"Looks like you're in the barrel today."

[Junkman Cicero]

It seems to me that a lot of people don't get what this phrase means in-game so let me clear it up for those of you.

The chamber in which the Anti-Mass Spectrometer resides is barrel shaped. Hence, it is "the barrel". Gordon is going to conduct the sample analysis within "the barrel". That is where he is going to be on that day. In the barrel.

There. Mystery solved.

[Captain Pentium]

People don’t know what that means?

[PsyWarVeteran]

This is totally worth creating a thread, also it is completely wrong.

[Junkman Cicero]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

This is totally worth creating a thread, also it is completely wrong.

Citation?

[Cargo]

"in the barrel" is a phrase from a joke. Saying someone 'is in the barrel' means that it is their turn to suffer an unpleasant task.

urban dictionary is great

[Junkman Cicero]

Originally posted by cargo224:

"in the barrel" is a phrase from a joke. Saying someone 'is in the barrel' means that it is their turn to suffer an unpleasant task.

urban dictionary is great

Yes, exactly. It's a double meaning. I should probably have put that at the start but I was so intent at making my point I forgot. It just irritates me that mod makers only use it in the context of the dirty joke.

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by WhenWorldsCollide2:

Originally posted by cargo224:

"in the barrel" is a phrase from a joke. Saying someone 'is in the barrel' means that it is their turn to suffer an unpleasant task.

urban dictionary is great

Yes, exactly. It's a double meaning. I should probably have put that at the start but I was so intent at making my point I forgot. It just irritates me that mod makers only use it in the context of the dirty joke.

Which mod does that?

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by cargo224:

"in the barrel" is a phrase from a joke. Saying someone 'is in the barrel' means that it is their turn to suffer an unpleasant task.

urban dictionary is great

Yep, this guy gets it.

[Misuune]

good morning mr freeman

[Sikobae]

Originally posted by drunk mall santa:

strip naked and masturbate in

Close but no cigar.

[Kāzu]

Originally posted by starlight:

If I remember correctly, the expression comes from a story where a group of sailors use a barrel that they strip naked and masturbate in. Soon after the new guy starts using it, he becomes way more calm and collected. The captain notices and says "Well new guy, looks like you're in the barrel today."

[Cat]

Originally posted by SilveR:

Originally posted by starlight:

If I remember correctly, the expression comes from a story where a group of sailors use a barrel that they strip naked and masturbate in. Soon after the new guy starts using it, he becomes way more calm and collected. The captain notices and says "Well new guy, looks like you're in the barrel today."

:csgo_dead:

You revived this topic just to say that ?

[Ace]

Originally posted by Cat:

Originally posted by SilveR:

:csgo_dead:

You revived this topic just to say that ?

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Cargo:

urban dictionary is great

For some argotic and internet terms yes but for more serious definitions not so much.

[god's strongest buick driver]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Cargo:

urban dictionary is great

For some argotic and internet terms yes but for more serious definitions not so much.

No worries, it's on Wiktionary too. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_the_barrel

[Walter Black]