That's fine. I wasn't particularly good at it myself until my friends got ahold of me.
I suppose I might as well explain it anyway since it's not like I'm going to ruin the joke for you. Where I come from, taking off one's hat and holding it to one's chest is a sign of respect and admiration. Hence, the phrase "take my hat off to you" simply means "I admire what you've done here". But of course in a literal sense me taking my hat off in my current situation would be unhealthy, so the figurative and literal interpretations of the words are at odds.
[Twilight Sparkle. Making even comedy into a science.]
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I suppose I might as well explain it anyway since it's not like I'm going to ruin the joke for you. Where I come from, taking off one's hat and holding it to one's chest is a sign of respect and admiration. Hence, the phrase "take my hat off to you" simply means "I admire what you've done here". But of course in a literal sense me taking my hat off in my current situation would be unhealthy, so the figurative and literal interpretations of the words are at odds.
[Twilight Sparkle. Making even comedy into a science.]