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"It's all good" and other sayings that don't make sense

 
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People often say some really strange things that do not mean what they should mean.

I'm going to go grab a shower. Really? Where are you going to put it?

When you bump into someone and they say "its all good". If it was all good, then we wouldn't have collided.

Of course the classic "if you break your leg, don't come running to me".

What are some other sayings that don't really make sense when you think about them?

"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis

 
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Pardon the vulgarity but my favorite is "He/She is built like a brick shithouse!"

Still to this day, the saying fascinates me.

Oriented at a fella? He is physically strong and muscular.

Oriented at a lady? She has a shapely figure.

What? I mean I can't be the only one here confused how this even ended up this way can I?

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There is the class of common sayings that have been "telephone" corrupted out of their meaning.

People say "I could care less" but mean "I couldn't care less" and so it makes no sense. Same with "cut the mustard" instead of "muster", or "escape goat" instead of "scapegoat". And it isn't exactly a saying, but it's increasingly common for people use use "of" where there should be a "have" and we all know what they mean, but their sentence construction is logically nonsensical.
 
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How about "Look Out!"  

It means "Duck", not "stick your head out and look."

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Watch your head... which is pretty hard without a mirror.

"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis

 
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"I'll go and put the kettle on" doesn't mean the same thing if your kettle is a plug in electric one. It annoys me when my husband tells me 'it won't suit you' (everytime)!

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About 50% of the times when “Be careful” is used.  I noticed it earlier this week when I stumbled on something. Someone uttered the phrase after I stumbled.  It would have been far more helpful if they said it beforehand.

At my age, Happy Hour is a nap.

 
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The words 'it's ok' that are frequently said as comfort when clearly it's not OK.

"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
"It's all one song!" -Neil Young

 
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Most saying have some history behind them.

`Turn a blind eye` goes back to a navel officer who was blind in one eye.  He held his telescope to his bad eye and blithely proclaimed, “I really do not see the signal.”

Here is a whole article on a lot of saying like `Paint the town red, white elephant, etc...

https://www.history.com/news/10-common-sayings-with-historical-origins

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'Take a nap' Huh? To where are you going to take it? How exactly does one pick up a 'nap' and move it?

'Fix dinner' Is it broken? (And, I'm guilty of this one, often, lol! )

'I'm going to run to town' Really? Town is 10 miles away, and we both know you're going to drive!

'I'm going to run some errands' Is this like the running of the bulls?


The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance.~Ben Franklin

 
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howdy,

"Common Sense" me thinks, not so common.

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Running Late - if you were running, maybe you should have made it on time?

"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis

 
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Fix up something to eat. - Nothing is broke nor does 'fixing' something that is broke makes it ready to eat.

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"I can't wait!" - yes, yes you can.

"Take a seat" - but please, don't take it home with you.

"A little birdie told me..."

"Who let the cat out of the bag?"

"You're really on the ball."

"Study books and observe nature; if they do not agree, throw away the books."

– William A. Albrecht

 
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"I'm on a roll, now!" Really? So glad I'm not doing your laundry!

The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance.~Ben Franklin

 
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One I'm guilty of using a lot, which sucks gramatical ass:

"I know right?"  This showed up in the mid 00s in my area and at first I thought it was stupid because of said gramatical rediculosity, and yet it became an obscenely common part of my vernacular speech to this day.

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Madder than a wet hen ...

Excuse my French ...

Hurry up and leave ...

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just saying
 
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It is what it is…

Okay, so how could it ever be what it’s not?

Here is an idea, TAKE THE SHIP TO PORT CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!! Of course it is what it is!

What a stupid saying!!!
 
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