The Curse review: Emma Stone comes up trumps again in this brilliantly unsettling new television comedy
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231013-the-curse-review-emma-stone-comes-up-trumps-again-in-this-brilliantly-unsettling-new-television-comedy
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BertramDitore@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 2y
Comes up trumps again? What? Is this something people say?
triprotic@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 2y
In the UK there's a card game "top trumps":
https://toptrumps.com/home/
Also in various card games (with a standard 52 card deck), like bridge, beating one hand with a better hand would be said to have one hand 'trump' another.
I hate that there's a shady guy out there that has that word so tied to him.
Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 2y
Probably a British expression
MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
I’ve heard that in the UK “Trump” is old person slang for a fart and has been since before the American Trump family was well known.
Palerider@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y
It is indeed but it's also used in a lot of card games to describe one hand that trumps (beats) another...
ryno364@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Sometimes I think headlines try to find any excuse to put the word “trump” in. Ya know for various reasons…
nevernevermore@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
Have you played many card games? Trump cards are ones that beat any other card in a hand.
BertramDitore@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
I'm aware of trump cards in card games. I'd just never heard "comes up trumps" as a turn of phrase. Made no sense to me in the context of a tv show.
scottywh@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
It's really weird phrasing... It's not just you.
Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
Like in Euchre
PanaX@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 2y
After recently finishing all of Nathan For You and the Rehearsal, I can honestly say he's one of the most original content creators I've ever seen. I can't wait to see this.
shrodes@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Make sure you check out How To With John Wilson next, produced by Fielder and in a similar sort of vein, utterly brilliant
PanaX@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
That looks excellent, thanks for the recommendation.
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Absolutely can’t wait for this one. Nathan super fan over here 😍
I did think The Rehearsal was a bit much but I loved the ridiculousness of it.
jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Really annoying that they only mention Emma Stone in the headline. Nathan’s where it’s at.