Several members of my family, myself included, have very... visual and literal and humorous imaginations. Quite a combination.
And, as a result, when we read aloud at night (as is our custom), it often turns hilarious-- for instance, last night my dad was reading, and he came to a part where it said "he wrung his hand". He stopped and said, "this is what I am picturing" and started pretending to wring out something rather violently... and we all laughed hard. There have been many other such instances, such as when people "fall on each other's necks" or when someone "sings their heart out".
I think y'all get the idea... what are some other things that can be taken more literally than the author intended--producing very odd and usually extremely amusing pictures?
