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Informal, another version of 'croaked it'; common in UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand The guy was running, had a heart attack and carked it. Cash in one's chips [2] To die Informal, euphemistic [5] Redemption for cash of gambling counters at the end of a game Catching the bus [6] To commit suicide Slang
The rhyme was first recorded in print by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842: [2]. There was a crooked man and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
croaked or gone west Man of stature, such as a railway conductor or a person of authority дуба дал [b] gave up the ghost kicked the bucket Bezenchuk himself, being a little man гигнулся unknown etymology fizzled gone
The series "A Man in Full" wraps up with Croker and Peepgrass having killed each other off, Conrad Hensley freed from prison and presumably happily preparing for fatherhood with pregnant wife Jill.
Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [2] Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde. [3]
1000 Ways to Die takes a tongue-in-cheek dark humor approach to death through its presentation of stories derived from both myths and science, and the show makes liberal use of artistic license to significantly embellish or change the circumstances of real-life incidents that resulted in death for greater entertainment value.
The title refers to a nursery rhyme ("There Was a Crooked Man"), a common theme of the author. Narrator Charles's fiancée Sophia says it refers not to dishonesty, but rather "we hadn't been able to grow up independent... twisted and twining", meaning unhealthily interdependent on the intensely strong personality of the family patriarch, Aristide Leonides.
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