Scratch our place into history

English translation: Scratch - itch

21:04 Jun 3, 2002
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
English term or phrase: Scratch our place into history
Scratch our place into history.

said by/about a guy who has crabs
bg.Linguist
Bulgaria
Local time: 18:17
Selected answer:Scratch - itch
Explanation:
Crabs is a venereal disease that often involves a tremendous amount of scratching and itching of the infected area (genitals). Why he would be scratching their place in history is a mystery to me unless it's a play on words.

To "scratch" one's place into history would mean to "etch" a place for oneself into history - to become notorious.
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Scott Evans
Local time: 10:17
Grading comment
yes, of course it was the pun i couldn't grasp:)
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Scratch - itch


Explanation:
Crabs is a venereal disease that often involves a tremendous amount of scratching and itching of the infected area (genitals). Why he would be scratching their place in history is a mystery to me unless it's a play on words.

To "scratch" one's place into history would mean to "etch" a place for oneself into history - to become notorious.

Scott Evans
Local time: 10:17
PRO pts in pair: 20
Grading comment
yes, of course it was the pun i couldn't grasp:)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roomy Naqvy: hehe.. what a pun!!
15 mins

agree  AhmedAMS
12 days
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
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Explanation:
I guess it's a pun: people with crab lice scratch their itches; and here the speaker says that he and his peers will or should have a place in history (leaving their mark in history).

NGK
United States
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 379

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