I Finally Discovered What Makes American Culture So Unique!

[@DianeCasanova]

Take me out to the ballgame😅

[@stevenharris1757]

Honestly as an american most of what she's saying has been said but ot at all co..on

[@CalKingOnyx]

Take me out to the crowd.

[@patriciawilliams6844]

Played in the 7th inning stretch at the baseball game.

[@spacecardinal]

Yes

[@marcelldeon]

@@CalKingOnyx buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks

[@yd8hw]

The term "riding shotgun" originated in the American Old West during the era of stagecoach travel. Historical Origin involves a specific role of protection during transportation. A "shotgun messenger" was an armed guard who rode alongside a stagecoach driver, typically carrying a short, double-barreled shotgun to defend against potential threats like bandits or hostile Native Americans

[@danielleslater9301]

Thanks, I was gonna comment with the reason we say shotgun. She obviously doesn’t know the background of the reason why we use shotgun for the front passenger seat.

[@jirtz5]

came to say this also. lots of rich travelers would hire a shotgun to protect valubles back in the day

[@minkademko2335]

Therefore, "shotgun" is next to the driver, front seat of the car.

[@waynethompson8416]

@@danielleslater9301 Yeah, she is too young to know about that.

[@MarkScott-g5t]

Andre', you did extremely well with these American idioms.

[@stephsdlnthms3957]

Even if you don’t PLAY baseball, as an American you’re familiar with it and baseball terms are used regularly in every day conversation. Some other common phrases are: - it’s his/her “third strike” (the third time someone has done something bad or failed, and they won’t get any more chances) - “up to bat” (it’s that persons turn to try something) - “it’s a home-run” (a good thing, something has or will end well) - “striked out” (the person tried and was “shot down” or failed their attempt) Every American, unless they newly immigrated, will know all of those expressions and more, even if they don’t play baseball.

[@madmanmapper]

Even if they don't like baseball.

[@sammymartin7891]

In western movies the armed guard on a stagecoach always carry a Shotgun. and since he always rode on the front next to the driver it was called "Riding Shotgun".

[@Americaisfukd]

You saw that it was explained just like I did... Why did you go ahead and explain it again anyways?? Did you just have a need to get it out of your system?

[@andronicase]

@@Americaisfukd What is your problem?! There are many times that people will make a comment before they read everybody else’s comments. Nasty attitude.

[@vampiro4236]

Literally started singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (the song she was humming) in the first 10 seconds of the video. Well done 🤣👏🏼

[@dkajj]

But, like she said, despite her "singing voice," we still knew.

[@jdwilmoth]

I hate that song it stays locked in your brain for days😂

[@harrymaciolek9629]

I wonder if younger people who aren’t baseball fans would even know it. It’s a very old song.

[@jdwilmoth]

@harrymaciolek9629 a lot of younger people probably doesn't even know what the national anthem is

[@harrymaciolek9629]

@ To be fair, I didn’t know about the two verses until about 10 minutes ago. 😝

[@trishagg]

They play Take Me out to the Ballgame" in the seventh inning for the seventh-inning stretch. It's like a little break in the action for stretching, getting beer, singing.

[@eeekityeeekeeek1778]

Andre, you did so well! It's almost like you didn't realize it, but the ones you didn't know immediately, you worked them out logically to the correct response! I'm so proud of you!

[@sandrak8471]

"Shotgun" side is where the person sat that protected the driver of the stage coach going out west, with a shotgun.

[@nancygross4392]

We also refer to sudden weddings (usually due to an unplanned pregnancy) as shotgun weddings.

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

Implying that the bride's father was standing behind the groom with a shotgun to make sure the groom says 'i Do."

[@donnaarehartpiffier8800]

Doesn't your future Father-in-Law need to be holding the shotgun on you for a "true" shotgun wedding?

[@ruthsaunders9507]

@ My mom's cousin declared her big dream was to have a shot gun wedding. It used to be a thing in old movies but she didn't quite grasp what it meant and thought it was romantic. Changed her mind after they explained it to her.

[@markmitchell457]

The Founding Fathers were afraid to sign the Declaration of Independence, because treason against England was a death sentence. John Hancock signed it first to show he wasn't scared of the English. He signed his name large and at the top of the signiture section of the document His is the first and largest signature on our Declaration of Independence. Shotgun was where the guard sat with his shotgun on a stagecoach before cars were invited. She knows a little bit about our sayings, but she doesn't know the whole history behind the saying.

[@kristinallison5970]

I love this ladies video! And if yell "bazooka". You would probably get weird looks and most in America would instantly think "bubblegum"!😂

[@mimikannisto4418]

Exactly😂😂

[@kate2create738]

I hope Andre reacts to some more of her videos, she’s done well teaching American culture, the ins and outs. She has a talent breaking it down that foreigners are able to understand.

[@ginabanks8594]

Then we would laugh at you for saying bazooka!

[@kristinallison5970]

@kate2create738 I agree! This is the first time seeing her and I loved it! She definitely did a great job!

[@wareagle9655]

One thing she didn’t explain is why S’mores are called that- after having one you will ask “Can I have Some More”= S’mores

[@Rich_in_Texas]

100% correct. 👍

[@wishingb5859]

More bang for your buck started as a saying because of the military. It genuinely originally meant spending money to get the best military benefits. Eventually it became a more universal saying.

[@lisal6121]

She’s 100% correct on her American slang.

[@sammymartin7891]

The difference between it's a homerun and you knocked it out of the park is if you knock it out of the park there is No chance of getting caught . But an in park home run the ball is still in play and your teammates may be tagged out even if you make it all the way around the bases without stopping.

[@TinaTinkSwafford]

The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects people from being forced to give testimony that could incriminate them.

[@raymort3]

Also, due process and double jeopardy

[@bobbyskinner3720]

A home run is when you hit the ball and can run through al the bases and back to the home plate with out getting "tagged" with the ball. Hitting it out of the park simply means you hit it past the outfield fence, so they can't get the ball to tag you. So you can get an infield homerun without knocking it out of the park.

[@JamesHunt-e3u]

The meaning behind calling shotgun for the front seat stems back to the old west days. Bandits would rob stage coaches all the time so the drivers of the wagons started paying a man with a shot gun to sit up front with him for protection and it came to be known as the shotgun seat. Now when going for a drive, if there are multiple people going, the first one to call shotgun gets the front seat

[@daricetaylor737]

The term "riding shotgun" originated in the American Wild West. In days of the stage coach, you had the driver, but you also had a guy who sat next to the driver who carried the shotgun to protect the coach from bandits and thieves. Riding shotgun originates from that, and yes, we fought over it all the time when we were kids, adults too! Nothing worse than being the 3rd person in a car and having to sit in the back seat!! The song she was singing at the start is "Take Me Out to the Ball Game". A famous ditty that we always sang as kids and they play it at all the baseball games that are played! It actually has been adopted as the official National Anthem for Baseball here in the US. If you search it out online, you will be able to hear it sung. It is a catchy little ditty! Baseball is considered America's favorite pass time. More people attend baseball games than do NFL games! High school teams, college teams, city teams, little league, church league..... heck, there are baseball diamonds in almost all of our parks and you get a large enough people gathered for a picnic or other event and soon you have a ballgame! Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, At the old ball game!! last, Yes Andre' we also use "home run" as a term for something amazing!

[@gkiferonhs]

I'm impressed!! The ones you didn't know. you figured out. Good job!!

[@kathleenshaw838]

Take Me Out To The Ballgame was written in 1908. About baseball. It's a happy, fun song.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

If you knock it out of the park it could be a home run or a grand slam (if the bases are loaded). In SF, there is a possibility that the ball will land in the SF Bay - there are always kayakers out there, hoping to get a ball.

[@kindredspiritbaseballmom7913]

"Take me out to the ballgame" is not played before the game, it is played during the 7th inning which we call the 7th inning stretch. There are 9 innings in a baseball game. And everyone stands up to stretch and sing this song in the middle of the 7th inning. I'm thinking she has never been to a baseball game. She also called them scoring "points" instead of the correct term which is "runs".

[@hayneshvac2]

Honestly, I am surprised you didn't know that song. They played it quite often in Looney Tunes cartoons. Yes, we use the expression home run as well as knocked it out of the park. Great reaction Andre, thank you for sharing.

[@ronprickett8011]

Besides saying a Benjamin, you might hear them say "I need some dead presidents because most of the bills have Presidents on them. There is an action crime movie named Dead Presidents." The highest value bill I've ever held was a 1000 dollar note or a Grover that my father got to show us before they were withdrawn in 1969.

[@privatename8574]

Hey Andre, Stacey here from Chicago. IDK where it's done before the game, but here in Chicago, it's song during the 7th inning stretch. Famous broadcaster Harry Cary used to lead the crowd. The first second she hummed, i thought about him. It's possible some may sing at the beginning but here in Chicago, NEVER. HEYYY MY CHICAGO CUBS REPPIN! Andre, here's another one. Reppin = Representing i.e. Andre shirt reppin his hometown.

[@anncrabtree3935]

I’m 66 and I still call Shotgun and Take me out to the ball game is imprinted on my brain! Kinda like Deep in the Heart of Texas!

[@european-reacts]

Thats amazing!

[@TheNetworkUnderground]

As a texan, if you don't clap at the appropriate time, you will be disowned.

[@hoseqt1]

@@european-reacts Shotgun is a term that comes from the Cowboy days, when they had Two Drivers on a Stage Coach.... The Driver always sat on the Left, so we now Drive in the same manner, but his Alternate Driver always had to keep Security, hence he would hold or Handle the Shotgun, hence the term Shotgun means Front Passenger, and when riding in a pickup, with three people in the one Bench seat, it means the seat closest to the Door.... The Song as you know is ""Take me out to the Ballgame"".... Yes, do the Cooking Video for S'mores, it's short for ""Some More"", and it REQUIRES using a Wood Fire Outside, like a Camp Fire, only in this way can you actually get the Smoke Flavor from the Wood, and it only takes a couple of Seconds, so, be fast. An yes, you do have the correct Firewood for making S'mores, either Pine or Mesquite, either one is very good.... When speaking, the Term ""Homerun"" means you did very good, but, there's still a small bit of room for improvement.... ""Out of the Park"" on the other hand, means it could not be done any better....

[@anncrabtree3935]

@ exactly!

[@Triggerscross]

Baseball is whats known as our "national pastime" here in the United States, popular in the 1800s as a way to forget about the cival war and have some fun

[@Charlee1776]

That song is "Take me out to the ball game". There is a version by Frank Sinatra out there to listen to/watch as well! ETA: You can find references to Benjamins in a lot of pop music and rap as well. ETAA: The saying "Bang for your buck" is actually related to exactly what you might expect of the USA- It came about during the time we were developing nukes and it really was from "bang" representing more nuclear firepower and buck representing the American dollar being used as a metaphor for "value for your money"

[@Blend-25]

At one time people traded buck skins like money 💰 so the dollar bill eventually replaced the buck but not the saying

[@Charlee1776]

@@Blend-25 Yes and "buck" was already in use when "bang for your buck" came about. Thank you so much for adding that extra bit of info, I hadn't known where "buck" came from! Thanks! 😃

[@gualbertorodriguez8438]

16:54 The term "Shotgun" is more closely to history then a slang term from what most people believe. The term "Shotgun" was for those who sat next to the driver in a carriage as the passenger would carry a shotgun to protect the carriage and its goods.

[@janwalters3426]

The tern riding shot gun comes from the early western days. Stagecoaches had two guys sitting on top. One guy was the horsess rein controller, and the other guy carried a shotgun for protection against hostiles or bandits.

[@carolinatxan]

Shotgun riders came from stage coach, old west days. The driver had the horses and his right seat guy had the shotgun for protection of the coach and passengers.

[@Americaisfukd]

How many times do you think he needs it explained?

[@danpals7678]

Left seat guy. The driver sat on the right back then.

[@bradlyschmul6501]

Shotgun goes back to days of stagecoach where the guy rode beside the man steering the horses to protect the strong box and passengers.

[@DennisTea]

The shotgun thing is because during the time of horse and carriage, anytime someone traveled between cities driving a carriage would have someone with a shotgun sitting beside them. This was to ward off any would be bandits (or native American guerilla fighters).

[@The_Kiosk]

🎵Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack, I don't care if I ever get back. So we root, root, root for the home team, if they don't win it's a shame, 'cause it's "one, two, three strikes, you're out" at the old ballgame.🎶

[@The_Kiosk]

That was from memory.

[@christianeducation6206]

If you say bazooka you'll get chewing gum. The stagecoach always had a person next to the driver who carried a shotgun for protection. While it is the best seat for seeing everything, it is also the most dangerous.

[@maryagregory9953]

The song: Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the park. Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks, I don't care if we ever come back. Always root, root, root for the home team, if they don't win it's a shame, for it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game.

[@ginabanks8594]

Roasting marshmallows and hot dogs over an open fire is so exciting for a child. It was a must for our camping trips. We used to have to find the best tree stick to roast with. Now we go to store and buy fancy skewers. 😊

[@robmiller7090]

Me growing up watching the Cubs it was always the 7th inning stretch that they played Take Me Out to the Ballgame. "the 7th inning stretch" refers to a tradition where fans stand up and stretch during the middle of the seventh inning of a game, essentially taking a brief break to relieve themselves and get some movement in while the game is still ongoing

[@madmanmapper]

Also a stupid amount of Americans know and love the Chicago Cubs because it was the first baseball team that had its games broadcasted on TV across the whole country. You will find a lot of Cubs fans especially in rural areas away from big cities (cities which would've had their own teams to root for).

[@lindacarroll6896]

On stagecoaches (see Western movies) their was a driver and an armed "security guard" carrying a shotgun. So, the person sitting beside the driver is shotgun.

[@Briansgate]

your initial guesses are surprisingly accurate! Good on you, Andre! OK, about take me out to the ball game. It is NOT played before the game, it is traditionally sung in the bottom of the 7th inning, what is called "the seventh inning stretch." Benjamin - you used to find money on the ground more often, but in this age of technology, its very rare for people to deal in cash anymore, therefore very rare for people to drop it. The expression "Shotgun!" comes from the Old West. When the driver of a carriage held the horses reigns, the guy who sat next to him, carried the shotgun, to protect themselves from thieves. Hence, if you have the 'shotgun' you sat beside the driver. S'mores are amazing.

[@DayRoom-o8y]

American Football is played in the fall and winter, and Baseball is played in the spring and summer. So which is more popular depends on the season -- and don't forget about Basketball which is played inside.

[@The_Kiosk]

Dude, a Benny on the street is a blessing.

[@josephmummerth]

Baseball was the first professional sport in the United States which originated ,The first officially recorded baseball game in the United States was played on June 19, 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The New York Mutuals defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in a four-inning game , it is unoficially considered the national sport !

[@Kdrive23]

There are MANY baseball metaphors in American English.

[@nickpass]

This summer, all the games I went to, they played it at the 7th inning stretch, but yeah, the entire ball park sang along

[@debrashrider4062]

Ya yes! I am 70yrs old. Know all those things you listed. And The difference from hitting a home run and hitting it out of the ballpark is a matter of degree. Home run = done good Hit it out of the park = FANTASTICALLY DONE

[@rutht2023]

Yes!

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

My department used to have off-site meetings…at SF Giants games. Yes, we all sing: National Anthem, “Take Me Out” for the seventh inning stretch, then at the end of the game it’s “I left my heart in San Francisco”.

[@hierarcha]

The tune for the "Daisy" song is the same as the tune for "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"; they share the same melody and rhythm.

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

My husband isn't a native Enlish speaker and in his language there aren't a lot of words that describe location when stating idioms, like when 'beating around the bush' i.e. prevaricsting, he would say 'beating under the bush' or 'beating up the bush'.

[@rutht2023]

😊 My husband also didn't know idioms from America. I don't know the idoms from his home country.

[@halholland1637]

A Home Run is when you hit the ball over the fence in the outfield. "Knocking it out of the park", is when you hit a Home Run that not only clears the fence but goes over the bleachers into the street. Hitting a Home Run is great. Hitting it out of the park is special. In America we would say something like. "I not only hit a Home Run, I hit it out of the park".

[@codyfletcher7218]

There was a movie with the title ‘All About The Benjamins’. Never having seen it, it’s a common enough phrase that I assume it has to do with heists, money laundering or bank robbery.

[@marylightfoot4305]

A home run is into the stands off the field, but out of the park is just that out completely can't get any better or further

[@lindaabbott7120]

Andra you knocked this video out of the park ❤

[@FalconKyule1]

12:50 Hancock was also the first to sign the Declaration.

[@vivianmesser3307]

Wow! I'm so impressed!!! You guessed almost all of them correctly!!!! Excellent reasoning!!! And you're right that we might use the expression home run! Like, I pitched my idea to the boss and it was a home run. The only expression she used that isnt common is the Benjamin. I knew what she was talking about but it's not common. At least not in Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia. Great job!!! 🎉

[@topherschneider4324]

Hello Andre, If you want to learn about the song, you should check out Harry Carey. This man was an announcer for the Chicago Cubs professional baseball team. He would get the crowd to join in singing the song in the 7th inning.

[@Briansgate]

And on May 4th, we celebrate Star Wars.

[@debrashrider4062]

May the fourth be with you! Not to be confused with 4:20.

[@cee8mee]

That's referred to as 'May the fouth,' never just 'the fourth.'

[@myrevival4325]

I am not a historian, but I believe John Hancock signed his signature so largely because the King of England had poor eyesight, and he wanted the king to have no doubt John signed this declaration. I think they had history together and John was sort of saying “in your face” to the king. Ha! Another American expression!

[@drewbeirn7704]

Glad I didn't have to post this. Thank you!

[@frankbartus9743]

Hancock I was also a president of the Continental Congress, and one of the main forces in the sons of Liberty in Boston. IIRC, he was also victimized by some customs actions prior to the revolution. I believe the Brits actually confiscated a whole ship and its cargo.

[@KTKacer]

Song: "Take me out to the ball game" The shotgun expression is rooted in the days of stagecoaches, where the person sitting next to the driver would often carry a shotgun for protection against bandits or hostile forces. Just fyi. Just search how to do homemade graham crackers. Totally worth it you'll also need if you ever make cheesecake, Keylime pie or many iconic dishes from the USA (mainly desserts).

[@mimiv3088]

Great video Andre. I was pleasantly surprised how well you guessed a lot of the things she was referring to. You really "Knocked It Out of the Park." Howdy y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸

[@myhouse97]

John Hancock sign the declaration of independence in big letters so the king of England didn't have to put his glasses on to read it.

[@The_Kiosk]

The difference between colloquial and constitutional use of the 5th amendment is the government is prohibited from assuming guilt based on exercising the right to remain silent. That's *why* it's a *right* . Also that's why it works as a joke.😂

[@dkajj]

Back b4 we became more of a credit card society, i worked at a gas station and would find bills that had fallen from peoples pockets or wallets more often than you would think. I got to love sweeping the lot oitside as it became a somewhat common occurance. Or even in front of the register.

[@MaggieValera]

Andre I'm impressed, you got almost all of them right! You are definitely ready for your visit to America! 🇺🇸

[@MrJAbear1]

Yes, do a S'mores cooking video. Please include your wife trying the S'mores at the end of the video.

[@romarobbins270]

We sing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch.

[@dalemoore8582]

Don’t ever say “I plead the the fifth” to a cop in the US lol!!!

[@lisal6121]

The BASEBALL game has innings. Innings are when both teams have been to bat, then they move to the next inning. Typically there are 9 innings in a game. At the 7th inning the entire game takes a break and then this song is sung by the whole stadium. “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. Her first tune.

[@lisal6121]

When people were crossing from the east coast towards the open west they travelled by stagecoach. There were two men driving the horses of the stagecoach. One held the reins to the horses, the other held an actual SHOTGUN gun to defend them from bandits or anyone attacking them.

[@Americaisfukd]

You saw that it was explained just like I did... Why did you go ahead and feel the need to explain it again? Did you just have to get it out of your head?😅

[@stonecutter205]

Thank you !

[@ericmightywombatprince]

Bang for your Buck doesn't refer to a gun it refers to dynamite. It came from the Miner's in the Appalachian

[@kandi679]

Definitely try smores ...you will not regret it

[@suzyware7421]

Andre! When you made chicken and dumplings the first time….you hit a home run.

[@suzyware7421]

Definitely make some s’mores Andre. You’ll need a campfire or patio contained fire to do it right.

[@wishingb5859]

Shotgun came from the Wild West history. It was where a man sat with a shotgun to protect the women and children from things like wild animals and dangerous people.

[@revgurley]

Some hip-hop slang is "All about the Benjamins" (all about getting money).

[@vincentlavallee2779]

Baseball use to be the #1 sport in the US until about 190 or so, when football started to take over. Part of the reason for this is that initially there were many more baseball teams, and hence, cities with pro baseball, than for pro football. Also, baseball is played alomost everyday during baseball season, whereas pro football (now the NFL) was initially just on Sundays, and eventually opened up to include Monday night, and later Thursday night as well. But the NFL was never allowed to step on college football at all by law. So, when the AFL and then NFL merged in the early '70s, pro football became to become more dominant, and now there is little comparison. But still, baseball is quite prevalent, mainly due to the sport having so many more games each week. Actually, there are a lot of regularly used terms that are baseball oriented since the game has been around for so long. "I hit a home run" means that I did everything correctly and also finished it, just like hitting a home run at a baseball game. With football, there is the expression 'Monday night quarterback", which means stating something that is obvious or already happened because the football game was on Sunday sand is all done! There are many other sports oriented terms we us often, and all understand. Some gun oriented ones are "you don't need a double shot for that', or 'my point was a bullseye', or 'right on the target'', or 'don't be a quick draw with your answer'. I continue to love your reactions, and in this on, you guess most of the idioms.

[@KenMurch-u9h]

Yes, most Americans know and understand all her sayings.

[@michaelmccotter4293]

We'll often refer to multiple $100 dollar bills as "Benjie's".

[@gregtheredneck1715]

We won't even mention "Red Shirt Freshman"😅 The front passenger seat being referred to as riding shotgun stems back to the mid 19th century when stage coaches were used for overland traveling. There would be a driver who controlled the horses and a guard who sat next to him who was typically armed with a double barrel shotgun.

[@juliepoitinger5030]

Andre, you did pretty good guessing these things. I consider you an honorary American!

[@ZeroTolerance-tk9ce]

Those short shotguns are called "coach" guns. I have one, loads of fun. Yes, she was on the money with all these, they are common expressions.

[@vallis1469]

"Home Run", yes, it's another baseball expression. Well done, Andre! You "knocked it out of the park".

[@amyhull754]

André! You did GREAT! You have a great feel for American culture and how those cultural bits will create meaning! Well done!

[@ReDragon8700]

yeah i think it would be weird to do a cooking episode just for smores. but maybe you could do smores, with something else thats campfire related like hobo pies or fire roasted hot dogs.

[@davebrown2228]

Calling "Shotgun!" goes back 100's of years and is a reference to a time when Americans traveled across the country in Stagecoaches. Passengers rode inside the cabin of the coach and the driver sat on a high seat at the front of the coach....directing and driving the horses that pulled the Stagecoach. When "highway men"...or bad guys...robbers....started stopping the stagecoach and robbing the passengers of their money and personal items....as well as the cargo that the stagecoach might be carrying from one company to another, the Stagecoach companies started sending along an extra man....usually armed with a short barreled double barreled shotgun. This armed man would sit up front with the driver and to the driver's right side, where the robbers would usually come from out of the side of the road to stop and rob the stagecoach. The man with the shotgun gave the driver and the passengers away to fight back against the highwaymen robbers. Today, calling "Shotgun!" just means that you are claiming the spot to the right of the car driver...on the right side of the car....up front in the front seat. "Shotgun!" is a reference to position the armed man took, relative to the stagecoach driver and means you are claiming that as your spot to sit for the duration of whatever car ride is coming up.

[@mimikannisto4418]

I have not been to a professional Baseball game. However the song is well known regardless of if you have or not. You hear it growing up at school. It's in commercials and you might hear it on the news during the sports portion of the news.

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

Andre knocked it out of the park with a home run for 3 of his compatriots

[@joecarcione6636]

"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is played during the 7th inning stretch, not before the game. That's the National Anthem...

[@creinicke1000]

"Shotgun" comes from when the old west stage coaches had a second man sitting next to driver with the shotgun to protect the riders, or merchandice from thieves.

[@broncobra]

I retired on July 4th. My personal Independence Day, lol.

[@pete3397]

If you found a Benjamin on the street nowadays, it is probably counterfeit, 😉. "Shotgun" originates from the history of the American West and especially Western movies. On stagecoaches there was the driver, and almost always the guy riding beside him who was there for security and he almost always carried a shotgun. Hence, the person sitting next to the driver was the "shotgun." With the popularity of Westerns arising at the same time as automobile culture in the US it was a natural idiomatic fit.

[@paulcaron-wm4tk]

Andre, I can't believe that stupid girl left you hanging without actually explaining what it means. It comes from the Wild West times, when people traveled through Indian and other wild land where there were bandits, on stage coaches, drawn by horses. The driver would sit on the left holding the reins and the guard with the shotgun sat up on the bench to the right of the driver. So 'shotgun' denotes the person sitting to the right of the driver.

[@donnaarehartpiffier8800]

I thoroughly enjoy your reactions. I'm a fan of "Pulp Fiction", also.

[@tribbergrips1613]

4:00 you pretty much nailed it. It definitely would be odd in September to ask someone what they are doing on the 4th. That's like months away. They likely would ask you: "What, do you mean... November 4th? Or are you asking about next 4th?(of July) Or are you asking what I did Last 4th?(of July)" We do refer to it as "The 4th" but she is misleading by saying it "always" means that. The 4th of May is Star wars day too, so you could easily be asking about that if it was closer to May. Imagine if "Christmas" was also a numeric value. Sometimes you have to say Christmas because it comes after "3rd" and before "5th."

[@PierceThirlen2]

I have NEVER attended a professional baseball game in my life and I know the song. You learn it by osmosis.

[@karenjayne24]

The Take Me Out to the Ballgame is sung in the 7th inning of the game. That time in the game is called the 7th inning stretch meant for the crowd to stand up and stretch because people have been sitting for a while and we sing the song.

[@mariaeisenhardt2296]

The shotgun seat comes from pioneer times, the shotgun seat was reserved for the person that sat next to the driver and carried the shotgun. His job was to protect the wagon from bandits and from the Indians that were known to attack during their travels. Please do not use the term home run here home run means something totally different than what you’re thinking of. It has sexual indications.

[@JoyousN]

"Take me out to the ball game"

[@1LittleNonna]

In Portugal, the closest equivalent to graham crackers for making s'mores would be digestive biscuits or maria biscuits. Both are commonly available and have a similar texture and mildly sweet flavor that works well in the s'mores recipe: Digestive biscuits are perhaps the closest in taste and texture to graham crackers. They have a slightly sweet, wholemeal flavor with a crumbly texture. Maria biscuits are also quite popular and would serve well, though they are a bit sweeter and less grainy than graham crackers. The ingredients you will need are: Marshmallows Chocolate (preferably dark or milk chocolate bars) Digestive biscuits or Maria biscuits