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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."
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OK, fine. As long as she leaves off the "r" at the end, she will appear cooler when she comes to the US.
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I was working with an older construction worker a few weeks ago who called me grasshopper. He had to explain the reference to me.
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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?"
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As I read this, the phrase that kept popping into my head was "my young Padawan" in a Qui-Gon voice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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