When I am in a grumpy mood people always tell me oh someone got up on the wrong side of the bed???? Well, which side is the good side of the bed? This way I will now know which side to always get up on.
2006-06-07 22:04:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
I have found when I get up and get out of the bed via the foot end of the bed I am grumpy...So, to avoid getting up on the wrong side of the bed....Don't get up!!!!!
2006-06-08 10:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfie 7 · 18⤊ 5⤋
GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED - "The wrong side of the bed is the left side, according to a superstition that goes back to the time of the Romans. People have been saying other people 'got up on the wrong side of the bed,' 'awoke surly or grouchy,' for well over three centuries now, usually not knowing the real meaning of what they are saying, but the equally old expression 'got up left foot forward' tells the story. The supposedly sinister nature of the left is reflected in many English superstitions and expressions, such as the belief that it is unlucky to put your left shoe first, or to walk into a house left foot first. The Romans, especially Augustus Caesar, were very careful that they got up on the right side of the bed, but there is no evidence that they were less grouchy than anyone else." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
2006-06-08 05:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by djk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That expression came from a long time ago when the pot was on one side of the bed and the shoes on the other. If you get up on the wrong side of the bed you will kick the pot over and have to clean the mess. It has been quite some time since pots were used like this for most people in the developed world but are still used in many places around this globe.
2006-06-08 05:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I always get up on the wrong side. The other sides against the wall. Maybe I should turn the bed around? haha
2006-06-08 23:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are telling you that next time you wake up grumpy avoid getting up on the wrong side by staying in bed ...in other words they don't want to deal with you
2006-06-08 05:50:28 · answer #5 · answered by charbarski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got some better answers than what I have to contribute, which is basically I don't know. But whenever someone would say this to me, it generally irritated me. A co-worker used to tell me, "Looks like someone ate Grump Cereal for breakfast today!" which made me really annoyed. Grump Cereal, give me a break!
2006-06-08 05:36:50 · answer #6 · answered by HisChamp1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is just a metaphor, they are just kidding around, they mean that you have gotten into a bad mood that you feel off a side of the bed that had so much bad things that it made you into a bad mood......Gud Luck.......Pro Swimmer
2006-06-08 05:08:57 · answer #7 · answered by Lefties 2 Da Bone!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have tried both of them and i am still grumpy,
2006-06-08 05:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says it is the wrong side
2006-06-08 05:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by MarinewithQuestion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calm down. Try not to think too much into this. You might hurt yourself, kid.
2006-06-08 05:07:53 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Filthy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋