Jun 9, 2017 19:24
7 yrs ago
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English term
Ding-Dongs
English
Other
Slang
“Can we get a warrant on Teddy’s phones?” Monty asks.
“Based off what he heard off an illegal tap?” Malone says. “Not
these days.”
Levin grins.
“What’s funny?” Russo asks.
“What if we take Teddy?” Levin asks.
“He’s not going to tell us shit,” Russo says, “I don’t care how
many Ding-Dongs we have.”
“Based off what he heard off an illegal tap?” Malone says. “Not
these days.”
Levin grins.
“What’s funny?” Russo asks.
“What if we take Teddy?” Levin asks.
“He’s not going to tell us shit,” Russo says, “I don’t care how
many Ding-Dongs we have.”
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popular creme-filled packaged chocolate snack cakes produced by Hostess
The reference is to bribing the kid with the treats.
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Note added at 28 mins (2017-06-09 19:53:24 GMT)
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popular packaged creme-filled chocolate snack cakes
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Note added at 28 mins (2017-06-09 19:53:24 GMT)
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i.e.,
popular packaged creme-filled chocolate snack cakes
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philgoddard
: It can also mean a fight, but the capital letters give it away. How do we know he's a kid, though?
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Björn Vrooman
: The capitalization gave it away. Though, no Wizard of Oz reference, how disappointing. At least, we're in kids-friendly territory...who wants chocolate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvn8ff2lMDQ&index=2&list=PLC...
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Herbmione Granger
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12316323 (X)
: PC or not, it makes one think that the person's fat. Not sure why you thought it was a kid? / My money would be on him being overweight. Dismissive fat jokes like that are so common. I don't think an 8-year-old "Teddy" is talking on the phone :)
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"Teddy." 😀 // I confess that I made no attempt to nail down the age or size of the character. It just struck me as more likely, given the ref to Ding Dongs and the name "Teddy," that ref is to kid. But you may be right: could be a fat (or thin) adult.
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writeaway
: https://www.myamericanmarket.com/fr/hostess-ding-dongs-boite
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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8 days
Argument
Meaning: Originally song, but now it is used to refer to a fight or argument.
Example sentence:
They’re having a right ding dong over there.
Reference:
Discussion
Yes, I think it's settled now - a bribery joke. Teddy's black, but there are no reasons to see him as white inside. And yes, such characters (black on the outside, white inside) are called Oreo cookies in my text. There are no references to Teddy being gay. And, moron or not, he knows things that the police are after, so they would have a reason to bribe him, which they eventually do, in a way.
The book hasn't been launched yet so it's not accessible on the internet.
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https://www.quora.com/What-does-ding-dongs-mean-in-English-o...
[see answer by Chrys Jordan in reference to both]
Actually, this one thread is enough. I'm not going to post the one polling people about what they like more, Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's.
And here I was thinking this all started out so "kids-friendly"...
Ding Dong - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Dong
Ding Dongs ®
The King of Cakes Is at Your Door.
You know you love Ding Dongs if the sound of the doorbell makes you drool. And if that’s the case, you’re not alone. Because the Ding Dong is the king of all cakes. And in this majestic land of snacking, the Ding Dong reigns supreme over many loyal subjects. Available in multipack or single serve.
http://www.hostesscakes.com/products
I agree with everything Kathryn said. If at all, the second most likely interpretation would have been the one everyone seems to be tiptoeing around. I think Kathryn knows what I'm talking about, as gay jokes could be the next best thing to fat jokes in such a setting. But I'll keep this thread "clean."
Wish you all a nice Sunday evening
And that's interesting. I wasn't familiar with that meaning.
http://www.rsdb.org/slur/ding_dong
not that I disagree with the "snack" interpretation, it could have been meant as a joke about "fat Teddy" (not sure where you have found the info that the "Teddy" character is fat, though) but that can only be known by the asker. We may only infer from the little info we see here...
Of course, it would have helped if the asker had shared from the outset that the character's street nickname is Fat Teddy. A characteristic that some of us picked up intuitively.
If it did mean morons, I'd expect a construction like "no matter how many ding-dongs are in the room" or "no matter how many ding-dongs go with us."
In a nutshell, don't doubt yourself, Robert. It fits the style, register, and context. I bet it was fun coming up with a Polish cultural/situational equivalent, allp :)
"ding-dong (noun)
Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:
ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.
Informal: dope, gander, goose.
Slang: cretin, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey."
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ding-dong
As such, I read this as (granted, this is an interpretation):
"it doesn't matter if we take him in (e.g. arrest), he will not tell us anything of value as he is an idiot. It doesn't matter how many morons we arrest, they will not help us to get to the bosses"
Again, this is just my take on it.
they're high-dining cops, no donuts :)
@Kathryn: no cookie for me for that mistake :)
Have a nice evening, everybody!
I've had all news sources (from the NYT to the Hindustani Times) blocked on my computer since about, oh, November 2016. I was a political junkie, too, but too much junk food- be it Ding Dongs or political blather -eventually makes you sick and malnourished :)
@allp
Not to split hairs, but it's more like a chocolate cupcake with cream in the middle than a cookie. Good to know about Fat Teddy :)
Have a nice evening
Ever since Caputo happened, a dead witch has been all I could think about when hearing "ding-dong":
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/20/politics/michael-caputo-co...
Enjoy your evening :)
I googled up the Ding-Dong cookies, but couldn't find any reference to the dialogue - didn't think of bribing Teddy. Makes sense, thanks for clearing it up!
Cf the Youtube link I added.
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People make jokes connecting fat people to Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, Twinkies, and the like all the time.