Paul Blay wrote:
> "necoandjeff" wrote ...
>> Rykk wrote:
>>> necoandjeff wrote:
>>>> Declan Murphy wrote:
>>>>> Then I gave up. I'm pretty sure I've never seen the expression
>>>>> before tonight.
>>>>
>>>> Ditto.
>>>
>>> The way I usually hear it is "Don't get bent out of shape over it."
>>> Never just "Get bent" by itself.
>>
>> Agree.
>
> When doing a parody of a police show the usual phrase is
> "Get bent copper!"

The word copper gives it away.  I'm an american.  Get bent must be a 
brittishism. :)

Rykk