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Sayings/phrases you never understood or that annoy you

  • 17-08-2013 10:21PM
    #1
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭whirlpool


    "Hello, Mr [insert your surname here]."
    "Mr [insert your surname here] is my father, you can call me [insert your first name here]"

    e.g. "Hello Mr Murphy"
    "Mr Murphy is my father, you can call me John."

    Eh, no, what does that even mean?! I think you'll find that your name is also Mr Murphy, ye dope.

    Any other sayings that get on your nerves?


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  • #2
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    His fathers first name is Mr.

    Simples.


  • #3
    CastingCouch
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭CastingCouch


    6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

    I get it, but just doesn't make sense.


  • #4
    matthew8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    CastingCouch wrote: »
    6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

    I get it, but just doesn't make sense.

    Why not?


  • #5
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    'Smoke me a kipper. I'll be back for breakfast'

    Makes no sense.


  • #6
    CastingCouch
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭CastingCouch


    matthew8 wrote: »
    Why not?

    6 of what? And what is the other they're on about? :P


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  • #7
    Mariasofia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭Mariasofia


    CastingCouch wrote: »
    6 of what? And what is the other they're on about? :P

    Eggs.


  • #8
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    Who the fcuk is John Murphy?


  • #9
    Karl Stein
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    'He wants to have his cake and eat it'.

    Didn't make sense to me until it was explained on boards.ie last year.

    It understand it now but still think it's stupid.


  • #10
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    endacl wrote: »
    'Smoke me a kipper. I'll be back for breakfast'

    Makes no sense.

    Makes perfect sense if you're telling him you'll be back for breakfast.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=2405


  • #11
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,824 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    "The head on ya and the price of cabbage".


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  • #12
    everlast75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,542 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Applying 'does exactly what it does on the tin' to every f*cking thing!

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



  • #13
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Doesn't annoy me but taking the piss? How did that one originate?


  • #14
    madalig12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,557 ✭✭✭madalig12


    Can't see a stime...

    Well can ya?


  • #15
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    I slept it out . . . .

    What did you sleep out :confused:


  • #16
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    The more things change, the more they stay the same.


  • #17
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    The usage of the phrase "All but" meaning very nearly as opposed to "everything but" i.e. very far from.

    "Team x have all but won the league"

    That and "Having your work cut out for you". Didn't know what that was about till I had it explained to me.


  • #18
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    A sight for sore eyes. How is a nice sight going to help a sore eye?


  • #19
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    everlast75 wrote: »
    Applying 'does exactly what it does on the tin' to every f*cking thing!

    Yes! I cringe whenever someone does this.


  • #20
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Daveysil15 wrote: »
    A sight for sore eyes. How is a nice sight going to help a sore eye?

    I still don't know if that means a good sight or a bad sight.


  • #21
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    Too Tough To Die wrote: »
    I still don't know if that means a good sight or a bad sight.

    I used to thing it meant a bad sight until a friend corrected me. It's still stupid though.


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  • #22
    Mariasofia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭Mariasofia


    Heard said of rough places : ah theyre grand lads in there. They are so nice they will take off their shoes before they kick ya :0


  • #23
    matthew8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    The worst one is "I could care less". I know exactly what they're trying to say but they're just so outrageously wrong.


  • #24
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Tesco/Dunnes/Super Value checkout girl says That'll be twenty five euros - "when you're ready"

    That "when you're ready" really gets on my tits!

    I'm ready now, I have the money in my hand 'look' I'm ready, no need to ask if I'm ready!


  • #25
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    The early bird gathers no moss and the second mouse gets the worm.

    Doesn,t annoy me , cant unstand it though.


  • #26
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    whirlpool wrote: »
    "Hello, Mr [insert your surname here]."
    "Mr [insert your surname here] is my father, you can call me [insert your first name here]"

    e.g. "Hello Mr Murphy"
    "Mr Murphy is my father, you can call me John."

    Eh, no, what does that even mean?! I think you'll find that your name is also Mr Murphy, ye dope.

    Any other sayings that get on your nerves?

    The son isn't denying that his name is Mr. Murphy, rather stating that he prefers to be called by his first name, as the use of Mr. Murphy is more common for addressing an older person.
    He means "Please don't call me Mr. Murphy, as I'm too young for that. Please call me John."
    CastingCouch wrote: »
    6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

    I get it, but just doesn't make sense.
    CastingCouch wrote: »
    6 of what? And what is the other they're on about? :P

    Image someone gives you two options: "one" and "the other."
    You think they're both equal choices, so you say "six of one, half a dozen of the other" to show that they're both of equal value. Six of one option is equal to six of the other, because they're basically the same thing.

    More specifically, it's often used when talking about a situation about which someone has offered two potential interpretations. You use this phrase to say that both interpretations are valid. You imagine it's an object composed of 12 units, 6 of one interpretation, and 6 of the other.


  • #27
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭whirlpool


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    The son isn't denying that his name is Mr. Murphy, rather stating that he prefers to be called by his first name, as the use of Mr. Murphy is more common for addressing an older person.
    He means "Please don't call me Mr. Murphy, as I'm too young for that. Please call me John."





    Image someone gives you two options: "one" and "the other."
    You think they're both equal choices, so you say "six of one, half a dozen of the other" to show that they're both of equal value. Six of one option is equal to six of the other, because they're basically the same thing.

    Thanks, I think we understand the sayings, we're just saying they're stupid as f***.


  • #28
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,249 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    'Get (or take) the finger out'

    Never understood what that actually meant, either in the context it is used in or just literally.

    New Moon



  • #29
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭whirlpool


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Tesco/Dunnes/Super Value checkout girl says That'll be twenty five euros - "when you're ready"

    That "when you're ready" really gets on my tits!

    I'm ready now, I have the money in my hand 'look' I'm ready, no need to ask if I'm ready!

    "when you're ready" isn't a question.

    They're just being polite. There is a certain breed of customers who get offended by slightest, most meaningless things, so I imagine the checkout girl/guy is just trying to overcompensate as a preventative measure.

    But I guess they've offended you in the process. Can't win!


  • #30
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    whirlpool wrote: »
    Thanks, I think we understand the sayings, we're just saying they're stupid as f***.

    "Eh no, what does that even mean?" in your original post and the thread title "Sayings/phrases you never understood or that annoy you" suggests the possibility of a lack of comprehension.


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  • #31
    cabledude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 842 ✭✭✭cabledude


    matthew8 wrote: »
    The worst one is "I could care less". I know exactly what they're trying to say but they're just so outrageously wrong.
    That phrase should read 'I couldn't care less.' You know, even if I tried, I could not care less for him/her/them/it etc.


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