Words....

So I was thinking about expressions that don't make sense to me..

Well adjusted => Seriously sounds like an object you can shrink and expand and not a real person

Hot and bothered => I understand the "hot" part of lust but why would I be bothered by it? Makes zero sense.

yawn

your astro twin (the one I dated briefly) makes exactly the same posts as this..on Facebook, all the damn time. "this makes no sense, that makes no sense" blah blah blahhhhh

(I love teasing Virgirls)

Yea, I see bothered as meaning more than just being annoyed by something that is 'bad' it just means being stirred up inside, so you could even be bothered by something that is technically good if it distracts you too much. But this is an interesting thing to think about with a lot of words. That is, looking at what words actually mean etymologically, sometimes the meaning are quite different than what they appear to be, because we get so used to seeing them used in such a particular context sometimes.

Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
(I love teasing Virgirls)

It's not working well for you 😛

But yes I remember some epic posts of yours and fights with some Virgo chicks around here. You had a knack for getting under their skin lol.

Posted by Tornadoday16
That is, looking at what words actually mean etymologically, sometimes the meaning are quite different than what they appear to be, because we get so used to seeing them used in such a particular context sometimes.

Yes, I was referencing this exactly. We take them for...whatever form they are in and run with them. If you step back and look at it...a lot sound weird, others make no sense..it's an interesting field for me.

Posted by Damnata

Posted by Tornadoday16
That is, looking at what words actually mean etymologically, sometimes the meaning are quite different than what they appear to be, because we get so used to seeing them used in such a particular context sometimes.

Yes, I was referencing this exactly. We take them for...whatever form they are in and run with them. If you step back and look at it...a lot sound weird, others make no sense..it's an interesting field for me.

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There are really only a few words in the English language that actually stand for a physical object or concept. Most other words stand for some kind of intellectual concept and their meanings are much more loose. Like weird, what does weird even specifically mean? What is weird? We just know what it is to call something weird.

Posted by size zero superhero
"I'd eat a mile of his/her $ #IT just to see where it came from"--FVKING NASTY, GTFO

I never heard this one before 0___0

Posted by LilyTree
"Raining cats and dogs."

^I remember being intrigued by this and trying to find a meaning:

"As correctly stated, this is a literal phrase dating from 17th century England. Back in the day, peasants used what little land they owned for crops and such, so could not afford to keep cats and dogs on their land. As a result, people used to keep their animals on the thatched roofs of their cottages. When it rained heavily, the thatching became very perilous and slippery, causing the cats and dogs to fall off!"

benefit of the doubt


That one ^^ has always irritated me

To give someone the benefit of the doubt ... you are essentially saying that you take their word on something you doubt. So, if you are in doubt, then why are you giving them the benefit of their words as being right?

Makes zero sense.

Posted by Damnata

... people used to keep their animals on the thatched roofs of their cottages. When it rained heavily, the thatching became very perilous and slippery, causing the cats and dogs to fall off!

wtf?

The cats aren't so bad because they can land on their feet .... but, the dogs falling off of rooftops?


That's fucked up

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Damnata

... people used to keep their animals on the thatched roofs of their cottages. When it rained heavily, the thatching became very perilous and slippery, causing the cats and dogs to fall off!

wtf?

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Yeah P..and to expand on that and assure you the dogs weren't hurt either..they'd use to place a sheet above the bed, on its frame..so they'd fall in the room and unto the sheet and not get hurt.

It evolved from that to this..

wishful thinking

On one hand if you see it in yourself, that's good.

On the other hand, if someone tells you you're doing this...then you haven't thought hard enough and haven't used logic so it's not really "thinking" at all. wishful or not wishful.