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tribalbeeyatch · 05-31-2003, 01:58 PM

"He hasn't got a pocket to piss in."

I assume this is someone who is utterly destitute, but why would he want to piss in a pocket in the first place?

[edited to add] One of my coworkers just informed me that it's supposed to be "a pot to piss in". That makes sense, but I'm wondering why my Oklahoma-born friend always says "pocket". A mixed metaphor perhaps?

tribalbeeyatch · 05-31-2003, 02:07 PM

And speaking of mixed metaphors (well, I was at least). My wife likes to use "Does the Pope shit in the woods?" in response to just about every question I ask her. (At least it seems that way sometimes

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Shake · 06-01-2003, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Doubting Didymus
I always thought "have your cake and eat it too" was using the word 'have' in the sense 'to eat'.

I had my cake, now I want to eat my cake. See?

Exactly! If you've had your cake a la American Pie, then you probably don't want to eat it!

Tribal, I think it's, "He hasn't got a pot to piss in." Oops! I see you just got this same bit of info, which makes a bit more sense. Pocket? Geez, I hope not. They don't hold liquids very well.

JohnR · 06-01-2003, 10:54 AM

Take the cliche test

Beetle · 06-02-2003, 06:28 PM

I had a boss who constantly used cliches. When asked how he was doing, the answer was invariably "I'm busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest." Huh?

Also, asked how difficult a task was, he'd say "it's more fun than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!"

One day I snapped and asked him "What the heck isn't more fun than getting poked in the eye?!?" I swear, he's lucky I didn't beat him like a government mule.

keyser_soze · 06-03-2003, 04:17 AM

"crooked as a dog's hind leg" (meaning crooked)
"Cat got a climbing gear?" (when answering a question with an affirmative)

auto-da-fe · 06-03-2003, 12:09 PM

To hell in a handbasket

Who in the world can fit in a handbasket, except maybe small children and small animals.

Ensign Steve · 06-04-2003, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Subi dura a rudibus
Nervous as a whore in church.

I would say that somebody was "sweating like a whore in church" if it was a very hot day.

Quote:

Originally posted by tribalbeeyotch
My wife likes to use "Does the Pope shit in the woods?" in response to just about every question I ask her.

I also say, "Does the pope crap in the woods?" I heard that one on Beavis and Butthead.

fried beef sandwich · 06-07-2003, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by trekbette
["I'll beat you like a red-headed step-child"

How exactly does one beat a red-headed step-child?

I know the answer to this one! It's an allusion to "Annie" - you know, "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I luv ya! Tomorrow!"

Quote:

"You can't go beating a dead horse"

I think I'm in a beating place.

Yeah, now, that one is just grotesque. I remember crossing the border from mexico into the us, and there was a dead horse lying on the side of the road, with its legs sticking straight out and a large gash on its side. Gross.

fried beef sandwich · 06-07-2003, 02:26 PM

How about "talking behind my back" - technically, shouldn't it be, "in front of my back?"

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05-31-2003, 01:58 PM	#41
tribalbeeyatch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: On the edge Posts: 509	"He hasn't got a pocket to piss in." I assume this is someone who is utterly destitute, but why would he want to piss in a pocket in the first place? [edited to add] One of my coworkers just informed me that it's supposed to be "a pot to piss in". That makes sense, but I'm wondering why my Oklahoma-born friend always says "pocket". A mixed metaphor perhaps?

05-31-2003, 02:07 PM	#42
tribalbeeyatch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: On the edge Posts: 509	And speaking of mixed metaphors (well, I was at least). My wife likes to use "Does the Pope shit in the woods?" in response to just about every question I ask her. (At least it seems that way sometimes )

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Beetle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts State Home for the Bewildered Posts: 961	I had a boss who constantly used cliches. When asked how he was doing, the answer was invariably "I'm busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest." Huh? Also, asked how difficult a task was, he'd say "it's more fun than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!" One day I snapped and asked him "What the heck isn't more fun than getting poked in the eye?!?" I swear, he's lucky I didn't beat him like a government mule.

06-03-2003, 04:17 AM	#46
keyser_soze Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: god's judge (pariah) Posts: 1,281	"crooked as a dog's hind leg" (meaning crooked) "Cat got a climbing gear?" (when answering a question with an affirmative)

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auto-da-fe Veteran Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: edge of insanity Posts: 1,609	To hell in a handbasket Who in the world can fit in a handbasket, except maybe small children and small animals.

06-07-2003, 02:26 PM	#50
fried beef sandwich Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,156	How about "talking behind my back" - technically, shouldn't it be, "in front of my back?"

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