emmoo10  +  532259 Wed, 25 Jun 08 12:11 PM Hello! everybody, I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie: (1) This here's a dandy. (2) A staged arrest for your own protection. (3) Puff with him. (4) Don't make the sense God gave a mule. (5) Just for the God damn hell of it. emmoo10 Joined on Thu, May 22 2008 New Member 11

	Feebs11  +  532266 Wed, 25 Jun 08 12:21 PM emmoo10 “Hello! everybody, I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie: (1) This here's a dandy. "dandy" = colloquial word for "very good" [AmE].  "This [whatever is being talked about] is a very good example" (2) A staged arrest for your own protection.  The person is apparently being arrested, but it is not a real arrest. It is being done so that he will not be harmed by someone else. (3) Puff with him.  Agree with him/Do what he wants (4) Don't make the sense God gave a mule.  Very idiomatic comment:  "Whatever has happened seems to make not sense" (5) Just for the Goddamn hell of it.  There's no reason for doing this, I just want to do it.  "Goddamn" is a general expletive with no meaning. ”   Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Philip  +  532368 Wed, 25 Jun 08 02:59 PM Hi, Feebs. I'd never heard the 'puff' expression before.  Is it strictly British?  Isn't there another use of the word 'puff', as in a man's lack of interest in the fairer sex? Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,733 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Feebs11  +  532539 Wed, 25 Jun 08 08:27 PM Philip “Hi, Feebs. I'd never heard the 'puff' expression before.  Is it strictly British?  Isn't there another use of the word 'puff', as in a man's lack of interest in the fairer sex? ”     I've not met it before, but in the context of the other quotes it would seem to make sense. The "along with him" implies something must be done to keep things on an even keel. If anyone else has an alternative interpretation, I would be glad to know it. Feebs11

	Clive  +  532548 Wed, 25 Jun 08 08:39 PM Hi guys, 3) Puff with him. I've never encountered this. My first reaction is that it must have been another word, simply misheard in the movie. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,585 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Delmobile  +  533754 Sat, 28 Jun 08 03:12 PM Well, there's this, but somehow I don't think Ben Jonson wrote the screenplay.  Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,082