'where do you get off?'

divine` · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:16

What exactly is this supposed to mean?

I know the context in which it's used, like my answer phone message this morning saying 'where do you get off calling my sister a... etc.' but it's never really sat right in my head. It doesn't make sense to me :/

Getting off what? a train or something?

Zefan · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:17

Get off.... as in... :\

:Edit: It annoys me too mind

Slogan · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:18

It's a bus...

Monkey Puzzle · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:20

As in 'get your rocks off'?

Carzy · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:21

Behind the bike sheds.

And on a sidenote...it's an idiom, it's not supposed to make sense!

davestar_delux · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:21

What did you call his sister?

Monkey Puzzle · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:24

... a chatline whore? (one of those girls than work for saucy phonelines so that lonely old men can get off)

Mat · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:25

davestar_delux said:
What did you call his sister?

LOL, totally missed the point of the thread but still hit the bullseye

As far as I can tell it means at what point to you get off the metaphorical journey from what is considered normal to unexplainable/inexcusable etc.

divine` · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:27

I called her sister (who is also my ex) a '****ing disgrace' for cheating on her current boyfriend while she was visiting her sister (and me) for a few days

Slogan · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:34

divine` said:
I called her sister (who is also my ex) a '****ing disgrace' for cheating on her current boyfriend while she was visiting her sister (and me) for a few days

Ok({ay}).

Tefal · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:36

Slogan said:
Ok({ay}).

OMG IT'S CONTAGIOUS!!! :eek:

Monkey Puzzle · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:36

Was it you who she cheated on her bf with?

divine` · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:41

Monkey Puzzle said:
Was it you who she cheated on her bf with?

No

I'd said to myself beforehand I wouldn't have done even she had done something because from what she'd been telling me about how happy she was with her current guy, I would have felt bad, because I am good friends with her still.

penski · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:50

Outside the school at 3pm...

*n

penski · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:50

Hahahaha. I broke it.

*n

gillywibble · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:51

I no longer use public transport.

Mark A · 27 Oct 2007 at 18:44

I have another one, when people say "i turned round to him and said" "and he turned round to me and said". Were they on the tea cup ride at Disneyland when they were having said conversation :mad:

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gillywibble · 27 Oct 2007 at 22:45

Mark A said:
I have another one, when people say "i turned round to him and said" "and he turned round to me and said". Were they on the tea cup ride at Disneyland when they were having said conversation .

Excellent, but it really gets my goat.

Nix · 27 Oct 2007 at 22:49

It's a colloquialism, relax. Most of the English language is made up of them.

divine` · 27 Oct 2007 at 22:53

Nix said:
It's a colloquialism, relax. Most of the English language is made up of them.

It's stupid is what it is!