[General] Half-broken brick

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Sundaramurthi

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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.

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S.Sundaramurthi
 

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I've no idea.

Why don't you ask your friend?

Let us know what he/she meant.

(Welcome to the board.)

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

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

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

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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.
 
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