{"id":1271,"date":"2015-07-31T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T22:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2022-05-03T19:43:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:43:21","slug":"drags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/drags\/","title":{"rendered":"draggin&#8217; something around is definitely a drag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>maybe the easiest way to understand the word <em><strong>drag<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is how it is used in digital terminology\u00a0as part of\u00a0the convenient computing\u00a0technique known as\u00a0<strong><em>drag<\/em> and drop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/drag-drop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/drag-drop-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"drag &amp; drop\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/drag-drop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/drag-drop.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">drag<\/span> and drop in two easy steps<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>the ease of drag and drop misses some of the difficulty of the original idea of <em>drag<\/em> though, which implies <em>resistance<\/em> and <em>some difficulty in pulling<\/em>. \u00a0in this video, a man <em>drags<\/em> a shark back into the ocean at australia&#8217;s ninety mile beach<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man Drags a Great White Shark back to the Ocean\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4NLMPcFaeyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <em>dragging<\/em> is part of one of the most reported news stories in the u.s. this week; sadly yet another instance of a white cop killing a black, unarmed victim. \u00a0after a traffic stop, university of cincinnati officer <strong>ray tensing<\/strong>  he shot <strong>sam dubose<\/strong> in the head because\u00a0he <em>was being<\/em> <em>dragged<\/em>\u00a0() by dubose&#8217;s car and was afraid he <em>would be<\/em> <em><strong>run over<\/strong><\/em> (smashed by the moving car&#8211;also passive voice) from the\u00a0body camera tensing was wearing doesn&#8217;t appear to validate his story.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dubose-shooting-drag.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1485\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dubose-shooting-drag.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>officer ray tensing (left) claims he thought he would be\u00a0<\/em><em><u>run over<\/u><\/em><em>, so he shot sam dubose (right) in the heaad. [wcpo]<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><em><strong>stop draggin my heart around<\/strong><\/em>, a classic rock duet\u00a0by <strong>stevie nicks<\/strong> and <strong>tom petty<\/strong> is about a couple that can&#8217;t find a way out of\u00a0a bad relationship<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin&#039; My Heart Around (Official Video) [HD]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H5i7j0VhEHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the reduction of the &#8220;g&#8221; at the end of draggin&#8217; is common\u00a0in informal english for all -ing endings.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dragging-a-heart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1473\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dragging-a-heart-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Man Dragging a Heavy Heart\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dragging-a-heart-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dragging-a-heart.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>what <\/em><em><u>dragging<\/u><\/em><em>\u00a0someone&#8217;s heart around looks like ()<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><em>drag<\/em> has a bunch of other applications too.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>drag racing<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0or <em><strong>dragging<\/strong><\/em> refers to cars racing on the street, like in the popular movie franchise\u00a0<em><strong>fast and furious<\/strong><\/em>. in this clip,\u00a0<strong>van diesel<\/strong>\u00a0tells the late\u00a0<strong>paul walker<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>ihere back in high school<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fast and the Furious (2001) - Brian Races Dominic Scene (10\/10) | Movieclips\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nfV87TgYH78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>rupaul&#8217;s\u00a0<em>drag race<\/em><\/strong>, a reality show competition for transvestites, makes a connection between two different definitions of\u00a0<em><strong>drag:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<em>racing cars<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>men dressing up like women<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RuPaul&#039;s Drag Race Season 7 | Teaser Trailer\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvMw3HEpvSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>this clip from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/a-gay-old-time-with-the-flintstones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">the flintstones<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0features fred and barney<em><strong>\u00a0in drag.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>listen and see if u can understand why<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE FLINTSTONES-FRED &amp; BARNEY IN DRAG\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TAS2SZyMU5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>lady gaga<\/strong>&#8216;s hit<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">\u00a0<strong><em>born this way<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0repeats this line a few times<\/p>\n<h4>don&#8217;t be a\u00a0<em>drag<\/em>, just be a queen<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wV1FrqwZyKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>gaga is making\u00a0the connection between transvestites (also known as\u00a0<em>drag<\/em>\u00a0queens) and <em>irritating or annoying situations<\/em> that can be referred to as a\u00a0<em><strong>drags<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/what-a-drag-it-is-getting-old.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/what-a-drag-it-is-getting-old-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"cover for mother's little helper; single by the rolling stones\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>a<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em>a song about using prescription drugs to help get through the day<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the application of drag as\u00a0<em>irritating<\/em>\u00a0is used by the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/things-mick-jagger-u2-learned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rolling stones<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in their song <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>mother&#8217;s little helper<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. this lyric appears 3 times<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>what a\u00a0<em><strong>drag<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0it is getting old<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother&#039;s Little Helper ((Original Single Mono Version))\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBuXyi_-t54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the second verse of the song also explains that modern mothers say cooking fresh food for their husbands is a <em>drag<\/em>\u00a0(:48 in the video).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>and the\u00a0<strong>beastie boys<\/strong>\u00a0complain about the difficulty of living with your parents when u are a teenager\u00a0in\u00a0their classic\u00a0<strong><i>fight for your right to party<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>living at home is such a\u00a0<em><strong>drag\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eBShN8qT4lk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/livin-at-home-is-such-a-drag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/livin-at-home-is-such-a-drag-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"beastie boys in the fight for your right to party video\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>paaaaaaarty!<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>finally,\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>deacon blues<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0<strong>steely dan<\/strong>\u00a0at 5:00 says<\/p>\n<h4>i\u00a0take one last <em>drag<\/em>\u00a0as i approach the stand.<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steely Dan - Deacon Blues\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52EeVLOeM0w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in this context, <em>drag<\/em> means <em>one inhalation from\u00a0a cigarette<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/don-draper-taking-a-drag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1491\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/don-draper-taking-a-drag-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"don draper taking a drag\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/don-draper-taking-a-drag-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/don-draper-taking-a-drag.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>don draper (jon hamm) in a familiar pose from the series\u00a0<strong>mad men;<\/strong>\u00a0taking a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">drag<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>can u <em>drag<\/em> any other ways to use the word <em>drag<\/em> into this discussion? which one of these examples is the most useful to help u remember one of the meanings of <em>drag<\/em>? share your observations under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.36\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>maybe the easiest way to understand the word drag\u00a0is how it is used in digital terminology\u00a0as part of\u00a0the convenient computing\u00a0technique known as\u00a0drag and drop. drag&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4,123,163,88],"tags":[672,670,674,665,8,9,11,10,668,673,667,914,2570,671,666,669],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/don-draper-taking-a-drag.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1271"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12775,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions\/12775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}