http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTheHalfShell/ggpwx/post.htm#535089Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:58:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535089nona the brit0http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTheHalfShell/ggpwx/post.htm#535089http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535089.xmlI googled some of your suggestions in case it was US slang or something I wasn&#39;t familiar with but looking at the results I don&#39;t think it is.<br /><br />Venus on the half shell - it&#39;s a jokey name for a famous painting called &#39;The Birth of Venus&#39;.<br /><br />Otherwise it&#39;s usually a pun or joke relating to oysters (they are served in a half shell)<br /><br />Another jokey use could be referring to a comic/kid&#39;s cartoon called Teenage Ninja/Mutant Hero Turtles whose catchphrase was &#39;heroes in a half shell! Turtle power!&#39;<br /><br />Mostly just people fooling around with the language.<br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTheHalfShell/ggphh/post.htmTue, 01 Jul 2008 10:45:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535065Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTheHalfShell/ggphh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535065.xml(something&nbsp; or doing something) <strong>on the half shell<br /></strong>&nbsp; <br />For example: &quot;</span><span> Writing on the half shell</span><span>&quot;, &quot;Geeks on the half shell&quot;, &quot;Love on the half shell&quot;, &quot;Venus on the half-shell&quot;...<br /><br />What does it mean?<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>