Words and Phrases You Hate

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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Grizzly » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:39 pm

Election hacking" — now rendered meaningless.


Yeah. Like they changed, 'acid rain' to 'wet disposition'... -There is nothing wrong with your reality- "We control the vertical, the horizontal, the sound, etc...
“The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it.”

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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Cordelia » Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:14 am

Because it’s good for you.

Good for you!
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby minime » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:03 am

Why would anyone hate a word? Is it even possible? Wax prosodic.
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Elvis » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:53 pm

minime » Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:03 am wrote:Why would anyone hate a word?


Because it's been turned into a lie? :shrug:
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby minime » Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:59 pm

Elvis » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:53 pm wrote:
minime » Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:03 am wrote:Why would anyone hate a word?


Because it's been turned into a lie? :shrug:


The victim, not the perp.
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Elvis » Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:10 pm

minime » Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:59 pm wrote:
Elvis » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:53 pm wrote:
minime » Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:03 am wrote:Why would anyone hate a word?


Because it's been turned into a lie? :shrug:


The victim, not the perp.



Noted and appreciated. I guess my feeling is, could we just get our damn words back, unmolested?! :tongout
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Iamwhomiam » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:48 pm

"We bring good things to life."
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Cordelia » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:54 am

"Rule of Law"

"...........(fill in the blank)'s murder was not a hate crime."

(When is killing someone something else?)
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby PufPuf93 » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:05 pm

I am more than tired already of "fake news".
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Heaven Swan » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:48 pm

"Activist" investors (formerly Corporate Raiders)


This morning I also read about an "activist" Saudi Crown Prince who used his "activism" to cut in front of another Prince in Saudi Royal family power machinations.
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby Cordelia » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:23 am

"No pain, no gain."

"War on cancer."

"Fight for a cure."


Need to suffer in order to achieve; use militaristic aggression to heal the body.
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby PufPuf93 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:33 am

"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

"Jerry's kids"

"trickle down"
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby identity » Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:54 pm

evidence-based medicine
We should never forget Galileo being put before the Inquisition.
It would be even worse if we allowed scientific orthodoxy to become the Inquisition.

Richard Smith, Editor in Chief of the British Medical Journal 1991-2004,
in a published letter to Nature
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby norton ash » Thu Jun 22, 2017 4:43 pm

everything happens for a reason.

It does, so admit defeat, failed Christian.
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Re: Words and Phrases You Hate

Postby PufPuf93 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:01 pm

"What God wanted"
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