If you are hooked up, you are connected to a machine, an electronic device or the internet.
1. I think the reason why you can’t hear anything is because your speakers are not hooked up.
2. You need to hook your antennae up for a better TV reception.
3. I thought the toaster was taking a long time to toast my bread, and then I discovered that it wasn’t hooked up.
The interesting thing about this comic strip is that Bill Watterson, the creator and cartoonist for Calvin and Hobbes, finished his last comic strip on December 31st 1995... just as the internet was beginning to explode around the world. It's a pity we don't have his take on social media etc. through Calvin and Hobbes.
ReplyDeleteMy friends told me I look miserable and lonely (I don't agree with them), but anyway, I'll hooking up on a girl this weekend, wish me luck! ;P
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ReplyDeleteThat's another meaning not taught in this post... which means to get together with someone/ to meet them and spend time with them
I mistyped it, I'm sorry "I'll be"* ;P
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