Oh, they're definitely that literal. Ever watch a leftie laugh out loud at something juvenile or gross, then turn around and totally miss a real joke?
They're mental, brother. We may just have to erect some pillars to them, and show them some love. Perhaps they'll think that's funny ;-)
Pillars hell, those idiots need entire subsections... “The Moat of MSNBC,” “the Cave of CBS”, the “Netherlands of NBC”, the “Cistern of CNN” and the “Aimless ABC isles”.
Cult of Palin - “We’re building the political netherworld one cespool at a time” ;)
(This netherworld was constructed with 100% non-union labor)