Out-of-context-non-sequitur-brilliance

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   Maybe I'm the only person that does this, in which case this will go nowhere, but I love to zero in on phrases that are quite mundane in context, but if I consciously separate them from their context they become surreal. Sometimes they end up as lyrics.

Examples:

If you can see Lincoln's entire head it's time for new tires.

Of course this is from a tire commercial - if you stick a penny in the tread of a tire and it's shallow enough that the top of his head is fully visible the tire is worn out.

Grab some zip-ties and meet me by the metal heart.

My wife wanted me to attach a hanging flower basket to a steel heart shaped lawn ornament.

Bring a bag of dried pumpkin for Sammie the headset lady.

A post-it note my wife wrote to remind herself to do that.

I've been dropping these in the Post the last words you heard thread but I was thinking they might spark others to start noticing similar phrases that otherwise just fly past them.

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stegor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 23 2013 Location: Minnesota Status: Offline Points: 2037	Post Options Post Reply Quote stegor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Out-of-context-non-sequitur-brilliance Posted: June 02 2018 at 21:12
	Maybe I'm the only person that does this, in which case this will go nowhere, but I love to zero in on phrases that are quite mundane in context, but if I consciously separate them from their context they become surreal. Sometimes they end up as lyrics. Examples: If you can see Lincoln's entire head it's time for new tires. Of course this is from a tire commercial - if you stick a penny in the tread of a tire and it's shallow enough that the top of his head is fully visible the tire is worn out. Grab some zip-ties and meet me by the metal heart. My wife wanted me to attach a hanging flower basket to a steel heart shaped lawn ornament. Bring a bag of dried pumpkin for Sammie the headset lady. A post-it note my wife wrote to remind herself to do that. I've been dropping these in the Post the last words you heard thread but I was thinking they might spark others to start noticing similar phrases that otherwise just fly past them.

progaardvark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 51384	Post Options Post Reply Quote progaardvark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 04 2018 at 05:53
	Breathe like a soup joke inside an umbrella.
	---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions

stegor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 23 2013 Location: Minnesota Status: Offline Points: 2037	Post Options Post Reply Quote stegor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 04 2018 at 20:19
	^ I got this - your doctor said this to you while checking your vitals after you over-indulged on magic mushroom soup. You followed his instructions to the best of your ability.