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This Johnny is drinking up. |
 | By Molly Snyder Edler   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published Feb. 10, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. |
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Occasionally, I find myself saying "drink up, Johnny," and I really don't know what this means or where the expression comes from. It turns out the usually enlightening Wikipedia doesn't know, either, so I turn to you, the fine readers of OnMilwaukee.com, for information.
"Drink up, Johnny" might be a variation of "smoke up, Johnny," which is a line from the "The Breakfast Club." However, I intuitively feel the expression is older than this popular film from the '80s.
Any idea where the expression originated?
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Posted by Katphish33 on Feb. 14, 2009 at 8:12 p.m. (report)
I think it's one part Breakfast Club's "Smoke up, Johnny" and one part "Here's Johnny" from the Shining.
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Posted by HeritageSpringer on Feb. 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (report)
I will have to put my vote in for D-bag. You also forgot to point out the pinky ring.
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Posted by bozack33 on Feb. 11, 2009 at 4:17 p.m. (report)
I would have said D-bag............I mean.......he has on a wife beater. Or as people are calling them now..........a "Chris Brown" Too soon?
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Posted by BrewCityAllstar on Feb. 11, 2009 at 10:46 a.m. (report)
sandstorm, you took the words right out of my mouth.
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Posted by sandstorm on Feb. 11, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. (report)
no idea about the expression, but that picture screams "a-hole"! from the visor, to the necklaces. from the choice of beer, to the way he's drinking it. TOOL!
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