true -_-

It's not "I'm your Hucklebearer". It's "I'm your huckleberry."

"Huckleberry" was commonly used in the 1800's in conjunction with "persimmon" as a small unit of measure. As a result, "huckleberry" came to denote idiomatically two things. First, it denoted a small unit of measure, a "tad," or a person who was a huckleberry could be a small, unimportant person, usually expressed ironically in mock self-depreciation. The second and more common usage came to mean, in the words of the "Dictionary of American Slang: Second Supplemented Edition" (Crowell, 1975).


"A man; specifically, the exact kind of man needed for a particular purpose. 1936: "Well, I'm your huckleberry, Mr. Jones." Since 1880, archaic.

The "Historical Dictionary of American Slang" which is a multi volume work, has about a third of a column of citations documenting this meaning all through the latter 19th century.


So "I'm your huckleberry" means "I'm just the man you're looking for."
 
I thought Val Kilmer has been quoted as saying (watch me not be able to find it now.....) that it was hucklebearer and his accent made it sound like berry. to be a hucklebearer was be a pallbearer. either way it's an awesome quote. I'm sure you are correct.

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lulz...he actually did say Huckleberry. I checked the script, but you're right it could have been either one the way he said it. Still, kick ass movie all the way.
 
True that. Director's cut is the way to go also.

Ear....sorry my signature hijacked your thread.
 
We live for highjacked threads. You should realize that after being here a while! BTW Soulzz is gay!
 
Also, Johnny Ringo was from a tiny town near me. Each year they have Johnny Ringo days in Cambridge City, which is nearby to it.
 
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