Trouble with phrases or common sayings?

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I have got this really great book. It's a book with sayings in made specialially for people with aspergers

um... i can't remember

Mebbe

It wasn't until my twenties that I could understand or recognize innuendo and common figures-of-speach,and I took hyperbole literally(including anger and threats).I still don't know what people mean half the time,or when exactly to take them seriously,but I'm a little less clueless than I used to be.

This is not because of a lack of understanding, but the phrase "Have your cake and eat it too," always sounded stupid to me. The real saying is "Eat your cake and have it too," which really makes more sense to me. It has more to do with squandering your resources and then wanting them for the future. The first, I assume, has to do with wanting everything.

I agree,that clarifies the phrase.Figures-of-speech are basically learnt behavior,correct?And I'd imagine many people use them so out of context that it's confusing fo rthe uninitiated;they're going through the motions of daily socialized behavior without considering what they are actually saying and doing.How many times have you engaged someone in conversation and realized their whole self wasn't really present,they were just assigning the moment a variety of "pre-recorded responses" to a "type" of conversation?It's really weird.

Maybe he's talking about the Jerry Springer show.

I actually didnt understand one of the questions on the Aspie quiz*LoL*
Dont know if this is an Aspie thing or not but I really have problems with sentences that describe something and then have a"not" in it and there should be a yes or no answer to the question.
For example
" Are you not afraid of ..........."
I can never figure out if it means until I remind myself that the answer I should give is whether I agree or not with the statement.
Until I figure that out,things like that can have me scratching my head and wondering for a looooooooong time.
Anyone else have a problem with this or am I just weird?

This can be problematic. Some time ago, on a different thread, I related this incident. But, I will restate since it's germane to the topic. A few months ago, someone I know was talking about a wedding at a semi-social informal gathering. He said to me, "I married my sister." I said (direct quote): "Um, I'm ok with that. But maybe you shouldn't say that in public, you know, given the incest taboo." I was being sincere - I interpret literally. He laughed hard and then explained that he performed the wedding ceremony for his sister and new brother-in-law. I immediately "got it," but still - embarrassing! I'm glad this man had a sense of humor. Others can be not so forgiving. He also commented that I was the only person he had spoken to that interpreted his wedding story this way.

I dont take most things literally,however the" how are you" always gets me,and I start going on and on about my day instead of just saying"fine"..

the whole hey,how are you,said to be polite is stupid anyway,since 90 percent of the people saying it dont give a crap whether people mean it or not.

i can pretty much understand simple jokes like that, anything thats to overly complex forget it though