David Cross - Literally

Classic David Cross Clip from album, "Shut Up You Fucking Baby" (2002).

(take a lesson: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literall...)

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  Comedy

[trevorma91]

i feel like dane cook stole this joke

[CraigMetalHead]

Not how it sounds, its about meaning... either your words MEAN something, or you are a blabbering idiot.

[Bruce Smith]

hahaha...that was literally the funniest joke I've ever heard...I'm sure you'll take that as a compliment since you literally don't comprehend sarcasm, so enjoy

[dave brudner]

you literally don't know what the word literally means

[DRUNKENRAMBLE]

Dave Chappelle and Dave Cross ... My fav comedians !!!

[Bruce Smith]

using "literally" is an exageration for comedic effect...one would think a comedian would get that

[LuckyLokiLuko]

People who rant about the miss usage of the word literally... well they are ignorant themselves in a certain respect. Literally is a contronym, also referred to as janus words. Like sanction, which can mean to prohibit or to allow, and weather, which can mean to endure or to erode, literally has one definition that is the opposite of another of its definitions. When someone says my head literally exploded, they are using the term correctly, technically.

[trevorma91]

wow, man, thank you for that lengthily reply. TRUE COMEDY 4 LYFE! :D

for real though, dane is known to steal material. it's kind of a serious thing in the world of comedy.

[Pedro Correia]

louis ck have a very similar joke

[Obiwancolenobi]

You should think/feel that with every Dane Cook joke.

[bringinthekin]

I totally understand where you're coming from, but unfortunately (or rather, fortunately for most) language evolves. 'Literally' now means 'exactly' or 'for emphasis' according to Oxford and is synonymous with figuratively... which is unfortunate, because that effectively eliminates the word figuratively from everyday speech.

Go figure that literally can now be considered antonymous to itself, like clip, bolt or custom.