May 6, 2005 16:17
19 yrs ago
English term
more delusions than you could shake a lobotomy at
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Piers:
Poor Tyler has more delusions than you could shake a lobotomy at. Aliens living in his flat...
"My Hero"
Is he just saying "than you could shake a stick at", but with 'lobotomy' instead of 'stick' for a bigger comic effect?
Poor Tyler has more delusions than you could shake a lobotomy at. Aliens living in his flat...
"My Hero"
Is he just saying "than you could shake a stick at", but with 'lobotomy' instead of 'stick' for a bigger comic effect?
Responses
4 +15 | yes, exactly |
Aisha Maniar
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5 +6 | Explanation |
John Bowden
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Responses
+15
2 mins
Selected
yes, exactly
I think Piers is the doctor on the show (but I'm not sure) so his use of medical terms is probably the joke here.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much. :)"
+6
1 hr
Explanation
If you don't know the show, it's very difficult to appreciate the allusions: have a look at the BBC link, which explains the context of the show.
The point here is that Tyler (from Liverpool) is a generally spaced-out individual who everybody thinks is a lunatic - Piers. the doctor, is saying he is so mad he needs a pre-frontal lobotomy (the old "cure" for schizophrenic delusions). So, yes, it's taking the conventional phrase "shake a stick at" and changing it to fit Tyler's medical condition.
"On George's side is Janet's neighbour Tyler, still fazed owing to extensive drug experimentation in the 1960s. He likes George and knows he is Thermoman, but this is not a problem as nobody ever believes anything he says"
"My Hero" is about a super-hero, Thermoman, who is from a On the show, Piers is a doctor and Tyler is a Liverpudlian
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Note added at 2005-05-06 17:23:22 (GMT)
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Sorry about the last sentence - sounds like something Tyler would say!
The point here is that Tyler (from Liverpool) is a generally spaced-out individual who everybody thinks is a lunatic - Piers. the doctor, is saying he is so mad he needs a pre-frontal lobotomy (the old "cure" for schizophrenic delusions). So, yes, it's taking the conventional phrase "shake a stick at" and changing it to fit Tyler's medical condition.
"On George's side is Janet's neighbour Tyler, still fazed owing to extensive drug experimentation in the 1960s. He likes George and knows he is Thermoman, but this is not a problem as nobody ever believes anything he says"
"My Hero" is about a super-hero, Thermoman, who is from a On the show, Piers is a doctor and Tyler is a Liverpudlian
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Note added at 2005-05-06 17:23:22 (GMT)
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Sorry about the last sentence - sounds like something Tyler would say!
Peer comment(s):
agree |
juvera
3 mins
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agree |
Aisha Maniar
: excellent explanation :-) The gag is very funny as well.
26 mins
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agree |
Robert Donahue (X)
: Thanks John. Clears up the confusion. : )
31 mins
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agree |
Balaban Cerit
41 mins
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agree |
Sara Noss
1 hr
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agree |
Refugio
2 hrs
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