Aug
16th
2017
10 Weird Phrases I Use that I'm Sure Nobody Else Uses: · 5:19am Aug 16th, 2017
1) Keep it to a chirp = keep it quick
2) Guessing by a fish = winging it
3) Barking at the dog = being hypocritical
4) Shooting the dog = ignoring good advice
5) Knuckle sliver = annoying person
6) By Cthulhu = this one's self-explanatory
7) Sweet mother of the moon = by Luna
8) Milking the whale = making a simple task unnecessarily difficult
9) Pinkpanthering = trolling someone who annoys you
10) Screaming at the cat = arguing with/scolding someone who won't listen to anything
Am I the only one who uses these? It's not a Scottish thing, I know that much. My parents don't even use them.
Yeah, never heard of those to be honest lol.
Yeah, umm, I'm not familiar with any of this analogies.
These sound oddly familiar, but I'm honestly not sure why. Maybe you've used them before here.
A few things I randomly say while hugging people.
"You smell differently compared to when you sleep."
"Please help, they are going to kill me." *keep a faint smile as I back away*
"I killed Mufasa."
"Tonight, you."
"The voices in my head don't like you."
"You're never too young for a Vietnam flash back."
4636574
What about "You can never get away."?
hmmm.... Well, never let anyone tell you you're not unique.
Recently, i've started using: "That scared the calm out of me!"
4636543
They're not analogies, they're idioms.
4636808
I think idioms are a type of analogy:
But I could be wrong.
4636574
Bruh.
4636570
I don't doubt it.
4636636
Ooh, that's a fun one!
4636541
4636543
Interesting... I suppose I'm just as creative subconsciously as I am consciously.
How about "Use the handgun, not the shotgun" (Don't be over the top), "Hold the gun with both hands" (Do it properly), "KISS" (Keep It Simple, Stupid), "Teach before Test" (Give me the information before testing my knowledge of it), "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" (Don't be a jerk to someone if they're helping you), or "Don't be a regular American" (Don't be illogical/dumbass).
I've only actually used the fourth one and only heard the third and fifth. Also, that last one is coming from someone born in Texas.
4636820
Interesting, I've heard of those.
I don't doubt it, though in all honesty that could be applied to the majority of the world's population.
4636808
Well... I don't care.
Just being silly, man. Honestly, I don't even know the difference.
4636814
I reckon so.
4636835
Bro, tread lightly. Don't dish it up if you can't eat it yourself.
4636837
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Dude, I made it clear I was being silly. That's why I added the
But then again, I guess I do have trouble eating that meal.
4636843
Indeed.
4636851
Well, I edited the comment to make it more clear. Is that better?
4636854
That'll work.
4636843
An analogy is "____ is to ____ what ____ is to ____" and an idiom is "a ship is safe in the harbor, but that's not why ships are built" even when there's no ship or harbor in the convo.
4636912
...............Go on?
4636589
That's a clever one, and sadly I saw someone didn't quite get the joke I was making. Not sure who, but it's terrible when people don't understand satire like they used to.
4636814
I know, shame that someone didn't get the joke.
4636914
What're you asking? The meaning of "a ship is safe in the harbor, but that's not why ships are built"?
4637036
Oh, who cares what some humorless punk thinks? I've dealt with them too, but I don't give a rat's arse.
4637174
I meant, how is what Amethyst was saying idioms rather than analogies? Because where I come from, those would most definitely be called analogies.
4637491
That was the point of my joke.
4637526
Exactly.
4637491
Here's a cite.
I've never heard of them before, but I kinda like them