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Our Parents | Knockback, Episode 282

We're settling back in from Sacred Symbols 300 live in New York City, and the experience has us (The Brothers Moriarty) feeling nostalgic, which is a good thing for our retro-and-nostalgia-themed show. We're particularly sentimental about our parents, who both attended the show, and who -- at 73 years old, both -- have always come through for us, even if the path wasn't always linear, or even clear. We love making fun of our mom and dad on KnockBack; it's a staple of Dagan and Colin podcasts. But we thought we'd go in the other direction today, and talk about all the ways we love and appreciate our parents, how we think they helped form us into the people we are today, and add to the deep Moriarty lore that only grows by leaps and bounds here at Last Stand.

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Travis B

I did not expect Mr. Mo to look like Kevin Bacon!

Alexandre Mercier

I guy’s i just subscribed to the patreon. I am from Québec, Canada. Colin you were right break a legs in French is merde almost meaning good luck either in Québécois or in France

Ben Stone

Hey there Moriarty Bros! Long time listener here and huge nerd. I'm a professional ballet dancer with a career spanning over a decade, in 3 different continents (Australia, America and Europe) I have some insight into the "break a leg" saying in the ballet world. In my experience it isn't very common to say break a leg in ballet and you often don't want to say it to a dancer. In Australia they say "Chookas" - comes from an abbreviated version of "cheers and good wishes" In Europe they say "Toi Toi Toi" - Comes from an old tradition of spitting over your shoulder to ward off bad omens. In the U.S. it's common to say Merde. Ballet terminology is french so it has to do with old traditions back in Paris. Interesting aside: In almost all cases you don't want to respond to the phrase as a dancer with "thank you". It is considered bad luck so you just repeat the phrase back to them or smile and say nothing. I thought you might find this interesting Dagan as I'm sure there is a huge want for your daughter to do well on stage and to express it verbally before a show or performance. Cheers!

Kevin Cooper

Very informative... but doesn't the French word "Merde" translate into English as "Shit"?

Surge!

A lot to say about this episode in how some of your family matters related to my own upbringing. Needless to say it was quite the engaging listen. Thank you.