<p>It can be hard, sometimes, to interpret these kinds of expressions, especially if there are regional differences. It reminds me of the Southern expression, “bless his heart,” which is usually an insult.</p>
<p>^^^^But which is also, depending on the person, quite sincere.</p>
<p>My MIL used to always say “Oh bless that little baby’s heart” when my daughters would fall down and cry. She says “Oh, bless your heart” in response to someone’s pain. </p>
<p>And I’ve certainly heard the “bless his heart” used as an underhanded insult, usually on a TV show.</p>
<p>I usually heard it as, “Well, I’m sure he’s doing his best, bless his heart.”</p>
<p>Garland, somebody gave an example of a movie character reacting, what sounded to be, harshly. Don’t know what movie it is and probably haven’t seen it, so I’m not sure. What it made me think of is that in real life if you bite off the heads of caring people around you, it may very well drive them away or they may chomp back.</p>
<p>Rim shot. Wasn’t familiar with it. First saw the idiom used recently a couple of times and thought it meant basketball rim, so translated it as somebody saying a joke missed the mark, didn’t quite make it. Had no idea it’s to indicate a snare drum tadumdum. Maybe it’s used more in some parts of the country than others?</p>
<p>Hunt, if we were to let the urban dictionary determine our language, we’d lose half our vocabulary. I recently said a friend loved cruising, and my daughter said I can’t use that word. You can’t put a tea bag in your teacup anymore. I could go on and on, since listening to my kids is very enlightening. So enlightening in fact that I’ve decided I have to ignore it until a phrase gains real currency instead of being the subject of Stimpy-like snickers from kids I don’t understand anyway!</p>
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<p>Ain’t THAT the truth!</p>
<p>Come now, don’t we all have 99% angelic thoughts? ;)</p>
<p>I just did a Google search. So I still didn’t have it quite right? The drum pattern I was thinking of is called a sting? The things I’m learning, lol. And I didn’t even check the urban dictionary yet because I’m not sure I want to know! ;)</p>