Hi. I have a question. Please don't go away and help me out.
Following article has a sentecne that confuses me.
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His strategy paid off with two offers, one in data entry at the community college here, a job he held on work study before graduating, and another as a technician repairing copying machines. Mr. Walton went for the second.
It offers benefits, tuition reimbursement and a salary of $22,850 a year, with extra money toward buying a new car every few years.
“I feel a little bit more — I don’t want to say confident — but maybe worthy,’’ Mr. Walton said. “Now, I feel like I’m all that, and a bag of chips.’’
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of chips" What does that mean? I am all that???? a bag of chips????
I hope my persistence to English would pay off.
2006-09-01 16:06:57 · 11 answers · asked by Bo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"all that and a bag of chips"
This means that the speaker thinks highly of himself. He thinks he is the best, plus some extra good on top of that. A bag of chips is a bag of potato chips. This comes from ordering a meal at a restaurant or eating a meal. The meal was apparently already good and then a bag of potato chips was added to the order to make it even better.
Wow, that is tough to interpret now that I read it from your point of view
2006-09-01 16:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is REAL English, as opposed to the American version of English.
Have you ever heard of the lunch: "Fish and Chips"?
Well, that "bag of chips'
is meaning that-- a full meal but with a little bag of chips, on the side.
They might be potato chips, or any other side order. Corn chips, etc.,
Everyone must realize, that Americans and Brits DO speak a remarkably different, but also remarkably similar,...language.
2006-09-01 16:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For one thing, a comma does not belong after the word "that" and the second thing that comes to mind is that this "bag of chips" is just some more of the nonsensecal street jargon people throw out in an effort to "be cool" and it is worthless in value. I would not give it any value and is merely a ridiculous add-on.
2006-09-01 16:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Tony T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm all that and a bag of chips just means that you are the greatest and more. Or in some cases you think that you are.
2006-09-01 16:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by just me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Walton is not satisfied by the job offers, he feels he deserves better position than quoted according to his education, but he has no other choice as to accept one of the offers, and he feels depressed.
I am all that: "I'm big" - I'm well educated.
a bag of chips: "I'm few" - position is not equall to what I studied.
2006-09-02 04:10:26 · answer #5 · answered by Totti Frotti 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's a slang term and means that he is feeling the best he can feel, and then even better than that
most people don't say "all that and a bag of chips" anymore because it's outdated.
2006-09-01 16:18:08 · answer #6 · answered by wondering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and a bag of chips is an expression like... im the best + some... like a little extra
2006-09-01 16:10:15 · answer #7 · answered by AL! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a ghetto slang expression. It is translated into standard english as "I feel pretty good about myself."
2006-09-01 16:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=all+that+and+a+bag+of+chips&defid=229803
2006-09-01 16:19:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what they said, but just a little tip! only gay people say that. dont go around saying that! you will be killed.
2006-09-01 16:13:28 · answer #10 · answered by R-Diz 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋