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Why do I feel like this would be the best news ever? Seriously - putting aside that it would be cool, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars steps in an saves the crew? The only thing that could make it better is if he talks Dwayne Johnson into joining him
So the folks going to the Crew games would only be able to eat Whal-Burgers. I guess that's a good trade-off for keeping your team.
What about buck-a-brat night? (Back in the day, I thought that meant discounted tickets for children!) Wahlburgers can't knock out the brats.
Actually, I assume they have, but I don't know. I just remember it popping up in the Attendance threads years ago as an explanation for why the Crew did reasonably well on Wednesday nights.
Brat is a British expression for over-entitled American kids. Knocking out the brats would be a popular pastime in the UK.
The Crew replacing Phat Tony with Marky Mark would be like the Revs replacing Bobby Kraft with Team Beckham......
Interesting since "brat" has been used for a child in Britain since the 1500s. There weren't too many over-entitled American kids at that point. From the OED under "brat": Brat has that meaning in the U.S. as well. Brat, short for bratwurst and pronounced differently, also makes the OED and even has a British pronunciation: Incidentally, listed first in the entry "brat, n.1" has a completely different meaning.
Virginia Dare was so awful she made the whole damn colony disappear into the mysteries of history. I'll put this link in here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony assuming this is a piece of history not very well known outside of NC.
I think the story of Virginia Dare and the lost colony of Roanoke is pretty well known outside of North Carolina. I will admit that I often over-estimate "common knowledge". The existence of places like Roanoke and St. Augustine are why I said "weren't too many" as opposed to "none." Who knows what the kids in those places thought they were entitled to?
Yes, the meaning has evolved somewhat thanks to role models like John McEnroe. American kids behave in public like, well kids. In England the idea that "children are seen and not heard" still permeates. Words evolve. The first time I remember hearing "Brit"'is as a term of abuse for British soldiers and politicians by Northern Irish republicans. We used to use the term Britons. Now the British have embraced "Brit" to the extent that it's the name of the British music industry awards.
I remember seeing a photo of a bunch of British auto workers on a picket line, something to do with the influence of Japanese companies. This was in the late 80s, IIRC. They held a sign that said, "We're Brits, not Nips!"
And with the success of Mr. Humphries, Hyacinth Bucket, et al., "Britcom" is a term of affection over here.
Perhaps they would prefer to take a walk on the wild side. Marky Mark covering Lou Reed/Velvet Underground and sitting in the seat of Lamar Hunt has a certain symmetry.