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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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1. struggling to make ends meet
I thought it was "struggling to make ends meat". You know, like you were so fucking poor that all you could afford were the lousy pieces of meat trimmings left over when the butcher was done carving up a side of beef. I like my version better. The correct one has cheap sexual connotations that always make chuckle.
2. when push comes to shove
I thought it was "when Bush comes to shove". I was 8 and he was president, sue me. I had no idea what the phrase meant at all or why people said it. It makes more sense now!
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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I used to think "Dime a dozen" was "Dine a dozen" when I was like, younger than 10. I probably said it to someone, they called me a retard and I learned the real phrase.
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Tomdincan
Title: Test Icicle
Joined: Oct 02 2010
Location: Temple Shalina
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I use to say "for all intensive purposes" rather than "for all intents and purposes".
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
Posts: 7287
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Until I learned more about it, I wrote "Palaced Indians" in a middle school paper about the news which featured a story on Palestinians.
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"Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you'll have the time of your life!" |
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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| Tomdincan wrote: |
| I use to say "for all intensive purposes" rather than "for all intents and purposes". |
Oh, that's a good one. Seconded.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I use to think my parents were saying "I love you" to me throughout my childhood, but I later found out they were actually just mouthing the words "olive juice".
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
Posts: 24887
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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I always used to forget the second 'm' in Mormons.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Tomdincan wrote: |
| I use to say "for all intensive purposes" rather than "for all intents and purposes". |
Oh, that's a good one. Seconded. |
I hate this thread now. I feel like an idiot.
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SNESGuy
Title: El Duderino
Joined: Jul 31 2010
Location: Da D.C
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| aeonic wrote: |
| I always used to forget the second 'm' in Mormons. |
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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As a kid I thought there must be some sort of farming time share in heaven.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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I think you're all a bunch of idioms.
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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
Location: Termina Field
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To be honest, I have mistaken or not known the meaning of more idioms than I care to admit.
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
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You really matched his meat. You really licked his ass!
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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I used to think that BBW stood for "big black woman", given that there's no shortage of them where I live.
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I'm not a bad enough dude, but I am an edgy little shit. I'll do what I can. |
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Drew Linky
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Joined: Jun 12 2009
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Instead of enunciating each letter in LOL and ROFL, I said them like regular words. The others are normal though.. No idea why. But my friends continue to hate me for saying it the 'wrong' way.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
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| The-Excel wrote: |
| I used to think that BBW stood for "big black woman", given that there's no shortage of them where I live. |
haha same here
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| I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load |
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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I used to think BBW stood for "big bad wolf", I was very young and reading the personals. My dad had a good laugh over that one.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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| Blackout wrote: |
| As a kid I thought there must be some sort of farming time share in heaven. |
Explain?
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Blackout wrote: |
| As a kid I thought there must be some sort of farming time share in heaven. |
Explain? |
Buying the farm.
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Sehkmaenzo
Joined: Jun 29 2010
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I recently found out "as in, TODAY) that it's supposed to be "lull into a false sense of security" instead of "lure into a false sense of security". It made no difference, and my life hasn't improved in the slightest 
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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You could get a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there......wait, it's gotta be your bull.
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Sydlexia.com - Where miserable bastards meet to call each other retards. |
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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| UsaSatsui wrote: |
| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Blackout wrote: |
| As a kid I thought there must be some sort of farming time share in heaven. |
Explain? |
Buying the farm. |
Exactly.
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Milhouse
Joined: Dec 19 2008
Location: Charlottesville, VA
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I used to say 'cut-and-dry,' and although it's seemingly acceptable now to say it like that because so many people screw it up, it SHOULD be 'cut-and-dried.'
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BlazingGlory
Title: KANE LIVES IN DEATH!
Joined: Aug 10 2009
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For the longest time, I thought people were saying "nip it in the butt" (yes, I was quite the immature five year old).
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