Tam Sürüm Bilgini Göster : a six-pack of abs/Coors


Ekin
7th August 2007, 23:26
Some friends cause hypertension, some cause inebriation and some, it is now confirmed, cause obesity. Or the opposite. The study concludes that skinny people, likewise, tend to make their friends skinny. In high school, you could have chosen a friend with a six-pack of abs. Instead, you chose a friend with a six-pack of Coors. And that, as Frost wrote, has made all the difference. (Time magazine)

What is actually meant by these two expressions?

KemalKasap
8th August 2007, 00:54
a six-pack of abs=body building (üçgen vücut yapmak)
a six-pack of Coors= a kind of beverage like coca cola,pepsi (6'lı paket)

Ekin
8th August 2007, 00:58
Aaaah! Of course!

Thanks, KemalKasap.

KemalKasap
8th August 2007, 00:59
Never mind...

Saposcat
8th August 2007, 09:36
Some friends cause hypertension, some cause inebriation and some, it is now confirmed, cause obesity. Or the opposite. The study concludes that skinny people, likewise, tend to make their friends skinny. In high school, you could have chosen a friend with a six-pack of abs. Instead, you chose a friend with a six-pack of Coors. And that, as Frost wrote, has made all the difference. (Time magazine)

What is actually meant by these two expressions?

Precisely, "a six-pack of abs" is that sort of firm, tight stomach bodybuilders get ("abs" is short for "abdominal (i.e. belly) muscles"). As for "a six-pack of Coors", while it is a group of six cans or bottles packaged and bought together, it's not a beverage like Coca-Cola or Pepsi, it is a brand of beer ... and, as we all know, beer creates what is known as "a beer belly", so the writer is clearly contrasting a muscular stomach with a flabby one.

Saposcat
8th August 2007, 11:10
Never mind...

Just incidentally, "Never mind" is not really used as a reply to "Thanks". "No problem", "Don't mention it", or something along those lines is probably a bit better.

réguler
8th August 2007, 12:01
Just incidentally, "Never mind" is not really used as a reply to "Thanks". "No problem", "Don't mention it", or something along those lines is probably a bit better.

and

"You are welcome"
"Not at all".