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    Old 11-02-2018, 06:55 AM
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    Default Why do we say these things?

    I found it in the last place I looked.
    Why would we look some more after we found "it"?

    You made your bed, now lie in it.
    Why can't I get out of it, make it over, or go sleep somewhere else?

    This hurts me than it hurts you.
    Really?

    Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
    In my experience, some words can hurt "forever".


    Any others that come to mind?
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    Old 11-02-2018, 07:26 AM
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    Any time someone adds "just kidding" they aren't...
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    Old 11-02-2018, 10:16 AM
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    Originally Posted by Iceblossom
    Any time someone adds "just kidding" they aren't...
    That is so true!
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    Old 11-02-2018, 10:21 AM
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    you can't take a joke
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    Old 11-02-2018, 12:37 PM
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    “No offense, but....” and then proceed to say something offensive.
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    Old 11-02-2018, 11:26 PM
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    'You young people don't know you're born'

    'I'm feeling under the weather'

    'It's raining cats and dogs'

    'The cat's got her/his tongue'

    'I wiped the floor with her/him'
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    Old 11-03-2018, 12:38 AM
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    This one bugs me:

    Can I ask you a question - which usually prefaces a request for information that is none of their business or as a ruse to making a snarky comment.

    "Can I" - I don't know; can you? Do you have the power of speech? Are you asking via text, email, or semaphore
    "May I" - This is seeking permission to ask me a question. Depending who you are, I might not give it to you!

    There are some days at the museum where we have spent the day answering either off-the-wall questions such as "why did they build this building to look so old" (It was built over 600 years ago!) or sidestepping questions about our personal lives. (I may be getting old, but I am not one of the exhibits!).

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    Old 11-03-2018, 03:12 AM
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    "A day late and a dollar short"
    I never could figure out why my Dad always would say that when any of us kids messed up.
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    Old 11-03-2018, 05:14 AM
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    Some sayings are generational. I notice that when I watch old movies and hear a phrase my Gram used to say but I haven't heard it in a long time.
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    Old 11-03-2018, 05:18 AM
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    OH HettyB, you do crack me up. and that is a good thing (in case you were wondering).
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