Literally, A Web Log

Seen on a billboard over I-85, for Atlanta Peach Movers:
We literally roll out the red carpet for you!
When I wondered aloud what that was all about, the friend I was with informed me that this moving company does, in fact, roll out red carpet when they’re moving people’s stuff. So, I guess that is a […]

Top 5 flip-offs - Yahoo! News
1. Casey Stengel, Pirates. The legendary manager was a right fielder having a rough day at Ebbets Field in 1919 when he gave the bird–literally–to a crowd of more than 20,000. Tired of getting booed for his 0-for-3 day at the plate and costly defensive blunder, Stengel doffed his cap […]

Amber writes:
On tonight’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart remarked that some audience members were “literally on a crazy high after graduating” from college. Not sure what to say about this one. It’s open for interpretation. My argument would be, that since “on a crazy high” is figurative to begin with, it is impossible […]

Donovan leads U.S. into Cup qualifier (USATODAY)
Landon Donovan will be literally a marked man again Wednesday when the USA plays Panama in World Cup qualifying at Estadio Rommel Fernandez. Piling up six goals and seven assists tends to get an opponent’s full attention.
The figure of speech “marked” means to be singled out for notice or […]

I must preface this by saying that no disrespect at all is meant here. But a friend of mine wrote, while describing her family’s reaction to the news that she was pregnant :
Both of our moms screamed and our dads simply said, “Congratulations”. My sister let out an emphatic “ewwwww!” (apparently at the thought of […]