Originally Posted by Zip Goshboots
Opera has also been critical in the development of the "Upper Middle Class Snob".
A term that had no meaning needed some validation. So along came opera, wine, and homes priced at 350,000 and above. Now, people who generally don't read books, live in debt up to their eyeballs, and never have sex (once they get married. Atleast, not with their spouse), can talk in terms that sound impressive to each other!
You know, they can say things like this:
"Hey Merv, what ya having for dinner?"
"Oh, probably some steaks and a nice merlot "
"That sounds great! We're gonna have some seafood and a chilled chardonnais"
TRANSLATION:
"Hey numbnuts, you going to spend the night jerking off in front of the computer as usual?"
"Probably, unless your wife calls me over when you go to play poker at your brothers house"
It's all code, guys, and you younger ones are going to have to learn this stuff if you want to make it in the coming years.