🇺🇸AMERICAN Phrases BRITS Don't Understand! 🇬🇧| American vs British

[@Hokie94CPA]

"I want King George to be able to read it without his spectacles." -- John Hancock on why he made his signature so large on the Declaration of Independence.

[@kagomeshuko]

As for John Hancock he didn't sign the Declaration of Independence in a large way to be annoying. His signature was just that large - all the time. It's how he wrote.

[@LauraMorland]

+Theatre Geek is right. And if you look at his signature, you'll see that it has to have been carefully crafted, and practiced, for years. (See: fr.freeimages.com/premium/john-hancock-signature-18171 ) That's probably why he was asked to sign in the most important position -- he wasn't the most important person at the convention, but the others surely knew that he had the best signature, by far!

[@lazylady8591]

A really brave act since British traitors were hanged and quartered. (Look at Braveheart as to how bad a death)

[@zisforzoo16]

I think it’s because they wrote the Declaration...but people were too scared to sign it, so he did it out of bravery...that’s what I’ve heard

[@shaneg9081]

Hokie94CPA This is legend, not fact, and most certainly not a historical quote.

[@thomasmann9216]

I taught U.S. History for many years. I taught the term "carpetbagger" every time I covered the American Civil War. I have NEVER heard it used about corporations.

[@bigaspidistra]

Used in UK business jargon, particularly around 20 years ago especially for people who wanted to benefit from mutuals turning themselves into companies by putting up the minimum capital to qualify.

[@janlabij7302]

Neither did I. But I've spent enough time in Mississippi, Louisianna, and Texas to know what a real carpetbagger is and was.

[@rachaeldavis5438]

Also a history major never heard it used so negatively

[@brucealanwilson4121]

@@rachaeldavis5438 Never saw "Gone With the Wind"?

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Me neither. As a Southerner, we have always used that phrase to reference anyone who moved here who was originally from a northern state. Northern meaning any state above the Mason Dixon line.

[@warpigjohnson9710]

The reason that "Jump the Shark" is used is because the show you mentioned, "Happy Days" had an episode where one of the characters is involved in a scenario so ridiculous it has to be seen to be believed. Through a contrived set of circumstances, Arthur Fonzarelli (aka "The Fonz") ended up in a kind of water skiing contest (still wearing his leather jacket), during which there was a jump over an actual great white shark. This entire scenario was so ridiculous that it is now used as the benchmark as to whether a show is now either irrelevant or just devolved into silliness. (see Game of Thrones after season 5) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaeqoKOpgpZ6b8k

[@TheGreenEyedLeo]

i posted a clip of the shark jump on their fb post haha

[@susanramirez]

And it was canceled after that episode. The show has become so irrelevant they're doing crazy gimmicks to keep it going, but it still gets cancelled

[@warpigjohnson9710]

@@susanramirez Thank you for that information!

[@jamiedamoth6465]

It is generally an American TV phrase but most long running series have a "jump the shark moment" near the end. Here's some examples: metv.com/stories/the-jump-the-shark-moment-in-40-popular-classic-tv-shows

[@dudley7540]

And relationships!

[@LeslieLanagan]

"Let's get the pigs involved as well." OMG. I nearly fell out of my desk chair laughing.

[@jimbrown4652]

"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" is the only way I've heard it used. 💙💙

[@HippieNikkiTheTopeteTribe]

Jim Brown same!

[@zaphods2ndhead193]

This applies to people AND situations. Don't try to make something bad look or sound better than it really is. Tell the unvarnished truth.

[@lawrencetomlinson761]

Putting lipstick on a pig is superfluous.

[@DavidWilsonsays]

I seem to always hear the extended version, "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. It's not any better and it generally annoys the pig. Plus when your wife finds out what happened to her lipstick there will be hell to pay!"

[@suebees7922]

Same here.

[@anyname13579]

Long in the tooth absolutely does NOT refer to TV shows. It really refers to a person that is old/haggard/etc.

[@OnTheOnlyShipButHalfWannaSink]

right. usually anyway. game of thrones might have gone long in the tooth ;)

[@paulboy9101]

SomeTHING can get ‘Long in the Tooth’ as well as some people. So a TV show can get a bit long in the tooth.

[@brucealanwilson4121]

Especially someone who is pretending to be younger, or behaving in a way that was 'cool' when they were younger.

[@32mybelle]

My dad told me that I was getting a little long in the tooth to consider going back to school. He meant I was too old to go back to school.

[@NickKzig]

@@32mybelle So long as your children aren't going to inherit your debt, I'm pretty sure you are never too old to go back to school! :)

[@Jude13able]

Joel's version of jumping the shark would actually be "dodged a bullet".

[@kcatristine2416]

Ben Walker yeah I was like... did they mean “jump the gun” but then I remembered this mean not to get ahead of yourself/assume/ jump to conclusions Dodged a bullet =close shave

[@Jude13able]

@@kcatristine2416 Yeah and this was the first time I have ever heard of jumping the shark.

[@ricweber1344]

Jumping the shark is a reference to the episode of Happy Days when Fonzie jumped his motorcycle over a pool containing a shark. It was widely considered the moment of the series that everyone knew i it had gone on too long.

[@ricweber1344]

Oh that's right he was water skiing.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

I think that would be a better meaning than what it currently means.

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

I'm already jonesing for the next J&L video!

[@andie22311]

Rick Mitchell LOL! Nice.

[@lovinsavvy]

John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence in such a way that the British could not miss it! It was large and very readable. He wasn't hiding. He was bravely declaring his support for the freedoms espoused by the new fledgling country.

[@jimgreen3966]

lovinsavvy, it's especially poignant in that, by signing, these men were putting their lives on the line, and he wasn't satisfied with just signing it, he decided to SIGN it.

[@lovinsavvy]

You are exactly right! They were some righteously brave men and their wives were right there with them.

[@Mainleygirl22]

A Democratic had to write those up!

[@lovinsavvy]

Education is not proprietary. No politics on JoelandLia.

[@MarkMyWords531]

“Bought the Farm” doesn’t mean to merely just die. It means to be killed. Especially when the deceased own actions were the cause, or a major contribution to their death. Car crashes, airplane crashes, gun fights, sports, falling from a high place like parachuting or rock climbing. It is usually a pretty gristly death.

[@rickrodriguez3297]

Here's a few to consider. "Hit the road" and "Pass the buck" also "Ride shotgun" or "Flash in the pan".

[@ValianceXx]

Ride shotgun pretty much elaborates to a double barrel.

[@trammellhunter]

@@ValianceXx riding shotgun actually comes from a stagecoach. The person who sat beside the driver carried a shotgun. That's why when you sit next to the driver it is called "riding shotgun".

[@n0tk0sher]

I think Flash in the Pan was an English pop band in the 80s. They might know that one.

[@offadollar9223]

@@n0tk0sher Flash in the pan refers to the gun powder (in a small pan) that ignited the charge in the barrel of a musket. The pan would flash, but not ignite the charge in the barrel. Making the shot useless.

[@n0tk0sher]

@@offadollar9223 Yes. Also an English pop band. But they are young people so they probably don't know of them. Also, it can mean something that starts off hot and then fizzles out shortly thereafter. Sorry, they were Australian, not English.

[@Tsb702]

12:49 🤣 you guys are too cute! Here are a few for you: - look at the pot calling the kettle black. - like white on rice - rode hard and put away wet - put up or shut up - knock on wood - piece of cake - shootin the breeze - a rolling stone gathers no moss - a watched pot never boils - bless your heart - don’t take any wooden nickels I could go on and on lol

[@ssmith543]

Warning - X rated on the rode hard!

[@OnTheOnlyShipButHalfWannaSink]

+S S - well, not originally, but sure, anything can be dragged into sexual innuendo these days

[@elizabethd2916]

They could do a whole episode on Bless your heart

[@ssmith543]

@@elizabethd2916 Lol!!

[@finn8762]

i LOVE using rode hard and put up wet!! it always gives people pause lol

[@Philigan87]

The Jump the Shark thing is like when a show runs out of ideas so they just escalate their content with silly stunts or ridiculous twists: for instance having a character jumping over a shark.

[@MaryMary-pr4iu]

You had to actually watch "Happy Days" and see Fonzie water skiing to understand! 😄🇺🇸💕

[@rozhood4974]

I remember watching that episode when it happened. LOL... it was a real JTS moment.

[@sunshineharper4845]

My family quit watching Happy Days at least 2 seasons before that episode.

[@deborahjohansen1776]

It was incredibly stupid and as JOEL AND LIA would say, totally cringe!

[@BrianAlt]

It's impossible to understand this one without this context.

[@GraceCase]

I feel seriously old now...

[@josiequewl438]

(Dropping a little early American mythology!) The legend goes that when John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, his signature was huge- VERY HUGE! It is alleged that King George complained that Mr. Hancock's signature was so minuscule & untidy that it was practically illegible. Supposedly, K.G. also considered Hancock an insignificant, ignorant, uneducated, annoyance of a man. For that reason, Hancock wanted to make ABSOLUTELY SURE the "old Georgie" would have no problem seeing his name, prominently, amongst all the other signatures. It was so ostentatious, we're still talking about it almost 250 years later!

[@robertstruder4434]

I'm sorry, Julie, but I doubt seriously that King George ever even heard of John Hancock, a not-very-significant colonial. Why should he? Hancock's overlarge signature is usually viewed as an expression of his revolutionary fervor, and there is a fiction bandied about that he did it so the king could read it without his spectacles. Hancock is not known reliably to have made any comment at all. While the Declaration was undoubtedly poured over by royal ministers it is not likely that it was ever handed directly to to the king, though he certainly would have had a verbal appraisal. George, incidentally, is reckoned to have been a decent monarch until illness interrupted his reign.

[@josiequewl438]

@@robertstruder4434: Fair play, HOWEVER... Please note the uses of "mythology", "legend", "alledged", and "supposedly". I am, in no way, asserting that any of the information I shared is historical fact. I was just sharing an amusing anecdote that I heard throughout my childhood. Please don't sic the history police on me... 😆

[@traditionalgirl3943]

Bad Cattitude, I can see JH having just signed and someone complaining, “You wrote too big! This will be one looong paper if we all write like that. Boys, tone yours down a bit, eh?”

[@alishacoppedge]

I love the vibe this one had! Reminded me of your older stuff! Great job, y’all!

[@Paoa29]

My understanding of "bought the far" went back to World War I. In the U.S. military, life insurance premiums were super cheap and everybody got insured prior to going to combat. The phrase was used when one died; consequently, the insurance paid off the wife (or parents), allowing them to pay off their farm's mortgage.

[@warpigjohnson9710]

Lipstick on a pig : A superficial improvement to something ultimately flawed or useless, adding nothing.

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Correct!

[@joecrazy9896]

Pigs aren't useless, they give us bacon.

[@dudley7540]

Also applies to cars, houses....

[@vnessa06vf]

Like using paint to hide mold or rot on a house just to sell it. You put lipstick on a pig to sell it.

[@warpigjohnson9710]

@roy alfred seaberg You know, I hadn't thought about that! HAHAHAHA!

[@robertadamcik9179]

Knowing what "bought the farm" means (being retired military) and then listening to your initial try as to its meaning was hilarious!!!!! Really made my day! Keep it up!!!!!

[@ThundaStrack]

Bought the Farm, means they passed away, in my northwestern Canada upbringing.

[@BenRollinsActor]

When John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, he signed with a very large signature. While signing, he is reported to have said, "King George can read that without his spectacles".

[@LauraMorland]

Wonderful! Here's a link: fr.freeimages.com/premium/john-hancock-signature-18171

[@kagomeshuko]

As for John Hancock he didn't sign the Declaration of Independence in a large way to be annoying. His signature was just that large - all the time. It's how he wrote.

[@MoNaBookworm]

You guys are so hilarious. You keep thinking you have figured it out and you’re way off. I love that the expressions that are so normal to us are so foreign to you. Great video as always.

[@shannonhamilton144]

I was told that "buying the farm" came from the constant borrowing against the value of a farm, where the loans never get paid off until the farmer dies. Hence, "he finally bought the farm."

[@deborahjohansen1776]

Wow...I have never heard that but it makes total sense! Thanks for this!!

[@delinarandoma1053]

The sad reality of American farms. I guess in England an English gent owned the land and farmers worked to stay on so they usually never owned the farm. So their idea was you had to be rich. In America people usually homesteaded, or worked hard to save up, to own the farm and through the generations it was a struggle to keep the family farm. So yes this explanation is sensible.

[@lauric7709]

This is the explanation I've heard too. The farmer's life insurance would pay off the loans against the farm.

[@mamaginagg2177]

See my comment but here goes. During a war the government put through a plan where when a man died in war, the government paid off the mortgage on his farm or home giving his wife and kids more financial security because at the time women stayed home with the kids and men were the primary money makers for the family. So when a man died in war it was said of him that he bought the farm.

[@anniesmom2207]

That's really interesting. Makes sense too.

[@thecarlyjean]

Southern slang for you to guess - “the devil’s beatin’ his wife”

[@karenedwards6713]

@daAnder71 yup thats it

[@diorocksmetalon5993]

Yes love this one! They would never know it!

[@countertenor5890]

I learned that bought the farm came from soldiers that went off to WWI had life insurance policies that when they died in battle would pay for their family's farm back home.

[@Trifler500]

I never heard that particular explanation, but it makes sense.

[@tplon2001]

That is the explanation I've heard.

[@hillroge]

You two bought the farm on guessing those American phrases. lmao. love these videos. The both of you have the personality that makes everything you talk about fun.

[@hazcatsophia]

It cracks me up when you guys take a word and use it like it means “cool”. 😂 “That’s so pork!”

[@tomfrazier1103]

Phat?

[@elmstreetish]

I still love watching your videos! Joel and Lia have not jumped the shark!

[@randysandford4033]

Love the way your vids help bridge the two cultures (US and UK). Watch them daily.

[@agemoth]

Long in the tooth is an expression I've always known in the UK and it just meant old and a 'has been'..

[@colleengolden8194]

In addition to the King George statement, Hancock also signed so big because he was the head of the Continental Congress and some of the other delegates were afraid to sign in case we lost the war. The is a big replica of the signature in Fenway Park in Boston.

[@Bamboo4U2]

Yep. It wasn't just that his signature was "showy," he was signing as in "IN YOUR FACE" to King George III. The phrase John Hancock now simply means "signature," without the bravado with which the actual person signed the document.

[@MeMyselfandI25]

Love Fenway Park!!!

[@lawrencetomlinson761]

Yes, The reluctance of some delegates about signing a document that could get them hanged prompted Hancock to embellish his own signature.

[@mamaginagg2177]

Signing your name on the Declaration of Independence put your name on the 'hit list' of England so he seemed to be fearless and held strong belief that this was the right thing to do.

[@itsthedonnellys]

You two are hysterical!! Love these videos :-) Thank goodness you know what the Declaration of Independence is so John Hancock is easier to understand :-) PS If you need some home-schooling on the subject, just let us know 🤓😉

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Will do!! We're ready to do another one when your list is ready! haha!

[@MeMyselfandI25]

When you want some tacos just say “I’m Jonesing for some tacos.”

[@phantom629]

Yo quiero taco bell!

[@thebeyer8321]

Hahaha, I once said this into the TB drive thru speaker (as a joke, about those ads) and the guy then went on, many sentences in Spanish, trying to talk with me. ‘Uhhh, I only know some h.s. Spanish, from years ago. Silly!! 😄

[@JB-gr3jl]

For Joel it’s “I’m jonesing for cookies “

[@Brian_Combs]

You should try "You can't polish a turd." "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." Those are straight forward but there's a million more.

[@tomstevenson161]

Or you could say, ‘you can polish a turd, but it’s still a turd’. See lipstick on a pig.

[@nicoleglances1485]

These are hilarious! Some I didn't even know, but I love your definitions! 😂

[@paulaj72]

Love your guesses and your reactions! You guys are the best!💜

[@michaelevans2976]

Joel and Lia, here’s a couple to try and figure out. Piece of cake Break a leg Knock on wood Don’t be such a wet blanket Ate it Working the graveyard shift First base, second base... Up my alley Shoot the breeze Monday morning quarterback Spill the beans Drank the kool aid

[@cathyvickers9063]

As stage actors (prior their current KZbin gig) they probably know "break a leg."

[@jennifernapalo]

I’m always amazed at the slang terms you guys get that I’ve never heard of. This time I only knew two...lol. Then again, you can go to all 50 states here in the US and hear 50+ ways to say sandwich 🥴🤣.

[@christineallocca7307]

I absolutely love these type of videos. I can only imagine what Joel whispered in regards to carpet bagger. 🤣🤣🤣

[@KrystyneY]

I'm quite sure it had something to do with the derogatory term, carpet munching.

[@alandunstan5485]

I presumed he was under the impression that it referred to intercourse. Carpet = pubic hair covering the vagina, and bagger being a synonym for the guy. His whispering it to Lia indicated he was not using polite words to describe the meaning.

[@Alan.Endicott]

@@alandunstan5485 ...or he thought it was analogous to teabagging.

[@janlabij7302]

Joel got that mixed up with 'carpet muncher'.

[@davidscmann7084]

I assumed that he thought it meant hairy scrotum

[@mkshffr4936]

-Having a snoot full. -A few fries short of a happy meal (and the closely related... A few grains short of a full charge) -Out to lunch -Right church, wrong pew. We got tons of 'em. :)

[@nicolebrenneckebienvenue6740]

I was going to comment on each one but It really seems like most of them are either regional or generational. Most of us may be familiar with these but rarely use them in daily life...

[@NickKzig]

I agree, they're all pretty outdated, but I still went through them because I love to over-explain LOL

[@jaytee777]

This was hilarious! You both are too cute! Thank you for making my day.

[@thetannaree]

"ohhh!! when a dog dies he goes to live on a farm - he's not gone to live on a farm he's bought the farm" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@donniebrooks21]

Love Lia's shirt, Tacos are my favorite emotion! Great video as always!!

[@Deedric_Kee]

Tacos are my favorite emotion too

[@cindivt8025]

Mostly fun because the two of you are so earnest and sincere. Your guesses were pretty good, at least as entertainment! Thanks and long may you wave! Cheers

[@atribecalledgemini7074]

How about choking the chicken? 😂😂😂

[@ronswanson7371]

😳

[@joelmoreno4223]

Can't explain it, don't understand it, but you guys seem to be my favorite U-Tubers. You're honest, you're entertaining, you're interesting, you're never really boring. I never really look for you, you just seem to be there, and I always have a look. Well, you keep videoing, and I'll keep watching. Cheerio (did I say that right?).

[@Capohanf1]

I believe "Long in the Tooth" CAME from England! I remember the phrase being used by Benny Hill!!!!

[@benrast1755]

“Jonesing” is often used by smokers. “That was a long flight! I’m jonesing for a cigarette!”

[@oliviadixon3777]

As a Brit these confused me so much 😂 you two are hilarious though! Loved your own definitions

[@Bamboo4U2]

I love the spirit with which they try to breakdown something that is inherently idiomatic in nature. In other words, like an idiom, many of these colloquialisms can't be parsed out word-for-word. Together, the phrase itself has its own meaning.

[@friscomorsegmail]

Olivia Dixon we have hundreds of such sayings here in America and some of them I do not understand either.

[@hoekstratim]

"bought the farm" - folklore says it came from the insurance payout to the soldier's beneficiaries and/or the military pension provided to the bereaved dependents may have, ironically, fulfilled his old dream, and allowed his surviving family to pay off all loans on the family farm, or let them purchase one.

[@ol343]

2 questions, Joel and Lia 1) do either of you speak any other languages? 2) have you/would you ever go to Archipelago in Russel Square (a bug and exotic meat restaurant) - it would make a great vlog?! Love from Cheshire

[@ellencontreras3521]

It's always fun to watch you guess our slang words and phrases. Well done!

[@robertkoons1154]

Bought the farm refers to the practice of having to pay a farmer for the crops you destroyed if you ran your car off the road or landed your airplane in his field., the more you destroyed the more you paid. Thus if you died in that accident, you were said to have bought the farm. This was used especially by pilots, then later by US airmen in WW II when someone died.

[@animalactivist7820]

I really enjoy your videos. You do a great job and always seem to have fun! Thanks!

[@MeMyselfandI25]

John Hancock would be your signature. John Hancock signed his name on the Declaration of Independence very large so that King George could even see it even without his glasses. John Hancock was a founding father of the US.

[@seenaroundboston2302]

RE: Etymology of "bought the farm"... when somebody dies, the life insurance payout is then collected by the family, and the mortgage can be quickly settled.

[@arunsalwan8558]

Jump the shark was from a happy days episode .it was a popular show that looked nostalgically at the 1950’s.the episode actually had the lead character “Fonzi” jump an actual shark on water skis all the while wearing his leather jacket ..it now means when a show or someone does something out of desperation to retain their popularity or to stay relevant For the John Hancock reference It is the signifying of the Declaration of Independence but the legend goes that after drafting the document many of them were a little reticent to sign the document that was essentially treason .john Hancock supposedly got up and signed boldly in big letters inspiring the others to stick their necks out for the cause of freedom

[@lornaduwn]

Bought the farm is a reference to the family receiving an insurance payout when someone dies that will pay off the mortgage. It was popularized during WW2 when so many soldiers died.

[@lornaduwn]

Another reason for it becoming a popular saying during WW2 is that the war followed the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930's. That is when a severe drought hit the prairie farmlands of middle America and many farms failed, forcing them to take out large loans against the farmland. These families were still faced with paying of these loans when the war broke out. A soldiers death meant that there would be enough money to pay it off.

[@poyoyo.]

I’m all American and only heard and know about lipstick on a pig and John Hancock like what 😂

[@katannep7798]

I knew all but “pork” and “long in the tooth.” Some things I never thought about what it sounds like to other people!

[@briefine]

Jump the shark is used because on an old TV show they had a character jump over a shark (I think by riding a motorcycle) and it was such a terrible plot line that it is now used as a phrase for any tv show that has been on so long that they are running out of plot ideas for it.

[@mrspress8057]

Joel...I could hear you when you said “carpet muncher” 🤣

[@amberkelly8055]

I didn't hear him but knew what he was saying. Tbh, if I didn't already know the meaning my mind would have gone there too.

[@courtneybowman4379]

This video has just "bought the farm". Lol.. That ending was sooo funny!:)

[@MonkEBoy-ud6kj]

Horse teeth don't keep growing as they age, their gum lines recede. Also, you guys are awesome :)

[@1stAmbientGrl]

They do keep growing. That's why they have to filed every so often.

[@TwistedStitchesShow]

David Schrader I think you’re thinking of the human aspect, as we age our gums recede. So people who are long in the tooth are old... hence receding gumline aspect.

[@karenmalay97]

Don’t know about horses but, beaver teeth continue to grow.

[@ssmith543]

@@1stAmbientGrl yes. I think it is called "floating".

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

I've never heard anyone refer to pork barrel spending as just pork. Honestly, I thought the answer would be "to fuck" lol. Some people use pork to mean fuck, but it is a sophomoric word for it.

[@crystalrose_pa]

As an American I have never personally heard the following phrases: "Jumped the shark" "Pork" "Carpet bagger" (I very vaguely remember hearing this one in a history class or something, but I've never heard someone use it in conversation)

Crystal Rose 😧

[@AttackChefDennis]

Bought the farm often refers to the government payout for a death while in military service, it was often enough to pay off the mortgage so that the widow could buy the farm. So when he died in service he bought the farm at the same time .

[@warpigjohnson9710]

"Pork" doesn't refer to the politicians themselves, but rather projects that they get funded for special interest groups in their state that are of no obvious benefit to their constituents in return for political favors. For example, if you have a company in your state that seeks an unfair advantage or its competitors, they might donate heavily to a particular campaign in order to get a project approved that will solely benefit them. That project would be referred to as a "Pork" project, or just "Pork". Usually these projects are hidden in the minutia of larger bills congress passes so that there is less scrutiny. Hence, "That bill was packed with pork".

[@billstokes6740]

Also pork has a lot of fat that could be trimmed.

[@drifting202020]

To pork also means to have sex with someone: "I porked her."

[@LeeHawkinsPhoto]

Pork is more just projects that politicians want in exchange for supporting another politician’s bill. It stems from the way bills brought up for vote can have numerous provisions for laws and money for completely unrelated things. Pork really only refers to money appropriated for something either unrelated to a bill’s actual purpose or in some cases it can refer to an entire bill that is seen as money spent for no real benefit. Pork is a rather fatty meat-so the idea is that legislation that has a lot of extra stuff that isn’t needed has a lot of “fat” that could be trimmed out. Appropriations bills often have the most pork, since they’re already complex bills that spend a ton of money to begin with-so it’s easier to negotiate support for individual politicians’ small pet projects to insure the passage of the bill. Interestingly, pork has been mostly missing from federal politics of late, mainly because politicians about 10-15 years ago started complaining about it so much...because it was politically advantageous to them, of course!

[@michaelmullard4292]

Love your t-shirts, guys! I've missed seeing these "guessing slang" videos! Glad you found this old footage on your hard drive. Your guesses are hilarious! Have a great week!

[@rodrector3038]

I can only imagine where Joel went with carpetbagger! 😂

[@Bamboo4U2]

Well, we definitely know it was vulgar, so let your mind wander into the gutter with that one, ha ha ha ha.

[@comandermcgarrett7795]

In the 60s it had to do with someone defending an African American

[@Jude13able]

It was the other carpet lol

[@rodrector3038]

@@comandermcgarrett7795 I did not know that!

[@SiriusMined]

It's normally "You CAN'T put lipstick on a pig", as you can't tart up something bad to look good (and if you do, it's still not good). Very similar to "mutton dressed up as lamb"

[@kaylavanhouten8490]

I don't think many people actually ask for a John Hancock, instead of a signature. It's just hilarious how big John wrote his sig on declaration of Independence 😂😂

[@thebeyer8321]

Sometimes they do

[@mattslupek7988]

First off, Lia's t-shirt is AWESOME! Second, "jump the shark is a reference to a scene on a tv show called "Happy Days" where the character, Fonzie jumps over a shark on waterskis. After that episode, the show went downhill. John Hancock was one of America's Founding Fathers (along with Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin). When signing the Declaration of Independence, he signed it with a HUGE signature. He said he did it "so old George (George III) wouldn't need his glasses.".

[@Tsb702]

Lol Joel 7:44 yes, there is another one with “carpet” for that 😉

[@jesuszamora6949]

Yeah, I immediately thought "oh, he's thinking of carpet munching, the dirty boy." 🤣🤣🤣

[@inspirationmediatube]

without knowing 70s America TV shows, you'll never get what Jump the Shark means, but it's the same when someone says "You're trying to gaslight me" unless you know that term about the plot of a old movie called Gaslight you'll never really understand it without an explanation

[@petekachew7406]

I like Lia's shirt!.. The best Tacos are in California!.. When you guys coming to Wine counrty?

[@rozhood4974]

Nope...the best tacos are in TEXAS!!! 😎😎

[@rozhood4974]

Depends on where you go. There's some really good Mexican food here, some really good AUTHENTIC Mexican food.

[@eieiolsenstudios4321]

Pete Kachew I still think Taco Tuesday is best celebrated with tamales.

[@SiriusMined]

On Happy Days, there was an episode where Fonzie literally did a water ski jump over a shark pen. It was the point at which the show started to rapidly degrade in quality. It was then later used as a comparison for a similar moment when a show took an unrecoverable turn for the worse.

[@jcstewart1861]

Southeastern Anerican words. Jeet...as in "I'm hungry, jeet yet?" Or Mayonnaise...as in "mayonnaise alot of folks in here." Or aorta... as in "aorta put a stop sign here."

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Also innuendo... as in "I saw a bird fly innuendo."

[@edwardmiessner6502]

And don't forget jew... as "No, jew?," in response to "Jeet yet?."

[@mplwy]

Around here it would sound more like, djeet and djew.

[@karenj6726]

Should send them some Jeff Foxworthy books on southern words. That would be funny.

[@katannep7798]

🤣🤣

[@Wizardjudge]

Pork usually refers to fatten up something - started with bills, politicians adding extra elements to a bill for exchange of the support/vote.

[@agnesnutter]

Joel "carpet bagger" bahahahaha!

[@karlsmith2570]

To answer your question about the phrase "Jump the shark" There was an episode of "Happy Days" where the character of Fonzie, played by Henry Winkler, literally jumps over a shark The term of "Jumping the shark" quite literally means that the production staff of a TV series had run out of ideas for the direction of the characters in the show

[@pokefan1003]

Lia is gorgeous! 😍

[@kareno7848]

So what?

[@lisavierra-moore867]

Lipstick on a pig is similar to “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”

[@jimgreen3966]

Until you got to pork, I'd never heard of any of them. I've not heard until now that carpetbagger is still used, but I remember hearing the term in history class. In addition to buying the farm, you can push up daisies, turn in your lunch bucket, take a dirt nap, turn up your toes, and kick the bucket.

[@diorocksmetalon5993]

Or wake up on the wrong side of the dirt

[@AprilCGriffith]

Classic J&L! Y’alls reactions and guess are hilarious. Very logical too. ❤️❤️❤️it!

[@ericnathan9843]

Put lipstick on a pig is a person trying to make something that is crappy and making it look better than what it really is. Forget any reference to politics. EXAMPLE Bob: I was all excited to go on the date with Mary. Doug: She was hot in her profile picture. Is she a model or something? Bob: She wasn't quite as advertised. It turned out that her written ad was like putting lipstick on a pig. Have a great day 😎🤗🤗😎

[@jamiedamoth6465]

The phrase "Bought the farm" typically originates from the head of household dying and the widow / family collecting on the life insurance money which pays off the existing debt from the farm. Common for American soldiers in WWII who were drafted from rural areas "off the farm". Soldiers insurance paid when they died in combat would pay off debt incurred during the Great Depression and the widow and children could start fresh.

[@lexxieburton6182]

am i the only one cringing at the pork thing? there is very definatly another meaning to that....

[@shmiller70]

Hahaha. I assumed it was going to mean the other meaning. Pork as a word on its own really doesn't work. It needs to be in context of politics.

[@lexxieburton6182]

not sure we mean the same thing, iv always heard pork used as a verb meaning to have sex with

[@SpideyScott72]

Your version of pork was the first thing I thought of as well. When they revealed it as political, I was like "huh?" 😂

[@billettescrafts]

I only knew two of these! I really miss these type of sit down videos❤️

[@nubiap.9451]

Love you guys!!!

[@StrikitRich]

I have always heard 'Bought the farm' came from aviation trainees who crashed, often on farms, as the training bases were in rural areas. The farmer would receive reimbursement for damages, thus the pilot 'bought the farm.'

[@phyllishobson]

Two phrases I've heard (especially here in the South) are "Get your ducks in a row" and "Out of pocket" (such as "I'll be out of pocket")

[@bengaljam4550]

Jumping the shark refers to the moment in time when a Television show goes bad. It originated when Happy Days character "Fonzie" jumped a shark on waterski's. The episode was so silly that now whenever a TV show goes bad it is called "Jumping the Shark".

[@gbtriumph3216]

You two understand "carpetbaggers" perfectly! Well Done! You got "Jones-ing" right. "I'm jonesing for my best friend's girlfriend' ....Not used much at all. Government Insured (GI) Employees (soldiers in WW2) would have recipients of the LIFE insurance benefits go to their parents...some of whom had farms...or other property. If he "bought the farm" he died in WW2 and benefits were paid to his family.

[@somojay]

These are my very favorite videos!!! I get such a laugh out of them hahah no need to apologize to this American 🤣🤣🤣

[@henrideveroux8690]

As an American, this is the first one of these videos that you two have done that I actually knew the answer to every single one. I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed.

[@ausgepicht]

I don't know if this applies because this happened to me when I was living in West Yorkshire around the year 2000, but I went to a restaurant and ordered a sandwich and I asked her to hold the bacon and she just looked at me like I had three heads. My aunt who is an American and was living there for a few years by the point butt in and explained to the cashier that I didn't really mean for her to hold the bacon, but to not put it in the sandwich. Going the other way two terms where I was confused: 1) the first time I heard the word torch I thought my friend was pulling my leg. I had to ask another person if he was joking. Here in the US a torch is a wooden stick with tar on it that you set on fire so you can see. 2) when I asked some Brits the best way to get to a nearby city I wanted to explore they recommended I use a coach. I thought they were joking too because to us a coach is something people used in the 1800s - a sort of carriage/surrey that is pulled by a horse. LOL...I thought that maybe they were still used in that part of England.

[@TXnine7nine]

“Jumping the Shark” as you mentioned is from “Happy Days” where in one episode Fonzy jumped a jet ski over a shark tank. This was seen by many as the turning point on where the quality of the show went down drastically. The creators were trying anything to get viewers so they did this ridiculous scene of something totally outside of what Fonzy was known for. The show had gone on too long and this sealed its fate in the eyes of the viewers.

[@stephaniesunshine8310]

This was a great vid! I loved watching

[@brittanybrown9169]

I’m a born and raised New Yorker living in London and the only ones I’ve heard are lipstick on a pig and John Hancock! Love your channel, just moved here 4 months ago and I’m learning so much...things are so different here!!

[@mistinarodriguez6570]

Bought the farm refers to the plot of land where the body is buried. Similarly we say: six feet under, taking a dirt nap, pushing up daisies.