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post Aug 11 2006, 11:26 PM
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For me, I never got how "All's fair in love and war" made sense.
 
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post Aug 11 2006, 11:30 PM
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OLD ENGLISH.

OMFG, I HATE OLD ENGLISH. I DONT GET SHIT.
 
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^ I agree.

Ith!?!?!?
 
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hahaha omg. that's from the suite life of zack and cody laugh.gif
lols. i don't get it either... x__x
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 12:07 AM
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QUOTE(Spiritual Winged Aura @ Aug 12 2006, 2:30 PM) *
OLD ENGLISH.

OMFG, I HATE OLD ENGLISH. I DONT GET SHIT.



blink.gif I don't get it either. Do you mean as in ... falling.... or... nvm. ... I don't get it!!
 
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"You're the apple of my eye."

Eyes have apples? What?
 
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^I never understood that either.

Also, "I'll be there with bells on!"
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 12:11 AM
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i didn't ever understand
"break a leg"
that isn't really a "phrase"
it's an idiom, but i never understood it
 
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"Come with me if you want to live"
-Arnold Schwarzenegger.

it doesn`t quite fit nowadays.
 
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"Come with me if you want to live"
-Arnold Schwarzenegger.

it doesn`t quite fit nowadays.

HAHAHA. Mehh. I never understood the "Mirror, mirror" line. mellow.gif
 
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"to be or not to be, that is the question"

...que? huh? lol I don't get this quote either..Ive heard it many times
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 01:35 AM
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QUOTE(n00b @ Aug 11 2006, 10:11 PM) *
i didn't ever understand
"break a leg"
that isn't really a "phrase"
it's an idiom, but i never understood it

Because it's bad luck to say good luck, so you tell them to break their leg because that would be bad so somehow, they do good ... Yeah.


I never understood the "You're the apple of my eye either", but I think it's explained in the movie/book or wherever it came from.

What's old english from ? blink.gif
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 01:39 AM
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when they're like THE ALARM WENT OFF

it really went ON. i mean i know you set the alarm on but it really went on because it made a noise.

and in tennis when there's a backhand but there's no fronthand?! i mean, why is it called forehand. that's like forefinger so how come there's no backfinger?!?!
 
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QUOTE(Cake. @ Aug 11 2006, 11:39 PM) *
when they're like THE ALARM WENT OFF

it really went ON. i mean i know you set the alarm on but it really went on because it made a noise.

and in tennis when there's a backhand but there's no fronthand?! i mean, why is it called forehand. that's like forefinger so how come there's no backfinger?!?!

Yeah I always wondered why they said the alarm's going off, or the sprinklers are going off or anything. It's always annoyed me and I used to argue about it when I was little.
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 03:19 AM
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Well, if you're turning the alarm on or setting the sprinklers on...then the other choice for when they ring or spray water is off, right? I don't know, actually. But it kinda makes sense.
 
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QUOTE(Krisaweanie @ Aug 11 2006, 11:23 PM) *
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i guess it would make more sense if you read hamlet.


Ive read it and seen the movie....what am I suppose to look for?
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 03:44 AM
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QUOTE(tic tac. @ Aug 12 2006, 1:07 AM) *
"You're the apple of my eye."

Eyes have apples? What?

Mmm its a religious reference. Eve went for the fruit she couldn't have, which was an apple. So the phrase refers to something you can't have but desire.
 
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Mmm its a religious reference. Eve went for the fruit she couldn't have, which was an apple. So the phrase refers to something you can't have but desire.

Whoa. You learn something new everyday. XD.gif I wub you, Yemi. throb.gif
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 04:37 AM
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QUOTE(just_rissa @ Aug 11 2006, 10:07 PM) *
blink.gif I don't get it either. Do you mean as in ... falling.... or... nvm. ... I don't get it!!



i mean, i dont understand old english at all.
 
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QUOTE(Yemmerz @ Aug 12 2006, 4:44 AM) *
Mmm its a religious reference. Eve went for the fruit she couldn't have, which was an apple. So the phrase refers to something you can't have but desire.


Nobody ever said it was an apple. It was just described as fruit.

QUOTE(Kathleen @ Aug 12 2006, 2:18 AM) *
HAHAHA. Mehh. I never understood the "Mirror, mirror" line. mellow.gif


You mean from Snow White? What's not to get?

QUOTE(Libertie @ Aug 12 2006, 1:09 AM) *
^I never understood that either.

Also, "I'll be there with bells on!"


Bells are supposed to be festive. So if you're expressing your excitement to go to a festive event, you'd say, "I'll be there with bells on!"


I don't get the "all's fair in love and war" much either.
 
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QUOTE(crazeegirl411 @ Aug 12 2006, 1:19 AM) *
Well, if you're turning the alarm on or setting the sprinklers on...then the other choice for when they ring or spray water is off, right? I don't know, actually. But it kinda makes sense.

But when they ring or spray water it's being used and so it's on and then when they stop it's off. Right ? Idunno.
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 12:57 PM
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QUOTE(T0rmented_Soul @ Aug 12 2006, 2:22 AM) *
"to be or not to be, that is the question"

...que? huh? lol I don't get this quote either..Ive heard it many times


Hamlet is questioning whether he should be alive or not; ie he is contemplating suicide. It's pretty apparent if you read the play.
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 02:11 PM
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"alls fair in love and war"-everything is fair in love and war which means that to win in love and in war you have to do anything and by any means.. its sort of a machiavelli-ish idea

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get"-- nowadays they have a map of the box telling you what kind of chocolate is in which area/part of the box ..
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 05:23 PM
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shakespare words, i never understand most of it. -.-
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 05:58 PM
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QUOTE(Jeng @ Aug 12 2006, 3:23 PM) *
shakespare words, i never understand most of it. -.-



exactly. OLD ENGLISH.
 
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i didn't ever understand
"break a leg"
that isn't really a "phrase"
it's an idiom, but i never understood it

^ Oh, I know the answer to this one. Actor's believed that wishing others good luck before they performed was bad luck. So instead, they said negatives.
 
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post Aug 12 2006, 07:17 PM
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"A diamond is forever." blink.gif
 
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"when in rome.."
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i don't have a clue on what that means.
 
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QUOTE(n00b @ Aug 12 2006, 12:11 AM) *
i didn't ever understand
"break a leg"
that isn't really a "phrase"
it's an idiom, but i never understood it



lol, totally get where ur comin from but its a superstition...kind of like a jinks type thing. People thought if u said that then they wouldnt break a leg...lol. dont ask me how i know that but i bet you anything im right! thumbsup.gif
 
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QUOTE(Julietary @ Aug 12 2006, 8:17 PM) *
"A diamond is forever." blink.gif
Me niether. _unsure.gif
 
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"Bettah getcho big uh."
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Big what? Big booty? Big eyes? Big WHAT?
 
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QUOTE(Julietary @ Aug 12 2006, 8:17 PM) *
"A diamond is forever." blink.gif

I don't understand that either...i hate fanous phrases stubborn.gif
 
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People say "A diamond is forever" because diamonds don't get scratched, mold, or anything like that. It can't break down. Everything in the world could...animals die, food molds, something harder than a certain material could be broken down it...but not diamonds.

Some quotes that are explained are very interesting...I like learning these kind of things.
 
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I dont understand some Old English.
Thats about it.
 
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QUOTE(crazeegirl411 @ Aug 12 2006, 10:05 PM) *
People say "A diamond is forever" because diamonds don't get scratched, mold, or anything like that. It can't break down. Everything in the world could...animals die, food molds, something harder than a certain material could be broken down it...but not diamonds.


Oh I get it now.. thanks. _smile.gif
 
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Don't know if it's right, but I never understood "An eye for an eye will leave the world blind."

.. Or something like that. blink.gif
 
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QUOTE(coldricesux426 @ Aug 12 2006, 10:35 PM) *
Don't know if it's right, but I never understood "An eye for an eye will leave the world blind."

.. Or something like that. blink.gif

You know the "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth?"
Telling you not to seek revenge or everyone would end up getting hurt over it.
 
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^Also, if everyone were to seek revenge like that, everyone's eyes would be out ebcause we've all done something bad to someone else one time or another.
 
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Don't know if it's right, but I never understood "An eye for an eye will leave the world blind."

.. Or something like that. blink.gif


Well, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth', you know what that means, right? Well, if everybody was trying to get revenge that way, then nobody would have 'teeth' anymore because they were all taken away as revenge. I think that's just a way of making the quote sound negative.
 
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QUOTE(x_lilvietdreamer_x @ Aug 12 2006, 7:19 PM) *
"when in rome.."
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i don't have a clue on what that means.


You may understand better if you read the complete sentence version: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Simply, try to blend in with the people around you by doing as they do (or saying what they say). The saying can normally be understood with just "when in Rome".
 
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There is one im not 100% sure about..

"I think therefore I exist"
Im pretty sure that it means that since we are conscious we are sure we are real. I guess its a postule for life, or something like that.
 
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^ I've never heard that one before. huh.gif
 
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There is one im not 100% sure about..

"I think therefore I exist"
Im pretty sure that it means that since we are conscious we are sure we are real. I guess its a postule for life, or something like that.


When I saw that in my fren's shirt I got confused...
 
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Well, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth', you know what that means, right? Well, if everybody was trying to get revenge that way, then nobody would have 'teeth' anymore because they were all taken away as revenge. I think that's just a way of making the quote sound negative.


That's not entirely true. That quote comes from Mesopotamia (I think Old Babylon, but I could be wrong). It's the "eye for an eye" law. For instance - if someone beat you up, they would cut off his hand, or something like that.
 
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"Some people might agree that 'cellar door' is the most beautiful phrase in the english language"

that quote was by JRR Tolkien and I never fully understood it..
 
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"When in Rome.."

& The whole thing about the birds & the bees. Well I mean, I KNOW what it's about, but like, it doesn't make sense, still.
 
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Your the apple of my eye.


I always got that all is fair in love and war thing..
I don't get the apple of my eye though. I suppose I could if I really wanted to think about it, but I don't.
 
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QUOTE(Yemmerz @ Aug 12 2006, 1:44 AM) *
Mmm its a religious reference. Eve went for the fruit she couldn't have, which was an apple. So the phrase refers to something you can't have but desire.



And I don't understand the "When in Rome" thing at all.
 
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There is one im not 100% sure about..

"I think therefore I exist"
Im pretty sure that it means that since we are conscious we are sure we are real. I guess its a postule for life, or something like that.

It's actually a mistranslation. Descartes' phrase was originally written in French, and translated into Latin as "Cogito ergo sum." What he really intended to say, though, was simply, "I am, I exist."
 
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QUOTE(Spiritual Winged Aura @ Aug 11 2006, 9:30 PM) *
OLD ENGLISH.

OMFG, I HATE OLD ENGLISH. I DONT GET SHIT.


SERIOUSLY DUDE.
how could the people bad then talk like that!? sad.gif
 
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" Every car got a stash in the dash "

Who knwos that mean? I'm feeling myself
 
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^ Maybe it means something along the lines of "If you look deep enough, you'll find something great in everyone."
 
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With Great Powers comes Great Responsiblity!


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I guess what they meant is that. If you there's ever a time where you hold a lot of power, you need to be careful and take responsibility for your actions.
 
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I'm sorry, but here i HAVE to point out that Shakespear never wrote in Old English. Old English is a completely DIFFERENT language
 
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"alls fair in love and war"-everything is fair in love and war which means that to win in love and in war you have to do anything and by any means.. its sort of a machiavelli-ish idea


Ah...thank you.

QUOTE(Spiritual Winged Aura @ Aug 12 2006, 6:58 PM) *
exactly. OLD ENGLISH.


Shakespeare is NOT old English. This is:



Click to make bigger.

And like I said before, NOBODY EVER SAID the forbidden fruit that Eve took was an apple. NOBODY.
 
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It's not so much that I don't get this quote, I've just never understand why it's so glorified. shrug.gif
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I don't understand why it's so glorified either.
 
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I don't get every single quote here. Or maybe I'm just dumb.
 
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You're not dumb. This forum was started for a reason.
 
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A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.


shakespeare said that. I dont get it.
 
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Neither do I. I only know that it rhymes.
 
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I was thinking about this topic for some reason (coffee has yet to kick in), and I found this site:
Meanings and Origins of Phrases, Sayings and Idioms

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I'd be interested to know if any quotes people are confused about are actually in there. (No, I'm not advertising. This solely pertains to the topic at hand and is being referenced as a, well, reference). wink.gif
 
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According to that site, "the apple of my eye" has nothing to do with Adam, Eve, or the Garden of Eden. So I've gotta say it.

I told you so.

It's an interesting site, though. I think I'll go browse.
 
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Mmm its a religious reference. Eve went for the fruit she couldn't have, which was an apple. So the phrase refers to something you can't have but desire.


meh? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...apple+of+my+eye
 
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^who knows maybe there are two ways to interpret it _unsure.gif
 
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