- Have you heard about the hill? -I never get over it Explanation: The joke works because “get over it” has two meanings. Literal: actually climbing and crossing to the other side. Figurative: “Get over it” means to move on from something emotionally. So when someone says, “Have you heard about the hill? — I never got over it,” they’re joking that the hill was so big (or memorable) that they never got past it —physically and mentally. It’s a classic double-meaning (pun) joke. Once you catch that, it clicks