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The phrase "Roger Dodger" originated during World War II and was verbally circulated throughout the United States military as a part of a story about a pilot or soldier who added his own flair to radio phraseology. The punch line of this story is: "Roger Dodger, you old codger!" The story was passed along by servicemen in all branches of the ...
Roger Dodger may refer to: Roger the Dodger, a comic strip featured frequently in the British comic The Beano; Roger Dodger (phrase) Roger the Dodger, a nickname for former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach; Roger Dodger, a 2002 comedy film starring Campbell Scott; Rodger Dodger (The Penguins of Madagascar episode), an episode of The ...
Roger, a jolly prankster of the Burger Palace Boys from the hit 50s musical Grease; Roger the Dodger, from The Beano; Roger (Guilty Gear) Roger , a homunculus from the series Hellboy; Roger, a pseudocharacter in Monty Python's Life of Brian whom the crowd wanted Pontius Pilate to release to make fun of his lisp ("Welease Woger".)
Kidd achieved critical acclaim through his debut film Roger Dodger, starring Campbell Scott and Jesse Eisenberg in 2002. The movie won 12 awards, including Best Narrative Movie at the Tribeca Film Festival. [3] His second movie P.S. was released in 2004 and was met with mixed reviews.
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Draft dodger, someone who tries to avoid being drafted into the military; Dodger Dog, a hot dog named after the Los Angeles Dodgers; The Dodger Song, folk song; Artful Dodger (disambiguation) Jammie Dodgers, a brand of biscuits
In political usage, chickenhawk is a compound of chicken (meaning 'coward') and hawk from war hawk (meaning 'someone who advocates war'). Generally, the implication is that chickenhawks lack bravery to participate in war themselves, preferring to ask others to support, fight, and die in an armed conflict.
Some players, like Clayton Kershaw, say it's hard to call a season a failure if a team doesn't win the championship. Others, like Freddie Freeman, say the ring is all that matters.