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gallagher Inner circle 1168 Posts |
Hmmm, on another site, for Sidewalk Performers, I wrote a tidbit, and signed-off with "Get Deported". What I'd written was ignored, because they were so offended with, "Get Deported.",.. hmmm.
In the theater world, "Break a leg!", is a common greeting wishing `good luck', before a performance. The Germans take it one farther, by wishing, "Break your NECK and leg!" ("Hals un Beinbruck!"),... quite thurough these Germans! In the Opera, "toi, toi, toi". (probably from old german, "devil, devil, devil") Dancers shout, "Merde!" before taking the stage. (French for "****!") Back to Busking. From the 1890's until the 1930's, Barrel Pianos were quite popular on the streets of southern Europe,... Italy, southern France, Spain, and Portugal. While the Barrel Organ, not the Barrel Piano, was quite popular in Germany; most Barrel Pianos were still built in Germany. In order to save on costs, and to have their `chosen songs' put on the barrels; most `Barrel-men' picked up their pianos at the factories,.. then walked home with them! Europe at this time consisted of lots of little Principalities. Often no bigger then a few square miles. The Barrel-men played their ways across these Principalities. Now, with no more than 7 songs on their `barrels', they bothered folks quick!,.. and were often sent on their tails,.. deported. Thus the phase, "Get deported!" became a `good luck greeting' amongst traveling street performers. Today, some of the ramblers, and lots of the `hipsters',.. hip-hoppers and breakers still use the phrase. So if anyone gives you a `thumbs-up' and smiles, "Get deported!",... hey, don't take it wrong! gallagher p.s.: Thanks to Jan Carlson (Braunschweig) for the research and info. |
Mario Morris Inner circle Mario Morris 2044 Posts |
Well Gallagher
Get deorted. Mario |
The Great Zoobini Elite user Boulder, Colorado 443 Posts |
Is that the site where you have to signup, be approved by admin, then login just to see the forums? If so, I don't think you need to worry about anyone seeing it. What's going on in there?
Last I looked, this site is going on 38,000 members. "Get arrested!"
Meet you in Busker Alley
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T. Sebastian Loyal user Ozark Mountains, USA 223 Posts |
That was a wonderful story.
"Get shut down" could work, too. "Get mugged." "Have your cash stash swiped while you're in the straitjacket." I'll stop.
So sorry I soiled your precious eyes.
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3528 Posts |
"Get shived by a crackhead!"
*due to the editorial policies here, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.*
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G.Gilbert Elite user baltimore 495 Posts |
I don't recall that post? Don't see how that's offensive.
Get deported. |
gallagher Inner circle 1168 Posts |
Hi George,
Sorry, I didn't mean your site. Sorry for making you, or anybody else, think that. I was talking about a site a little closer to home... Zoobini kinda pegged it. Funny, before coming to Europe, I always referred to "Buskers" as Sidewalk Performers, Street Artists... Street Performers. Sorry for causing the confusion. It might be interesting listing... cataloging the various "Sidewalk Shuffler Sites". I've found eleven of them so far. Seven in English, under all sorts of various names. Each has its own virtues, each its flaws. Each interesting! Anyways, sorry, George. And DON`T get deported! Keep where you're at... and doing what you're doing!! Deported twice, gallagher |
ttorres Special user Rock Hill, SC 513 Posts |
Wishing someone the opposite of what you really mean is based on that fact that the performers of ole were very superstitious. They felt that if you wished them good luck, they would certainly have bad luck. Thus, “break a leg” was born and similar sentiments.
...the magic that creates Memories!
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