The Funniest Mixed Metaphor I've Ever Heard (1 Viewer)

[Mike Voigt]

"Beating around a dead horse..."

 

[Dustin B]

Not really a metaphor. But a couple years ago I forgot to do something, and when my father asked me about it, I responded, "That's funny, I don't remember forgetting."

 

[John Watson]

One I remember from Monty Python : "The sands of time are drawing to a close"

 

[John Watson]

Maybe not a mixed metaphor, but funny.

"He bolted from the room, leapt on his horse, and dashed off madly in all directions"

Probably not quoted exactly, the original as far as I know came from Steven Leacock.

 

[John Watson]

About bad architecture :

This has all the earmarks of an eyesore.

 

[Kevin M]

"Can we speed this up, I've got people to do & things to meet."

 

[Rex Bachmann]

Yee-Ming wrote (post #11):


Think about it carefully . . . . bugger, as in buggery. Peter, as in . . . . Well, you (should) get the picture.

 

[Yee-Ming]

My bad. Although I've only ever come across Brits using the term, no Americans.

 

[Jeff Gatie]

That's actually close to an old Hockey saying we used to use when losing by 5 or 6 goals - "If you can't beat 'em, beat 'em up."