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I think that was a figure of speech. Don't take it too seriously. I often say things like "I'll shoot myself if I have to hear that song again", but I certainly don't intend to.

I also joke with my girlfriend and say things like "bitch, bring me a beer before I come over there and smack you around", but obviously I'm joking there too, and she knows it. In fact, I don't have much success with that comment at all :)

One thing not to joke about, or use figures of speech are when it comes to things like airport security, border patrol, etc. They don't find it amusing. I remember when I was in college, a friend of mine was driving a group of us over the border in Nogales, Mexico. When we arrived at the border crossing, an INS agent asked the driver (an all-American looking fraternity boy) if we were american citizens. He responded by saying, "no, were _____ illegal aliens".

That was not a pleasant day.