I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
"I'd like you to lend me some money" Etymology is from the cartoon "
Popeye", where the character Wimpy would frequently utter this phrase. He was a
glutton, and would consume burgers at a ferocious rate but could rarely pay for his habit.The phrase implies the underlying feeling that the person will unlikely actually pay for
the hamburger (or whatever) on Tuesday (or ever, for that matter.
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
by beavinator on May 18, 2004 03:13:40
From
Popeye cartoons. Line often uttered by
Popeye's portly friend Wimpy. Of course, "Tuesday" would never come, and so Wimpy constantly secured himself a free lunch. Thus the line is used to jokingly indicate that one would like to "borrow" something without any real intention of ever paying you back.
Example:
At the movies:
Bob: Aw man, I forgot my wallet! Hey Joe, I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a
movie ticket today...?
Joe:
Yeah whatever...I'll buy your
sorry ass another movie ticket just shut up.
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
by Bunny Rivera on May 18, 2004 09:28:53
Phrase used by Wimpy,
Popeye's hungry pal. Song from the 1980 movie "Popeye."
An appeal for
a small loan that will not be payed back.
Generally used by a person who considers themself a likeable
egomaniac.
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
by JerRyuKen714 on May 18, 2004 04:49:21
A line used by
Popeye's gambling and hamburger loving friend
Wimpy in the Live-Action
Popeye film.
Example:
Winpy- "A genuine
hamburger for
the Gentleman. I'm buying."
Random dude- "
Gee thanks."
Server dude- "Who's paying?"
Wimpy- "I'm buying. He's paying."
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
by SkyPullera on May 18, 2004 05:20:41
Example:
Sky: I will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today.
Amber&Emily: She will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today.
Innocent Bystander1:
What in the hell does that mean?
Innocent Bystander2: Nobody really knows, they just
sing it every day to piss off the
lunch ladies.
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
by Ashley Cobb on May 18, 2004 19:23:04
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
by The Fuzz on May 18, 2004 09:22:53
A phrase common to New York city, implying that one will pay another back for a hamburger on the next tuesday, or any tuesday, in exchange for
the hamburger on the day he is
asking for it. This phrase is only implying that the hamburger will be paid back for however, and is taken advantage of by bad people, leaving the people who actually wish to
pay back the money looked at as untrustworthy.
Example:
"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" said the
snyde looking man. When the
cashier heard this, he
shot the man and took all his money.