Why do people use phrases they don't understand?

[foghorn67]

"Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche in the night."

 

[CallMeJoe]

"Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche in the night."

Revved up like a douche, another runner in the night.

BTW, this thread started concerning misused words and phrases, not mondegreens.


edit: FWIW, Manfred Mann sang it that way, then tried to blame a problem with the Dolby processing for his mistake.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I always understand my phrases. Whether you do or not is none of my concern.

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

i think this calls for a pole

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[foghorn67]

Revved up like a douche, another runner in the night.

BTW, this thread started concerning misused words and phrases, not mondegreens.

Another Captain Obvious.

 

[Murloc]

I never use locutions I don't know the meaning of.

 

[MotionMan]

This thread delivers.

BTW, I see this really often in depositions, where people always try to sound smarter than they are.

MotionMan

 

[highland145]

This thread delivers.

BTW, I see this really often in depositions, where people always try to sound smarter than they are.

MotionMan

Got blindsided in a bar a long time ago. Insisted on filing a police report. In the written statement, kept describing the guy that hit me as the perpetraitor. I was way intoxicated.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

My favorite "Well, that is a mute point."

HAHA!

I sometimes wonder if today's teenagers that call everyone a "douchebag" actually knows what a real douche bag is.

 

[FoBoT]

And we don't like it
Walk the cat walk, walk the cat walk.

 

[FoBoT]

i wish my telephone had a moot button, for conference calls, at work

 

[MotionMan]

My favorite "Well, that is a mute point."

Any time I hear any phrase that uses, or tries to use, the term "moot", makes me think of this.

/derail

MotionMan

 

[BoomerD]

Cool topic, But It will be a "Cold day in Hell" before I click on it again

Click away.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

If you guys want loads of laughs, go to:

http://walterfootball.com/emmitt.php

The site nicely illustrates why Emmitt is no longer on ESPN.

"Eli Manning has been given the rice of passage."

"This is just an amorition. This won't happen every week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."

I think the "escape goat" quote is in here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGT08DTk3NM

 

[zinfamous]

I literally don't care about this thread.

That's because you're ignorant, per say.

 

[zinfamous]

HAHA!

I sometimes wonder if today's teenagers that call everyone a "douchebag" actually knows what a real douche bag is.

plz esplain, plz?

^_^

 

[hzl eyed grl]

plz esplain, plz?

^_^

You sure?

Okay...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douche_bag#Slang_uses

 

[highland145]

plz esplain, plz?

^_^

 

[OCGuy]

This whole thread is just a black hiding pot in a kettle...

 

[MotionMan]

I have heard these used in real life:

"Half of one, six dozen of another."
"Dropped that like a hot potato."


And one I made up and use on purpose:

"We will burn that bridge when we get to it."

MotionMan

 

[BoomerD]

I have heard these used in real life:

"Half of one, six dozen of another."
"Dropped that like a hot potato."


And one I made up and use on purpose:

"We will burn that bridge when we get to it."

MotionMan

Dropped like a hot potato is normal usage.

I like your last one...I'm a veteran bridge burner.

 

[MotionMan]

Dropped like a hot potato is normal usage.

I like your last one...I'm a veteran bridge burner.

Crap, the mis-statement I heard was:

"Dropped like a hot pancake."

Sorry.

MotionMan

 

[CallMeJoe]

And one I made up and use on purpose:
"We will burn that bridge when we get to it."
MotionMan

Don't count your chickens 'til they've crossed the road.

 

[bommy261]

For literally all intesive purposes this thread is technically all about the ignorance of people using words......... per se!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BoomerD]

My wife bought a new pur se...what is it with wimmenz and their pur se's?