Every time I hear someone say ‘eh’ in a questioning tone or to mean ‘um actually’ I lose my shit. Or even just to play something down.
Like I literally come to hate the person instantly. Its a very strong feeling on a very small sound.
Instant downvotes if I see it on Lemmy too. HATE IT.
How about all y’all?
You “hold the fort”. It’s a military position.
Only a fort molester would “hold down” the fort.
wait what
a) can forts be molested b) does holding something down meaning it’s being molested? think paper weights c)
Two questions:
Is it a pillow fort?
Where is JD Vance in this scenario?
JD vance is jealous of my fort game is all I’m gonna say
I don’t know, but that’s what I think off when someone says “hold down the fort”.
And if the expression was “hold down the bouncy castle” that would make a lot more sense. Not as an expression … but on a windy day at least.
ngl this conversation got me kinda randy
I bet it comes from people also hearing “batten down the hatches” which makes a little more sense.
Just imagine it entered common use through a Looney Toons skit where they had to “hold down” their inflatable fort or it would blow away. It’s not true, but it’s plausible enough you could just decide to believe it.