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Okay, how about 'Clean as a whistle'?...Wouldn't whistles generally be kinda spitty inside, and germy on the mouth part?

Dumb as a door nail,uglier than a homemade sin,blind as a bat(are bats blind)....these are just a few i have heard from my grandma.

Telling someone "fuck you" has became such a natural thing,its almost not even an insult anymore.Now i hear people saying just to be saying it.Just this morning i heard this wanna be gangsta tell this kid..:fuck your mother"..i had to laugh.

Bling Bling gets on my last nerve!!I hate it,most of the time the "Bling" is some over sized,fake silver,stupid big ass charm..UHHH!!!That gets me.

Rayne,i'm with you on the whistle;)I heard its said because they are supposed to be shiny..i dunno:)

"Let's do lunch?" What about "Let's meet for lunch." instead because it makes more sense?

"I'm gonna tear up your railroad!" in reference to a spanking...

"Douchebag"?

"Bald-faced lie"? Shouldn't it be "bold-faced lie"? or neither one because these terms don't make sense?

"Get off your can and get busy!"

"Quit layin' on your ass!" I thought it was supposed be "sitting on your ass".

"Ho" It's whore, not "ho".

"Old bat"

"Don't tank up on junk food." Makes sense but it's unusual in my opinion.

"Spill your guts." or "Don't spill the beans."

"I'm gonna set you on fire!" referring to a spanking

And many more...

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Originally Posted by Nella (Post 753850)

What does "In the cut" mean? I know it's a sexual reference. :o

Let's do lunch? What about "Let's meet for lunch." instead because it makes more sense?

"I'm gonna tear up your railroad!" in reference to a spanking...

"Douchebag"?

"Bald-faced lie"? Shouldn't it be "bold-faced lie"? or neither one because these terms don't make sense?

"Motherfucker"? "I may be a motherfucker but the mother I fuck ain't kin to me!"

"Get off your can and get busy!"

"Quit layin' on your ass!" I thought it was supposed be "sitting on your ass". http://www.angelwebdesign.com/nella/rofl.gif

"Ho" I think it's whore, not ho.

"Old bat"

"Don't tank up on junk food" Whatever...

"Spill your guts." or "Don't spill the beans."

"I'm gonna set you on fire!" referring to a spanking

"I'd hit it!" or "I wanna check your oil"! or "knockin' boots" referring to sexual intercourse.

"Blow job" Shouldn't it be "lick job"? http://angelwebdesign.com/nella/laff.gif

And many more...

What the fuck are you SMOKING today? Christ!

i think its illegal to smoke christ - at least in most states

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Originally Posted by Posher778 (Post 753852)

What the fuck are you SMOKING today? Christ!

I don't smoke anything. I was genuinely confused about the use of those terms.

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Originally Posted by Posher778 (Post 753852)

What the fuck are you SMOKING today? Christ!

There's another one "What the fuck?"...Why do we say that?

And "What in the hell?"

Think about it for a second...Those really don't make any sense

OH and "What in blue blazes?"....Huh?

I say "ugly as sin" and "hotter than blue blazes". ;)

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Originally Posted by bloodrayne (Post 753826)

Okay, how about 'Clean as a whistle'?...Wouldn't whistles generally be kinda spitty inside, and germy on the mouth part?

I think this one actually goes back to either boat or train whistles, which were often brass and kept nice and shiny, not spit-filled pieces of plastic with a little ball in it. Modern technology has a way of rendering old sayings retarded.

Bald face lie is just people saying "bold face lie" incorrectly, because people mishear things and run with them. Bold face lie makes perfect sense, it is in reference to someone being bold enough to lie to your face and and not bat an eyelid; "bold face" inferring "straight face".

But a "straight face lie" is akward and sounds stupid.

"Bat an eyelid" refers to "tells" and facial ticks people display when doing something dishonest. Normally, only a raving sociopath can lie without any outward sign.