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Trite expressions on the forum

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November 27, 2019, 08:18 PM
RHINOWSO
Trite expressions on the forum
Some older ones, mostly gone...

"Something's brewing..."

"Barrak HUSSEIN Obama!!!"
November 27, 2019, 08:49 PM
radioman
that'll buff right out

He was doing what he loved.

Hickory Shampoo

Pass the popcorn (but I admit people use a meme for this now)

I thought I'd ask the braintrust (I guess that's all of us)


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Let's Go Brandon!
November 27, 2019, 09:27 PM
TMats
Five pages and I’m surprised nobody has said, “I’m surprised nobody has said....” Big Grin


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despite them
November 29, 2019, 09:27 AM
RAMIUS
IBTL.

Seriously, what’s the point of posting it?

You look like an even bigger dork when the thread doesn’t get locked.
November 29, 2019, 10:30 AM
Fredward
Plus, it's a prohibited acronym.
November 29, 2019, 11:29 AM
Prefontaine
“What do we like for”. Every time someone posts a thread saying that I want to bitch slap someone.



What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
November 29, 2019, 12:33 PM
V-Tail
Have we mentioned "School me?"

Or even worse, "Educamate me?"



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November 29, 2019, 02:45 PM
RHINOWSO
"Learn me..."
November 30, 2019, 09:46 AM
Sportshooter
Well, a $50 fine for using a trite expression should take care of this terrible problem. Smile
November 30, 2019, 07:30 PM
vthoky
"Methinks."

Shakespeare has been dead for how long now? Roll Eyes




God bless America.
December 01, 2019, 12:46 PM
radioman
That's gonna leave a mark.


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Let's Go Brandon!
December 01, 2019, 02:36 PM
Ripley
Emphasizing.
One's.
Point.
Like.
This.




Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
December 01, 2019, 03:25 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:

"Methinks." Shakespeare has been dead for how long now? Roll Eyes
Is anyone else getting tired of seeing posts that are written in iambic pentameter?



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December 01, 2019, 04:44 PM
vthoky
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:

"Methinks." Shakespeare has been dead for how long now? Roll Eyes
Is anyone else getting tired of seeing posts that are written in iambic pentameter?


Oh, rats! I think I missed those, having been distracted by the whole "methinks" thing. Iambic pentameter could be even more fun than Haiku.... Big Grin




God bless America.
December 01, 2019, 05:34 PM
12131
Has "low round count" been mentioned, yet?


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December 01, 2019, 05:51 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:

Oh, rats! I think I missed those, having been distracted by the whole "methinks" thing. Iambic pentameter could be even more fun than Haiku.... Big Grin
Haiku is for amateurs. We're moving on to sonnets.



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December 01, 2019, 06:53 PM
PD
I thought I was the only one here irritated by guberment, goobermint, and .gov

Spell it out - government. As in federal government. Not Federal. No need to capitalize federal or every other noun or verb. The rules of capitalization have gone out the window.
December 01, 2019, 07:08 PM
henryaz
quote:
Originally posted by PD:
The rules of capitalization have gone out the window.

They were chased out by the apostrophe's.



When in doubt, mumble
December 05, 2019, 03:03 PM
sigfreund
“I was taught ….”

That expression really annoys me. What you were taught doesn’t matter. People were “taught” that the Earth is flat; that the only reason birds can fly is because Allah holds them up in the air; that Stalin, Hitler, and Kim Il Sung were great and admirable men; and countless other things that aren’t true. If you believe putting your finger on the trigger before the intention to shoot is unsafe, have the confidence to say, “Don’t put your finger on the trigger; it’s unsafe”; not, “I was taught to keep my finger off the trigger.”




6.4/93.6

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.”
— Plato
December 05, 2019, 06:37 PM
pedropcola
“better off spending the money on ammo and training”