Talk:Fire Down Below

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[edit] Euphemism

• It is also a euphemism for individuals (typically female) who have red hair. It refers to pubic hair that matches the color of the hair on the redhead's head. An individual may be said to have the fire down below if the red hair on her head is natural. That is, a way of asking an apparent redhead if her head of hair is natural is to ask "do you have the fire down below?".

The above is quite silly and unsourced. Is the phrase actually a euphemism for individuals with red hair? That would mean people actually call redheads "fire down belows." That seems awfully awkward and unlikely. It is more likely that "fire down below" is a euphemism for red pubic hair, not for redheads. Perhaps that could be kept in if WP:V. As for "An individual may be said to have the fire down below if the red hair on her head is natural. That is, a way of asking an apparent redhead if her head of hair is natural is to ask "do you have the fire down below?"... that's not very encyclopedic and also per Wikipedia is not a dictionary, or a usage or jargon guide "Wikipedia is not in the business of saying how words, idioms, etc., should be used. We aren't teaching people how to talk like a Cockney chimney-sweep." And keep in mind this is an article for the 1997 action film, and getting bogged down on trivia unrelated to the film is just not right. Esquizombi 16:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)