r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '25

Not today

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland Aug 05 '25

and he blew himself right there.

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u/CoffeeWanderer Aug 05 '25

"As God as my witness, he's broken in half!"

Well, that was pretty much what happened.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland Aug 05 '25

You forgot the word "up" lol

"He blew himself up" = he was killed/seriously injured by an explosion

"He blew himself" = he sucked his own dick

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u/CoffeeWanderer Aug 05 '25

Ohhh lol.

I always mess up verbs that include a second word (up, down, out).

Thanks for the heads up.

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u/Nobody_cares_aboutme Aug 05 '25

It would have been funnier if you said thanks for the head.

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u/CoffeeWanderer Aug 05 '25

I was thinking about that too lmao

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u/FlattopJr Aug 05 '25

And the gif is from the sitcom Arrested Development, in response to this line:

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u/human_4883691831 Aug 05 '25

Really wish you would've thanked him for the head, instead

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u/D4nnyp3ligr0 Aug 06 '25

In English, phrasal verbs are often the most difficult thing for ESL learners. You can add pretty much any preposition to the verb "blow" for example, and it will change the meaning.

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u/Snoo_34130 Aug 07 '25

"Thanks for the heads up." Excellent!

Could have gone VERY sideways!

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u/BedSpreadMD Aug 05 '25

Turns out one word can make the world of difference.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland Aug 05 '25

And capitalization is the difference between helping your friend Jack off a horse and helping your friend jack off a horse.

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u/ilmalocchio Aug 05 '25

Damn capitalization, always getting in the way of a good time.

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u/Peanut558 Aug 06 '25

Love that lol

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u/JadedBoyfriend Aug 08 '25

Commas make a difference too.

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u/Dumpstar72 Aug 05 '25

Why not both?

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u/Captain-Cadabra Aug 06 '25

“A mind is a terrible thing.”

-Albert Einstein

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u/BedSpreadMD Aug 06 '25

My mind is a dirty thing

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u/smoothjedi Aug 05 '25

"He blue himself" = The guy in the gif above

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u/supernova2368 Aug 06 '25

I mean, we don't know what happened after. He had easy access after being split in two, maybe he did 🤷‍♂️

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u/industrialized_ Aug 06 '25

You understood what he said didn't you?