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Originally posted by iron chef:
another common word crime I'm sick of is surreal. Winning the championship or having a wonderful date are not surreal.

Wandering around Burning Man high on LSD is surreal.

Wandering too close to Burning Man would be ultra Surreal !

surreal

ADJECTIVE
1. having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre.
"a surreal mix of fact and fantasy"
synonyms:
zany · madcap · offbeat · quirky · outlandish · eccentric · idiosyncratic · ridiculous · nonsensical · crazy · absurd · insane · far out · fantastic · bizarre · peculiar · weird · odd · strange · cranky · freakish · funny · amusing · comic · clownish · bizarro
surrealism

NOUN
1. a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.


So listening to one of Gropey's speeches would be literally surreal?,

Two summers in a row, I cleaned bathrooms third shift at the State Fair Park during the two weeks of the State Fair. I showed up three hours early and mucked the sheep pens for the extra pay. Is it ok if I says this was literally a shit job? I was going to post it in a thread where people were saying that certain jobs were beneath them, but figured I should check first.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Two summers in a row, I cleaned bathrooms third shift at the State Fair Park during the two weeks of the State Fair. I showed up three hours early and mucked the sheep pens for the extra pay. Is it ok if I says this was literally a shit job? I was going to post it in a thread where people were saying that certain jobs were beneath them, but figured I should check first.

I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic (i.e. Poe's Law of the internet), but I'll give you a serious answer.

Yes, to describe that as a literal shit job would be accurate. It reminds me of the septic service company whose slogan was, "Your shit is our business."

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Originally posted by iron chef:
"Your shit is our business."

Fred’s Sanitary Service of Hartland, WI, “Your shit is our bread and butter.” It’s been 35 years since I lived there. Very effective slogan considering it wasn’t on the radio or TV.