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The size of basketballs

 
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 03:40 am
I got scruples the size of basketballs. What is this sentence suposed to mean?
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ebrown p
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 04:55 am
@Adverb,
It is a joke. By itself, this sentence is nonsense. In its context it is humorous.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:26 am
@Adverb,
"... the size of basketballs" usually means "big." There are a lot of measurements that seem to take the form of balls used for sports -- golfballs, baseballs, etc. A "basketball," in this progression, is the biggest one.

So the person is saying that they have a lot of scruples. (Very scrupulous.) Another way to say it is that the person is very moral.

I'd imagine it'd come up in conversation something like:

B: {outlines some plan}

A: That's a terrible idea.

B: No it's not.

A: Sure it is. Don't you have any scruples?

B: I got scruples the size of basketballs.
ebrown p
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:35 am
@sozobe,
I think the joke is that it is an oblique reference to testicles.

sozobe
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:38 am
@ebrown p,
Yeah, there's that too, but I thought the underlying meaning of "big" still held true (basketball-sized testicles are big but basketball-sized cars are not) so I focused on that. But there is an inference of that too, yes.
panzade
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:40 am
@sozobe,
You're cute when you're blushing Embarrassed
sozobe
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:41 am
@panzade,
Blushing? I'm not, really. Just tried to keep things relatively simple...
panzade
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:44 am
@sozobe,
Oh....sorry....carry on
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DrewDad
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:57 am
@sozobe,
No need to get teste.
panzade
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2009 06:59 am
@DrewDad,
bollocks
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