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		frob on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Texan construction workers put a rocket up Team Sp... I think it's supposed to be a play on the word "racket." As in, "to put up a racket" or "make a racket" meaning make a bunch of noise. I agree that it's horrendously written and really forced.

ojbyrne on July 19, 2024 [–]

I would guess that I less safe for work domains, putting something (phallic) up is usually followed by a name for an orifice.

Ylpertnodi on July 19, 2024 | | [–]

"They don't like it up 'em" - well-known phrase from the British sitcom 'Dad's Army'.

frob on July 19, 2024 | | [–]

And now the idiom makes sense. Thank you!

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