{"id":10062,"date":"2019-11-02T09:36:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T15:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=10062"},"modified":"2024-06-03T22:17:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T04:17:31","slug":"zombieland-cool-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/zombieland-cool-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"zombieland: cool vocabulary from columbus&#8217; 4 rules in the opening scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>zombieland: double tap<\/em><\/strong> is currently in theaters worldwide. the name comes from the opening scene of the first <strong><em>zombieland<\/em><\/strong> movie, which is a list of rules ( like the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-phrasal-verbs-much-more-from-dua-lipas-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toluca lyric pilot<\/a>) for surviving a zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zombieland Opening Scene\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YOkaGJcZRLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>columbus, a character played by <strong>jessie eisenberg<\/strong> starts the movie telling the audience<\/p>\n<h4>i <em>wish i could<\/em> tell u that this was still america. but i&#8217;ve come to <em>realize<\/em> that u can&#8217;t have a country without people. and there are no people here. no, my friends, this is now the united states of zombieland<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/realize-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>realize<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>understand<\/em>, <em>recognize<\/em>&#8211;it&#8217;s very different from <em>realizar<\/em> in spanish. possibly the best example in the english language is this song by <strong>the flaming lips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do you realize? - The Flaming Lips - lyrics\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ItmAVmvfTyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>wish + past tense<\/strong> indicates a wish about the present or the future, similar to second conditional. it is used in the chorus of <strong>echosmith<\/strong>&#8216;s hit <strong><em>cool kids<\/em><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>i wish i could be<\/em> like the cool kids<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Echosmith - Cool Kids [Official Music Video]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSCzDykng4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at :10, columbus&#8217; observation is that<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">it&#8217;s amazing how quickly things can go <em>from bad to total shitstorm<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zombieland (1\/8) Movie CLIP - The United States of Zombieland (2009) HD\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RW4ADt4YSy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>shitstorm<\/em><\/strong><strong> (<\/strong>and also <strong><em>shitshow<\/em><\/strong>) are common expressions for <em>really bad situations<\/em>. <em>bad to total shitstorm<\/em> is a funny way to say it, but <strong><em>bad to worse<\/em><\/strong> is a more typical expression. it is the title of this song by <strong>ra ra riot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ra Ra Riot - Bad To Worse (Lyric Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uHivbU7UBGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in his explanation for rule 1, columbus uses this phrase at :26<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">when the <em>virus struck<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>check the pronunciation of <em><strong>virus<\/strong><\/em>. it is exactly the same word in spanish and english, the pronunciation is definitely distinct. <strong><em>struck<\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past tense of , which means <em>attack<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10092\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Gets-Virus-Blames-You_o_109916-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"mom meme. the text reads: gets a virus on her computer. blames u for installing games.\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Gets-Virus-Blames-You_o_109916-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Gets-Virus-Blames-You_o_109916.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>mom meme [<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/blame-in-cool-english-songs-u-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blame<\/a><\/em><em>?]<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at :40, the introduction of the second rule includes this phrase<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">as the infection <em>spread<\/em> and the <em>chaos<\/em> <em>grew<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>as <\/strong><\/em>means <em>while<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/spread-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spread<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is an <strong>irregular verb<\/strong>. <em>spread<\/em> is the past tense and past participle as well as the simple form. check the pronunciation of <strong><em>chaos<\/em><\/strong>. it is basically the same word in spanish and english, but in english the accent is on the first syllable, and the first syllable is pronounced like <em>pay<\/em> or <em>say<\/em>&#8211;different from spanish.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun esl practice\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?zoom=1.5&amp;w=940\" alt=\":)\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/><\/span>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/grew-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grew<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past tense of <em>grow<\/em>. it sounds like the words <em>blue<\/em> or <em>new<\/em> when pronounced correctly. u should NOT use <em>grew up<\/em> in this situation. refers to <em>maturing<\/em> or <em>becoming an adult<\/em>. chaos <em>grows<\/em>, it doesn&#8217;t <em>grow up<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10093\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Columbus-001_7177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Columbus-001_7177.jpg 261w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Columbus-001_7177-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>columbus: get a gun and learn how to use it<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>columbus talks about the necessity of knowing how to use a gun, and then at :50 reveals rule 2 like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">which <em>leads me to<\/em> my second rule, the <em>double tap<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/lead-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>lead to<\/em><\/strong><\/a> in this context indicates a<em> logical progression<\/em>. <strong><em>double tap<\/em><\/strong> (remember: that&#8217;s the title of the new zombieland movie) is <em>a shooting technique that involves firing twice in rapid succession<\/em>. it is recommended to make sure that the zombies are dead and it <em>leads to<\/em> this advice\/<em><strong>cautionary tale <\/strong><\/em>(story that is a warning)&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>don&#8217;t <em>get all stingy<\/em> with your bullets&#8230;.one more clean shot to the head and this woman <em>could have avoided<\/em> becoming a human <em>happy meal<\/em>. <em>woulda coulda shoulda<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>could have avoided<\/strong><\/em> is. hypothetically the woman had the chance to not be a victim, but she was. <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/avoid-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avoid<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>stay away from<\/em> or<em> prevent.<\/em> <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/shoulda-woulda-coulda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woulda, coulda, shoulda<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is third conditional too. the expression is used to <em>dismiss or forget about bad decisions in the past because they can&#8217;t be changed now<\/em>. <strong><em>happy meals<\/em><\/strong> are <em>promotions for kids at mcdonalds<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/get-plus-adjective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get stingy<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>become conservative<\/em>. <strong><em>stingy<\/em><\/strong> is the opposite of <em>generous<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10088\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-18-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"stingy from lazy town\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-18-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-18.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>the character <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">stingy<\/span> survived in lazy town by not sharing anything with the other kids. but how would he do in zombieland?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>during the presentation of rule 3 columbus says the zombies started to <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/get-plus-adjective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get clever<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (become intelligent). the scene shows a guy sitting on the toilet who asks at 1:20&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">can&#8217;t a guy <em>take a dumper<\/em> in peace?<\/h4>\n<p><em>take a dumper<\/em> is a variation of the much more common <strong><em>take a dump<\/em><\/strong>&#8211;&gt;<em>poop<\/em>, <em>defecate<\/em>. columbus&#8217; <em><strong>tip<\/strong><\/em> (advice) related to rule 3 is<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">don&#8217;t let them <em>catch u with your pants down<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>catch u with your pants down<\/strong><\/em> means when u are <em>vulnerable<\/em> or <em>in an embarrassing situation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10090\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/10171857_10152402531558010_7429631675693001962_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"meme that shows taking a dump in the 90s took 5 minutes and taking a dump today takes 30 minutes. the difference is cel phones :D\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/10171857_10152402531558010_7429631675693001962_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/10171857_10152402531558010_7429631675693001962_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/10171857_10152402531558010_7429631675693001962_n.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>how <\/em><u><em>taking a dump<\/em><\/u><em> has evolved in the 21st century<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in the intro to rule 4, columbus gives this sarcastic description<\/p>\n<h4><em>as<\/em> zombies began to <em>outnumber<\/em> humans, well that&#8217;s when u had to <em>cut all emotional ties<\/em>. if the girls in your neighborhood are now <em>fucked up<\/em> little monsters, well maybe it&#8217;s time to stop driving <em>carpool<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>outnumber<\/strong><\/em> means <em>there were more zombies than humans<\/em>. <strong><em>cut ties<\/em><\/strong> means <em>end relations<\/em>. means <em>with serious problems<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/carpool-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carpool<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is <em>an arrangement where people take turns driving<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10089\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Carpool-people-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"a carpool\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Carpool-people-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Carpool-people-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Carpool-people-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Carpool-people.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>they are not a family. they might not even be friends. they&#8217;re a <\/em><u><em>carpool <\/em><\/u><em>(charlottenc.gov)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and columbus&#8217; final comment of the scene is:<\/p>\n<h4>u had to focus on your own survival, which <em>leads to<\/em> rule number four, <em>pretty<\/em> basic, <em>fasten<\/em> <em>your seatbelts<\/em>. it&#8217;s gonna be <em>a bumpy ride<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/pretty-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pretty<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>more than normal<\/em>,<em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/quite-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> quite<\/a><\/em>. <strong><em>fasten your seatbelts<\/em><\/strong> means <em>put them on<\/em>. check the pronunciation of <em>fasten<\/em>. the <em>t<\/em> is silent, like in the word <em>listen<\/em>. <strong><em>bumpy ride<\/em><\/strong> literally means <em>a ride on a road that is poorly constructed or has poor <\/em><i>maintenance<\/i> but figuratively means <em>it will be difficult<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10091\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/412Cf2gFPSL.jpg\" alt=\"fasten your seat belts sign\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/412Cf2gFPSL.jpg 275w, 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