Sayings that make no sense

[Dogs of Doom]

 

[Vinsanitizer]

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[MarshallDog]

Pizza?

PIZZA!!!!

Well, that makes sense to me DOD!

 

[MarshallDog]

Always loved Chuck...he is a better player than he gets credit for IMO!

 

[SkyMonkey]

Neither micklin nor mucklin.

I.e. Not one thing or another.

 

[Crikey]

"Pie in the sky dreams".
There's no pie in any sky, and people who dream about pie in the sky are probably nuts. Are we sure it wasn't originally simply: "High in the sky dreams"?

"Let freedom ring".
Freedom doesn't ring. Freedom is a state of being. If it's about some bell, there's no mention of it. Are we sure it wasn't originally: "Let freedom reign"?

"Sakes alive!"
This makes no sense; the words 'sakes' and 'alive' have nothing to do with each other. Are we sure it wasn't originally: "Saints alive!"?

Who's got more of these sayings? I think we need to have a better look at them.

“Its not over til the fat lady sings”
Who was this fat woman and could she really sing? What song did she sing?

 

[Gunner64]

When I was a kid, everytime my Dad would get pissed he'd say "If that don't frost your ass" I still to this day have no idea wtf that even means. One of the many mysteries of Dad.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

pie in the sky = heavenly

heavenly dreams...

freedom ring = the liberty bell...

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sake's alive = the sake of life...

Let me know if you need anymore help... ...

no no no, that just showed in advance how our freedoms would become doom.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

fit as a fiddle.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

When I was a kid, everytime my Dad would get pissed he'd say "If that don't frost your ass" I still to this day have no idea wtf that even means. One of the many mysteries of Dad.

lol bet you knew enough about it not to screw with dad when his ass was frosted though didnt ya?

 

[Gunner64]

lol bet you knew enough about it not to screw with dad when his ass was frosted though didnt ya?

Yea but I still don't get it. Frost my ass?? His ass??

And he used to say "well I'll kiss your ass" too until the day I was 14 or so and dropped my pants and said "go for it." He was laughing too hard at that point to beat on me.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

Behold the liquid guitar. Maybe it's Windex(tm). If so, it must have sparkling clean tones.


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I wonder if the liquid moving around would affect the balance of the guitar

Kinda cool looking though.

 

[SkyMonkey]

Well, I'll go to our house!

i.e. astonishment.

 

[StrummerJoe]

Well, that's "opening a can of worms"...

How about : "Out of the frying pan and into the fire" ?
Is the latter actually worse than the former?

I never saw a can of worms!

 

[MarshallDog]

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Now I have seen one...thanks!

 

[StrummerJoe]

Now I have seen one...thanks!

You're welcome! 👍

 

[lespaul339]

I never saw a can of worms!

When I was a kid and bought a dozen night crawlers from the bait shop they came in a can. When you opened it they'd try to squirm out of the can.I always imagined that's where the saying came from. IDK though!

 

[lespaul339]

My Grandma used to say, "A cat to make kitten britches" when someone said, "What for?". Used to confuse the hell out of me as a kid, but now I get it. I always remember her laughing when I'd say, "That doesn't make any sense!"

You have to think of it like, "What fur."

 

[MarshallDog]

When I was a kid and bought a dozen night crawlers from the bait shop they came in a can. When you opened it they'd try to squirm out of the can.I always imagined that's where the saying came from. IDK though!

You are probably right!

 

[Brett336]

"I could care less." Oh, so you still care on some level then.

"I couldn't care less." Now my feelings are hurt.

Get it right people. Get it right.

This is the first one that came to my mind! It always invalidates everything else that comes out of the user's mouth for me...