"Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift"
"Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift"
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#0"Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift"
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:11pm
Is "get my drift" an anachronism or does the phrase go back many years?
It's never bothered me. It's one of my favorite lines.
Updated On: 1/22/06 at 08:11 PM
Isabella2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/05
#1re: 'Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift'
Posted: 1/22/06 at 10:47pmhaha, who knows....
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#2re: 'Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift'
Posted: 1/22/06 at 11:04pmwhat's that from?
#3re: 'Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift'
Posted: 1/22/06 at 11:09pmRentBoy86, It's from "A Little Priest" in Sweeney Todd
#4re: 'Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift'
Posted: 1/22/06 at 11:09pmRentBoy: The lyric is from the musical Sweeney Todd. It's the introduction to the song, "A Little Priest."
MARGARET: "Clara, stop that. That's illegal." - The Light in the Piazza
"I'm not in Bambi and I'm not blonde!" - Idina Menzel
"I'm not in Bambi and I'm not blonde!" - Idina Menzel
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#5re: 'Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift'
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:38amIt's origins are most like maritime, so I'd imagine that it is an expression that predates the year Sweeney is set.
"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#6re: 'Think of it as thrift, as a gift, if you get my drift'
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:33amWell, the reference to actors always arriving overdone feels more like Sondheim talking than Sweeney, too, but it's okay. The whole number is about wordplay- I mean, it's not as bad as "You're the Top" or anything, but occassional shifts a bit outside the story in this one instance are acceptable.
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