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Thu Feb-21-08 09:24 AM
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Over used words on DU!!!! |
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Over used words on DU!!!!
Words that seem to be used constantly for whatever reason here on DU to the point it's either laughable, or makes the words/phrases lose their meaning. Please feel free to add your own.
1) "Jumping the shark" 2) "meme" 3) "misogyny" 4) "Breaking!" 5) "yawn" 6) "Hide the banana" (ok not really, but I hade to mention it because it made me laugh this morning) 7) "disenfranchised" 8) "sexist" 9) "racist" 10) "who would you rather have..." 11) "Kool-Aid" 12) "shrill"
I do not discount what some of these words mean, only the frequency and direction they have been used. Yea, this probably a wasted post, but I never use all three anyway lol.
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:25 AM
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meme is the worst offender, by far
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:26 AM
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3. Yes, the meme meme is the worst meme of all. n/t |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:34 AM
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In fact, I have someone on ignore whose only offense is the over use of this word.
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:45 AM
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Edited on Thu Feb-21-08 11:45 AM by temeah
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:25 AM
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2. "experienced" and/or "Inexperienced" n/t |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:26 AM
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4. Kinda hard to talk about rethugs without using #3, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:48 AM
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21. Really? You still have 'fucktard' |
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And what else do you need, really?
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:29 AM
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5. I remember when no one even knew what a meme was lol nt. |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:31 AM
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6. Here's my list of the most overused words on DU lately. |
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1. Hillarybot 2. Obamabot 3. Billary 4. Obambi
I could go on further, but the name calling on the board lately, used by both sides, has been really bad. It makes it hard for me to seriously consider the opinion of anyone who stoops to such juvenile tactics.
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:32 AM
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7. I'm going to add to your excellent list one more |
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Offensive...
I'm surprised by how many people can be offended by damned near every little thing that happens.
Maybe a second one that just bugs me for some reason... Alerted...
Why do people have to inform everyone that they have alerted on a thread. To me that just smacks of "I'm so happy to be a hall monitor" geekiness.
Come to think of it those two are probably pretty related because they are so often used together.
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:37 AM
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15. I'm happy to hall monitor! |
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But my fee is astronomical for such services. Used to be my bread and butter in a funny fictional sort of way...ah, such is life!
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:49 AM
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Thu Feb-21-08 10:06 AM
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'twas a joke for my own enjoyment. I am not a hall monitor, but I do play one on TV. A joke. In fact, I am sort of an anti authoritarian type. Peace!
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Thu Feb-21-08 10:16 AM
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26. hahaha - sorry 'bout that |
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"Nice post, Hilter" is the canonical "I'M SO OFFENDED" joke post around here. It's never meant seriously.
Welcomd to DU. :hi:
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:32 AM
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I dare you to use all of those words/phrases in one coherent post.
Do it!
:D
It must include "Hide the banana"
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:47 AM
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Edited on Thu Feb-21-08 09:48 AM by 1awake
"Breaking...Early this morning, the shrill none as Ann coulter who consistently drinks her own Kool-aid, made most of the country yawn when she began to discuss the Sexist and racist candidate John McCain, and the controversy where he decided to play "hide the banana". McCain's denials appear to have totally disenfranchised the misogyny vote to the point of jumping the shark. "Who would you rather have.." sputed McCain when confronted as he was visibly seen reading the well known book "the selfish Gene" to figure out what "meme
I think I got them all. ;)
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:50 AM
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:applause:
I'm incredibly impressed. It was a coherent post that has relevance in todays headlines, uses all of your words, AND was funny as hell!
hehe
Hide the banana!
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:18 AM
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39. "condescend much?" lol... |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:33 AM
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9. NEWSFLASH: you forgot 'newsflash' |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:34 AM
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10. Add "Rovian tactics" and "dynasty" to the list. nt |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:34 AM
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:35 AM
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13. "Change" "Hope" "Yes we can" |
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Now THOSE are some overused words on this forum.
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:37 AM
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14. You forgot: WORDS, empty suit, rhetoric, shallow |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:41 AM
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:42 AM
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17. "alerted" "welcome to my ignore list" "nt" |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:43 AM
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18. "Thanks for your concern" |
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:44 AM
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19. "thrown under the bus" |
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Any time one's favored demographic group doesn't feel pandered to enough or is feeling slighted for whatever real or imagined reason, they're being "thrown under the bus".
At this point, you could probably build the NAFTA super-highway with all of the bodies.
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:56 AM
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24. meme? i had a girlfriend named mimi, once.... |
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are you sure you are spelling it right?
I just thought everyone here knew her.
She was that kind of woman.
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:01 AM
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27. What's wrong with being sexy? (or racy, for that matter?) |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:14 AM
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:17 AM
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38. Okay, listen I wanted to tell you this and...I was holding back because |
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I didn’t know what Denis’ decision was going to be...but at this point both Sears andK-Mart stores have refused to handle the album.
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:20 AM
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40. pfftt! That old one, huh? |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:23 AM
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41. They’re boycotting the album only because of the cover. If the first album had been a hit.... |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:35 AM
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43. If DU is behind the album it can shove it right down their throats. |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:39 AM
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44. Money talks and bullshit walks and if the first album was a hit then we could have pressed Skinner |
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then we could have told him yes...
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:43 AM
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47. The words....every word in this OP is a hit. |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:47 AM
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52. I don’t give a shit what the OP’s.... |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:49 AM
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54. It’s a matter of compromise. |
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We made a joke, and it was a long time ago, they’re making it like a big deal.
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:58 AM
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58. That’s true. You know, if we were serious and we said “yes Skinner should be forced to |
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smell the glove" then you’d have a point you know but it’s all a joke, isn’t it, we’re making fun of that sort of thing.
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:03 PM
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61. Well, It is and it isn’t... |
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I mean Skinner should be made to smell it, but...
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:06 PM
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62. But not, you know, over and over again. |
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64. You know, we can probably work something out. |
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I’ll talk to EarlG and maybe we can come up with a compromise. A bunch of new words that we can all live with.
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:03 AM
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30. Only time I use 3 posts are the days I have 4 topics to discuss :) nt |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:07 AM
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32. Punctuation correction: it's !!11!!, not !!!! |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:14 AM
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36. Incorrect!!!ELEVENS!! |
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42. Oh Yeah!!1!!onemillion onehundredeleventhousand onehundredeleven!! |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:40 AM
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45. HAHA DU made you make spaces! |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:07 AM
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33. "Deluded." "Desperate." (Usually spelled desparate). n/t |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:08 AM
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your PROFILE, who are you to question these words being used on DU,
what have you done to question these words.
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:42 AM
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46. Word #2 (which I refuse to repeat)... |
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Edited on Thu Feb-21-08 11:58 AM by polichick
...makes me cringe.
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57. Humperdinck1!!!! Humperdinck!!!! Humperdinck! Humperdinck!!! |
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67. (fingers in ears) I CAN'T HEEEAR YOU!! |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:44 AM
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48. "Rovian" The most overused one of all. |
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Thu Feb-21-08 11:47 AM
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51. bush, clinton, clinton, bush, bush ... clinton ? |
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:00 PM
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60. "desperation!" or "desperate" |
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:22 PM
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68. "I smell pizza" (which is a nice change from the glove, really) |
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:23 PM
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Not to mention change and inspire.
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:24 PM
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And I speak from experience, here. :hide:
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