Vol 3, Page 50 – In Your Trib, Cheeser
Ye old 18th century slang lesson:
- Trib – A prison, perhaps derived from “tribulation”.
- Cheeser – A strong smelling fart. A real stinker.
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I have a policy against trusting canine and/or lycanthropic spies, but he does seem sincere. It probably wouldn’t hurt bringing him along.
A good trap always needs some bait 😀
The 19th century slang phrase “who cut the cheese?” may have it’s roots in the same place as “cheeser.”
(The phrase can be found in the Eagle’s song “Hotel California”:
“They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can’t cut the cheese”)
(Mini rant: The stupid radio keeps playing that song over, and over, and over again. If it was just once in a while – preferably late at night – I’d think “that’s a cool song,” but they play it ALL THE DAMN TIME and I’m so sick of it that I keep making up alternative lyrics, like the ones above. )
(I’ve just run out of rum. Now everything sucks. The Eagles suck, except for Joe Walsh.)
I meant 20th century. Stupid computer did the wrong number.
Vaguely heard lyrics are great fun. 😀
“But they just can’t cut the cheese” is a pretty good one.
My most embarrassing misheard lyric for MANY years was “Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche another rumor in the night.” I always thought, weird but okay. The actual song goes “Blinded by the light. Revved up like a deuce. Another runner in the night” Which is a lot less interesting IMHO.
Having spent some time in central Canada, I can say with a great deal of certainty that “Cheeser” is an epithet that THEY would feel comfortable using, themselves. ^^
My avatar seems somewhat….mutable….lately.