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The one that made me laugh was 'bombproof' - to anyone in the horsey world this means a horse that doesn't get frightened easily, but if someone takes it literally, they might be picturing an armoured horse or something! I found this hilarious, any more funny examples?

2006-11-27 06:28:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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When my son was 3 he kept on insisting that we kept the livingroom door closed because of the 'terrible giraffe'. We thought it was all just imaginative play so we would play along - "let's go hunting for the terrible giraffe - I wonder where he's hiding" etc. He never seemed very keen to join in. He watched us crawling around on the floor pretending to look for giraffe with a strange look on his face. A few weeks later my dad came to stay.... and he kept insisting that we kept the door closed ".... for the awful draft" coming through the door!!!!!!! Mystery solved!

2006-11-27 07:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Funny Misused Words

2016-11-01 00:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by hamon 4 · 0 0

Once some years ago-- I was called to the hospital to check with a doctor on a procedure that a lady friend of mine had had done that day that didn't go as well as they were hoping..........
Upon arrival--and going to the place I had been told to check in
No one there knew where she had been taken---and after some time of calling around to locate her -- the people told me I would have to check with people in another department and I was given directions to locate them
On my way to that department---I ran into another lady who had come from my friend's church to see her--thinking that she would be out of her surgery by then
Upon approaching her--she naturally asked me how Cas was doing-----without thinking about any other thing other than not being able to locate her---- I simply said---- Betty---they've lost Cas !!!
I knew I had said the absolute wrong thing when I caught the look in the lady's eyes ---- just before she past clean out on the floor !!

When she came to---it took me and two other people to explain to her that the hospital had simply MISPLACED her--- and that she was still just fine !!!

My friend survived it all and is doing quite well as a matter of fact---but I learned something that day---to be Damned careful about using the word LOST in a hospital !!!!

2006-11-27 06:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I was a lawyer before I retired, and someone came into the office to ask if we could prepare "a Happy David" for them.

Turned out to be an affidavit that was needed.

2006-11-27 08:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by andrew f 4 · 1 0

I once owned a glass chopping board that the label warned was 'not suitable for chopping food on'

2006-11-27 06:36:08 · answer #5 · answered by fr3aky_lb 3 · 1 0

Jumbo shrimp. I could care less ( It should be I could not care less) Sleeping medicine that has the warning that it may cause drowsiness.

2006-11-27 06:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0 0

Sweetbreads. They're not sweet-and they're not bread!!

2006-11-27 06:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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