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Blow the pop stand

Posted by ESC on March 23, 2004

In Reply to: Blow the pop stand posted by MichaelFR on March 23, 2004

: : The context: a guy tries to rob a convenince store with a hammer, but of course he fails.

: : "Of course, a hammer doesn't exactly have a smart lock. Anyone can use it, just like the clerk who picks it up and whales it at his assailant.
: :
: : Even though the clerk misses, our guy takes the hint and *blows that pop stand without a dime, and without his Sand's hammer*. But careful, he may be back with needle nose pliers.

: : What I understood concerning the passage within stars that he hits the soft drinks stand and leaves without his hammer (I decided to drop the Sand thing, I think it is an allusion to a major crime committed with a hammer.

: : please correct me if I'm wrong which is quite possible.

: : Thank a lot.

: Check this out, it's in archives 4, may help you:
: Pop stand - Kim 03/28/00

"Blow this pop stand" just means "leave this place." It doesn't really have to do with soda.

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