mixed metaphors

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2006, 11:36 AM

I just overhead a student telling her advisor "I'm treading on thin water."

What are your favorite mixed metaphors?

Trilby · 11-17-2006, 11:40 AM

He knows the head guru at the company.

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2006, 11:42 AM

I used to work with a girl who would get all exasperated and say
"When it rains, it snows."

footfootfoot · 11-17-2006, 03:37 PM

not a mixed metaphor, but close:
"she better wake up and smell something"

lumberjim · 11-17-2006, 04:06 PM

it's not rocket surgery

DanaC · 11-17-2006, 04:54 PM

A mind of information.

11-17-2006, 05:44 PM

I do not have any favorites... they give me the heebie-wiggles.

cowhead · 11-19-2006, 12:42 PM

don't put all your crows in one basket 'til the cows come home to roost... yeah.. they really said it, although the sheer volume of alcohol might have had something to do with it.

11-19-2006, 12:52 PM

We'll cross that bridge after its burned behind us.

DanaC · 11-19-2006, 03:14 PM

That reminds me of one of my favourite sayings. Can't recall where I heard it but it stuck in my mind.

We'll burn that bridge when when we come to it.

footfootfoot · 11-19-2006, 06:38 PM

or as Ted Kennedy said
"I'll drive off that bridge when I get to it."

SWMBO's oft used phrase:
"like skating on wet ice"

Spexxvet · 11-20-2006, 12:29 PM

Maxuel Smart "give a man an inch, and he thinks he's a ruler"

dar512 · 11-21-2006, 01:23 PM

Mrs. Dar will occasionally say "I'm just talking out loud".

footfootfoot · 12-12-2006, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

He knows the head guru at the company.

Would that be the one with the dirty knees?

Elspode · 12-12-2006, 09:01 PM

I've always enjoyed "...a hard road to hoe."

No shit. That's because its supposed to be row. So much for our agrarian ancestors, huh?

11-17-2006, 11:36 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	mixed metaphors I just overhead a student telling her advisor "I'm treading on thin water." What are your favorite mixed metaphors? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-17-2006, 11:42 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I used to work with a girl who would get all exasperated and say "When it rains, it snows." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-17-2006, 03:37 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	not a mixed metaphor, but close: "she better wake up and smell something" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-17-2006, 04:06 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it's not rocket surgery __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-19-2006, 12:42 PM	#8
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	don't put all your crows in one basket 'til the cows come home to roost... yeah.. they really said it, although the sheer volume of alcohol might have had something to do with it. __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

11-17-2006, 11:40 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	He knows the head guru at the company.

11-17-2006, 04:54 PM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	A mind of information.

11-17-2006, 05:44 PM	#7
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I do not have any favorites... they give me the heebie-wiggles.

11-19-2006, 12:52 PM	#9
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	We'll cross that bridge after its burned behind us.

11-19-2006, 03:14 PM	#10
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	That reminds me of one of my favourite sayings. Can't recall where I heard it but it stuck in my mind. We'll burn that bridge when when we come to it.

11-19-2006, 06:38 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	or as Ted Kennedy said "I'll drive off that bridge when I get to it." SWMBO's oft used phrase: "like skating on wet ice" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-20-2006, 12:29 PM	#12
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Maxuel Smart "give a man an inch, and he thinks he's a ruler" __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-21-2006, 01:23 PM	#13
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Mrs. Dar will occasionally say "I'm just talking out loud". __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-12-2006, 09:01 PM	#15
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've always enjoyed "...a hard road to hoe." No shit. That's because its supposed to be row. So much for our agrarian ancestors, huh? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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