Blazing Saddles The title words are worth noting. If something is "blazing," it is hot and burning. "Saddles" are the leather seats used for riding horses. Song: He made his blazing saddle a torch to light the way…. A "torch" is a mass of burning material placed on top of a stick, which is usually carried in order to give light. Come on, boys! The most versatile phrasal verb in the English language, often meaning the exact words that follow. Here, a way to say "work harder." The way you’re lollygaging around here with those picks and shovels, you’d think it was 120 degrees. "To lollygag" is a rarely used verb meaning to sit around lazily while doing nothing. A "pick" is a pointed metal tool for digging. Dock that chink a day’s pay for napping on the job. "To dock" the pay of a worker is to refuse to pay them. A "chink" is a ridiculous and very racist word for a Chinese person. "To nap" is to sleep for a few minutes in order to get a rest. When you were slaves, you sang like birds; How about a good old nigger work song? An extremely ugly and racist word for black people. Song: I get no kick from champagne, and alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all, but I get a belt out of you…. To get "a kick" out of something is to enjoy it, and "to thrill" someone is to excite them ( "To get a belt out of" someone is similar to a kick, but it is no longer used). Hold it! What the hell is that shit? "Hold it" is one way to say "stop what you’re doing." Note that "the hell" is added to wh questions for emotional emphasis, and that "shit" can be used to refer to any particular thing or general situation. Song: De camp town ladies…. Note that some people will pronounce "the" as "de" (Not recommended!). What in the wide world of sports is going on here? "The Wide World of Sports" was a popular TV show in the 1970s. This sentence is ridiculous, though people do ask "What in the world is going on here?" when they want to add emotion to this basic question. I hired you people to get a little track laid, not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots! Note that a company "lays" railroad tracks. "Faggot" is an ugly insult word for a homosexual, though it is often used for comic effect, as here. Listen dummy, the surveyors said that we may run into some quicksand up ahead. You better check it out. "Dummy" is a gentle way to say stupid. A "surveyor" is a person who investigates the quality of land in an area. "Quicksand" is very loose soil that sucks in anything that tries to cross it. "Check it out" is another way to tell someone to investigate it. Is the world rising? "To rise" is to go up or ascend. Goddang, now we are in trouble. :: They in trouble…. A ridiculous and old fashioned way to say god damn it. Note that the verb to be i
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