By Notpunny - 18/04/2016 22:58 - United States - Silver Spring

Today, while making small talk with a veteran, I made the mistake of using the phrase "Cost an arm and a leg". He was a double amputee. FML
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j11a01 16

Sorry op if guy took offense. I know a few amputees that would actually laugh and agree if you said that to them. People should stop getting offended so easily.

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Tarlachia 33

I just wonder what it was exactly that cost an arm and a leg? I think that knowing this will determine if your use of that idiom is appropriate or not.

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Mathalamus 24

why would you ever make that mistake? jesus, people have no ******* self control whatsoever.

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Kiernan151 25

Well seeing how its a common phrase, and if you know amputees (like I do) that still talk like that, you kinda forget some people are sensitive to those things.

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Mathalamus 24

well i dont know any, but i still think its ******* stupid to make any sort of jokes about it. even if they say its ok. its called not being insensitive.

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HitmanKillsYou 13

insensitivity and an accidental slip of the tongue are two very different things. I sometimes say jesus christ when annoyed or surprised, and it happens when im around people that believe in him/her and i dont and people never call me insensitive. i also call things retarded and try to refrain from using it around people with mental retardation but it slips out occasionally. if people honestly get upset over a slip of the tongue then they should probably just become antisocial.

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chosha_fml 26

#30 OP wasn't making a joke. They were just using a common expression to describe how expensive something was.

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Rented_eyebrows 18

I bet the atmosphere there was crawling with negative vibes...

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wheelz12367 6

I can tell you from experience (I've been in a wheelchair for 5 years) a lot of people with disabilities have a very good humor about it.

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linzfinz337 22

I hope he had a sense of humor.

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miss_fluffybutt 17

As a single-limb amputee, I'd like to offer you the use of my prosthetic leg. This is so you may use it to pry your own foot out of your mouth.

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vishadowpilot 7

Well, he didn't slap the crap outta you with his prosthetic arm. So there is that.

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Shallow_Dream 8

lol we'll actually never know if he did or not

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Meechiepie 13

I feel you. I once said to my sisters friend "Long time, no see!" he is blind. It's one of those things where as soon as the words slip out of your mouth you immediately regret them.

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rldostie 19

I'm sure the guy didn't take offense, although probably thought you're getting uncomfortable by the phrase was funny. We veterans are usually a bit thicker skinned than this. However, good for you to realize and internalize what actually DOES cost an arm and a leg--the safety and protection of ones country.

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iwin8166 13

If he's a veteran he probably got a good laugh out of it.

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