Half-broken brick

[Sundaramurthi]

Dear Sir,

I received a SMS from my friend containing this sentence " Don't get hold of a half-broken-brick now".

Please tell me the meaning of the sentence.

Regards,
S.Sundaramurthi

[Rover_KE]

I've no idea.

Why don't you ask your friend?

Let us know what he/she meant.

(Welcome to the board.)

Rover

[Barb_D]

I have no idea what this is supposed to mean, either.

[Tdol]

Could it mean get angry or something? Half bricks can be used as missiles.

[konungursvia]

It sounds an awful lot like `keep your shirt on.`

[konungursvia]

Also, we're not dealing with a half-brick, but a half-broken brick. A contradiction in logic, like one hand clapping, or a chocolate teapot. So it's likely an expression of pointless exasperation against which the listener is being warned.