Daniel J. No"Keefe.. former thermotron employee.. "Open Door Policy"

Dick Alverson.. former employee.. was saying to his co-worker.. Geee.. Mr. Pre'zzzz

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Oh... ya ...now i get it... Open that Door... and you will have problems !!!

what rock is Dan O'keefe living under ...Now ..!!!


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Living under a rock

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Hello Group,

If I say to someone 'You been living under a rock' what I'm I saying o refering to?

'we need to get out of the rock' is the same thing or has the same meaning?
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Re: Living under a rock

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If someone has been living under a rock, it means he has been very sheltered or out of touch.

I have never heard "we need to get out of the rock."

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Re: Living under a rock

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If someone has been living under a rock, it means he has been very sheltered or out of touch.

I have never heard "we need to get out of the rock."

Yes - my understanding is the same, and I haven't heard of the second phrase either.
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"We need to get out from under this rock"


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6th July , 06:16 PM
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Re: Living under a rock

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Hello Group,

If I say to someone 'You been living under a rock' what I'm I saying o refering to?

'we need to get out of the rock' is the same thing or has the same meaning?

It's dark under a rock.


It's symbolic to mean you've been living your life cut off or detached to such an extent that you're unaware or unfamiliar with something, someone, or a certain issue.

You're "in the dark", so to speak.


It's as if you've been living under a rock and don't have a clue to what's going on.

Example:


"You've never heard of Paris Hilton?

Where have you been for the last couple of years...living under a rock?"
You might say to someone:


You need to get out from under that rock you've been living under!

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