meh! buttfxxked AA >:( (No content)

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The OP responded with the "no [censored] sherlock] comment. I see now, the follow up question had to do with the movie, not the saying. No wonder people get their post counts up so quickly.

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Ok, so just to clarify, I meant "No sh*t Sherlock" refering to Sherlock Holmes. And I wrote it just because it's a semi-fun/semi-boring saying when someone tells you something obvious.

Oops, post count up one. Soon I'll have enough posts to be able to deal out bad advice [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (just kidding)

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LOL, ok. I thought you were responding to the dude that asked about Be Cool. Long day.

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Wow! What a mess of multi-lingual, cross-cultural, forum-enabled misunderstandings.

gasoltub originally used the phrase "No s[/i]hit Sherlock" -- a common (though somewhat dated now) American colloquialism -- it's a phrase used in response to a statement that the responder believes is painfully obvious. It means roughly "I know that" expressed with some exasperation (Statement: "The sun rises in the East." Response: "No s[/i]hit Sherlock.") Presumably plays off of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes who is an astoundingly observant and insightful detective -- i.e., plays off of the shear obviousness of the original statement which would not take the mind or skills of Sherlock Holmes in order to make the statement.

Fire Fly: you asked about "no s[/i]hit Sherlock" saying you heard the word repeatedly in "Be Cool." As tehmatt responded, the phrase you almost certainly heard in the movie (I haven't seen it) is "shylock" -- in modern usage an abusive lender, usually associated with organized crime, that charges an exorbitant interest rate and may use violence to enforce his debts. As I mentioned, I haven't seen the movie but have read the book; it's possible they are using the phrase "no s[/i]hit Sherlock;" but it seems more likely that various characters refer to Chili Palmer on one or more occasions as a former shylock, since that was his profession before relocating to the west coast.

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damn right getting some english lessons to go with the poker today