Up for it means you're enthusiastic about making an effort. Down for it means you are fully committed to a course of action. It's a slight nuance, but there is poetry in precision.
this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2025
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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To know whats up, ya gotta be down
You nailed it.
You screwed it.
You know what's up
A. Off is an autoantonym. You can turn a light off, meaning deactivate it, or you can set a bomb off, meaning activate it.
B. The worst one: inflammable == flammable.
Turn up the A/C. Am I...
- Making it colder?
- Making it hotter?
The debate continues to rage (in our house)
I'm on team making it colder
Ok, if you agree with this opinion, upvote toomanypancakes. If you disagree with them, downvote.
And afterwards we'll socially distribute their pancake hoarding problem.
But what if I disagree with your direction for votes? Now what?
Then you need to fill out an application form to revise the voting schedule.
Best way to change one's opinion is to make them fill many forms
I'm just going to proactively attach the addendum form that turns this into some kind of Schrodinger's cat voting system.
Colder. If you want it hotter that would be turn up the heat.
I think the confusion stems from some people assuming an implied "turn up [the temperature of] the AC".
Are clarifying questions not allowed in your house? The temperature won't change instantly so the few seconds asking and answering a clarifying question shouldn't upset anyone.
You can fill in a form or fill out a form.
This is one of the 10% of showerthoughts here that are actually showerthoughts and not... something else.
English is a beautifully confusing language.
Which is why I don't understand why my english lessions on cassette tape aren't selling! They even have a celebrity voice teacher to make it fun! Jar Jar Binks.
First you cut the tree down, then you cut it up.
You can also be up for it until you're over it, then you're not down for it.
I'm up for it, down for it, up for it, down for it. This is me jumping in excitement.
get up to get down
You can't get up come on get up with the sickness, though.
Not with that attitude.
Get up for the down stroke.
Waitll you find out about uptown and downtown.
Left for it? Right for it?
Get up on the floor and get down.