Fondots@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
It’s probably not the origin of the phrase, but I remember seeing some sitcom where a father sat his daughter’s boyfriend down to give him the “the birds and the bees” talk
The boyfriend said something like “no thanks, I already heard it from my parents”
And the father replied along the lines of “not my version you haven’t, you see, when the bee stings the bird, the bee dies”
Not-so-subtly threatening the boyfriend.
In my head it’s Red Foreman giving that talk, but I’m not 100% on that.
ripcord@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
It’s not the origin of the phrase, since it dates back to at least 100 years before television
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
yes but tv shows predate televisions
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
On the way across the great plains, families traveling the Oregon trail would sit around the campfire imagining what Leave It To Beaver would be like one day
landed families in the 1500s would invite company over to watch the servants act out the episode where the earl of leicester accidentally makes dates with two women he is courting at the same time and has to be in both places at once
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
I am not trying to be rude, but did you read the literal first thing they typed? I’m fairly certain they are aware that a sitcom from the early aughts, focusing on an era from 20+years earlier, on popular television, was addressing something that was relatable to people from way before the show was even about?
I’m genuinely sorry, cause it does sound rude.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yes, that’s what I replied to. It sounded like they were genuinely not sure (but thought it wasn’t), not making a tongue-in-cheek comment. Guess I was being dumb.
Fondots@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
True, but fathers have been threatening their daughters’ suitors since time immemorial.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
True