It's the one where the midieval king sits at his thrown and yells, "Gatekeeper!" The Gatekeeper, eating a turkey leg, then retrieves a giftwrapped trashbag from outside the castle door. He gives it to the king saying, "For you, sire." The king smells it and and says, "Mmmm. Vanilla!" He opens it, it's full of smelly trash, a rat pops out with a scalped head and the king yells, "I've been scalped!!!" What does that mean??? Am I missing something? It doesn't make sense, right?
2007-05-04 11:02:02 · 2 answers · asked by Mr. Humpjeans 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
It's an old expression, meaning you have been ripped off, taken for a ride, lost your butt. You get the idea.
Like those selling concert tickets way over the original price, and they call them "Scalpers".
2007-05-04 11:24:54 · answer #1 · answered by johnb693 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't seen this commercial, 'cause I haven't seen any in years since I fast forward through them, but usually being scalped means being taken financially. That's why last minute ticket sellers are called scalpers. They charge exorbitant amounts for tickets to sold out performances or sports events, etc.
2007-05-04 11:07:23 · answer #2 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋