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I'm so FUCKING tired of the term "Under the Bus" that I hate buses. Discuss. (Original Post) cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 OP
So. The bus is now under the bus. This could get ... berni_mccoy Feb 2016 #1
Now why didn't I think of that??? Darn it. I guess you know where you can go? LOL. libdem4life Feb 2016 #4
Nice! Very good. brush Feb 2016 #9
Especially if this bus gets involved d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #14
Well, there is hardly a more appropriate analogy that everyone understands so well. libdem4life Feb 2016 #2
Hillary supporters are now warning in advance not to throw particular people "under the bus".... virtualobserver Feb 2016 #5
EXACTLY! "DON'T you disagree with "so and so..." cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #10
They don't get to schedule our under the bus sessions. Back off Clintonistas . . . Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #12
The tread is worn out. JudyM Feb 2016 #16
and the undercarriage bloated...but what to replace it with. I'm at a loss libdem4life Feb 2016 #17
They look like bees, wasps and hornets Paulie Feb 2016 #3
Discuss the bus! n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #6
Well, perhaps you can take a train. Wilms Feb 2016 #7
I'm down with... one_voice Feb 2016 #8
Just like Jeremy Clarkson! Glamrock Feb 2016 #11
The bus came by lasttrip Feb 2016 #13
We could push you in front of a train. JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #15
And it gets used incorrectly much of the time. HassleCat Feb 2016 #18
Shall we discuss this... "furthur?" villager Feb 2016 #19
 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
2. Well, there is hardly a more appropriate analogy that everyone understands so well.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:50 PM
Feb 2016

And so many opportunities to use it...don't see any slowdown anytime soon. But, it is a bit tiresome and thread bare.

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
5. Hillary supporters are now warning in advance not to throw particular people "under the bus"....
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:56 PM
Feb 2016

in an attempt to short circuit the natural flow of the "under the bus" process

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
12. They don't get to schedule our under the bus sessions. Back off Clintonistas . . .
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:14 AM
Feb 2016

or it's under the bus with you!

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
17. and the undercarriage bloated...but what to replace it with. I'm at a loss
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:50 AM
Feb 2016

for an appropriate replacement, however. We used to say "throwing something out the window", but a person?

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
3. They look like bees, wasps and hornets
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:50 PM
Feb 2016

Yellow and black. Belching diesel exhaust at ground level with our kids right there, stinging the lungs and eyes.

It's in reality pretty bad. How about a cash for clunkers program for these busses?

JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts)
15. We could push you in front of a train.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:25 AM
Feb 2016

Or drop you from a zeppelin.

Or superglue your skateboard wheels.

Just remember to never rollerskate in a buffalo herd!

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