Funny Phrases Taken Literally
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (168126)
Boise, Idaho
March 14, 2024 4:30pm CST
Don't we all have funny little phrases we say without even thinking? For me, there is one that I get such a kick out of. It's "I was just beside myself". When you think about it how could you be 'beside yourself'? It strikes me as funny. Then there is this one: "That scared the sh*t out of me". Think about it. What would it take to really do that? It just strikes me funny to think about these sayings literally.
Do you have one like this?
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Mar
@celticeagle It means 'by God' for example..Begorrah that was a close one! so By God, that was a close one! Sort of an exclamation in the Irish.
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Mar
One phrase that I find funny to this day is what my late dad used to say which "Your mother wears army shoes."
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Mar
@Deepizzaguy .......Most likely. That is what it sounds like.
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Mar
@celticeagle I think he learned that saying from his time in the U S Army during World War II.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Mar
Beside yourself would be very hard to do
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Mar
Unless you are really into metaphysics or mysticism.
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Mar
I have a hyperactive cat in Tish and sometimes she make big and unexpected jumps and scares me and I say to her Stop that you scared the bejesus out of me, Not really sure why I started saying this but it just came out naturally 
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@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
15 Mar
Ahhh, but if you have diarrea it would be very easy to scare the sh*t out of a person. I have this odd faculty that I look at the odd way of fulfilling a statement...
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
15 Mar
Whenever someone asks me for an example, I can never think of any. Perhaps some will come to me later. Have a good weekend.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Mar
I know how that is. Let us know if one does come to you later.
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