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Offline jinxmchue

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Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« on: February 22, 2010, 11:18:44 AM »
I cannot figure this one out:

"My kid can roost your honor student."

"Roost?"  "ROOST???"  WTF does that mean?  I can't find anything about what the saying means.

And no, it wasn't "roast."  It was definitely "roost."
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2010, 11:23:34 AM »
Maybe the school mascot had something to do with birds.  The Roosevelt Junior High Fighting Ghost Chickens, or something.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2010, 11:38:04 AM »
okay beats me...

1. A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.
2. A place with perches for fowl or other birds.
3. A place for temporary rest or sleep.
intr.v. roost·ed, roost·ing, roosts
To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost.
Idioms:
come home to roost
To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.
rule the roost Informal
To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2010, 11:42:37 AM »
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To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.

It might have something to do with that sense, but the way it's used makes no sense.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2010, 11:45:37 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on February 22, 2010, 11:42:37 AM
It might have something to do with that sense, but the way it's used makes no sense.

Maybe it's a play on the other student being too stupid to put something meaningful on the sticker.

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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2010, 11:50:51 AM »
It has something to do with motocross.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2010, 11:55:20 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 22, 2010, 11:50:51 AM
It has something to do with motocross.

Oh.  So it's something that 95% of Americans won't understand.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 12:08:39 PM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on February 22, 2010, 11:55:20 AM
Oh.  So it's something that 95% of Americans won't understand.

Pretty much. 

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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2010, 01:32:53 PM »
Seems like it'd be a lot clearer to just have one saying "My kid rides dirt bikes but sucks at school."
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2010, 01:38:40 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on February 22, 2010, 01:32:53 PM
Seems like it'd be a lot clearer to just have one saying "My kid rides dirt bikes but sucks at school."

Yeah, thats what I got out of it.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2010, 01:38:50 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on February 22, 2010, 01:32:53 PM
Seems like it'd be a lot clearer to just have one saying "My kid rides dirt bikes but sucks at school."

 :lmao:
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2010, 01:47:09 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on February 22, 2010, 01:32:53 PM
Seems like it'd be a lot clearer to just have one saying "My kid rides dirt bikes but sucks at school."


 :lmao:


I have never liked those "my kid is an honor student" stickers.....
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2010, 01:53:03 PM »
Quote from: debk on February 22, 2010, 01:47:09 PM

 :lmao:


I have never liked those "my kid is an honor student" stickers.....

Beats the hell out of the, "My kid was inmate of the month at County Jail..."
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2010, 03:52:17 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on February 22, 2010, 01:53:03 PM
Beats the hell out of the, "My kid was inmate of the month at County Jail..."

 :lmao:.....love it..... :lmao:
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2010, 04:08:14 PM »
Quote from: debk on February 22, 2010, 01:47:09 PM

 :lmao:


I have never liked those "my kid is an honor student" stickers.....

"My kid beat up your honor student."   :-)
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2010, 04:24:35 PM »
Your kid is an honor student.
My student has honor.

How would that look on the rear of a car.


BTW: Son had straight "A's"....not.....had an 87 for a B in honors english. Daddy was dumb in english too.
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2010, 04:28:42 PM »
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FYI, whenever you gas a dirtbike and spin the back tire in such a way that it throws dirt, it's called a "roostertail," or "roost" for short.

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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2010, 04:37:35 PM »
Quote from: USA4ME on February 22, 2010, 04:28:42 PM


FYI, whenever you gas a dirtbike and spin the back tire in such a way that it throws dirt, it's called a "roostertail," or "roost" for short.

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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2010, 05:36:12 PM »
Stupid ass sticker, that is what it means to me. :p
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2010, 12:12:37 AM »
I always liked "My Mom can kick your Mom's Ass!"

Bought my Mom a Vermont Teddy that has that on his shirt!
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Re: Spotted a window decal. What does it mean???
« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2010, 09:36:24 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 22, 2010, 12:08:39 PM
Pretty much. 



See, now what I saw was just the words in a window decal.  There was no picture of a dirtbike.  Had there been a picture of a dirtbike, I probably could've figured out that it was connected to dirtbike slang.  It's still would've been stupid and confusing to most people, but at least it would've had a modicum of context.
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