Origin of the phrase "It's all fun and games, till somebody loses an eye!"

[MajorMaccas]

Now, I first heard this on Serious Sam 1, the demo, where you had the normal selling bit after u quit, and Serious Sam said this phrase, in quite an awesome way, and I thought nothing more of it

Then I heard it in a pub, from a guy a year older than me, I said, "Serious Sam?" so not to give away my geek like memory of a random game demo from 5-6 years ago He didn't reply, just had a sorta puzzled look on his face.

I just made a half-hearted attempt to find out for myself, and all I got was it came from roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging. This seems to be a good base to start from, but did the romans actually construct the phrase "It's all fun and games, till somebody loses an eye", or did a more recent man, possibly a comedian, make it with reference to the romans?

/discuss + resolve

 

[Van Hellseek]

I just made a half-hearted attempt to find out for myself, and all I got was it came from roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging.

Havn't you answered your own question there?

 

[Jingo...]

Horrific Orgy Incident

 

[Tefal]

Horrific Orgy Incident

hehehehe

 

[coolpunkskater]

Now, I first heard this on Serious Sam 1, the demo, where you had the normal selling bit after u quit, and Serious Sam said this phrase, in quite an awesome way, and I thought nothing more of it

Then I heard it in a pub, from a guy a year older than me, I said, "Serious Sam?" so not to give away my geek like memory of a random game demo from 5-6 years ago He didn't reply, just had a sorta puzzled look on his face.

I just made a half-hearted attempt to find out for myself, and all I got was it came from roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging. This seems to be a good base to start from, but did the romans actually construct the phrase "It's all fun and games, till somebody loses an eye", or did a more recent man, possibly a comedian, make it with reference to the romans?

/discuss + resolve

I belive it came from roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging.

Or so you just said

 

[Mat]

He believes it came from roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging.

 

[G-MAN2004]

Originated from the Roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging.

 

[MajorMaccas]

For God's sake, I get how that the phrase is based on the roman wrestling rule, but who first said it? Guessing it wasn't a roman!

 

[Mat]

Lol! Welcome to GD

 

[SexyGreyFox]

For God's sake, I get how that the phrase is based on the roman wrestling rule, but who first said it?

Biggus Dickus

 

[ANDARIAL]

Biggus Dickus

nah! Maximus Gentilious

 

[Mat]

Biggus Dickus

I'm pretty sure it was his wife you know... Incontinentia Buttocks.

 

[4T5]

I belive it came from roman times where the only rule in wrestling was no eye gouging.

Or so you just said

I agree as i heard it from the same source.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

"Stop it now, or one of you will end up in tears"

My mam 1994

 

[fini]

I'm pretty sure it was his wife you know... Incontinentia Buttocks.

Really? I heard she stole it from Crismus Bonus

 

[4T5]

"Stop it now, or one of you will end up in tears"

My mam 1994

Lies, My Mam was saying that in the lates 60's Hang on that's not it's

 

[gillywibble]

The 'only' rule was no eye gouging, in Woman times.

 

[Nitefly]

"It's all fun and games, till somebody loses an eye... then its hilarious"

 

[Meridian]

Really? I heard she stole it from Crismus Bonus

Someone has been reading Asterix again...


M

 

[Marky]

"Stop it now, or one of you will end up in tears"

My mam 1994

Hehe that reminds me of the Haribo ad

"Stop fighting you two - or somebodies gunna get huuuurt"