Originally posted by SOC
If you like the movie, I’d recommend reading the original story by Philip K. D i c k. The man has written some good stuff, stuff which the movies Minority Report, Totall Recall, and Screamers were based on. And, of course, Blade Runner 😀

Re: SOC

Yes, good writer indeed, I like his dark vision of science and future, and the point actually he had some ethical problems in the plot, not that senseless fiction.

Now, gents, does anybody tell me what the hell means:

“It seems you’ve been left out of the loop, John.”

Seems that John has no way out?

Next portion:

1. Sarah: “I have an open house at the Ressler place.”.

Is she some kind of real estate dealer that have a vacant house at some “Ressler place “?

2. Anderton: “I don’t need some twink from the Fed poking around right now.”

What the hell is “twink”?
As far as I can see it’s some kind of slang:

/twink/ [UCSC] Equivalent to read-only user. Also reported
on the Usenet group soc.motss; may derive from gay slang for
a cute young thing with nothing upstairs (compare mainstream
“chick”).

Is that some kind of equivalent for “young person” or “unexperienced” or “eavesdropper, peeper”?

Originally posted by Snapper
[B]”Run their license and registration”

I reckon it’s ‘ check their driving licence and vehicle registration’ in the way that the Police would do. Does this fit the context?

Absolutely.

The passage is from the Gettysburg Address. [/B]

Right you are – many thanks. I’ve got on the trail of the passage, but was doubtful.

Ok, thanks a lot for your answers.

Re: Snapper

THAT was really bad, I don’t recommend to use it with Russian ones, otherwise your could do your dentist a very rich man.

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Re: mixtec

I’m afraid all nations aren’t so original with the subject. 🙂

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Re: futurshox

Thanks a lot! That comparision between English/American is absolutely great.
The most problems come (of course!) with F-words.
I’ve already discovered a widespred usage of this words, just an example:

Dismay – Oh! F*ck it!
Aggression – F*ck you.
Passive – F*ck me.
Command – Go f*ck yourself.
Incompetence – He’s a f*ck-up.
Laziness – He’s a f*ck off.
Ignorance – He’s a f*cking jerk.
Trouble – I guess I’m f*cked now.
Confusion – What the f*ck.
Despair – F*cked again.
Philosophical – Who gives a f*ck?
Denial – You ain’t f*cking me.
Rebellion – F*ck the world.
Annoyance – Don’t f*ck with me.
Encouragement – Keep on f*cking.
Etiquette – Pass the f*cking salt.
Fraud – I got f*cked by my insurance agent.
Difficulty – I can’t understand this f*cking business.
Identification – Who the f*ck are you?
Agreement – You’re f*cking right.
Benevolence – Don’t do me any f*cking favors.

You have said about “level of severity” – do this colloquialisms have different level of severity? What are the most offensive?
As far as I see, F-words are really “restricted”? (The most diffused opinion is that English swearings is much “softer” than Russian one, and much interpreters replace for example “F*ck!” with “Devil!” (in Russian) or other soften stuff, which I don’t find done right).

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Re: Flood

Thanks a lot!
So does this rating system really work?

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Gents, if you have any ideas about F-words in general and usage of it…