http://youtube.com/watch?v=G4jd0UWGPgY - you mean this?

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Didn't experience April Fool's this month, most of my friends where busy with their summer.

What's wrong with the phrase "taking the piss"?

And I totally fell for the conflict changes announce post. Nice work, Estarra.

boo Legend of Zelda movie

Hehehe, I fall for that as well when I saw it, though I don't think I would call this April Fool's more like viewing the game play of this much awaited game

@ Okin: What does it mean? I've never heard it.

Well, cause as far as I know, 'piss' is another word for urine. So the phrase 'taking the piss' kind of sounds like something you'd say about peeing.

Then there's being pissed, which in the US is being angry. I think it means drunk in other countries though. Which isn't gross, but doesn't make sense.

I'm guessing though, that 'taking the piss' doesn't mean the same thing as 'taking a leak' or something in this context though.

If you're English or Australian, probably nothing at all because you know what it means.

I'd imagine if you didn't know its colloquial meaning then it does sound gross.

I didn't even realise that "taking the piss" was a colloquialism. It means "to make fun of", sarcastically or with dry humour - usually in a way that isn't COMPLETELY obvious, like subtle satire. Hence, if you're not sure if someone is being serious or sarcastic, "Are you taking the piss?"

Pissed can mean angry or drunk in Australia, due to the ubiquity of American culture. You have to work it out from the context.

Forigen slang is so fun!

I'll just know now to watch out for an 'a' or 'the' in the phrase to keep the meanings straight.

"He's taking the piss." = He's being sarcasticly funny.
"He's taking a piss." = He's in the bathroom.

Since "piss" is sometimes alcohol (particularly weak alcohol), pissed = drunk. Easy. Pissed as mad is the weird foreign usage (although people aren't unfamiliar with it.)