Sayings quoted incorrectly

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When someone says "We need to chat....", nows means "boy, you're in a world of ....". At one time, it was a pleasantry... /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Terry
 
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Worked with a lady who said "Lets get this boat on the road"
 
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<font color=blue> In aviation, "Near miss". Means the 2 planes didn't hit? If I nearly miss someone, I caught them, right? </font color=blue>
George Carlin has one for this one. "Near miss," he says, "that's a near hit!"
 
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The one I could not remember was something that a guy I used to work with said.
"I see said the blind man as he picked his hammer and tools"
 
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For years as a child, I liked playing "Hankle Go Seek"

Poor English sometimes makes for fond memories of people you knew. One guy I worked with when asked a question, and it depended on how he felt would always answer, "independent on the feelings". Funny, I use that from time to time.
 
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In aviation, "Near miss". Means the 2 planes didn't hit? If I nearly miss someone, I caught them, right?

Right!!! A near-miss is a hit!
 
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Vintage thread, started before I joined TBN. That doesn't make it any less interesting though.
 
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A friend of mine a long time ago was concerned that she was going to get blamed for a project not going as planned. She said "she didn't want to be their escaped goat."
 
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Another big-shot manager at work was introducing a new program and the leadership team. Said they'd recruited "John Doe to run rough-shod" on the project.

They didn't have any idea what rough-shod meant. Thought it meant they'd "ride herd" or just manage the work. Ironic that it meant quite the opposite, especially given the sensitivity around this particular effort.
 

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