It's a line from the 1987 film RoboCop. Spoken by an executive of a weapons manufacturer immediately following the death of his colleague at a failed demo of their new mechanized law enforcement robot. The character exemplifies the callous, dog-eat-dog mentality popular amongst business execs in the 80’s. It borders on sociopathic — similar to the nature in which Patrick Bateman speaks in American Psycho.
Cox: Too bad about Kinney, huh?
(Kinney shot to death by mech minutes ago)
Morton: *shrug* That's life in the big city.
(Kinney shot to death by mech minutes ago)
Morton: *shrug* That's life in the big city.
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Employee #2 : It don't bother me cause I'm on the big clock.
Employee #2 : It don't bother me cause I'm on the big clock.
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An unknown Gamer that has been around this the early days of gaming, that always supported multiplayer gameplay and fairness in competitive games. Known Troll slayer, overall fun guy.
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Get the the big cheeked giant mug.Someone who can be a very big criminal and/or may be wearing a hat, typically either a beanie or fedora. Often the head of a crime ring (Or multiple crime rings), similar to someone with the alias "Big Tony" or "Frank Sinatra". Will insist on being referred to as "The Big Cheese" rather than their actual name, even when talking with friends. Will have an odor of feta, cheddar, gouda, blue cheese, swiss, provelone, brie, American?, pepper jack, parmesan, or gerbils, but only one at a time. The true name of someone with "The Big Cheese" as their alias is often concealed, but have often been found to have stupid names that are one syllable and contain four letters.
Ryan's Friend: Hey, I think that "The Big Cheese" is kind of bad at Clash Royale.
The Big Cheese: I'm going to have my underling Smooth Jimbo rub you out for that comment, you sack of overused marmalade. Then I'll put so many holes in you that you'll look like that piece of Swiss Cheese I slammed down my gullet this morning.
The Big Cheese: I'm going to have my underling Smooth Jimbo rub you out for that comment, you sack of overused marmalade. Then I'll put so many holes in you that you'll look like that piece of Swiss Cheese I slammed down my gullet this morning.
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Get the The Big Carcinogenic mug.A term used to describe someone who has an exaggerated sense of self being or worth. The term was popularized in the series Hogan's Heroes where Colonel Hogen would call Colonel Klink "the old cod", with the Klink thinking that it was an American expression of flattery.
In coastal fishing towns the "big cod" is equivalent to the "one that got away" and the person called "the big cod" is therefore the teller of the most fantastic or outlandish stories.
In coastal fishing towns the "big cod" is equivalent to the "one that got away" and the person called "the big cod" is therefore the teller of the most fantastic or outlandish stories.
The locals called him "the big cod" as he fashioned himself as quite the ladies man and always had an entertaining tale to tell.
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