{"id":1475,"date":"2015-08-22T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T16:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2024-10-09T17:18:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:18:16","slug":"i-dont-mean-to-brag-or-boast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/i-dont-mean-to-brag-or-boast\/","title":{"rendered":"bragging\/boasting in 5 funny, brutal, memorable examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a word that i have talked about in many\u00a0classes this summer is <em><strong>brag<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0thank u, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>donald trump<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>brag<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0refers to people who\u00a0talk about themselves\u00a0<em>excessively and\/or arrogantly<\/em>.\u00a0 since trump announced his candidacy for president two months ago, it&#8217;s been easy to find instances of this.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trump-mobile-brag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1586\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trump-mobile-brag-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"trump mobile brag\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trump-mobile-brag-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trump-mobile-brag.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>the crowd in mobile was excited to hear trump talk about himself<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>that during a nationally televised speech last night in mobile, alabama trump&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>criticized america\u2019s leaders as \u201cstupid,\u201d complained about children born to immigrants in the country illegally, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>bragged<\/em><\/span> about his personal wealth<\/h4>\n<p>and from the same speech, <strong>time.com<\/strong>\u00a0 quoted trump as saying<\/p>\n<h4>the reason i have this really incredible enthusiasm&#8230;..is because i know what i\u2019m doing. and i don\u2019t say that in a <em>bragging<\/em> way. u people are looking for somebody who knows what he\u2019s doing<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1581\" style=\"width: 351px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1581\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/its-not-a-brag-if-u-back-it-up-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"it's not a brag if u back it up\" width=\"351\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/its-not-a-brag-if-u-back-it-up-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/its-not-a-brag-if-u-back-it-up.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/its-not-a-brag-if-u-back-it-up-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/its-not-a-brag-if-u-back-it-up-210x140.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">this quote about <u><i>bragging<\/i><\/u> is often associated with muhammed ali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>trump&#8217;s sentiment sounds similar to the\u00a0saying<\/p>\n<h4>it&#8217;s not <em>bragging<\/em> if u can back it up<\/h4>\n<p>in other words,\u00a0saying\u00a0u can do something and then actually doing it isn&#8217;t <em>bragging<\/em>. it&#8217;s simply stating facts.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mordecai-brag-hummus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1598\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mordecai-brag-hummus-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"mordecai brag hummus\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mordecai-brag-hummus-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mordecai-brag-hummus.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>mordecai\u00a0<\/em><u><i>boasting<\/i><\/u><em>\u00a0about\u00a0<\/em><u><i>hummus<\/i><\/u><\/h6>\n<p>this clip featuring <strong>rigby<\/strong> the raccoon and <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>mordecai<\/strong><\/span> the blue jay from the animated series <strong>regular show<\/strong> is a much more <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/humble-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>humble<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(opposite of arrogant) example that u will always remember. thank u, hummus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cartoon Network - Regular Show - Party Pete Promos\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bwUvDkvCD4o?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>this vid is a\u00a0promo for the <em><strong>party pete<\/strong><\/em> episode of <strong><em>regular show<\/em><\/strong> (s02e09).\u00a0in the episode, mordecai and rigby find a refrigerator full of promotional soda from\u00a0the 1984 olympics. excited with their find, they decide to throw a party.\u00a0 in the clip, mordecai proudly proclaims&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i don&#8217;t mean to <em>brag<\/em>, i don&#8217;t mean to <em>boast<\/em>, but here&#8217;s some <em>hummus<\/em> for these mini-toasts<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>boast<\/strong><\/em> is a synonym of <em>brag<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1583\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"hummus brag\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><u><i>hummus<\/i><\/u><em style=\"font-size: 11px;\">\u00a0and pita triangles (foodrepublic.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>mordecai is imitating the structure used by <strong>master mike<\/strong> of the <strong>sugarhill gang<\/strong> in this <strong><em>old school\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(a fashionable way to say <em>old<\/em>) rap classic <strong><em>rapper&#8217;s delight.<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>listen at 4:38<\/p>\n<h4>i don&#8217;t mean to <em>brag,<\/em>\u00a0i don&#8217;t mean to <em>boast<\/em><br \/>\nbut we like hot butter on a breakfast toast<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper&#039;s Delight (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcCK99wHrk0?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>with mordecai, the sugarhill gang\u00a0 and probably anyone who ever says &#8220;i don&#8217;t mean to brag, but&#8230;&#8221; they are using the phrase to introduce <em>bragging<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag-regular-show.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1599\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummus-brag-regular-show-300x154.gif\" alt=\"rigby pointing to hummus in a grocery bag\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>rigby gets excited about the\u00a0<\/em><u><i>hummus<\/i><\/u><em>\u00a0too<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>additionally, in <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">the regular show\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>video rigby makes this rhyme about his contribution to the party<\/p>\n<h4>some call me cheap, bit of a <em>freeloader<\/em>, but i bought cups for that <em>old school<\/em> soda<\/h4>\n<p>a <em><strong>freeloader<\/strong><\/em> is someone who <em>doesn&#8217;t pay their fair share or always looks for a way to get something for free<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>freddie the freeloader<\/strong> was a character <strong>red skelton<\/strong> created in the early days of american television. in this vid, he is <em>boasting<\/em> about his plan to spend christmas in jail. for free.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"freddy the freeloader goes on holiday!\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhjPvMpEhm4?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>what do u <em>boast<\/em> about? \u00a0or are u always <em>humble<\/em>? \u00a0do u agree that if u can <em>back it up<\/em>, it&#8217;s not <em>bragging<\/em>? share your answers under <strong>leave a reply\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.191\" \/><span 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