It was a joke, just pointing out the literal denotation, as opposed to the figurative meaning. See also dumbstruck.
At first I thought so too, but actually this makes sense because the word means startled, and loud thunder is awfully startling when it "strikes" you. When lightning strikes you, you're probably more likely to be dead than surprised. ;-)
shouldn't it be lightningstruck?
It was a joke, just pointing out the literal denotation, as opposed to the figurative meaning. See also dumbstruck.
At first I thought so too, but actually this makes sense because the word means startled, and loud thunder is awfully startling when it "strikes" you. When lightning strikes you, you're probably more likely to be dead than surprised. ;-)
shouldn't it be lightningstruck?