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06-21-2005, 11:36 AM
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The Funniest Mixed Metaphor I've Ever Heard
"The hand that rocked the cradle, kicked the bucket".
I heard this about 25 years ago and it has just stuck with me. There are plenty of amusing ones out there, but that one is just the cat's meow, the bee's knees, and takes the cake.
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06-21-2005, 11:54 AM
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A few months ago a co-worker said: "Shit or get off the horse".
After a brief pause, I followed up with: "Um, so if I stay on the horse does that mean I have to...?"
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06-21-2005, 12:40 PM
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My sister hears a bunch of metaphors she's never heard of before at work. So I told her next time to say randomly "Well, like they say- you don't pay a prostitute if your muffler's not working."
I cant wait to hear the results.  |
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06-21-2005, 02:16 PM
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I usually throw out the "He's dumber than a sack of wet door knobs" around the office.
It makes absolutely no sense and usually leaves people stunned for a moment contemplating the purpose of a sack of wet doorknobs.
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06-21-2005, 03:07 PM
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My favorite:
"Like killing a bird with two stones!"
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06-21-2005, 06:04 PM
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We'll jump off that bridge when we get to it.
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06-21-2005, 06:23 PM
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Ah, some good cromulent phrases. They embiggen my soul.
My past roommate (inadvertently) coined the term "malnutreated". A malnutreated person is in bad shape, indeed. I forget now just what words got clobbered into that one; nonethemore, it's part of my lexicon now. And if anyone challenges me on it, well, I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.
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06-21-2005, 06:50 PM
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I use this one when I get a new employee and I have to explain procedures to them...Just to see if they're paying attention:
"It's not rocket surgery".
I also like:
"You're pulling my leg over my eyes".
Carl
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06-21-2005, 09:01 PM
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some of the weird ones i use are:
"f*&ked up like a football bat."
"you couldn't find your finger if you were pointing at it."
kevin t
religion is the opiate of the masses
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06-21-2005, 09:37 PM
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A thoroughly British term. What's even more curious to me is that if they say something is "bollocks", it's lousy, but if it's "the dog's bollocks", it's good.
I was once told in South America, they use the term "he was thrown the dead dog".
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