--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's growing on me. it's like having a…" description: "\"It's growing on me. it's like having a rotten corpse in your house, but the corpse of a tree. You know? It's dead, and then you humiliate it even furth..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/anonymous-1_amusing_it-s-growing-on-me-it-s-like-having-a-ro_1682193.jpg" --- # It's growing on me. it's like having a rotten corpse in… ![“It's growing on me. it's like having a rotten corpse in your house, but the corpse of a tree. You know? It's dead, and then you humiliate it even further by hanging ornaments all over it like, fuck you.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/anonymous-1_amusing_it-s-growing-on-me-it-s-like-having-a-ro_1682193.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/anonymous-1_amusing_it-s-growing-on-me-it-s-like-having-a-ro_1682193.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/anonymous-1_amusing_it-s-growing-on-me-it-s-like-having-a-ro_1682193.jpg) > “It's growing on me. it's like having a rotten corpse in your house, but the corpse of a tree. You know? It's dead, and then you humiliate it even further by hanging ornaments all over it like, fuck you.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A metaphor describing how something once alive becomes a dead, decaying object that is further mocked or decorated despite its loss of vitality. **In simple terms:** Describes a dead thing being mocked with decorations. Key Takeaway Recognize and respect what is gone rather than mock it. Themes loss mockery respect decay Mood somber reflective Type metaphorical critical When to use this quote - funeral rites - holiday decorations - memorials - environmental art Key Concepts symbolism psychology grief Questions to Reflect On - How do we honor what has passed? - When is decoration appropriate for loss? A Different Perspective The metaphor may overgeneralize grief, ignoring cultural differences in mourning. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Amusing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amusing/) [Christmas tree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-tree/) ## Related quotes > [“I’m having a rotten day. 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Happy Christmas to all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/tradition-sit-with-husband-in-a-room-lit-only-by-tree-lights-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The Christmas spirit that goes out with the dried-up Christmas tree is just as worthless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-christmas-spirit-that-goes-out-with-the-dried-up-christmas-tree/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas tree! 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Remember kids, dinosaws make lovely christmas tree's and pine cones are great cats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/l-is-for-taco-and-taco-is-for-bridge-remember-kids-dinosaws-make/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“But if there were some version of luminol, the stuff they use to find blood at crime scenes, to detect the presence of grief,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/but-if-there-were-some-version-of-luminol-the-stuff-they-use-to-find/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin - inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/freshly-cut-christmas-trees-smelling-of-stars-and-snow-and-pine-resin/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“You have more balls than a Christmas tree.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-have-more-balls-than-a-christmas-tree/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [My Christmas tree's still up, bringing Christmas cheer 24/7 365 days a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-christmas-tree-s-still-up-bringing-christmas-cheer-24-7-365-days-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas tree, those gifts are friends, family, children & the one you love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-best-gifts-in-life-will-never-be-found-under-a-christmas-tree/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/he-who-has-no-christmas-in-his-heart-will-never-find-christmas-under/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-ve-learned-that-no-matter-what-happens-or-how-bad-it-seems-today/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Mom, I know I let you down And though you say the days are happy Why is the power off, and I'm fucked up?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/mom-i-know-i-let-you-down-and-though-you-say-the-days-are-happy-why/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Amusing quotes > [“I have found it an amusing strategy, when asked whether I am an atheist, to point out that the questioner is also an atheist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/i-have-found-it-an-amusing-strategy-when-asked-whether-i-am-an/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) > [By amusing myself with all these games, all this nonsense, all these picture puzzles, I became famous... I am only a public entertainer who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-picasso/by-amusing-myself-with-all-these-games-all-this-nonsense-all-these/) [Pablo Picasso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-picasso/) > [I was reading Neil Postman's 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'. It's one of my favourites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-faiyaz/i-was-reading-neil-postman-s-amusing-ourselves-to-death-it-s-one-of/) [Brent Faiyaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-faiyaz/) > [People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/people-of-our-time-are-losing-the-power-of-celebration-instead-of/) [Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/) > [No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but for welcoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-maguire/no-one-survives-in-times-of-war-unless-they-make-war-their-home-how/) [Gregory Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-maguire/) > [Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rowan-atkinson/funny-things-tend-not-to-happen-to-me-i-am-not-a-natural-comic-i-need/) [Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rowan-atkinson/) > [ \[A\]n Obama presidency would be an amusing approximation of the Carter administration, complete with vaporous moralizing and foreign policy bungling. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmett-tyrrell/a-n-obama-presidency-would-be-an-amusing-approximation-of-the-carter/) [Emmett Tyrrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmett-tyrrell/) > [It's amusing how arrogant people can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-amusing-how-arrogant-people-can-be/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Men are not amusing during the shooting season; but, after all, my dear, men were not especially designed to amuse women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-atherton/men-are-not-amusing-during-the-shooting-season-but-after-all-my-dear/) [Gertrude Atherton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-atherton/) > [All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-men-are-fools-if-truth-be-told-but-the-ones-in-motley-are-more/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Most poetry is the utterance of a man in some state of passion, love, joy, grief, rage, etc., and no doubt this is as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-h-auden/most-poetry-is-the-utterance-of-a-man-in-some-state-of-passion-love/) [W. H. Auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-h-auden/) > [It's always amusing to see how much less the political class knows than the rest of us do. ... it's never occurred to \[the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-d-cox/it-s-always-amusing-to-see-how-much-less-the-political-class-knows/) Stephen D. Cox > [Are there bears in these mountains?" he asked. His companion nodded. "Of course. 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