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Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

When referred to a person?

[Confused]

Posted by Fishtail (Member # 3900) on :

It's a reference from the old "Kung Fu" TV series. The main character was a Shaolin priest who wandered the world doing good, but in certain situations he would flash back to his training and education in the Shaolin temple, and the old abbot there who taught him called him "grasshopper" as a child. An affectionate pet name for a student, or as a joke when the speaker is "imparting wisdom."

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

danke

Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :

What does "danke" mean? [Confused]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Fishtail is right.

Kama, did someone call you grasshopper?

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Actually, Kama, you would pronounce it like this:

Grass-hoppah.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

No no! More like Grahss - hoppahhhh

[Razz]

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

No, my friend's boss calls him this.

"Kamila, let's see if we can get grasshopper out of trouble" [Big Grin]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

OK, fine. As long as she leaves off the "r" at the end, she will appear cooler when she comes to the US.

Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :

quote:
Cain: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Poe: Young man, how is it that you do not?

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

It's clearly Grahssa-Hoppah.

Speaking of which, one just flew into my window. It sounded like a rock hitting it, but he wasn't hurt. He flew off a few seconds later.

Even separated by glass, I hate bugs.

Dagonee

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Jeez, Dag, the grasshopper was only trying to take the pebble from your hand.

Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :

danke is "thanks" in German.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Pebble-thief! Pebble-thief!

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

I've often seen it used as reference to a student, apprentice or similar subordinate.

-Trevor

Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :

I was working with an older construction worker a few weeks ago who called me grasshopper. He had to explain the reference to me.

Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :

So one day a grasshopper went into a bar and sat down. Just as he was about to order something the barkeep told him, "Hey, we have a drink named after you!"

The grasshopper looked impressed, "You have a drink named Steve?"

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Could it be a relation to the fable of the ant and the grasshopper?

Posted by esl (Member # 3143) on :

As I read this, the phrase that kept popping into my head was "my young Padawan" in a Qui-Gon voice.

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

quote:
It's clearly Grahssa-Hoppah.

Dag wins.

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

That's what my thought was, mack.

Grasshoppers (the drink) are very yummy. One of my favorite drinks. I always get looked at strangely when I order one, though, because I guess they are a bit old-fashioned and aren't commonly ordered these days.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Yeah, Dag wins. I left off the final "a" on Grahssa

[Big Grin]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Oh, and that reminds me, why didn't Grasshopper just slap the old guy's hand from the bottom? That pebble would go flying up and he could grab it then.

LOL

Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :

Master Kahn holds out his palm to the adept Cain.

Cain snatches the pebble waiting there.

Kahn: (squints eyes) Best two out of three.

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

As a drink, they are quite tasty - but not one commonly ordered in most bars or club circuits.

Hence the odd looks.

-Trevor

Posted by Theca (Member # 1629) on :

Oh, my mom used to make a grasshopper pie with a chocolate cookie crust when I was little. Soo yummy. I bet that was based off of the drink. It never occurred to me that there might be alcohol in the pie.

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

Probably not, Theca. "Grasshopper" is used generically for anything that is minty. You can get Grasshopper cookies (think Thin Mints) at the grocery store, and those for sure don't have alchohol.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Back when I was a lass in college in Vermont, there was a fine drink called The Girl Scout Cookie. It was Ben and Jerry's Mystic Mint ice cream(now a retired flavor) with vodka and kahlua.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

quote:
Oh, and that reminds me, why didn't Grasshopper just slap the old guy's hand from the bottom? That pebble would go flying up and he could grab it then.

There's some commercial based on that scene where the kid kicks the master in a sensitive place, spins around, and catches the pebble behind his back. I think it was for a videogame.

quote:
Dag wins.

Now if we can all just bear that in mind, things could go a lot smoother around here. [Big Grin]

Dagonee

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

That's funny - until the old man gets up and introduces you to a whole new level of pain. [Evil]

-Trevor

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

If you're still around when he gets up you deserve it.