds pretty violent maybe but the joke is in the phrase if you didnt catch it in the video its called a sense of humor, beating someone half to death well thats fine because they will survive unless you give them an identicalo beating immediately after so they were literally beaten half to death twice which equals death sounds morbid but if you don't get it you should get out more, after all put up your duke for people out there I believe was a comedy line way back when and it caught on and has been around forever.... however the term lets "shoot the breeze" or in less pg rated terms shoot the shit if taken literally why would you do such a thing who goes around shoot at shit or a breeze and calls it relaxing so people these two in this video are not making fun of america there just curious like example a phrase like a whole nother or every now and again or half expect or when someone says something is on a whole new level, or how about something we hear alot like someone saying I got a shit ton of something or how about that shit, its almost as stupid sound as someone saying lemme aks you and yes I mispelled that on purpose, the term this is the shit yet its a compliment yet its at times good food being compared to feces with a positive outlook like damn this steak is the shit, or far out man, or when people saying they will pray for you at unnesesary occasions

@bentsporks4339

6 жыл бұрын

Brian Gosik yeah. yeah no disrespect amirite

Monday morning quarterback: someone who didn't actually play in the game, yet is happy, after the fact, to tell everyone else exactly how it should have been played.

@jesusisthetruth4497

4 жыл бұрын

Curt Bentley oooo

@lisakp71

4 жыл бұрын

Perfectly described. And I think we all know (at least) one of these 😂

@johnwamsley1896

4 жыл бұрын

A good answer to the Monday morning quarterback is that hind sight is 20-20

@kmdsubs3148

4 жыл бұрын

That's funny, I've literally never heard that before and I'm not young and have lived in a couple of regions.

@plaidpaisley5918

4 жыл бұрын

kmd subs do you watch football?

"Shooting the breeze" just means that people are having a pleasant light-hearted conversation.

@martina21953

Жыл бұрын

Similar to "Shoot the Sh1t".

@Zclip68

Жыл бұрын

I've often heard it as an admonishment: "We're here struggling to get all these materials off the truck (lorry??) And you're off shooting the breeze with the client!!!"

Most NFL games are played on Sundays during football season. To be a "Monday morning quarterback" is to have the benefit of knowing what went wrong in a given situation in the past and stating what clearly should've been done to prevent it (akin to "hindsight is 20/20"). LOVE the topic- Thanks to you both!!

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072

Жыл бұрын

That doesn’t make sense

@alexbeardsley751

11 ай бұрын

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 yes it does.

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072

11 ай бұрын

@@alexbeardsley751 what I mean is the comment is unclear to me. It is really hard to parse

@alexbeardsley751

11 ай бұрын

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 if you can acknowledge and build off the mistakes of yesterday you can better prepare yourself for the present, today. Monday morning quarterback

Every American knows plead the fifth. It is an important protection for us.

@Manchuwook

5 жыл бұрын

Another important part is you don't have to answer any questions without a lawyer present... And the state must assign one if the defendant cannot pay for one. We tried to take our innocent until proven guilty seriously, but with the court of public opinion... Not so much.

@Sas_HeatherC

5 жыл бұрын

Ya plead the fifth is part of the fifth amendment the right to remain silent and not incriminate oneself

@TsalagiAgvnage

5 жыл бұрын

First off, you too are so amazingly cute and hilarious. Here's the rundown: If you piss in(to) the wind, the wind is blowing the piss back onto you. Shooting the breeze is when people are just chatting or catching up. Football matches are usually on Sunday. Talking on today about what you should have done yesterday, rather than thinking about the mistakes in terms of improving for the next time, is kind of useless... voilà! 😁 "(Leave it) for the birds", most birds we see in the Northern hemisphere are quite small. Something "for the bird" must then also be small enough to carry, thus rather useless for humans... thus trivial. Dukes, could be in reference to someone named Duke. And "to fight/battle it out" also has the synonymous phrase "to Duke it out". Young people don't really use these things. It's likely something from the first half of the 20th century, or even as early as the 19th. To me, age 40, it sounds like something my great grandmother would have said, though my mother still used it when I was a kid. Behind the 8 ball. That's a sticky situation. That is the last ball that should be shot in a game of pool, and in a strict version of the game, if you hit the 8 ball without calling it first, you lose regardless of if it goes in the hole or not. Thus you are "in a tight squeeze", "between a rock and a hard place" etc... Fifth amendment lays out the "right to remain silent" to not risk incriminating oneself. Equivalent of "no comment!" By the way, I'm an American often mistaken for a Brit, because of my regional/ethnic accent and non-rhotic southern black speech, which seems to be a mishmash of 17th century Scots, Hiberno-English and East Anglian dialects with a weak rhoticity. And when speaking a more standard English, it confuses people, especially because of my phone voice. One told me "Don't call me ma'am, you're not American" to which I replied in my apparently snooty accent, "Actually, I am American." To which she replied "Well, you're living in the UK!!!" Instead of spitting back at her, "No, actually I live in the Netherlands, and if you prefer me to address as 'mevrouw', since you're calling a Dutch company based in the Netherlands..." I just hung up. Another, "Don't call me ma'am, that's so rude," - me "blablabla, term of respect" - she confused it with term of endearment and went on about how improper it is that people use "love" all the time. I didn't want to argue and asked, how I should refer to her considering she just rambled out her problem immediately without ever giving her name. She yelled "don't call me anything, just talk to me like a normal person!" Normal person??? She ended the call in calling me an f-ing c-word, because she couldn't get what she wanted without first trying to reset her device. Oh how I love language differences and confusion. Nowadays I am a language teacher and dialect coach. That's what brought me your way. Keep up the good work on breaking communication barriers! I'll maybe use your videos with my students.

@MariOlsdatter

5 жыл бұрын

@@TsalagiAgvnage 👌

@marymathewsoneikey758

5 жыл бұрын

@@TsalagiAgvnage OH MY GOODNESS!! I don't know the reason people were calling you, but I assume it was for some customer service issue and I have to say that anyone who has to deal with the crazy public should be given hazard or battle pay. By the way, what part of the US were you raised? The only place I could think of that would have a somewhat British accent might be the islands off of N. Carolina. Interesting that we all have different accents, isn't it?

The 5th amendment affirms an individual right not to testify against himself in a criminal proceeding. You aren't required to self-incriminate. In conversation you might use this phrase to avoid acknowledging something that puts you in a bad light.

@bilwhitley7381

6 жыл бұрын

perfect explanation!

@GK-id3kp

6 жыл бұрын

Um... can u repeat that?

@cheyennemarie7075

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Endicott that’s actually a really good explanation! I usually just say it’s more or less your right to remain silent (to avoid self-incrimination)

@cindy5562

6 жыл бұрын

AKA= I'm guilty

@vickymc9695

6 жыл бұрын

Wait, dose that mean they can lie by omission, when be cross examined? Or are prosecutors not able to ask them anything?

1. Shooting The Breeze: having a casual conversation about inconsequential matters, generally to pass time 2. Monday Morning Quarterback: a person who harshly judges and criticizes things that have long ago already happened 3. For The Birds: useless, nonsensical 4. Put Up Your Dukes: get ready to fight/defend your argument 5. Behind The 8-Ball: placed in a problematic, difficult-to-escape sitatuation 6. Tabling: shoving something away and not thinking about it for a long time 7. Pleading The Fifth: not wanting/refusing to talk about a juicy or controversial topic

@sorrenblitz805

2 жыл бұрын

7 is close but it's actually refusal to comment because it incriminates oneself based on the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution.

@Kristenm28

Жыл бұрын

Behind the 8 ball: at a disadvantage.

One of my favorite southern American phrases is “Dont piss down my back and tell me it’s raining”. It’s similar to pulling the wool over your eyes.

@angelacooper8973

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t try to fool me I wasn’t born yesterday

@Leisyt123

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@djg5950

3 жыл бұрын

I've always heard that as "Don't piss on my leg and tell me that it's raining" . Same meaning, different body part getting wet.

@user-nr2kb3mw8i

3 жыл бұрын

I was born at night, but not last night

@fionagregory9376

2 жыл бұрын

Sure Judge Judy said that.

Actually, phrases like "pissing in the wind" is also used in the States.

@MMorgan834

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Mc Jerry Jeff Walker song from the 1970s.

@FearMyLadyBits

6 жыл бұрын

I think "spitting in the wind" is also used in the u.s. But it's like, you're being stupid and hurting yourself because the wind will blow the spit/piss back on you.

@dianarusa1821

5 жыл бұрын

Phrases like"pissing in the wind" are* also used in the States

@PeggySueDay

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Croce - song Leroy Brown, “you don’t spit in the wind”

@rjaxx-ym9gp

4 жыл бұрын

Or farting in the wind....😊

Example of "I plead the fifth" - Girlfriend - "do you think my sister is hotter than me?" Me: "I plead the fifth."

@Marsand100

4 жыл бұрын

WRONG answer to girlfriend!!!! Right answer is "meh. You are the HOT one"

@Wicked_Knight

4 жыл бұрын

Never plead the fifth to you girlfriend or wife, especially not to the who's hotter question! That's a fast track way to start a fight or be left. Maybe not right away but she will remember that and hold it against you in later arguments

@ceauxdibrooks

4 жыл бұрын

Pleading the fifth just means you are exercising your right to remain silent. It’s referencing the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.

@Wicked_Knight

4 жыл бұрын

@@ceauxdibrooks thats only half of the amendment.. And even still wouldn't recommend saying to significant other

@ceauxdibrooks

4 жыл бұрын

Alfred Decker I didn’t do a thorough investigation. Just a quick google search. That was as much as I read. It was enough to make my earlier statement. I definitely would not make such a statement in a relationship. It almost always incriminates you in that situation.

Very interesting video. A subtle point about the last expression: The 5th protects against self-incrimination - it protects someone from bring required to answer a question on grounds that they will incriminate themselves. If you are a witness in a criminal trial or hearing and are asked about someone else, taking the 5th would not apply. If you were a witness in a court proceeding rather than the defendant, you would be expected to answer questions. Someone has the option to take the 5th when they are the one on trial or under questioning by the government. In everyday life the expression means that you decline to answer a question to avoid getting into trouble (not necessarily legal trouble). The first 10 amendments to the Constitution, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, are not rights the government gave us. They are rights the government can never take from us.

@SaguaroBlossom

Жыл бұрын

It's used in court, and especially in congressional hearings (that's mostly what you'll see on TV since most trials aren't broadcast) but people also use it in common conversation. "Who took the last donut?" "I plead the 5th." If subpoenaed by a court or other government body (like a congressional hearing) you must appear and be subjected to questioning, but you can then just repeatedly say "On the advice of my attorneys I invoke my 5th ammendment right not to testify." In criminal trials, refusing make any statements or not testifying cannot be used against you. The jury can't infer guilt due to your silence. (If he were innocent and had nothing to hide, he'd tale the stand.) In civil cases I believe they CAN draw inferences, but I'm not sure

@cjmacq-vg8um

Жыл бұрын

but used in everday language it means refusing to admit your guilt. "did you eat that last cupcake?" i plead the fifth. meaning YEP. but i'll never admit it.

@meganda1468

Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation

@aeoo371

Жыл бұрын

Pleading the fifth is not self incriminating oneself. But it’s also not an admission of guilt either. Our first TEN rights listed in our CONSTITUTION are known as the BILL OF RIGHTS. These rights are told to the government that these are rights that limit the government. These RIGHTS ARE GIVEN TO US BY OUR CREATOR. Our Constitution limits the government thanks to how King George treated his subjects in the colonies. Please read the American Constitution it will shed light on all your questions about my Country. My ancestors fought against the crown right along side of General Washington. We Americans are Citizens and not Subjects like you Brits.

@astetic_vibezz319

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for explaining. I was literally thinking what is ‘the 5th? Or 5th amendment (apologies for my ignorance) a now enlightened Brit 😊

Instead of tabling it. We would say “let’s put a pin in that and come back to it later.”

@fightingblindly

3 жыл бұрын

Great song if you haven’t seen it

@joadbreslin5819

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, Lindsay. "Put a pin in it" is a much more common way to say that these days. However, it is a comparatively new expression, whereas "table it" has been around for a long time, but has fallen out of favor (favour, for the Brits reading this ;-).

@davepalese5170

3 жыл бұрын

Put it on the back burner.

To "plead the Fifth refers to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. You are invoking the legal right not to legally incriminate yourself by answering questions. We also use it jokingly or in light conversation to avoid questions we just don't feel like answering.

@WilliamBKeck

5 жыл бұрын

People use it as an out on daily conversations that they don't want to get into.

@nyomesapp-collazo9696

5 жыл бұрын

William B. Keck or an old school O.J. reference because of Mark Furhman.

@alyssainnis4432

5 жыл бұрын

I always thought it’s “I plea the 5th” not “I plead the 5th.”

@Silkblu1989

5 жыл бұрын

"Fiiiif"-Dave Chapell

@ShaddySoldier

5 жыл бұрын

@@alyssainnis4432 both work

Shoot the breeze is actually the polite church folk version. It's more common to hear shoot the sh*t. It's just having an impromptu conversation about nothing in particular.

@TheStephyPirate

5 жыл бұрын

Shoot the shit?! Hahahaha that's great

@scottsmith9936

5 жыл бұрын

I was coming here to say this lol

@derek8320

5 жыл бұрын

@@scottsmith9936 me too!

@disfan2504

5 жыл бұрын

I'm American and even i didn't know that

@randygoetz9636

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! "Just shooting the shit" is a whole lot more common (in my area at least) than "Shooting the breeze". The second one sounds like something my grandmother would say.

"Put up you're dukes let's get down to it. Hit me with you're best shot!"

@tammywhatley910

2 жыл бұрын

Love Pat Benatar

As an American you would say: "You wanna grab some coffee and shoot the breeze?"

"shoot the breeze" means engage in small talk. No serious communication. Just passing the time verbally.

@jesusisthetruth4497

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Dannheim ohhh. I’m American and didn’t even know what that was xd

@twinteensmom

4 жыл бұрын

Also called " shooting the sh#t!

@nchapman41

4 жыл бұрын

One could also say talking alot about nothing

@mellygibbs7011

4 жыл бұрын

I slightly disagree...to me its just chilling doing nothing important. Talking is not a requirement of shooting the breeze

@stevewebb7318

4 жыл бұрын

Dum

American here and I know "pissing in the wind"

@annhinz6326

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Croce - only he sang spit in the wind, I figured it meant if you do it, it's going right back on you.

@handmaidmd

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@okiedokie123100

4 жыл бұрын

"Pissing in the wind" and "for the birds".... basically the same thing

@glowhoo9226

4 жыл бұрын

We say it down south all the time

@AdeleMcConnellinTexas

4 жыл бұрын

@@okiedokie123100 , no pissing in the wind is a waste of time. For the birds means it's worthless.

To me, "shooting the breeze" has the implication of a nice relaxed chat with a good friend. And yes, not talking about anything too serious or important. By the way, I love your channel, love the UK, and love talking to British people.

I’ve always taken the phrase “Monday morning quarterbacking” as somebody who positions themselves as having all the answers. “If only they did this or that” - offering up strategies and actions that should’ve been taken, but not acknowledging that their insights are informed by the benefit of hindsight.

plead the fifth" I refuse to answer the question on the grounds that I may incriminate myself"

@jailynhernanez369

5 жыл бұрын

rebecca Cobarrubias right

@8-BitHeart79

5 жыл бұрын

rebecca Cobarrubias referring to the fifth amendment of the Constitution.

@takc136s

5 жыл бұрын

One had the correct answer written down. You really think they didn't know what the 5th amendment was when they filmed this?

@cajunlinks

5 жыл бұрын

Shoot the breeze= A chin wag.

@richardlewis7471

5 жыл бұрын

Pleading the 5th an actual legal term but used often in everyday life. For example, “did you eat my sandwich?” I actually did but don’t want to admit yet don’t want to lie so I say “I plead the 5th”. It’s actually a silly way of admitting I did It without actually saying so. Sort of tongue in cheek

Example of "shootin the breeze": Person: Sorry, am I interrupting? Second Person: No, Paul and I were just shootin the breeze.

@angelacooper8973

3 жыл бұрын

Shoot the breeze to relax

@jonathanmcvay5779

3 жыл бұрын

It’s just casual conversation, without any particular agenda.

Ironically, "Put up your dukes" comes from Cockney rhyming slang, where dukes is short for duke of Yorks, which was a rhyme for forks, meaning hands. So it was originally a British phrase

@robertdaniels2549

9 ай бұрын

It’s a challenge to a fight

“Put up your Dukes” is pretty old timey. No one really says it anymore except as a joke”

The U.S. definitely uses “Pissing in the wind” lol

@Nemhain1117

5 жыл бұрын

Yes we do... like getting no where fast ;)

@RosheenQuynh

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nemhain1117 Are you by any chance referencing Incubus? O3o

@RosheenQuynh

5 жыл бұрын

Incubus has a song when I found out that they used "piss in the wind" I didn't know if they were British or American so I looked it up and they were American so thank you for confirming that we use it, too.

@longnamenocansayy

5 жыл бұрын

u.s. uses pissing against the wind not pissing in the wind. piss against the wind doesn't help it just gets you wet. piss in the wind? never heard it

@ranamukherji

5 жыл бұрын

longnamenocansayy, nah! I would definitely say “pissing in the wind,” and not “pissing against the wind,” as an American.

Monday morning quarterback = someone who is an expert AFTER the fact. Criticizing something after it fails.

@eliseorlando123

5 жыл бұрын

Hind sight is always 20/20.

@serendipitousprincess6142

5 жыл бұрын

I have never heard that expression.

@margo3367

5 жыл бұрын

Rob and Theresa Decker Yes. It could or could not have anything to do with football.

@medarby3066

5 жыл бұрын

@@eliseorlando123 but looking back it's still a bit fuzzy

@jackiekreutzer166

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'm American and also have never heard anyone say this.

"FOR THE BIRDS" basically means something was dreadful. "How was your day?" "It was for the birds."

@devorahtucker-fick5178

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I was kind of trying to tell them this as they were trying to understand it. But Joel and Lia couldn’t hear me through the KZread. Ah well. 😂 The explanation on the video is not really how people use it. It basically means a situation sucks.

"Shooting the breeze" is talking about unimportant things. Kind of going off the idea that someone saying trivial things is really just expelling so much air from their mouths, i.e. being a windbag. "Monday Morning Quarterbacking" is also known as "armchair quarterbacking". Second-guessing what someone else has done specifically by saying you'd do it better, often in great detail. It's pretty derisive, basically describing Joe Shmoe with a beer gut who last threw a pass in his freshman year of high school saying he'd call better plays than the professional quarterback of whatever team played on Sunday when he's hanging around the water cooler on Monday. When someone says something is "for the birds" they dislike it and consider it trivial, basically like stale bread crumbs, i.e. something you'd throw to birds. "Put up your dukes" is definitely put up your fists and get ready to fight. This one is pretty archaic, actually, and more than likely comes from your side of the Pond originally, i.e. from rhyming slang. "Forks" was used as slang for fists, and the phrase "dukes of York" was created as rhyming slang for "forks" and eventually was shortened to just "dukes." You're more likely to hear it in movies set in the 40s or before than in current conversation. If you're "behind the 8 ball" you're basically screwed unless you can pull off a really good trick. It is a pool term. You hit the white cue ball with your cue or stick to knock it into the other balls and knock those other balls into the holes at the edges and corners of the table. In the most-often played version of pool, one person hits the solid-colored balls (numbered 1-7) and the other hits the striped balls (numbered 9-15), and you have to get your entire set into the holes before hitting the black ball (numbered 8) into the hole to win the game. If you sink the 8 ball before you get all of your other balls, you lose. So if the cue ball is behind the 8 ball and you still have other balls to get into the holes, you may have to do some tricky shooting to get out from behind the 8 ball to sink the other balls. If you "table an item" you cease discussing it for the moment and come back to it later. It's mainly used in meetings that use Robert's Rules of Order for parliamentary procedure. The third clause of the fifth amendment to the U.S. Constitution (you got it right with the Bill of Rights, which are the first 10 amendments) guarantees against self-incrimination. Properly, it's a guarantee that you can't be made to confess to a crime while on the witness stand, and if you are on the witness stand, you're usually saying "I invoke my Fifth Amendment rights" or even more formally "On advice of counsel, I am invoking my Fifth Amendment privileges against self-incrimination." Just saying "I plead the Fifth" is an informal way of technically admitting guilt without actually doing so. "I saw on Instagram you were out with your girls at the club. You said you were at your grandma's so you couldn't come to my recital!" "I plead the Fifth."

A Monday morning quarterback is someone who has all the answers after the game is over

@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms

4 жыл бұрын

Essentially the same as saying "hindsight is 20/20".

@lisakp71

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, with the added little twist that it implies that they're being a bit of a know it all - like "it's so obvious that such and such was the right choice" ...well, easy enough to say now that you know how it turned out!

@jesusisthetruth4497

4 жыл бұрын

A Landreau oo

@MrCbjennings

4 жыл бұрын

Kinda related to an armchair quarterback or backseat driver. Somebody who has all the answers but aren't dealing with the stress and time limits of making the decision in the moment

1. So shoot the breeze is much more friendly than you described. It's less about pointless chatter and more about relaxing small talk. It's when you have a conversation with someone (more often than not a friend) and you just talk about whatever comes to mind. The phrase is sort of centered around the idea that you're shooting into the wind - i.e. firing off thoughts and ideas without a specific target (of conversation). Used in a sentence, "I bumped into my old buddy John last weekend. We just sat around shooting the breeze for almost 2 hours. It was great to catch up with him." 2. Monday morning Quarterback: So you're not the actual person who played in the game. The real person who experienced the game would have played on Sunday and have had to make difficult choices in real time. So you're the person who has brilliant suggestions (sarcasm) for "how I would have done it". Which is fairly easy to do if you didn't have to actually do the real work. Used in a sentence, "Listen to Charlie over there - perfect Monday Morning Quarterback - he has the answers for how everything would be better if he was in charge". 3. For the birds - pretty spot on in the written description you used. Something so useless that it could be fed to birds such as pigeons (or their ilk). Think of things such as stale bread. Used in a sentence, "Bob was over there speaking but I don't know what he was saying, whatever it was, it was for the birds". (this phrase isn't very common nowadays) 4. "Put up your dukes". This is pretty straightforward. It's a *very* old phrase and no one is going to challenge you to a fight on the street by saying it. That being said, you might tease someone like a young child by "challenging them". Used in a sentence: "Oh you want to fight me? Well then put up your dukes!" (think dad to son/daughter). Not common but not unheard of at least in the Northeast of the US. 5. "Behind the 8 ball". Have you not ever played billiards? It means a super difficult task (such as having your queue stuck behind an 8 ball when your next target isn't the 8). Used in a sentence, "Damn, I'm behind the 8 ball on this project. I'm screwed for time". 6. "Table and an item" - Standard and popular business phrase. You're putting down (and thus not actively holding it). Used in a sentence, "I'm sure we could talk about that project for hours but it isn't due to start until 4th quarter. Let's table it for now". 7. "Plead the fifth"... Sigh...Brits...must I throw Wiki at you? ;) "The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and, among other things, protects individuals from being compelled to be witnesses against themselves in criminal cases. "Pleading the Fifth" is thus a colloquial term for invoking the right that allows witnesses to decline to answer questions where the answers might incriminate them, and generally without having to suffer a penalty for asserting the right. This evidentiary privilege ensures that defendants cannot be compelled to become witnesses at their own trials." In colloquial terms - you actually got this one right! If someone asks you for gossip and you might be involved in said gossip, you would hear, "NOOooooo I'm not answering anything about what happened at Jen's party. I plead the fifth!" 5 of these are very common terms (again, at least in Boston) with 2 being generally understood but pretty uncommon in everyday use. Cute video - your American accents are just...bizarre ;) but at least harmless.

@ericferguson68

6 жыл бұрын

Minor clarification of you list: I think "for the birds" refers to inedible food (like stale bread) that is now worthless except for feeding to the birds. British people play snooker: Snooker doesn't involve numbered balls. You have to sink a white ball and then a colored ball and then a white ball, etc. So, British people don't have a clue about "the eight ball". You are absolutely correct about "put up your dukes" being antiquated. There is a funny scene in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy first encounters the Cowardly Lion. The Lion challenges everyone to "put up your dukes". This suggests that the phrase was already dated when the movie was made in 1939.

@BrianKelly_LettheGamesBegin

6 жыл бұрын

I can see that about “for the birds” and that would make sense. I’ve played Snooker (there are a few tables in the bigger billiard halls around here) but they’re always next to billiard tables. I swear I’ve played billiards against a few Britts in my lifetime... but it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s highly uncommon. Thanks!

@lnvw0227

6 жыл бұрын

The phrase "it's for the birds" did originate from giving food to birds but over time it turned into meaning something that is useless to you, i.e. stale bread would be useless to you. So if someone gave you something you don't need/can't use, you would say "it's for the birds". I mostly hear ppl say this when someone is giving them unimportant information or telling them something they don't care about.

@michaelahoffman2211

6 жыл бұрын

Brian Kelly: Table an item actually comes from Robert's Rules of Order. It means to set aside an item on the agenda for a later time.

@christophersmith4593

6 жыл бұрын

Brian Kelly I

Listening to this podcast made me want to put up my dukes because I felt I was behind the 8 ball. If any action takes place, I'll just plead the 5th. I don't want to Monday morning quarterback this so let's shoot the breeze when you have a chance. For now, let's table this as most people will think this is for the birds. Do you understand what I'm saying?

@JB-yb4wn

Жыл бұрын

Very good! 🤣

I feel like all these phrases were used decades ago because I’ve only ever heard older people use them except for plead the fifth that one is very much still alive 😂

1. "Shooting the breeze" is casual, meaningless conversation (i.e. 2 friends talking about nothing of importance). 2. "A Monday morning quarterback" is someone who talks about a situation as if they would have known exactly what to do (but only with the benefit of hindsight, as the game was played on Sunday). In use, it's typically to refer to someone else, "John said he would have gotten the deal that Jim lost, but he's just being a Monday morning quarterback." . 3. "For the birds" is something crazy or trivial that can be disregarded. "Sandra's got a money-making scheme, but it's for the birds.". 4. "Put up your dukes" is an old one not used much anymore, except in jest. It means to put your hands (dukes) up, and prepare to fight. 5. "Behind the eight ball" is from the game of pool. It's to be in a difficult situation. 6. "Table an item" is usually used in business situations. It is to discuss something at a later time (I like your version better). 7. "Plead the 5th" is the 5th Amendment. In court, the 5th Amendment means you can't be forced to incriminate yourself. It only applies to testifying against yourself. To be fair, not all Americans would have known some of these either, and you got some of them right, so kudos!

@apolloobserved

6 жыл бұрын

Excellent descriptions Madness by design! If you are an American and over the age of 30 more than likely you would not have heard these statements. They are not used by people in their 20s or younger or understood by them.

@miklosernoehazy8678

6 жыл бұрын

Madness by Design ... actually, there is a subtle difference regarding "Table an item"... ..."Table an item" is as you have said, to discuss something later... ... However, if you were to say "on the table" that would mean the subject is up for immediate discussion...

@madnessbydesign1415

6 жыл бұрын

Miklos Ernoehazy, Yes, although "On the table" usually refers to bargaining (an offer is "on the table"). It's interesting that the English use both terms to describe discussing something, where we in the US use "Table an item" to set aside the discussion for later.

@ahhwe-any7434

6 жыл бұрын

Black balled

@miklosernoehazy8678

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhw E-Any ... not to be confused with the British pocket billiards game...

Monday morning quarterback is usually used to describe someone who wasn't present in a situation but thinks they could have done it better or the "right way".

@TheNatewl777

5 жыл бұрын

This is it exactly!

@privatea8489

5 жыл бұрын

Your comment is correct. The point being that it's easy to break things down detail by detail because you have time to do so, and you already know the outcome. Someone has make a quick decision in the moment, and then others can be critical at their leisure.

@ranamukherji

5 жыл бұрын

Another version of this is “armchair quarterback.” Like you all have said, it’s someone who smugly thinks that he himself could have done something better, ignoring the fact that he has had the time and hindsight to make a different decision (for example). But “Monday morning quarterback” can also include the person himself being self-critical, after the fact, and after having had time to analyze a situation.

@ifatreefalse

5 жыл бұрын

it's a "back seat driver", only after the fact

@michaelscott-joynt3215

5 жыл бұрын

It's a back-handed way of describing someone who has all the benefit of hindsight when judging a situation or other people's decision. American football is generally played on a Sunday. The quarterback is the guy on the offense yelling instructions to his team. If he's doing this on a Monday morning, he's looking at the situation and/or telling people what they should have done differently after the fact, while knowing the outcome.

I’ve never said tabling an item. I’ve always said “shelving” it.

@genericultraammonia1061

3 жыл бұрын

I always said put it on the back burner

You both are hysterical. I love your videos. I get the biggest kick out of your topics. Thanks so much for posting. ❤️

As an American and from the South i live in in Alabama pissing in tbe wind is a very very common saying here ive heard it all my life

@jeffreydexter1043

5 жыл бұрын

lord Samiam SWEET HOME ALABAMA

@jbeargrr

5 жыл бұрын

Just imagine what happens if you actually piss into the wind. It blows back onto you. The phrase means doing something in such a way that it comes back on you in an unpleasant way.

@jailynhernanez369

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly we say it on a daily

@reviewer7368

5 жыл бұрын

jbeargrr, what if it's tailwind?

@dannyoftea9531

5 жыл бұрын

@@jailynhernanez369 Tbh its kind of a goal to get the wind to blow it on your friends or family

Shoot the breeze can also mean relaxing with someone and talking about anything.

@ailawil89

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like, hanging out and doing nothing in particular.

@LilliLamour

6 жыл бұрын

Wil H yes

@shainarichard2158

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah just relaxing and talking about nothing really important just catching up

@tonialoconte

6 жыл бұрын

This. "Hey, let's hang out and shoot the breeze for a while." Meaning, just chat about whatever comes to mind.

@pickax411

6 жыл бұрын

I've heard this mostly in this sentence "sitting on the poarch shooting the breeze". Given my county cousins they are likely armed wait for some unluck squirrel to pass by.

“Omg! Did you kiss that guy at the club???” ”Ummm... I plead the fifth. ;)” You don’t want to reveal some incriminating detail about your life.

Monday morning quarterback: person analyzing what happened during the American football game, which are played on Sundays.

Where did you find these? I didn't know half of these lol.

@nadinetaylor5869

6 жыл бұрын

pennie g

@myheadofhair

6 жыл бұрын

pennie gwin I know right!! Lolol

@jcarlovitch

6 жыл бұрын

If you haven't heard these phrases I suspect you are somewhat young. I have heard everyone but some I haven't heard for years.

@jcarlovitch

6 жыл бұрын

Others are used under very limited times, such as table an item. You would never hear that unless you worked in a occupation that required negotiating.

@myheadofhair

6 жыл бұрын

pennie gwin I'm not young, and I've heard a few of these but some are just rather old or we typically just do not use. I like their videos but I kinda feel like anything "American" related, they should ask an actual American or like have Americans in their videos.

Plead the fifth: to not say something self-incriminating.

@rockabye274

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It has to do with refusing to answer a question in a court of law because a truthful answer would make one look outright guilty or guilty by association.

@carbon6390

3 жыл бұрын

The right to remain silent.

@djg5950

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockabye274 I think it's more used by people who committed an act but when on the witness stand has a right to "plead the 5th" (self incrimination). Used instead of denying guilt and committing perjury. Totally legal and not committing perjury (a crime in itself). If the court finds them guilty then they can't throw in a perjury charge.

@jonathanmcvay5779

3 жыл бұрын

It’s much easier to understand if you say the entire 5th amendment phrasing: “I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate me. “ In the 5th amendment to the constitution no one can be forced to testify against themselves. In an everyday situation it’s become something of a non-admission of guilt. For example if someone says, “Did you eat that last piece of cake I was saving for myself?” And another person says “Um, I plead the Fifth”, it’s a funny way of acknowledging that you did without outright saying yes.

shooting the breeze -engaging in casual trivial conversation about anything

Truly two countries divided by a common language.

This was a great video, please do a part two😂😂😂 I got some more American phrases for you: 1. Take a raincheck 2. Spill the beans 3. Ride shotgun 4. Cat got your tongue 5. Couch potato 6. Hold your horses 7. Giving someone the cold shoulder 8. Bury the hatchet 9. Do something cold turkey 10. Diddly squat 11. Piece of cake 12. He's going to pop the question 13. Under the weather 14. Put the cart before the horse 15. You do the math Here's some more American phrases for you😎 1. Grab some grub, 2. From the wood works, 3. Heard from the grapevine 4. He's from the sticks, 5. Not in my book 6. Count sheep 7. Sold me a lemon 8. Taking candy from a baby 9. Cat out of the bag 10. Play second fiddle 11. From the other side of the tracks 12. Not on my watch

@slnoll21

5 жыл бұрын

Leah James I imagine at least half of these span wider than just the United States.

@WrenBird449

5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could upvote this or something, lol. Some of these would be great!

@leahjames6870

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Noll I suppose they do. But I'm sure many don't know the meaning of them lol.

@mariocampos9254

5 жыл бұрын

he'll yeah good list

@arimagiiik3214

5 жыл бұрын

1 and 3 are good. The rest I think are pretty much universal

A quarterback basically runs the team on field in American football. The most important games (like the SuperBowl) are held on Sundays; thus a "Monday morning quarterback" is someone who's saying how the game should have been played a day after it's over. It's similar to the idea of "hindsight's 20/20," that it's easy to have all the answers after it's all over.

"For the birds" can have a couple of meanings, but essentially means "that's ridiculous" or "pay no attention to such a trivial thing." Or, "He's for the birds" can mean "he's gone off the deep end." In certain variations in the game of billiards ("pool"), you cannot hit the 8 ball with the cue or cue ball if there are other balls left to play, the 8 ball being the last ball you may play. So you may be in the position of another ball that must be played but you can't because the 8 ball is in the way.

For the birds is more like it’s crazy. Like, “Putting together an entire IKEA kitchen is for the birds”

As an American, I haven't heard most of these and I'm a teenager, I think it depends on where you are in America and how old you are

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

5 жыл бұрын

Kacie Morgan It's ok, teens these days are illiterate; )

@annaraynelevi9200

5 жыл бұрын

I have heard all of these & I live in Ecuador.

@rilke1791

4 жыл бұрын

Stop the Philosophical Zombies it’s not our fault you guys are to lazy to teach it to us

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

4 жыл бұрын

@@rilke1791 You have a point.

@palegael

4 жыл бұрын

I’m 36 and most of these aren’t commonly used. Most of these are expressions used by baby boomers and older. Some of them conjured images of the Great Depression for me. Lol.

As an American I have literally never heard "Monday morning quarterback" before

@drag0nk1tty

6 жыл бұрын

Hacimthedream1 same here.

@zae0616

6 жыл бұрын

The phrase is directly related to "Sunday Night Football" and generally describes someone who brags they would not have made the bad decision that resulted in a loss. It was more common twenty years ago.

@southernhoss5857

6 жыл бұрын

Very popular phrase...now you'll hear it all the time.

@bcleone

6 жыл бұрын

You don't watch football, do you? You might be more familiar with "armchair quarterback"

@CATCathryn

6 жыл бұрын

Same

Joel's "Monday Morning Quarterback" example about an office discussion is spot on.

Great video guys!

Shooting the breeze isn't necessarily unimportant ... And everyone does it. It's just hanging out, chilling, talking.

@lindamcdowell7167

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's definitely NOT a bad thing! Its relaxing :) Their take on Americans is fun tho!

@genericblogger9756

5 жыл бұрын

It can also be “shooting the shit”

@mconrad8243

5 жыл бұрын

Shooting the breeze - definitely implies a casual vibe.

@pheresy1367

5 жыл бұрын

Like air coming out of you mouth... shooting the breeze.... nothing important, but enjoyable. Mostly implying that it's not important to anybody beyond those engaging in the conversation.

@I_leave_mean_comments

5 жыл бұрын

In a sentence, it would be like "Me and Dave were just hanging out, shooting the shit/shooting the breeze... and then all of a sudden, a bird flew in the window." Or "I was just shooting the breeze with Sally, then my mom calls and tells me she found my porn collection." Or... "Pete and I were just shooting the breeze when all of a sudden, Alan, our boss comes over and tells us to get back to work."

I'm American and I didn't know most of these. 😂

@cris_j

6 жыл бұрын

Russian troll!!!! :) JK

@addison-2557

6 жыл бұрын

I’m English and I don’t know any of them

@ronreuwer5265

6 жыл бұрын

Emily Grace are you kidding me

@gretchenrentschler5424

6 жыл бұрын

Emily Grace haha me too 😂

@andycouncil5470

5 жыл бұрын

@@ronreuwer5265 it is not that she is young. These have been passed down from generation to generation. It is that this generation is not paying attention because their face is buried in their phone screen all day. These phrases will end.

Plead the fifth is used to refuse to self incrimination. You can’t refuse to testify against someone else.

Literally never heard of any of these, where did Y’ALL get these phrases?

"Shoot the breeze" LOL. I don't think I've heard that phrase in about 20 years. When I hear it, I think of two old men sitting on a porch in rocking chairs talking about the weather. Younger people do say "shoot the shit" a lot. When I say it, I'm referring to getting together and hanging out casually. "Man, it's been a minute since we shot the shit. Lets go get a drink sometime soon.) "Pissing into the wind" was a common phrase when I grew up in Connecticut in the 80's and 90's. I might use it in reference to a stupid and futile effort with potentially bad consequences. I think the more modern version is "pissing upstream" or "pissing on a wall". "Bud, you're pissing into the wind trying to lift that rock." Again, it's kind of an outdated phrase. "Monday Morning Quarterback" is someone who has all the right answers to something that's gone wrong, because they've already seen the outcome. Sunday is a big day for American Football, so when someone is being a monday morning quarterback, they're arguing that their favorite losing team should have done this and that the day after the game ended, or for any other failed endeavor. It's simply a strange way to say that "hindsight is always 20/20". "For the birds" Lia's first instinct is totally right. I would say that phrase if something is useless or stupid to me. For example, those life hack videos are for the birds. My guess is the phrase originated in the city where it's pretty common to get up off a park bench after a snack or lunch, shake off food crumbs or a little scrap of bread, and see a bunch of pigeons gather to try and get a bite. "Put up your dukes" likely comes from the American slang of "duking it out" which means fighting. That's another old timey phrase that makes me think of the 1950's. "Behind the 8 ball" is a reference to a pool (billiards) game. The game ends when either opponent sinks all 7 of their balls (striped/solid in the US or red/yellow in the UK) and then finally the all black 8 ball to win the game, or if the 8 ball is accidentally knocked into a pocket, at which point the offending player automatically loses. If the all white cue ball (the only ball you can hit with the cue) winds up resting behind the 8 ball to line up your next shot, you have very limited options to sink a shot and thus give up your turn. Your turn ends when you miss a shot, thus the phrase "cleared the table" or "ran the table" when someone does something so well that their opponent never had a chance. "Tabling" an item comes from the business world, meaning that the problem can't be solved at the moment or in a timely manner, and it's time to move on to easier or more pressing issues until there's time to readdress the problem. I use this phrase often. I might say that I'm going to table fixing the lawnmover until after I repair a leak in the roof, because the lawnmower is a time consuming task that holds less precedent than a damp house, or that I'm having trouble with a project and I table it in order to complete other tasks that need to be done. I'm putting the project back on the table until I have time to get back to it. The British version also makes perfect sense to me. "Plead the fifth" is something you would only know if you live in America or are familiar with our constitutional amendments and criminal law. The 5th amendment to the US constitution declares that a person cannot be forced to be a witness against themselves in a criminal case, say anything that would incriminate themselves, and that they have the legal right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions regarding an inquest against themselves. In everyday American culture, it's a suggestive admission of guilt without confirming any facts. It's not a very common phrase to hear, and is usually used as wry humor by normal Americans when an uncomfortable question is asked and we'd rather not declare something outright, but admit to it indirectly. "did you sleep with that girl you met last night?" "I plead the fifth." "Ohhhhhhhhh!!!!!" It's kind of anachronistic nowadays.

@RestingJudge

6 жыл бұрын

Come to the south you'll hear it all plus about a 1000 more that tie in. My favorite is "Knee high to a grasshopper"

@jamescurfman3284

6 жыл бұрын

M Ouija, very well put. Thank you!

@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist

6 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard, „Monday morning quarterback.“

@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist

6 жыл бұрын

Or behind the 8 ball.

@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist

6 жыл бұрын

And it’s kinda odd to me on the constitutional rights, because we actually took our first 10 from the Brits bill of rights hahaha.

i’ve actually always said ‘shooting the shit’ not breeze

@yosour6733

4 жыл бұрын

same lol i was like shooting the breeze wtf does that mean

@MrHypnofan

4 жыл бұрын

Same thing, just one is family friendly.

@bentleyr00d

4 жыл бұрын

Shoot the breeze is older and young people don't know it because they don't read any more.

@pat1cust2

4 жыл бұрын

that's an alternative I have not heard in a while, but yeah

@brucealanwilson4121

4 жыл бұрын

"Chewing the fat," is another expression.

I had never heard of the phrase Monday morning quarterback, and I've lived in the US all my life. Also, a common pool game involves leaving the 8 ball for last. So it very bad when you're lining up a shot, and the ball you need to sink is sitting right behind the 8 ball, because sinking the 8 ball anything but last is a loss. So that's where the saying pretty much comes from.

Loved this!!

To all the fellow Americans who have never heard of any of these phrases I say bless your heart.

@robertrenner5426

6 жыл бұрын

justanotherwhitegirl a lol southern for you are stupid

@aloafofbread950

6 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@kat7047

6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@lacritzer3070

6 жыл бұрын

The most passive aggressive of southern insults 😂

@angelavenable7308

6 жыл бұрын

Yep

As an American, I've only ever heard 2 of these, and no one says them in casual conversation :P

@princerose233

6 жыл бұрын

Astra Dreemurr i don't think you're american then. I use and know all of these phrases.

@kathleenmansure7416

6 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat and have only heard a couple of these phrases but am very young (20)

@l.franciss4657

6 жыл бұрын

Depending on which state your in......Or Territory or island.America is so so different because of all of this.I have lived ALL round the US. I've never used that saying and have never heard of it as well.cheers

@alanmaslowski6926

6 жыл бұрын

These kinds of videos always prove to me how HUGE the US is.

@EDsavant

6 жыл бұрын

I have herd of all of these but some do not get used very muck at all.

"Bring it to the table" is used quite often in companies, it means bring Your ideas or concerns to the meeting.

Loved it as always. Only one phrase I use the most “I plead the fifth”. Meaning I don’t want to incriminate myself. I don’t want to give my opinion on something.

Monday Morning Quarterback is more related to 20/20 hindsight - the ability to analyze something that has already happened.

@gingerman5123

6 жыл бұрын

And it's specifically "Monday morning" as NFL football games typically happen Sunday afternoon/night.

@TheOysterjam

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Rouw except the ones that happen thursday, saturday, sunday morning, or monday night

@ORagnar

6 жыл бұрын

"except the ones that happen thursday, saturday, sunday morning, or monday night" I think going back Sunday games for the NFL were the norm, and then later, in the 1970s or so, Monday night football came in. Later came Thursday games. Looking up the term on the web, it dates back to 1940 to 1945.... so it's been around for a while.

*My grandpa is British, and I'm an average American boy from Texas.* _I purposely use a lot of American / Texan phrases around him and his reaction is always priceless_

@starrycactxsp2221

5 жыл бұрын

Apple Juice Simpson born Dundee from Northern Ireland and half American and Canadian but not from my parents there Northern Irish

I have a question for Joel and Leah. Why are there nearly naked models inside some British newspapers?

a Monday morning quarterback means you’re second guessing what happened on Sunday it makes perfect sense you’re second guessing things after the fact and it’s usually somebody who never actually played football

when you plead the fifth amendment you have the right not to talk about something that might cause you to incriminate yourself.

As an American I can honestly tell you, most of these aren't commonly used.

@tomwallen7271

6 жыл бұрын

But you knew what they all meant!

@kenshepard8279

6 жыл бұрын

Again...really? I don't think they're common but always understood

@shihoblade

6 жыл бұрын

Never heard of Monday morning quarter back.

@011mph

6 жыл бұрын

Tom Wallen nope. I knew almost none of these.

@Grendel1967g

6 жыл бұрын

zynbw as an American, I can tell you that they are. lol. Geographic location in the US, age of group, and such affect use or "obsolescence".

Loved this one!

The 5th Amendment to the US Constitution is the protection against self-incrimination. So when someone invokes the 5th (or pleads the 5th) it is because they feel they could incriminate themselves.

Once I was asked by an American 'Tell me all about your hood' I had no idea that he was inquiring about my neighbourhood. My reply was, "well it is attached to my jacket and it prevents my hair from getting wet when it rains"

@pshaw8406

6 жыл бұрын

My reaction would've been the same.

@bigbluefrog

6 жыл бұрын

Stephen Bradley , love this! I have often done the same😁

@heidimsw

6 жыл бұрын

😂

@red2blackprofits

6 жыл бұрын

That's funny. I am American and "hood" is African American slang Now more mainstream. As an older American when I first heard it I thought they were talking about the hood of their car or to Brits the bonnet.

@louf7178

6 жыл бұрын

That's because of the misspelling 'hood, indicating the omission of (neighbor)hood.

“Put up your dukes” Them’s fighting words! 😜💪🏾👊🏾👊🏾🤣

@spookygirl7761

4 жыл бұрын

You're really to fight someone. You say, "Ok, put up your dukes!" Dukes are your closed fists! Plead the fifth. Is "I'm not going to answer that!" It doesn't hav2 to b in a U.S. Courts. It can b said among friends. Someone questioning you and they need or want an answer. You say, "I plead the fifth!" Got it? Get it? GOOD!

@bailasonja

4 жыл бұрын

"Monday morning quarterbacking" is equivalent to "everyone has 20/20 hindsight." (It's easy to know afterwards what someone should have done.)

@Mia_M

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve literally only ever heard that in a song.

@JayBird5246

4 жыл бұрын

It's akin to "duke it out" meaning to fight through an issue

@thomasohanlon1060

4 жыл бұрын

You just have to be carful some states have laws still on the books about the use of fighting words "Put up you're dukes", that can land you in legal trouble. Then thats where you get to use the Fifth Amendment. After that you can Monday morning quarterback the job your attorney did, while shooting the breeze about a topic thats for the birds. I know I didn't get them all but see if y'all can keep it going in a logical line, i.e. linking them together. Have fun.

So fun you two! American here. I’ve heard of all of these. My dad is 50 years older than me so he used all of these when I was growing up. Some phrases are used today, some not so much. Depends on age and region of the country. Makes sense that some Americans haven’t heard of some of these.

The 5th Amendment is protection against self incrimination. If you "plead the 5th", you are refusing to testify because testifying in this instance is the same as confessing.

I'm from a Region in the US where we use Shootin' the Shit. Not shooting the Breeze.

@hunterhollingsworth9058

5 жыл бұрын

probably the same region that eats boiled peanuts

@williamhunt2625

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 52 and I think "Shootin' the shit" is just a late 20th century adapation of "shootin' the breeze." I.e., it's more of a generational shift than a regional difference insofar as words that were more restricted in their use due to stricter cultural norms have gradually become more accepted. If you ask old-timers from your region I bet they rememeber that there was a time that "Shoot the breeze" was in use (and perhaps for them still is). Along th same vein, In my youth, 45rpm vinyl "records" (aka "singles"), and/or the versions played on the radio of popular songs used to censor certain words that were in the LP version. One case in point, among many: "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band (first band I saw live back around '78 at Crisler Arena in ANN ARBOR, MI) changed the verse "Funky SHIT goin' down in the city" to "Funky KICKS going down in the city" for their single release/radio play.

@Genesis50000

5 жыл бұрын

WTF are boiled Peanuts?

@taylorfausett177

5 жыл бұрын

@@williamhunt2625 I love Steve Miller band!

@hunterhollingsworth9058

5 жыл бұрын

exactly what they sound like. peanuts boiled while in their shells. they are very big in alabama, they are even found in cans... i consider them to be on the same level as vienna sausage, sardines, and spam.

"Monday morning quarterback" is not only criticizing someone after the fact, but also the person doing the criticizing is not an expert in the field he's criticizing. The term "armchair quarterback" is similar.

I love your authenticity 😊

As an American, I loved your video! This was great fun. Keep it up 👏👍

Plead the fifth .... if a group of men are at work and they’re “shooting the breeze “ one asks “ have you ever dropped acid?” The other man says “I plead the fifth” . He basically saying that he’s not answering the question in affirmative nor in negative. It does in fact refer to the fifth amendment of the US bill of rights which protects people from self incrimination.

@cheryl1182

6 жыл бұрын

American freedom Logistics You deserve more credit for this clever reply!

@lennonista9

6 жыл бұрын

Also, it usually implies guilt, but allows for ambuguity. It's like a playful way of admitting guilt without actually confessing.

@Avianwriter

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with this, but I'd also like to add that when the man says "I plead the fifth" in response to the question he's implying that he HAS done acid and simply isn't going to verbally affirm it. Because "pleading the fifth" has such a strong connection to Law and crime the unspoken context is that you DID do something, but aren't going to confim that you have and incriminate yourself.

@wacobeer6469

6 жыл бұрын

Americans, with our Constitution to protect our rights, tend to exercise our rights even when we don't NEED to exercise them. For example, pleading the fifth does not necessarily imply that we are guilty. The 5th amendment right not to testify against one self is a natural right AFFIRMED by our constitution not granted by it. (same for the rest of the Bill of Rights). Our existence does not compel us to testify against ourselves, regardless of guilt. Of course the 5th amendment in our bill of rights CAN BE used in the way described, one cannot be convicted based on lack of testimony again oneself. Therefore, pleading the fifth in casual conversation is usually tongue-in-cheek meaning "of course I did it". Not so in legal proceedings.

Nowadays, ‘Shoot the Breeze’ would more likely be said as ‘Shoot the Shit.’

@SupraViperhead

6 жыл бұрын

Unless you see "shit" as a swear word and don't like to swear. Though that's not very common nowadays.

I’ve heard the first one also as “shooting the s**t.”

You guys are the best.. I absolutely love your videos

I plead the fifth! Means I have a Right to remain SILENT! If it self incriminates. You have a right not to testify against yourself.

@maruka1716

5 жыл бұрын

@@skunkcabbages5040 The right to counsel is the 6th amendment. The 5th says that even if you have a lawyer and are sitting in the courtroom at your trial, you can't be made to talk. This is a protection against forced confessions, which historically have been extracted by coercion or even torture. So you have a right to just sit there and make the police prove their case.

@bryansage4947

5 жыл бұрын

Ruby is correct. The fifth means we have the right not in incrimante Ourselves only.

@skunkcabbages5040

5 жыл бұрын

Whatever right you try to exercise with the police, they'll make you pay for it

@kevinbahr8561

5 жыл бұрын

That’s part of it. The self incrimination is most of it but I was always assuming this was made for times of war, as not to be forced into testifying for a side not befitting your personal cause. But I would agree that it’s used to force the accusers to prove their accusation. I was almost positive this is also the amendment including double jeopardy, and also never being incriminated without due process of law?

@phantomfixr

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinbahr8561 No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

The expression "it's for the birds" didn't start as American slang, it came from Victorian London. It was a polite way of saying "Horse Shit", because birds would often be seen eating seeds out of said "Horse Shit", hence, It's for the birds. Horse shit. Which covers useless, worthless, ect. It was coined in the same part of London as "falling off the wagon", wherein convicts who were on the way to their executions past a famous pub (forget its name, still around today tho) would "fall off the wagon" into the pub. I'm an American but I love our language, please upvote so they can see this.

@angelahartley3212

5 жыл бұрын

I love hearing the origination of words or phrases!!!!

@jessicajackson189

5 жыл бұрын

Angela Hartley this is true

@TheStephyPirate

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Pissing in the wind Is exactly what it sounds like it’s going to come back in your face

“Up and vanished like a fart in the wind” is a good one. Lol

All these phrases are regional. The U.S.A. is so large that we don’t all use the same phrases.

@kimfleury

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in Michigan, if we table an item it means put it up for discussion.

@Dangeridoo

5 жыл бұрын

Come to Chicago where we leave out parts of sentence structure because it’s normal here.

@richardnoggin1526

5 жыл бұрын

Where I'm from we just say it like it is. We really don't use any phrases.

@derekjeffords345

5 жыл бұрын

biff322 well I've never heard anyone say to "table" something. Only to "put it on the table."

@robfab5204

5 жыл бұрын

so true. Our country is lowkey so massive.

"Plead the Fifth" is most definitely an American expression because it's based on the constitution. The Fifth amendment allows you to prevent testifying against or incriminating yourself in whatever you're being accused of. The text says "... nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

@rbeck3200tb40

6 жыл бұрын

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I tend to interchange "shooting the breeze" and "small talk"

A pool table reference a hard shot behind the 8 ball.

Plead the 5th: constitutionally not required to testify because it might incriminate yourself. Not incriminate someone else

@pappybugington

6 жыл бұрын

adp well explained

Plead the Fifth is probably the most popular, I hear it often. It can be used in court but we also use it jokingly. Example: I have a roommate. I eat my roommates food thats been left out. When roommate comes and questions me who ate her food I say "I plead the fifth" meaning I cannot confirm or deny I ate said food and possibly casting blame on the dog instead since it can't explain itself to her. 😂😂😂

@Norcomboy

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah my example was for when it's used in the colloquial joking manner........

@rbeck3200tb40

6 жыл бұрын

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I’m Canadian and I’ve only heard of one or two of these but I never really knew what they meant or ever used them.

As an American I would say that most Americans use specific slang for their ethnic communities example Irish Americans African Americans Indian Americans

A quarterback HAS to make their decisions on game day (traditionally Sunday) where a "Monday morning quarterback" is a fan who watched the game on TV and then has the benefit of hindsight when they are at work Monday morning "shooting the breeze" with their coworkers talking about what they "would have done." In America, most birds are considered little more than pests, so if something is "for the birds" it has little use to anyone more important than a "rat with wings." If you are "behind the 8 ball" then you have no shot. If something is "tabled" it is put off to the side for later and the phrase comes from our Congress. In America we have the 5th amendment to our Constitution that protects our citizenry against self incrimination in a court of law.

@carolannhill6044

5 жыл бұрын

I totally disagree with your opinion of all Americans' thoughts about birds! A silly idea is "for the birds." "That's for the birds."

@MetaSiren

5 жыл бұрын

“For the birds” means that whatever is being talked about is unimportant, not worth discussing.

@Smiles2U4Ever

5 жыл бұрын

For the Birds means something you don't like. The other day it was raining and I complained to a friend that the rain is for the birds.

@allief5630

5 жыл бұрын

Try hillbilly slang or southern slang. Those are the best.

@thokim84

5 жыл бұрын

A Monday morning quarterback is a criticism of someone saying I would have done it this way after the whole situation has resolved. So it's second guessing with the privilege of hindsight.

"I plead the fifth" Literally, "I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate me." If someone accuses you of a crime, they must provide the proof. The court system cannot force you to confess or otherwise give answers that might substantiate your guilt. Obviously, in normal conversation, the meaning becomes, "I'm not gonna answer that because then I'll get in trouble/you'll be mad at me."

A quarterback is the member of an American football team that leads and makes decisions for calling the various plays the team will try.