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16 Jul 2005, 11:48 am

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Its only funny in that it's using a figure of speech to convey a literal meaning.
After you realise that, its not funny anymore.


Thank You! I've tried pointing out that this is meant to be funny because of the double meaning, but this is much more exact (and analytical, of course I like that): "using a figure of speech to convery a literal meaning" yes, yes, yes...

And of course it's going to be difficult for someone to answer that question. The recipient of the line is placed in a double bind. If she says, "no," meaning, "if you said I had a beautiful body I certainly wouldn't be offended," the guy might go away crushed, thinking she has said she doesn't want to hold her body against his.

But if the recipient says, "Yes," meaning, "I would be offended if you made such a personal comment to me when I hardly know you!" and the guy thinks she said, "Yes, I want to hold my body against yours," then the trouble really starts...



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16 Jul 2005, 12:13 pm

If you find it amusing that in 25 minutes, all your friend wrote in an essay was 'I think the poem is about bees' because he was creating his own language.


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16 Jul 2005, 10:03 pm

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Jeffery Dahmer: "If I told you you're a sweet gal, could I have you over for dessert?"


Not to be a party-pooper or anything (I am) but Jeff Dahmer was gay ;)


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17 Jul 2005, 12:21 am

Sophist wrote:
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Jeffery Dahmer: "If I told you you're a sweet gal, could I have you over for dessert?"


Not to be a party-pooper or anything (I am) but Jeff Dahmer was gay ;)


I know that but "sweet guy" just sounds too strange. :roll:



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17 Jul 2005, 4:08 am

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-If, at the age of near-24, just yesterday you finally got why the joke "If I told you you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?" is a joke and have been chuckling since...


But its not really a joke. Its a pickup line, isn't it?



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17 Jul 2005, 4:20 am

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There are many days I wish english was phonetic.


You are obviously american, then. Its only Americans that don't pronounce it phonetically. Its phonetic over here in Australia.



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17 Jul 2005, 4:21 am

danlo wrote:
Sophist wrote:
-If, at the age of near-24, just yesterday you finally got why the joke "If I told you you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?" is a joke and have been chuckling since...


But its not really a joke. Its a pickup line, isn't it?

Either way it sucks.


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17 Jul 2005, 9:46 pm

...If you are annoyed with the news on tv for always putting the article on space or other new scientific discoveries on last when that's usually the only thing you care to see. :evil:



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18 Jul 2005, 12:36 am

Sean wrote:
...If you are annoyed with the news on tv for always putting the article on space or other new scientific discoveries on last when that's usually the only thing you care to see. :evil:

I know. It sucks.


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18 Jul 2005, 12:39 am

That's because they want you to see the whole thing so you can see all the commercials... :roll:

A lot of people switch on the news just to catch the weather at the end, I know I do sometimes.



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18 Jul 2005, 12:45 am

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That's because they want you to see the whole thing so you can see all the commercials... :roll:

A lot of people switch on the news just to catch the weather at the end, I know I do sometimes.

They should make a weather channel then.


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18 Jul 2005, 4:20 am

Malcolm_Scipo wrote:
They should make a weather channel then.


American TV already has one.... called The Weather Channel. it's a cable/ satellite station. here's their URL

http://www.weather.com/



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18 Jul 2005, 9:15 pm

You might be aspie if....

A girl has been flirting with you every day for 6 months and it finally dons on you when she walks up and kisses you

You ate nothing but PB&J for 3 years

You have 5 computers to yourself (not family members, not friends)

Your desktop has 3 monitors attached and you use them all

You have 10 screen names signed on simultaneously

You talk to a girl for 6 months but never ask her out because you don't know how

Your friends with another girl for 4 years and you still can't ask her out because you don't know how

You prefer lizards and snakes as pets over typical cats and dogs

You chew paper (or other things) when your bored

Your nails are bitten down to a fine nub

You chew on the inside of your cheeks

You have to yell because other people can't hear your normal voice

You bought an X-box just to install linux on it

Your gamecube runs linux

Your car runs linux

You can organize over a terabyte of files, but you can't organize your bedroom

You work the same job for 3 years, yet you still need an alarm clock to remind you when its time to leave home

You find it easier and simpler to go home, sign online, search the website, and download the .PDF files containing registration hours for school rather than asking anyone in the registrars office.

You go to the store with a list but leave without buying anything on it.



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18 Jul 2005, 9:21 pm

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You find it easier and simpler to go home, sign online, search the website, and download the .PDF files containing registration hours for school rather than asking anyone in the registrars office.


Yeeeessss.


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19 Jul 2005, 2:32 am

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If you're gullible enough that you actually sat at your computer for several minutes trying to figure out how a car could actually run Linux...


(It isn't possible is it? That was a joke, right?)


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19 Jul 2005, 3:42 am

ma_137 do I know you lol


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