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Where did "chip on shoulder" come from?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:05 am
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:05 am
I understand that it now means that you feel disrespected or feel like they have something to prove, but that seems like a relatively new thing.
Only thing I found on the interweb is a reference to carrying off lumber from a job site each day as a sort of extra benefit.
Only thing I found on the interweb is a reference to carrying off lumber from a job site each day as a sort of extra benefit.
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:07 am to Datalus
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:18 am to Datalus
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relatively new thing.
What?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:22 am to Datalus
Fight term. Put a wooden chip on your shoulder and dare someone to knock it off. Old term.
ETA: We used to challenge folks to fights/ duels in this country versus shooting them at random or sucker punching/ pile jumping in the street.
ETA: We used to challenge folks to fights/ duels in this country versus shooting them at random or sucker punching/ pile jumping in the street.
This post was edited on 1/11/26 at 12:30 am
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:28 am to Shamoan
So awful it’s funny. 
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:06 am to Rip N Lip
Kind of like that old battery commercial, where a tough guy actor put what I think was a Duracell battery on his shoulder and dared someone to knock it off.
Can’t remember who that was??
Can’t remember who that was??
Posted on 1/11/26 at 2:23 am to WinnaSez
The original term is from early 1800s. Where wood chips were readily available, and I reckon it applied to most of the hardscrabble types, male or female.
Politicians and wealthy men had pistol duels. Most were poor shots. A few could take a bullet, given the medicine at the time.
This Deadwood fight scene is from 60 years later than the coining of the term of “chip on the shoulder”
Great episode even if you have no clue about the series. About an hour of drama leading up to fight.
Dan was a dog that could be coached. The captain was a high priced “dude”.
Politicians and wealthy men had pistol duels. Most were poor shots. A few could take a bullet, given the medicine at the time.
This Deadwood fight scene is from 60 years later than the coining of the term of “chip on the shoulder”
Great episode even if you have no clue about the series. About an hour of drama leading up to fight.
Dan was a dog that could be coached. The captain was a high priced “dude”.
This post was edited on 1/11/26 at 3:18 am
Posted on 1/11/26 at 3:27 am to Datalus
You don't know how to google stuff?
Good gracious. You DONT know how to google stuff.
https://www.google.com/search?q=origin+of+chip+on+shoulder
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"The only thing I found on the interweb"
Good gracious. You DONT know how to google stuff.
https://www.google.com/search?q=origin+of+chip+on+shoulder
This post was edited on 1/11/26 at 3:31 am
Posted on 1/11/26 at 3:35 am to John somers
If this is all I’m getting out of the “John” you just hired at flarduh, then y’all are screwed.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 3:58 am to Rip N Lip
You don't know how to google stuff either?
SAD
SAD
Posted on 1/11/26 at 4:15 am to John somers
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You don't know how to google stuff either? SAD
I know how to read, understand, and present two distinct timeframes in American History to you while explaining it fully.
My rate is $5000/ hour if you want more because stupid is 1000% in your DNA and time is limited.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:19 am to Datalus
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chip on shoulder
Maybe it was just glitter from the strip club.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:06 am to Rip N Lip
quote:that poster is a vol fan
If this is all I’m getting out of the “John” you just hired at flarduh
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:50 am to theCAW
What a terrible thread
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:52 am to Radio One
Harry, can you please RA the whole damn thing, thanks.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:38 pm to Radio One
quote:Sounds like you have a chip in your shoulder
What a terrible thread
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:30 pm to WinnaSez
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Kind of like that old battery commercial, where a tough guy actor put what I think was a Duracell battery on his shoulder and dared someone to knock it off.
Can’t remember who that was??
Robert Conrad of Wild, Wild West fame
Posted on 1/11/26 at 3:10 pm to theCAW
Hey, its Popeye the Chronic Masturbator man!
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:03 pm to John somers
So juvenile
Not even clever, really.
Still, I laughed
Not even clever, really.
Still, I laughed
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:25 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Good call that was the first thing I thought of when I read the title of the thread. 
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