Comments on: What the dickens does ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ mean? http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Quetzal http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-156815 Quetzal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:22:08 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-156815 Vermont's license plate motto is "Live Free or Die." There's just gotta be a connection between that and the film's title. There's too much similarity to have no connection. So what izzit? I don't know,. Could it be a commentary on the notion that if one can't live free, he's gotta die in a big way, a hard way? I'm not sure. Vermont’s license plate motto is “Live Free or Die.” There’s just gotta be a connection between that and the film’s title. There’s too much similarity to have no connection. So what izzit? I don’t know,. Could it be a commentary on the notion that if one can’t live free, he’s gotta die in a big way, a hard way? I’m not sure.

]]> By: tyler mcdowell http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-80221 tyler mcdowell Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:48:13 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-80221 take two of these and die hard in the morning take two of these and die hard in the morning

]]> By: David Manning http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-46393 David Manning Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:01:40 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-46393 "He Who Lives Free By The Sword, Dies Hard By The Sword (And Possibly With A Vengeance!)" Die Hard Candy Die Hard On the Brakes Die Hardly Justified Die Hard Porn (or Die Hard Pornography; I can never decide which one sounds better) ...And for the record, that vomit-inducing "Die Hardy Boys" was my mom's idea (she was in the room and thought it was clever). Ugh. Just reading that makes me want to punch someone... “He Who Lives Free By The Sword, Dies Hard By The Sword (And Possibly With A Vengeance!)”
Die Hard Candy
Die Hard On the Brakes
Die Hardly Justified
Die Hard Porn (or Die Hard Pornography; I can never decide which one sounds better)

…And for the record, that vomit-inducing “Die Hardy Boys” was my mom’s idea (she was in the room and thought it was clever). Ugh. Just reading that makes me want to punch someone…

]]> By: GP http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-46004 GP Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:21:16 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-46004 John F. Kennedy Hard Diet Hard Daihardsu John F. Kennedy Hard
Diet Hard
Daihardsu

]]> By: Lisa http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45769 Lisa Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:58:12 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45769 Bruce Willis was on The Daily Show. He told Jon Stewart about some possible titles: Die Hard: Just Start Blastin' Everything That Moves Die Hard: Just Can't Kill 'im Die Hard: Just Can't Blow 'im Up http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=89165 Bruce Willis was on The Daily Show. He told Jon Stewart about some possible titles:
Die Hard: Just Start Blastin’ Everything That Moves
Die Hard: Just Can’t Kill ‘im
Die Hard: Just Can’t Blow ‘im Up

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=89165

]]> By: Craig http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45516 Craig Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:14:22 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45516 I'm tempted to go with even less conventional breaks in the title: "Should I hard stay or should I hard go?" "Could I hard have this dance?" "Would I hard lie to you?" Of course, the ultimate title munge mixes this film with the 1973 James Bond to give: "Live Free and/or Let Die Hard" I’m tempted to go with even less conventional breaks in the title:

“Should I hard stay or should I hard go?”
“Could I hard have this dance?”
“Would I hard lie to you?”

Of course, the ultimate title munge mixes this film with the 1973 James Bond to give:

“Live Free and/or Let Die Hard”

]]> By: Carrie http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45514 Carrie Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:02:29 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45514 Eat S**t and Die Hard Die Rock Hard Eat S**t and Die Hard
Die Rock Hard

]]> By: artie watkins http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45493 artie watkins Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:58:56 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45493 i love eric. seriously. not how you're thinking, but like my mother likes my father. here you go: tie-dyed hard dy-no-mite hard there's no die in team dino-hard: extinction with a vengeance i suck. i love eric. seriously. not how you’re thinking, but like my mother likes my father. here you go:

tie-dyed hard
dy-no-mite hard
there’s no die in team
dino-hard: extinction with a vengeance

i suck.

]]> By: David Cornelius http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45386 David Cornelius Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:54:35 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45386 I point you here: http://leonardpart6.livejournal.com/356165.html My favorite suggestion in the comments section: Dying Hard, or Hardly Dying? I point you here:

http://leonardpart6.livejournal.com/356165.html

My favorite suggestion in the comments section: Dying Hard, or Hardly Dying?

]]> By: David Manning http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45366 David Manning Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-the-dickens-does-live-free-or-die-hard-mean/#comment-45366 Chrystle: Actually, Alfred Hitchcok's (!) first film-related job was as a title designer for silent films. So, yes (in the '20s, at least). Using whome's method, I got: Die Hard-Liquor Die Hardy Boys Die Hardball Chrystle: Actually, Alfred Hitchcok’s (!) first film-related job was as a title designer for silent films. So, yes (in the ’20s, at least).

Using whome’s method, I got:

Die Hard-Liquor
Die Hardy Boys
Die Hardball

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