Isn't it supposed to be hot there?
I hear people say this often and want to know your thoughts.
2007-12-20 00:51:28 · 18 answers · asked by lori 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
You're right, technically speaking, it doesnt make much sense and is a clear oxymoron.
The term 'as hell' started with hot as hell, but has become more of a way to emphasize anything. Such as... old as hell, stupid as hell, I wanna kick him in the face as hell, etc.
2007-12-20 00:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by DSC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answer to this, but I can say that hell has not always been considered a hot place. In Dante's Inferno, Satan is found to be imprisoned in ice. Perhaps the expression developed when hell was not considered the hot place we think of today.
Just a guess, but it would make sense.
2007-12-20 00:58:37 · answer #2 · answered by John73 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alaska
2007-12-20 01:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hell has the meaning of suffering and torture . this could be a result of being exposed to either hot or cold atmosphere
2007-12-20 09:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by joumabel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is whatever you hate so if you hate cold hell is cold if you hate hot hell is hot.
2007-12-20 00:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by Cinnamon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never quite made sense to me either. Of course I have often heard someone say they are "taking a leak" when actually they are leaving it.
2007-12-20 00:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cold as in the opposite of warm and loving, Cold and cruel.
2007-12-20 01:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by Robert F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah makes no sense just like people say "Be Quiet I can't hear myself think"
2007-12-20 00:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here ya go,
Hell, Michigan.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomfactor/24344406/
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2007-12-20 00:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never heard that, That's a bit stupid. That's even worse than slim chance and fat chance.
2007-12-20 00:55:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋