akdom  +  963935 Sat, 07 Nov 09 03:36 AM If you've seen the show, would you kindly explain my question?   Here is a joke in the episode "The Christmas Picture".  It's in a scene when Ray and Robert were thinking about gifts to their mother. And in here, Ray doesn't think mom would like Robert's gift﹕   RAY      : Hammock? ROBERT: That's right, it's the perfect gift. RAY      : Yeah? You really see Mom fighting her way out of a hammock? ROBERT: Shut up, she'll love it. It's like an outdoor couch..   The idiom fight one's way out/through means "struggle to get out of" So I don't see the logic in this joke.  Please explain it to me. I want to laugh too.   akdom Joined on Wed, Jun 4 2008 Full Member 142 Idioms, Jokes

	CalifJim  +  963946 Sat, 07 Nov 09 03:45 AM You're supposed to conjure up an image of someone of his mother's age, weight, and stature attempting to get out of a hammock.  Imagine the struggle, the hammock swaying to and fro, and possibly flipping over, unceremoniously depositing her on the floor.  She would be lucky to accomplish the task without falling on the floor and breaking an arm of leg. I don't watch that sitcom.  I, too, sometimes don't get the humor. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,380 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Jokes