Language idioms that piss you off
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Rose Karuna
Lizard Doctor
Join date: 5 Jun 2004
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02-01-2006 12:57
Two rungs short of a ladder. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Three french fries short of a happy meal. She is a cup and saucer short of a place setting. She is listening but there are SO MANY words. The elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor. One brick shy of a load. Why use such boring idioms like that when you can use more interesting, colorful ones like these?The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead.
One Fruit Loop shy of a full bowl.
One taco short of a combination plate. (That one's expressedly for Taco's enjoyment  )
A few feathers short of a whole duck.
Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel.
Slinky's kinked.
Surfing in Nebraska.
Several nuts short of a full pouch.
Fell out of the Stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down.
And last but not least....
An intellect rivaled only by garden tools.
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Chance Abattoir
Future Rockin' Resmod
Join date: 3 Apr 2004
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02-01-2006 13:00
From: Rickard Roentgen
by the way... most of these don't seem to be idioms.
It has multiple definitions.
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Zuzu Fassbinder
Little Miss No Tomorrow
Join date: 17 Sep 2004
Posts: 2,048
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02-01-2006 14:19
"I'm down"
Although I do love the confused expressions I get when I offer to cheer them up.
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Talen Morgan
Amused
Join date: 2 Apr 2004
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02-01-2006 15:37
From: Chance Abattoir It has multiple definitions. all of which don't apply to 90% of this thread No, it wasn't me
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
Join date: 1 May 2003
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02-01-2006 15:38
From: Zuzu Fassbinder "I'm down"
Although I do love the confused expressions I get when I offer to cheer them up. hehe, anytime someone asks me "what's up?" I always reply "everything above eye level." You're right about the confused expressions
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Danny DeGroot
Sub-legendary
Join date: 7 Jul 2004
Posts: 191
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02-01-2006 15:52
"Ya feel me?"
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MadamG Zagato
means business
Join date: 17 Sep 2005
Posts: 1,402
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02-01-2006 17:58
I hate it when people don't use paragraphs and punctuation and don't seem to have their thoughts even slightly organized they don't capitalize words at the beginning of sentences or even care to capitalize the names of the people that they are flaming on a thread i also wish that people would use commas correctly don't they know that when other people read their post that it's annoying to have to add punctuation and correct their spelling just to get the point?
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Michael Seraph
Second Life Resident
Join date: 9 Nov 2004
Posts: 849
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02-01-2006 22:05
From: Chip Midnight I hate when guys adress women they barely know with things like babe, hon, sweetie, love, sexy, and the like. It's so tacky and patronizing. Also I can't stand when other guys call me chief. I love it when women call me babe, hon, sweetie, love. It always happens in restaurants in Florida. Usually the woman is my mother's age, and since I'm usually traveling with my boy friend, it's not about sex, just seems sweet somehow. Nobody's ever called me "chief" but I get dude all the time. Dude is fun. |
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Michael Seraph
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02-01-2006 22:07
From: Chance Abattoir I just want to smack them in the forehead with a stapler. Hey! I just had my scalp stapled the other day. OUCH. Staples can hurt. Even when applied by a professional. |
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Michael Seraph
Second Life Resident
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02-01-2006 22:13
Mine are:
In the "never read a book category"
It takes two to tangle.
Butt naked.
In the "annoying repetition category"
You know what I'm saying?
That's what I'm saying!
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Smith Peel
Smif v2.0
Join date: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,597
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02-01-2006 22:47
/me wants to talk about himself in third person!!!
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Chance Abattoir
Future Rockin' Resmod
Join date: 3 Apr 2004
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02-02-2006 03:23
From: Michael Seraph I love it when women call me babe, hon, sweetie, love. It always happens in restaurants in Florida. Usually the woman is my mother's age, and since I'm usually traveling with my boy friend, it's not about sex, just seems sweet somehow. Nobody's ever called me "chief" but I get dude all the time. Dude is fun. A few years ago when I had long hair, I was at a restaurant in Texas and the waiter addressed me as "Chief" before walking away from the table. I turned to my friends and immediately had the following telepathic exchange: "Did he just say that to me?" "Yes. Do you think he said it for that reason?" "He did NOT just call me chief." "Yes, I think he did." On the final bill, under Tip, I wrote "Chief?"
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