Common words and phrases that are impossible to realize

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Till

Is it possible to fully understand from that context what that "physiologically impossible directive" was?

Hypotheses:

F... off
F... yourself
F... you
....head
Motherf...er

Finding another obscene imperative is challenging.

[VBCurtis]

Of those options, F yourself is the physiologically impossible one.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by Till

Is it possible to fully understand from that context what that "physiologically impossible directive" was?

Yes. Note the key descriptors "obscenity" and "directive" in addition to the qualifiers "standard" and "physiologically impossible." VBCurtis nailed it.

[Till]

Wow, that's convincing!



And I thought it is "Eat my shorts" ;-)

[xilman]

I'm beside myself with excitement when reading this thread.

[jasong]

Have we covered,"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps."

Originally, the expression was intended ironically, meaning to attempt an impossible task. But the irony has been mostly lost on the modern users of the phrase.