These dirty stout bag. / These dirty, stout-hearted, mad.

English translation: word play / in-joke

22:37 Mar 10, 2004

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English term or phrase: These dirty stout bag. / These dirty, stout-hearted, mad.

These are subtitles for a music documentary. Situation: The American band Red Hot Chili Peppers is in New Zealand. The singer and the bass player say hi to each other and hug and pat each other on the shoulders. And then the say this in goofy voices (and the transcription may be faulty):

_______________________________________

- What's happening, cousin?

- Uh ...

- These dirty stout bag.

- These dirty bastards.

- These dirty, stout-hearted, mad.

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My question: Does this make any sense to anybody? Might they be quoting from a movie or a cartoon? Might they be making fun of New Zealanders? Or what?

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Selected answer:word play / in-joke

Explanation:
I've watched a couple of RHCP documentaries and it has to be said that the conversations don't always make sense!
I would guess that this is some kind of in-joke, leading to word-play.
If you want to try and put some meaning to it...

Dirty stout bag - could be referring to large, 'dirty' ladies (or their luggage?)
Dirty bastards - in general
Dirty stout-hearted, mad - dirty, strong at heart and mad (the band, Anthony and Flea?)
Is it done in a James Cagney voice? (You dirty rat?)

hth!!!!

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Local time: 19:57

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Local time: 19:57
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these dirty stout bag. / these dirty, stout-hearted, mad. see comment

Explanation:
I came across such a scene in a couple of movies, too. Its the butterflies in the stomach, just before the start of a show, and that too, in an alien country - that causes the performers to make such utterances. Perhaps, deriding the audience - _any_ audience - boosts one's confidence level / morale, in a twisted way !

Hth.

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