Top definition. I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass A phrase meaning that some serious ass is going to get whooped, more so than usual, because there's nothing else left to do that can solve the current problem. It also makes for a great entrance to a party. The phrase originated from the John Carpenter film "They Live". The main character walks into a bank with a shotgun and says the line, then proceeds to shoot all the aliens-disguised-as-humans in it. And yes, it is as awesome as it sounds.

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But over time it became a cult classic, in no small part due to a robust central performance by Roddy Piper, better known as a WWF wrestler. When worn, these sunglasses reveal the world for what it really is. In the movie, society is split between an ever-widening underclass and a narrow, controlling elite who just happen to be aliens in disguise. On this assessment, US stocks look very expensive though explicit Fed inflationism may yet drive them higher. Further, as Doug Noland recently calculated, the total value of securities in the United States— stocks, Treasuries, corporate bonds, agency debt, municipal debt, etc. In the real world, people create value, make tangible things, and provide non-financial services to each other. Did we ever have a financial crisis? Did we ever have delevering? It took special sunglasses for John Nada to see the world for what it really was. Tim Price is a London-based wealth manager.
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By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. It only takes a minute to sign up. In John Carpenter's They Live we hear the famous line. It obviously made it into the general vernacular, but was it ad-libbed by Mr. Piper as some suggest, or did it originate elsewhere? From an interview :. Piper: Yeah. That was it. No more than that. Not saying this is the original, or that piper actually had a line.
This oft-parodied line originated in the film They Live. The line was actually ad-libbed by hero and pro-wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The "kick ass and chew bubblegum" quote is referenced quite often for laughs word for word except for the one part where it's mangled, the reversal is common as many people find it flows more naturally ; it's assumed all viewers should know it by name. This is some of the most obvious Lampshade Hanging you will likely find anywhere. Although it was originally used as a Pre-Asskicking One-Liner , They Live was a deconstruction of the '80s in general and '80s action heroes in particular, so even there it likely wasn't meant to be entirely serious.