Wasn't Expecting That

[Covert Rain]

Wow.

 

[LVG]

Shocking!

 

[Covert Rain]

What the hell? Stupid tapatalk or whatever it's called. It's started a new thread. LOL.

Sorry, Mods, you can delete thread. LOL.

 

[LVG]

I don't know Daren; this thread shows promise!

 

[BigRedRage]

holy crap

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Whoa!

 

[DemsMyBoys]

Wait. I missed it.

Romney came out and admitted he was gay?

 

[LVG]

Wait. I missed it.

You're kidding! It was epic!

 

[earthsci]

Holy Shiite!

 

[Mulli]

Messed up!

 

[Dback Jon]

I go to lunch and all hell breaks loose!

 

[DemsMyBoys]

You're kidding! It was epic!

I always miss the good stuff.

Was there a lot of screaming and hollering and angst? And did it involve bacon?

 

[Gee!]

I would have never thought you guys were X Factor watchers..

 

[Gaddabout]

You must be registered for see images

 

[Covert Rain]

LMAO. Never expected this thread to still be alive.

 

[MrYeahBut]

LMAO. Never expected this thread to still be alive.

It's not alive.... it's dead as a door nail


.

 

[Covert Rain]

It's not alive.... it's dead as a door nail


.

Except you just revived it.

 

[azmike74]

It's not alive.... it's dead as a door nail


.

Hmmm, I've checked my doors and I have zero nails that look like that. I suspect that may be a shrunken down railroad spike. At any rate, I didn't expect that either.

 

[Gee!]

This made me think.. How did the term dead as a door nail come about?

 

[Gaddabout]

This made me think.. How did the term dead as a door nail come about?

It's Shakespeare. King Lear.

Brave thee! ay, by the best blood that ever was
broached, and beard thee too. Look on me well: I
have eat no meat these five days; yet, come thou and
thy five men, and if I do not leave you all as dead
as a doornail, I pray God I may never eat grass more.

 

[Gee!]

It's Shakespeare. King Lear.

But now I wanna know why he referenced it that way.. Was there an event that inspired the usage of that phrase? This is gonna drive me crazy now..

 

[Gee!]

Even they don't know for sure..

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dea1.htm

 

[Cheesebeef]

just out of curiosity... what was the initial post written about? something in Homeland?

 

[Mulli]

just out of curiosity... what was the initial post written about? something in Homeland?

no idea

 

[Rivercard]

There is not a single nail in any door in my house.