High and Dry
October 17, 2009
I’m amused and slightly disturbed by how much the phrase “high and dry” is misunderstood, especially since it’s been popularized in the Radiohead song where its meaning is evident.
In fact, it is so commonly misunderstood in my office, that people understood each other perfectly, leaving me bewildered.
“Hey! I realized if we do this we’ll be high and dry!” I frowned and thought, Oh no… but why does he sound so excited? That was when the person who was directed the phrase responded with an enthusiastic, “WOW! Really, that’s great!”
Huh?
A while later I realized they both happened to misunderstand the phrase in exactly the same manner. The good news was then related to a third person, “Actually, if we do this, we’ll be high and dry!”. And the response?
“Really, that’s great!”
What are the chances?
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jayme | October 17, 2009 at 11:50 am
i’m curious, so what did they think it meant? i can’t imagine how high and dry is something positive :p
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oiying247 | October 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm
beats me. i suppose they think that anything with “high” in it must be good…
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jayme | October 17, 2009 at 10:36 pm
hahaha let me know if u find out