first sentence is a colloquial way of expressing frustration,
though "What’s up?" generally just means "What’s happening?
An "imbecile" is a strong and fun insult word for a very stupid person.
So I’m tending bar down there and this little guy is
drinking and says "where can a guy find some action?"
"To tend bar" is to serve drinks at a bar. Note the use of
the historical present verb tense in telling this story.
He says "woman action, what do I look like?", and
I say "what do I look like?; I don’t arrange that kind thing."
"What do I look like?" is a funny way of showing a person you are insulted
by what the other person seems to be suggesting about you.
He says "do you think I’m some kind of jerk
for asking?," except he don’t use the word jerk.
A "jerk" is a great word for a stupid, irresponsible or abusive person,
but not as vulgar as asshole, which is probably the word Carl had used!
Well then, I said that don’t sound like it’s
too good a deal for him. :: You got that right!
A popular way in Minnesota to say "I agree with you!"
Mrs. Maura heard about the homicide and she
thought that I should call it in, so I called it in.
To "call in" any kind of suspicious or odd behavior is to report it to the police.
A front is coming in
Short for a "weather front," or generally speaking, a storm.
Marge discovers the connection between Jerry and
the murders, but it’s too late to save the last two victims….
It seemed like it all
hit him really hard.
In this context, to be "hit" is to be emotionally hurt.
No, he was bothering her for over a year,
really
pestering her. Wouldn’t leave her alone.
"To pester" a person is to continually bother or harass them.
He’s been
struggling. He’s been living with his parents now.
"To struggle" emotionally is to try and survive despite great problems.
The crime I’m investigating...the
perpetrators
are driving a car with dealer plates.
A "perpetrator" is a person who commits a crime.
And they called someone who works here, so it would be
quite a
coincidence if they weren’t, ya know, connected.
A "coincidence" is a key word referring to two or more events that
happen by chance, but in a way that it appears as if they were planned.
Have you done any
inventory recently?
"Inventory" is the counting of goods available, and in
this case, the number of cars at Jerry’s car dealership.
We
run a pretty tight ship around here.
When a business "runs a tight ship," it follows
all the rules and keeps very good records.
Are the cars counted daily, or what kind of
routine here?
A "routine" is the fixed and ordinary way of doing things, day after day.
Sir, you
have no call to get
snippy with me. I’m just doing my job here.
To say a person has "no call" to do something is a rare way of saying
no right or j
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