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Old 06-15-2009, 02:20 PM   #41 (permalink)
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I always wondered about the phrase "You can lead a yak to water, but you can't teach an old dog to knit silk purses from a pig in a poke."

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Old 06-15-2009, 02:20 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Two from norther Ireland I never got

"I'm away here" - Meaning "I am leaving"
"whats the craic" - Meaning "Whats going on"
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Old 06-17-2009, 01:03 AM   #43 (permalink)
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The bee knees....? I've never gotten that one.
The bees knees = The business.
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Old 06-17-2009, 01:36 AM   #44 (permalink)
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"it's the last straw"

straw of what?
wheat? hay?
and why would that relate to somebody about to be severly pissed off...

the last straw, for drinking out of...
cause you don't NEED a straw to drink
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Old 06-17-2009, 01:41 AM   #45 (permalink)
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"it's the last straw"

straw of what?
wheat? hay?
and why would that relate to somebody about to be severly pissed off...

the last straw, for drinking out of...
cause you don't NEED a straw to drink
I believe that comes from the Arab proverb "The straw that broke the camel's back". The one that broke its back was the last straw.

Straw that broke the camel's back - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I never fully understand the benefit of the doubt. Does that mean the doubter should have some sympathy because having those doubts are understandable although they are false?
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Old 06-17-2009, 02:53 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Its not a saying but I was singing "There's a hole in my bucket" to some kids the other day and that song makes no fucking sense. Henry is retarded and Liza is a fucking cunt.
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Old 06-18-2009, 02:05 AM   #47 (permalink)
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When on the bottom of most dishes it says
"Dishwasher Safe"

It seems pretty fucking stupid, I mean
how much harm can a woman possibly do to a plate anyway?

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Old 06-18-2009, 02:40 AM   #48 (permalink)
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All idioms have their origins so I'd be hard pressed to come up with one that didn't "make sense" logically, even if the literal meaning is no longer clear (e.g. 'the whole nine yards'.) It's only at the point where two ideas meet metaphorically to represent a single concept that language seems strange to me: how does under+stand = comprehension?
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Old 06-18-2009, 04:04 AM   #49 (permalink)
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Its not a saying but I was singing "There's a hole in my bucket" to some kids the other day and that song makes no fucking sense. Henry is retarded and Liza is a fucking cunt.
QFT!

I totally LOL'd too.
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Old 06-18-2009, 05:07 AM   #50 (permalink)
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When on the bottom of most dishes it says
"Dishwasher Safe"

It seems pretty fucking stupid, I mean
how much harm can a woman possibly do to a plate anyway?

Depends on how good of a trap shooter she is, doesn't it?
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