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Fri Apr-02-04 02:05 PM
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Things that sound like slurs, but aren't. |
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To wit:
watch fob
...as in, "those watch fobs coming in taking all of our jobs!"
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:06 PM
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1. Well, there was that DC public official who was forced out of a job... |
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...after using the word "niggardly" in a speech.
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:08 PM
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3. There was the corporate trainer |
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...who was fired for using the word pedagogy in a report.
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:22 PM
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It was an office meeting. My recently departed mom was LIVID and SPITTING TACKS in her inimitable fashion! What a rant I got in my ear!
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Fri Apr-02-04 05:27 PM
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18. That's the guy I was going to refer to as well. Poor bastard. |
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Imagine him in grad school, learning all sorts of things, and the poor guy just never imagined that gross ignorance and stupidity would bring him down. In the old days even the idiots used an effing dictionary before they derided someone for their words or speech.
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:07 PM
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2. I once knew a little kid who mistakenly referred to kites as "kikes." |
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:14 PM
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4. i had a friend who took drama classes |
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and she turned into a THESPIAN!
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:23 PM
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As in:
When his officemates returned from a 2 hour lunch, Joe said, "Quit jerkin' off and get back to work, you bunch of lazy masticaters!"
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:24 PM
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:30 PM
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Fri Apr-02-04 05:43 PM
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What movie was that bear scene in?? Before it got photoshopped?
I remember being very, very frightened.
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Fri Apr-02-04 09:32 PM
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Fri Apr-02-04 02:34 PM
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9. Mad Magazine Ran A Piece in the 60's |
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on a non-insulting campaign speech in which the polical opponent was attacked for:
- Having a mother who was a self-confessed sexanagerian - Being encouraged to masticate by his parents - Having a sister who was a thespian
and a lot of similar things. It was great.
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Fri Apr-02-04 03:14 PM
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11. As I recall the opponent |
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was known to engage in piscatorial activities.
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Fri Apr-02-04 03:07 PM
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I matriculated. There, I've finally admitted it in public!
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Fri Apr-02-04 03:15 PM
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12. You graduate Suma Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude. |
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Fri Apr-02-04 03:18 PM
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13. Just plain old "cum laude" |
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but it sure was fun! :evilgrin:
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Fri Apr-02-04 04:26 PM
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In phonetics it's two quick vowel sounds next to one another, but it sounds like a put-down to me.
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Fri Apr-02-04 04:33 PM
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15. Pork barrel politics (nt) |
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Fri Apr-02-04 04:35 PM
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16. lucidmadman is a dip-thong |
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Fri Apr-02-04 07:03 PM
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24. I was wondering about the spelling... |
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...you're like the 'Mr. Blackwell' of spelling...
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Fri Apr-02-04 04:36 PM
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17. Sounds like a skimpy bathing suit you actually wear in the water. |
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Fri Apr-02-04 05:34 PM
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19. How about a dick, a bush, and a colin... |
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...are in office right now.
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Fri Apr-02-04 05:41 PM
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I always feel bad saying that, cause, you know.
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Fri Apr-02-04 05:43 PM
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22. Alright, this one's highly arguable... |
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Fri Apr-02-04 05:44 PM
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(as seen in the Animaniacs)
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Fri Apr-02-04 07:10 PM
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25. We are not allowed to usethe word "renege" at work |
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Not even to write it, lest someone think it is a slur.
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Fri Apr-02-04 07:20 PM
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sorry but it had to be said!
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Fri Apr-02-04 09:46 PM
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I HATE that word! x(
Sounds like something foul that lives in your colon. Or an incurable disease.
Oh, THAT guy...yeah, he's such a wad of spouse..."
"Man, I saw my doctor today...they're gonna have to run some tests for the spouse." :cry:
:D
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