I would rather walk briskly through the gates of hell than
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A phrase which is used to emphasise how much the speaker wishes not to do or take part in some activity, used as a response to a suggestion or request.
Comedic value is gained from the over emphasis of how much the person would not like to do said activity.
May have origins in a quote from the popular computer game The Curse of [Monkey Island] released on Windows 9x
Murray: You may call me ‘Murray’! I am a powerful demonic force! I am the [harbinger] of your doom! And the forces of darkness will applaud me as I stride through [the Gates of Hell] – carrying your head on a pike!I would rather walk briskly through the gates of hell than meaning & definition 1 of I would rather walk briskly through the gates of hell than.