flvegan
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Sun Sep-19-04 06:56 PM
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If something is "off the hook" then is it "off the chain" by default? |
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I heard both of these overused phrases today in one conversation. I didn't know if there was a connection.
For the record, I've been known to be "off the cuff" and "off my rocker" and I've spoken "off the record"
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Sun Sep-19-04 06:58 PM
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Means extreme. It is usually used to mean very good, nice, the bomb etc. Usually a good thing.
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Sun Sep-19-04 06:58 PM
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2. "off the books" - oh, wait, you don't work for Halliburton, do you? |
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:00 PM
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:04 PM
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5. Ha! If I did, I'd be too busy on my knees in the Oval Office... |
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:16 PM
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Stop it you guys are killin me!
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:02 PM
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4. I've never heard "off the chain" |
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Is that anything like, "Yanking your chain?"
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:06 PM
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8. Maybe too much "Pimp My Ride" for me |
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:06 PM
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off the chain, like off the hook is something cool or hip
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:04 PM
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6. what if its the chain that's off the hook |
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Sun Sep-19-04 07:05 PM
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7. Then you'd be on the chain, but off the hook? Huh? |
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