"Are you blowing smoke up my ass?"

[Henne Given Sunday]

This phrase......is one of the most confusing ever in the history of the english language.

Could you actually imagine, someone blowing smoke up your ass? Its un-real. Like imagine someone spreading you out, inhaling smoke, putting the lips on the wrinkles of your butt, and blowing smoke up there. wtf. would it have a "caprisun" like effect? where you blow into a straw and juice sprays everywhere?

Also, why would this disgusting, odd phrase have the meaning it does? Why would blowing smoke up your ass mean your kidding me?

"did you really win the lottery or are you just blowing smoke up my ass?"

What the fug!? Who comes up with this poo!?

*goes to write standup comedy skit on said material*

[CLTPanther]

It'd be cool to be able to fart smoke once though

[Doyle]

I once saw a woman smoke a cigarette with her vag.

[Henne Given Sunday]

I once saw a woman smoke a cigarette with her vag.

i love college

[Samuel L. Jackson]

I've seen this, and other strange things...

...all thanks to the internet...

[Jase]

"tongue in cheek"

sounds dirty.

[boo7382]

2 origins that i found:

Tobacco Smoke Enema (1750-1810)

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to its disappearance and the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.”

EW

and this one:

The phrase "blowing smoke", meaning to deceive and/or distract, has been around for years. The "up ones ass" part is a fairly new addition. The origin of the "blowing smoke" part is from stage magic, where magicians use smoke to hide their actions or to distract the audience. So if your actions were meant to distract or deceive, you were said to be blowing smoke. Of course, anyone who studies American slang knows that pretty much any phrase can be improved by adding a reference to someones ass, so I suppose it's inevitable the that is where the smoke would eventually be blown.

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/305333#ixzz16nOAzQVq

[Henne Given Sunday]

2 origins that i found:

Tobacco Smoke Enema (1750-1810)

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to its disappearance and the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.”

EW

and this one:

The phrase "blowing smoke", meaning to deceive and/or distract, has been around for years. The "up ones ass" part is a fairly new addition. The origin of the "blowing smoke" part is from stage magic, where magicians use smoke to hide their actions or to distract the audience. So if your actions were meant to distract or deceive, you were said to be blowing smoke. Of course, anyone who studies American slang knows that pretty much any phrase can be improved by adding a reference to someones ass, so I suppose it's inevitable the that is where the smoke would eventually be blown.

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/305333#ixzz16nOAzQVq

You basically just solved THE code for me. thank you.

[CLTPanther]

Hmm next time I see a person drowning, I'm going to try THE smoke enema

[Jangler]

shrimpin', who would have thought of such a thing?

[Mr. Scot]

It'd be cool to be able to fart smoke once though

Eating a lit firecracker might do the trick.

(or not...)

[SOJA]

u mad

[Razzy]

Thank you, Henne. I've just finished pitching my show to the History Channel. In it, my team [of cheaply hired yet mildly attractive late 20-early 30 something actors] investigate the origins of phrases, sayings, and idioms, and test whether they are "true" or not. You'll be seeing me next fall. In episode 3 we will, in fact, be testing the validity of smoke enemas.

[hepcat]

Thank you, Henne. I've just finished pitching my show to the History Channel. In it, my team [of cheaply hired yet mildly attractive late 20-early 30 something actors] investigate the origins of phrases, sayings, and idioms, and test whether they are "true" or not. You'll be seeing me next fall. In episode 3 we will, in fact, be testing the validity of smoke enemas.

Please investigate "couldn't pull a greasy string out of a cat's ass"