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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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Am I the only one who regrets the way this once-edgy and transgressive, once-powerful word has now become the most tired, overused word in the language, with nothing to take the place it used to occupy ? Seems a shame, really. _________________ Two more flags before I die! |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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F-Word is just a Everyday Word Now.
I say the C-Word could be the New F-Word _________________ I am Da Man |
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Pies4shaw
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Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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I disagree, Dave - saying "Carlton" in public only has the desired impact on older Collingwood supporters - many younger people are impervious to it. |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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While it doesn't have the impact it once had, it has to be one of the most multi use words in the language.
I don't regret the loss of it's mystique, anyway with the current progressive doublethink in action there's plenty of terms you can use if you want to get horrified reactions. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
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You complete [snip] whale, why would you say that?
There’s the proof that you can’t actually.
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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stui magpie wrote: | While it doesn't have the impact it once had, it has to be one of the most multi use words in the language.
I don't regret the loss of it's mystique, anyway with the current progressive doublethink in action there's plenty of terms you can use if you want to get horrified reactions. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZwRirDOYQ _________________ I am Da Man |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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Pies4shaw wrote: | You complete [snip] whale, why would you say that?
There’s the proof that you can’t actually. | Interesting gossip. |
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stui magpie
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Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Pies4shaw wrote: | You complete [snip] whale, why would you say that?
There’s the proof that you can’t actually. |
passable effort for a faux left imbetard with delusions of relevance.
(practice run) _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
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stui magpie wrote: | Pies4shaw wrote: | You complete [snip] whale, why would you say that?
There’s the proof that you can’t actually. |
passable effort for a faux left imbetard with delusions of relevance.
(practice run) |
It’s certainly encouraging that one can get “imbetard” past the Mods. I must remember that. |
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stui magpie
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Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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There's a few others you can get past, if you're prepared to be creative.
No one seems to have picked up 'Morotard' yet,
You can always go with some alliteration, such as Syphilitic Smegma Slurper or fall back on acronyms. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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That is a rather sweeping generalization about people. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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Lola reckons Ingmar (who is all of three years old) said it the other day. Parenting fail. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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stui magpie
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David wrote: | Lola reckons Ingmar (who is all of three years old) said it the other day. Parenting fail. |
Sharknado turned 2 yesterday. He already has 'Shit' as a staple and has at times rolled out the F bomb _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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^ ingmar and sharknado kind of prove the point. What’s slightly odd is that the word means nothing, is wearyingly ubiquitous, yet it still carries a faint frisson in formal settings. It’s a shame, as we really have lost a great intensifier which once had a lot of power. Like all power, it fades with overuse. _________________ Two more flags before I die! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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Interesting comparison. |
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