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Mixed Metaphors

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Chance, Dec 13, 2002.

  1. Chance

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    I am always dropping mixed metaphors and Kevin, the other half of my band, came out with "Sorry I am late. I drove l;ike a banshee out of hell." Anybody have more mixed metaphors? I have a pretty comprehensive list but want to hear some creative original ones.
     
    #1 Chance, Dec 13, 2002
  2. Castor27

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    Not really a mixed metaphore but I want to know what the hell "Big as Day" is supposed to mean. IT is "Bright as Day"

    example: I saw the whole thing it was "Big as Day"

    I have argued with my wife about this several times and we have a friend that says it too. I'm like how can you see somethign as "Big as Day" you see something "As bright as day" that means you saw something clearly. Man I hate that phrase.

    CK
     
    #2 Castor27, Dec 13, 2002
  3. RunninRaven

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    I have heard the simile "Rough as a cob" used before. Well, now I use it for everything. It started out with my friends and I saying it was "windy as a cob." Now everything that is extreme for some reason is "[extreme] as a cob."
     
    #3 RunninRaven, Dec 13, 2002
  4. A-Train

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    I've always been puzzled when people say "It's cold as hell out here!"

    Umm...isn't hell usually considered HOT?
     
    #4 A-Train, Dec 13, 2002
  5. VooDooPope

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    Does this qualify?

    Same difference.

    How can it be the same and different.
     
    #5 VooDooPope, Dec 13, 2002
  6. Castor27

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    The only thing I can come up with for this one is the following example:

    I have a red shoe you have a blue shoe. I also have a red shirt you have a blue shirt . When comparing my items to your items they have the same difference.

    CK
     
    #6 Castor27, Dec 13, 2002
  7. JohnnyBlaze

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    I use "hot as hell" and thats probaby where "cold as hell" came from. Actually i tend to use hell quite a bit.

    Anyway, who the hell knows. see :D
     
    #7 JohnnyBlaze, Dec 13, 2002
  8. Castor27

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    My sister likes to say cold as a chicken, Whatever the hell that is .
     
    #8 Castor27, Dec 13, 2002
  9. AntiSonic

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    In Dante's Inferno, there's a frozen level, so either phrase is applicable.
     
    #9 AntiSonic, Dec 13, 2002
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