Dishing out slaps

Oct 1, 03 7:24

Post #1 of 58 (5999 views)

I've heard some quite good sayings relating to beating/being beaten by people in races in my time on this site. Being a non-American, I can't help feeling there are others in common usage by my US cousins I could be making use of. Can anyone provide a saying interchangeable with, 'Handing or having your ass handed to you' or 'being beaten or beating someone like a red-headed stepchild'?

I like to keep things fresh and feel I may be approaching my limit on the use of these two phrases. Help me look klevir.

"Language most shows a man: Speak, that I may see thee. It springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is the image of the parents of it, the mind. No glass so mirrors a man's form or likeness so true as his speech." - Ben Jonson, Timber, or Discoveries made upon Men and Matter.

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 7:45

Post #2 of 58 (5970 views)

I like "beat him like a rented mule."

Heard that on a hockey broadcast describing a Mario Lemieux scoring shot.

If I think of more, I'll post 'em.

--> Steve

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Steve Perkins

Re: Dishing out slaps [steveperx] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 7:53

Post #3 of 58 (5956 views)

Exactly what I'm after. I love your work.

"Language most shows a man: Speak, that I may see thee. It springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is the image of the parents of it, the mind. No glass so mirrors a man's form or likeness so true as his speech." - Ben Jonson, Timber, or Discoveries made upon Men and Matter.

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 11:18

Post #4 of 58 (5823 views)

How about: "tossed like a salad"

that's just off the top of my head. I'm sure I'll think of more

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 11:19

Post #5 of 58 (5822 views)

Let me try some...

Oldie but a goodie: "I had to open up a can of 'Whoop-Ass!'" or "...then he decided to open up a can of 'Whoop-Ass' on me."

When taking someone or being taken outside of your aerobic comfort zone: "I put him (He put me) in a 'World of Hurt'!"

This is one I use frequently: "I got dropped like a bag o' hammers."

I can't remember where I got the 'bag o' hammers' from. One could easily replace 'bag o' hammers' with 'sack o'sh!t' or anything heavy and/or undesirable. I like using 'bag o' hammers' because who the hell carries a bag of hammers anyway??

E-Z

--It ain't a good idea to swim near MY bubbles! Tongue

Tongue

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 11:28

Post #6 of 58 (5803 views)

"Dropped 'em like a bad habit."

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David
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Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 11:42

Post #7 of 58 (5778 views)

"taken behind the woodshed"

Re: Dishing out slaps [jaylew] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 11:46

Post #8 of 58 (5771 views)

LOL... good one!!

E-Z

--It ain't a good idea to swim near MY bubbles! Tongue

Tongue

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

TriPA

Oct 1, 03 12:06

Post #9 of 58 (5751 views)

There's a movie I watch over and over again on HBO...Not sure what it's called, but it's in England in the time of Knights and such, and it's about a "commoner" competing in contests where you're supposed to be a full Knight....Anyhow, the knight wannabe uses the following phrase when he "hands the pr...ck real knight his ass" in the end:

"You have been measured, you have been weighed, you have been defeated"

Re: Dishing out slaps [TriPA] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 12:14

Post #10 of 58 (5736 views)

I think it was "You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting."

Either way - good quote

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Animal!!!

Re: Dishing out slaps [TriPA] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 12:16

Post #11 of 58 (5734 views)

i've been pimp-slapped, beaten like a drum, hammered into submission, dropped like second period French and had my lungs torn out

i've also used someone like a Kleenex, taken his/her will to live, beaten someone like an unfaithful dog, and salted the earth where he grew his vegetables.

i must now return to work as I'm busier than a cranberry salesman on Thanksgiving and can't keep fu$%ing around on this website!

Re: Dishing out slaps [muppet] [ In reply to ]

TriPA

Oct 1, 03 12:23

Post #12 of 58 (5725 views)

Yeah, you're right...Hey, I can't even remember the name of the movie and I must have watched it at least a dozen times...Not much chance I'd get the quote exactly right.

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 12:28

Post #13 of 58 (5718 views)

Then, there's the ever popular "schooling" remarks:

"Get out your Big Chief tablet and a #2 pencil, 'cause you're going to school"
"They call him the Bus Driver, 'cause he took everyone to school"
"I hope the recess bell rings soon, 'cause you're getting schooled"

Other "non-school":

"whipped like a tub o' butter"
"dropped faster than sh*t through a goose"

--> Steve

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Steve Perkins

Re: Dishing out slaps [IAG] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 12:53

Post #14 of 58 (5682 views)

... and I'm busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest!

But doing this is much more fun! Sly

Sly

E-Z

--It ain't a good idea to swim near MY bubbles! Tongue

Tongue

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 14:19

Post #15 of 58 (5620 views)

I love saying about someone who talks a lot..."He (or she) could talk the balls off a pool table!"

Andy

'You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Thinsg Are As They Are.'

Re: Dishing out slaps [TriPA] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 16:03

Post #16 of 58 (5566 views)

A Knight's Tale is the movie.

My favorite movie line was about someone who thought very highly of themselves "thinks he can eat flour and shit cupcakes".

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Martin C

Oct 1, 03 16:22

Post #17 of 58 (5546 views)

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 16:45

Post #18 of 58 (5528 views)

I heard this one the other night watching Da' Bears getting embarrassed on MNF

"They suck just like a porn queen on a casting couch" I'm not sure if that is a reference to quality or quantity of sucking. I also heard the following:

"they look like a deer on a city street" "They fell out of the ugly tree...and hit every branch on the way down" "are you gonna do something, or just keep playing with it?" and my favorite "Why don't you just go home, eat a good meal, and grow some balls" (that can get a strong reaction sometimes).

"Maybe you should just run faster..." TM

Re: Dishing out slaps [JM] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 21:40

Post #19 of 58 (5459 views)

it's not exactly a slap but...

paraphrasing chris rock on mtv (in reference to 50cent): "got more shots to the face than jenna jameson"

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Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 23:14

Post #20 of 58 (5437 views)

I beat him into the past tense.

Mr Ed
Triathlete with one horsepower

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 1, 03 23:53

Post #21 of 58 (5429 views)

I understand most of the sayings that have come up but I'm a bit puzzled about 'being beaten or beating someone like a red-headed stepchild'.
Is it just a generic anti-ginger comment or something more?

I never understood why "like Sex on a stick" (English expression) meant something was good either. Just sounds painful to me.

dt.

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 2, 03 1:01

Post #22 of 58 (5414 views)

Whip em like a yard dog..... Or at least until they feel like hammered shit
Beat em like a drum
Got beat so bad I finished in another area code.
(Or the same with a time zone)
Kicked their ass so hard it hurt their teeth

Re: Dishing out slaps [G-man] [ In reply to ]

Oct 2, 03 1:17

Post #23 of 58 (5411 views)

After a long tough effort, I like to use the phrase "that's going to leave a mark", one of the guys that I train with likes " I put him in the hurt locker", and for a really really tough effort, I like to say "that did'nt leave a mark, that left a frickin dent".

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 2, 03 7:07

Post #24 of 58 (5316 views)

"welcome to Sufferville, population you"

"he got the black tongue treatment"

Re: Dishing out slaps [GBJ] [ In reply to ]

Oct 2, 03 10:16

Post #25 of 58 (5252 views)

What about... "folded like a cheap tent" or I got "beat like a drum"

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