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BlueStater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:16 PM
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Terms that have been used to death and should never be used again for the rest of eternity
1) "post 9/11 world"
2) "cut 'n' run"
3) "embolden the enemy"

Any more?
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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:17 PM
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1. Stay the course n/t
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itsmesgd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:17 PM
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2. umm
surge
truthiness
douchebag
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BuelahWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:56 PM
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Aw, I LIKE Truthiness!
That's Stephen's word!
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:17 PM
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3. Liberal media. n/t
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Alamom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:18 PM
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4. Fight em over there..........Stay the course. n/t
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:20 PM
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5. "Articulate"
;-)
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Jeanette in FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:20 PM
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6. President Bush
I never want to hear that term used ever again, in my lifetime, my kid's lifetime, my grandchildren's life or any other future generation of mine's lifetime.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:22 PM
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7. Every Kiss begins with Kay
:rofl:
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think4yourself Donating Member (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:23 PM
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10. Thanks! Now that song is stuck in my head!!!!!
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:02 PM
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43. yep, overpriced worthless aquarium gravel
Mall jewelry is total crap....trust me.

All that cubic carbon they sell (with black spots in it, since it's almost a lump of coal) should die and be brought back as part of a grinding wheel.

Go into a mall store and ask them if they have a D-Flawless diamond you can look at. They will look at you like you are nuts, and won't know what you are talking about.

I worked in a mall jewelry store and the idiot managers did NOT KNOW what a TEN POWER LOUPE was!!!!
I took a GIA Diamond Grading course, and that's what you look at them with, since it's hard to carry a large microscope around under your arm. They are idiots!!!

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kiahzero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:11 PM
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49. Pot and kettle?
All diamonds are overpriced and worthless.
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think4yourself Donating Member (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:22 PM
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8. Here's mine
1. "Comfort food"
2. "Little Black Dress"
3. "Everything changed after September 11th"
4. "Up or down vote"
5. "Activist judges"
6. "Talking points"
7. "Feel good movie of the summer.
8. The early nineties "Nuff Said" Don't hear that one any more
9. Any. Three Word. Slogan
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:23 PM
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9. president bush
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catgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:25 PM
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11. Cluster F*ck

I hate that one!
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rainy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:25 PM
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12. "At the end of the day"
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:29 PM
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13. "My bad"
"Old school"
"Back in the day"
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:54 PM
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34. Ooo, do i hate "Back in the day"
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:31 PM
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14. Personally, I'm getting a little tired of the term "Power of the Purse"
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we have it. But can't they occasionally refer to it as something else
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:31 PM
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15. "Freedom isnt Free"
I'm still not entirely sure what that means.
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kiahzero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:12 PM
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50. A hand from the FSF
Freedom (as in speech) isn't free (as in beer).
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:32 PM
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16. "Hello my friend, I am from nigeria and your help needed to get my money out" (nt)
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:08 PM
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46. LOL
:rofl:
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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:32 PM
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17. Mission Accomplished n/t
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:32 PM
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18. "Freedom Fries" (nt)
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Tellurian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:32 PM
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19. **the gottcha word!**
TRIANGULATION!
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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:32 PM
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20. "Sacrifice"
EVERY single time GW says that when a soldier dies I want to :puke:
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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:33 PM
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21. The world changed on September the Eleventh
Bush throws that exact phrase into many a speech
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:34 PM
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22. McCain the Maverick
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:35 PM
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23. " is a Clean candidate" (nt)
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:35 PM
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24. "My house is 30,000 sq ft" (nt)
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Raydawg1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:38 PM
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54. you guys just won't let that die will you?
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:38 PM
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25. war on terror
especially when used by the world's #1 terrorist as code-speak for occupation, domination, rape and mayhem
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:39 PM
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26. pre-9/11 thinking. nt
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ProgressiveFool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:40 PM
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27. Anything prefaced by "In other words..."
So damn condescending...
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kimmerspixelated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:45 PM
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28. That's not my finger.
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SecularMotion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:48 PM
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29. "Fair and Balanced"
It will never mean the same again. Thanks to Fox Noise
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:50 PM
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30. Up Or Down Vote
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:51 PM
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31. *Bring it on!*






As if the siege of the Chickenhawks was under way. :eyes:
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lse7581011 Donating Member (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:59 PM
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40. Yep! This Was My First Thought! n/t
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:52 PM
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32. CUT N RUN!!!! I *HATE* that phrase!
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Lenore Donating Member (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:53 PM
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33. "Axis Of Evil "
Unless it is used in connection to Bush, Cheney and Rice....
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:54 PM
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35. Which Terms? Bush's 2nd Term.
Come to think of it, his first term too.
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:56 PM
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36. Guns don't kill people, people do
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:57 PM
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37. at the end of the day
on-message

homeland

evil-doer

off-budget

S-anything-V
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:57 PM
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38. I Cannot Comment On An Ongoing Investigation.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 05:59 PM
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39. Partisan politics
Calling anything you disagree with "partisan politics."
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:01 PM
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41. Using "Democrat" where "Democratic" should be used
In a perfect universe there would be a fine every time it's used by a neocon.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:02 PM
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42. "douchebag"
:evilgrin:
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:03 PM
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44. "Think outside the box" "Issues" instead of "Problems"
Barf.
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:05 PM
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45.  Our Commander and chief...
Bush is a godly man,"I'm protecting the amurican people" "Remember its your money"
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:08 PM
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47. "They hate us for our freedoms"
Sure...sure, George...whatever you say :eyes:
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:11 PM
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48. "I did not have sex...." :) (nt)
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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:22 PM
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51. "To be perfectly honest with you..."
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:23 PM
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52. Test our resolve.
Bush doesn't overuse it as often as he has in the past, but it just bugs me. I can't think of any test that he could pass, anyway.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:27 PM
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53. "Surge" (nt)
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:40 PM
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55. The one that's absolutely abhorrent to me -
"Mistakes were made" :puke:

NO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:48 PM
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60. Reminds me of a book I once read on children's language acquisition
Young children usually don't use the passive form of verbs spontaneously, when the active form could be used; but the author described a 5-or 6-year-old, who said "My sister was cut by my scissors" and pointed out that the child might have felt particularly motivated to use the passive form in that case!
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:42 PM
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56. up-r-down
nm
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:42 PM
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57. 'We must make tough decisions'
Edited on Thu Feb-01-07 06:52 PM by LeftishBrit
'At least he/she is a strong leader'

'Quality' as an adjective

'Managing change' (for those who jump through Blair's managerial hoops) and 'resisting change' (for those naughty people who don't)

'Targets'
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:42 PM
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58. Culture of death
nm
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:43 PM
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59. They hate us for our freedom
nm
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Stu DeBeouf Donating Member (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 06:50 PM
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61. Radar Screen....
...there are many other like this one I hear everyday. I hate the bullshit military jargon that permeates every facet of this fascist society. I imagine Germans ill from phrases such as this invading common speech in WW2..."your forcing a salient into my personal space"....shit like that.
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blues90 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 07:03 PM
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62.  Most are already here , one I hate is
This should be interesting . I hear this in reference to political races and the way things are going to go in Iraq .

It's not interesting , it is scary shit .

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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 08:11 PM
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63. "Think of the children"
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-01-07 08:21 PM
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64. Women who use the term "hubby" to refer to their spouse
"unprecedented"
"Skyrocketing" and "plummeting"
anyone who refers to someone "knowing their place" or that they ought to be "put in their place."
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benEzra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 10:43 AM
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65. "Protecting freedom"...
"Protecting freedom" when referring to an action that infringes freedom (warrantless wiretaps, imprisonment without trial, etc.)

"Assault weapon" when referring to non-automatic civilian firearms...

"Common sense" and "reasonable" when referring to things that are irrational and unreasonable...
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 11:18 AM
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66. "This president" and "this country"
I don't quite understand why, but the word "this" somehow makes it very pompous.
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Ghost in the Machine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 11:20 AM
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67. "jumped the shark"............. n/t
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 11:21 AM
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68. 'Robust'.
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Pathwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 11:22 AM
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69. "Fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here."
n/t
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 12:01 PM
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70. "smoking gun" & "throw it at the wall and see what sticks"
And like the poster up-thread mentioned, the use of military jargon in civilian life.

I also really hate the heavy use of sports metaphors in business.
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 12:03 PM
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71. Stay the course
Has a new meaning for me... Did anyone notice how a lot of Bushisms were thrown into the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel?
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Greybnk48 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 12:07 PM
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72. "folks" I hate it. n/t
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