I meant that there were no conservatives left in the Northeast to "turn the lights off" when the left. If you've never heard this before, "turn off the lights" is a phrase commonly used to indicate that the last person has left or is leaving. For instance, during a mass exodus from my place of employment due to higher paying jobs across town, people would say, "Last one out, turn off the lights."
It is common where I'm from for the last person to leave a room to turn off the lights. Perhaps people aren't taught this in the Land of Lincoln.
How you got from that to wishing others dead is your deal.
If you need help with other common sayings or phrases, let me know. I'd rather explain them than have your imagination run wild (as it has in this case).
A viable explanation. But still the post you responded to was hate-filled and you didn't repudiate anything in it. I don't think it's a nice thing to say that some states have no conservatives. We have conservatives on this site from every state.
It is common where I'm from for the last person to leave a room to turn off the lights. Perhaps people aren't taught this in the Land of Lincoln.
I saw your post as saying it's unfortunate the lights will be left on. If what you meant was that the last person out should shut out the lights, you just repeated what moonman said at the end of his statement, which there is no reason to do. Of course when moonman made that particular statement it was understandable because it was in it's natural form. Your response didn't put that saying in it's natural form and was unrecognizable if what you say is true that you were repeating the saying moonman made. I gave you the benefit of the doubt now with your explanation.
How you got from that to wishing others dead is your deal.
With the things you guys say about northeasterners, it would be nothing out of the norm.
If you need help with other common sayings or phrases, let me know. I'd rather explain them than have your imagination run wild (as it has in this case).
Put them in their regular form and there won't be any confusion. A saying is not a saying if you don't say it the way it's traditionally said.
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