Slogans That Make No Sense (Or Do They?)

[ccoccocats]

Today my Dad came out with "Last one in is a rotten egg!"

Which got me thinking. What are some phrases, slogans, etc. that you just don't know what their meaning is/was?

 

[maverick_kitten]

my mum always says

"who's "she"? The cats mother?"

:censor::censor::censor:???

 

[pandybear]

i never understood the meaning of 'have your cake and eat it too'......

 

[ccoccocats]

How about

KNOCK ON WOOD

 

[maverick_kitten]

Originally Posted by ccoccocats

How about

KNOCK ON WOOD

ahh i know what that one means...

wood and trees have always been credited with magical powers so to knoc on wood is to seal a spell or to draw good or lucky vibes from the wood.

 

[halfpint]

Don't know if this fits but........."Cat got your tounge " Got to thinking Heck I hope they never try lol

 

[pandybear]

i never understood waking up at a sparrows fart either

 

[maverick_kitten]

Originally Posted by pandybear

i never understood waking up at a sparrows fart either

what?! never heard that one.

 

[halfpint]

This one does make a little sence but have to put it on here, My Mother used to alway's say Money doesn't grow on tress DUH

 

[ilovecats]

"You crack me up". Wha? What does that have to do with laughing?

 

[halfpint]

Monkey on your back, what the heck did a monkey have to do with anything

 

[rachaelkn2009]

I never liked the one ''Last one there is a rotten egg"

 

[ilovecats]

Spit it out. Ewwww... What does saying something that's hard to say have to do with spitting?

 

[daidreamer]

What about this one " laugh your pants off " when was the last time you seen someone laugh so hard there pants feel off.

 

[ccoccocats]

Originally Posted by Ilovecats

Spit it out. Ewwww... What does saying something that's hard to say have to do with spitting?

Hey, you're coming up with some pretty good ones.

 

[halfpint]

Originally Posted by DaiDreamer

What about this one " laugh your pants off " when was the last time you seen someone laugh so hard there pants feel off.

Or I laughed my ass off, Is that possible? lol

 

[catherine]

Originally Posted by halfpint

Or I laughed my ass off, Is that possible? lol

No, it's not. Trust me, I've tried and it's still there 10 lbs heavier than I want.

 

[halfpint]

I must have laughed my off before I was born lol, because I've never had one, instead of calling me Lois the kids when I was young in grade school used to call me lowass lol, because I'm short 4'11" or because I had no ass, go figure

 

[cheeseface]

Originally Posted by pandybear

i never understood waking up at a sparrows fart either

Hmmmm... I've never heard that one, but I'm compelled to take a guess at what it means. I think it means that you're such an alert and early riser that you could hear a sparrow fart and it would wake you up.

I remember one that I didn't know the true meaning of for years. I got it in a fortune cookie one day. It said: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." It had me baffled for awhile.

 

[ilovecats]

Originally Posted by ccoccocats

Hey, you're coming up with some pretty good ones.

Thanks Cheryl.