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Explanation of the grasshopper
No need yet to call the paramedics or the asylum...
Sorry kbslacker and SilverLotus... I think you may be too young to remember David Carradine and the series 'Kung Fu' - though T should remember....
It was a series set in the ol' West with David Carradine as a wandering Shaolin Monk who went about helping the weak and oppressed with his kung fu powers and desire for justice all while looking for his long lost brother.
Every episode had a flashback to childhood with the blind master giving a lesson to the young Shaolin monk referring to the boy as 'grasshopper.'
The show originally was based on a concept with Bruce Lee to be the main character (after his early appearances as the Green Hornet's sidekick). Unfortunately, the network execs weren't ready to have a 'chinaman' hero on primetime in the 70s and gave the role to Carradine instead. Pity.
Comprehende?
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