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Mon Dec-04-06 11:29 AM
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| 50. " the fact of the matter" |
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a sign that smoke will soon be blowing up one's ass.
I also refuse to "dialog" with any one.
oh yea and I hated team sports when I was younger so I am definitely not a "team player"
"The fact of the matter" is most people who insist you be a "team player" are the furthest one can get form being a "team player"? let's dialog about this.
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| -Are There Phrases that You Hate? Here are mine - most straight from Yuppyville |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 08:52 AM |
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from the corporate use--Synergy |
chimpsrsmarter |
Dec-04-06 08:53 AM |
#1 |
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I'd add on "Proactive" and "Paradigm". |
youthere |
Dec-04-06 11:02 AM |
#33 |
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"At this point in time" -- did you mean to say -- at this time? |
BushDespiser12 |
Dec-04-06 06:08 PM |
#120 |
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"Think outside the box" |
redwitch |
Dec-04-06 08:54 AM |
#2 |
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"Clearly" anything... |
Richardo |
Dec-04-06 08:54 AM |
#3 |
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Guilty. |
Kali |
Dec-04-06 09:54 AM |
#18 |
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How about "Absolutely" |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 09:55 AM |
#20 |
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oh yeah |
Kali |
Dec-04-06 11:18 AM |
#42 |
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I am so guilty, I ought to wear a scarlet letter F on my chest. |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:26 PM |
#75 |
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You'n me both |
Oeditpus Rex |
Dec-04-06 02:12 PM |
#86 |
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Clearly, I meant the address form. :D |
Richardo |
Dec-04-06 02:28 PM |
#90 |
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Whew. |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 02:35 PM |
#91 |
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Ah, okay. We ToP-loving book folk oughta stick together! nt |
blondeatlast |
Dec-04-06 03:41 PM |
#100 |
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I grew up with "folks," I enjoy "folks," and will continue to use "folks!" |
blondeatlast |
Dec-04-06 03:40 PM |
#98 |
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Oh, and: Steaming mug of coffee - phrase found in absolutely |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 08:57 AM |
#4 |
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Not only is it ubiquitous, it is questionable grammatically. |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 05:09 PM |
#113 |
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Yes that makes more sense |
BlueStorm |
Dec-04-06 11:36 PM |
#131 |
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"We have a comprehensive plan" |
NoMoreMyths |
Dec-04-06 09:05 AM |
#5 |
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"Offline" |
MorningGlow |
Dec-04-06 09:08 AM |
#6 |
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The use of 'can' when 'will' is appropriate. |
mainegreen |
Dec-04-06 09:14 AM |
#7 |
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In a similar vein |
Oeditpus Rex |
Dec-04-06 02:14 PM |
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Cool Beans. 'Nuf Said. And I hate the word "meme"... |
Maddy McCall |
Dec-04-06 09:15 AM |
#8 |
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"meme" -hater here too! |
youthere |
Dec-04-06 11:03 AM |
#35 |
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Ooh - meme-hating! Now there's a meme worth talking about. |
Rabrrrrrr |
Dec-04-06 11:25 AM |
#48 |
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someone at work I really like says Cool beans all the time |
tigereye |
Dec-04-06 01:23 PM |
#74 |
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"By rights..." |
Kerrytravelers |
Dec-04-06 09:17 AM |
#9 |
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"speaks to" as in, "Her tragic story speaks to the issues of race and class in America" |
bob_weaver |
Dec-04-06 09:17 AM |
#10 |
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Walk the walk, talk the talk. |
azmouse |
Dec-04-06 09:19 AM |
#11 |
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Not to mention the wacko variations! |
Hand |
Dec-04-06 11:20 AM |
#43 |
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"Hey, if you haven't done anything wrong, what do you have to worry about?!?!" |
madinmaryland |
Dec-04-06 09:21 AM |
#12 |
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Boy is that the truth. n/t |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 09:57 AM |
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And - Tools in our toolbox |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 09:28 AM |
#13 |
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Give you visibilty to ... |
evlbstrd |
Dec-04-06 09:35 AM |
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I don't think I've heard that one. n/t |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 09:46 AM |
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I believe it was made up |
evlbstrd |
Dec-04-06 09:48 AM |
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"grow" as in "grow your business" or the use of |
zingaro |
Dec-04-06 09:49 AM |
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You are too funny. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 09:55 AM |
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Oh, yuck. "Grow your business" and similar phrases are terrible. |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:30 PM |
#80 |
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"Whatever!" |
MissMillie |
Dec-04-06 10:12 AM |
#22 |
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I'm really tired of "touch base." |
Pool Hall Ace |
Dec-04-06 10:12 AM |
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I hate the word "meme" |
ashling |
Dec-04-06 10:14 AM |
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What's a Meme? |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 10:18 AM |
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gets used a lot here ... especially in GD |
ashling |
Dec-04-06 11:57 AM |
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No, no, it's a character in a musical. You know...Auntie Meme. |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:29 PM |
#78 |
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I'm talking about my glory days |
hfojvt |
Dec-04-06 03:46 PM |
#102 |
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How are ya on 'nubbin'? |
trof |
Dec-04-06 10:24 AM |
#26 |
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OK...'issues'. |
trof |
Dec-04-06 10:28 AM |
#27 |
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Oh, boy that one was huge where I worked. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 11:09 AM |
#37 |
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and a problem is an opportunity, doncha know |
BushDespiser12 |
Dec-04-06 06:18 PM |
#121 |
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Here's another one from Yuppieville (Lincoln Park, Chicago). |
LoZoccolo |
Dec-04-06 10:32 AM |
#28 |
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Does that make me a "boutique pet sitter?" |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 11:10 AM |
#38 |
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parallel path |
jilln |
Dec-04-06 10:45 AM |
#29 |
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dayparts - wierd |
Kali |
Dec-04-06 11:22 AM |
#45 |
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i've never heard... |
fhqwhgads |
Dec-06-06 11:42 AM |
#147 |
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Gay=Stupid |
evirus |
Dec-04-06 10:52 AM |
#30 |
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manncoulter, ann the man, thats so gay, at the end of the day |
lionesspriyanka |
Dec-04-06 10:57 AM |
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This is a weird one but... |
Chorophyll |
Dec-04-06 10:57 AM |
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Well, thanks so much. Now I will notice everytime I hear that one. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 11:12 AM |
#39 |
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Sorry! :) n/t |
Chorophyll |
Dec-04-06 11:24 AM |
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"Things happen for a reason" (Translation: I couldn't care less about tragedy) |
philosophie_en_rose |
Dec-04-06 11:03 AM |
#34 |
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God (or maybe Hell), YES. I had a very, very rough time of it last year |
blondeatlast |
Dec-04-06 03:47 PM |
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Lets do lunch and talk about this....offline |
bleedingheart |
Dec-04-06 11:05 AM |
#36 |
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You are kidding? People actually say that? |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 11:13 AM |
#40 |
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years of working in corporate america have numbed me to stupidity |
bleedingheart |
Dec-04-06 11:28 AM |
#49 |
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I hadn't worked in a bank for years and years and I was kind of |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 11:29 AM |
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My favorite are the acroynms.... |
bleedingheart |
Dec-04-06 11:44 AM |
#54 |
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Those mean nothing to me. I must have missed that phase. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 12:38 PM |
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life is a journey, not a destination |
leftofthedial |
Dec-04-06 11:17 AM |
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Yeah, I'm pretty sick of meme. |
cwydro |
Dec-04-06 11:21 AM |
#44 |
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"The plain fact of the matter is..." (followed by some blatant lie) |
Hand |
Dec-04-06 11:24 AM |
#46 |
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" the fact of the matter" |
mulsh |
Dec-04-06 11:29 AM |
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God Bless America |
Maestro |
Dec-04-06 11:30 AM |
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I just remembered another one that I used to hate: |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 11:32 AM |
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Cut and Run |
soleft |
Dec-04-06 11:38 AM |
#53 |
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And for that matter "stay the course" |
GenDem |
Dec-04-06 12:00 PM |
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"Moving forward" is another phrase I hate. |
Sequoia |
Dec-04-06 11:46 AM |
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Well, it is what it is. Is it apropos? nt |
jobycom |
Dec-04-06 11:52 AM |
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Paradigm. God I hate that word. |
graywarrior |
Dec-04-06 12:06 PM |
#59 |
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It's even worse in the phrase "paradigm shift." |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:31 PM |
#81 |
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Hey, I'll give ya two nickel curves |
Oeditpus Rex |
Dec-04-06 02:22 PM |
#89 |
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"Bummer" "awesome" & "Cool" |
GenDem |
Dec-04-06 12:08 PM |
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I like "bummer." It's kind of like ":oops." I love "oops." |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 12:34 PM |
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"impact" used as a verb |
grasswire |
Dec-04-06 12:13 PM |
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oh, and the dreaded double IS |
grasswire |
Dec-04-06 12:15 PM |
#62 |
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Yea - that is way over used now. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-04-06 12:35 PM |
#66 |
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impact gets to me, too |
tigereye |
Dec-04-06 01:29 PM |
#77 |
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"that's fabulous" |
siouxsiecreamcheese |
Dec-04-06 12:33 PM |
#63 |
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There is no "I" in Team |
smtpgirl |
Dec-04-06 12:33 PM |
#64 |
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My answer to that one is |
cwydro |
Dec-04-06 02:38 PM |
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Rock and roll |
electricmonk |
Dec-04-06 12:44 PM |
#68 |
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God, yes. Agreed. n/t |
Chorophyll |
Dec-04-06 02:06 PM |
#84 |
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The prefix PRE + any verb |
displacedtexan |
Dec-04-06 12:46 PM |
#69 |
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Pre-plan is the one that really chaps my arse. |
raccoon |
Dec-06-06 08:14 AM |
#145 |
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I wish being a Yuppie was a terminal, painful, illness |
WindRavenX |
Dec-04-06 12:48 PM |
#70 |
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"What happens when you assume?" |
Marie26 |
Dec-04-06 12:48 PM |
#71 |
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Oh God I hate that one... |
BlueStorm |
Dec-04-06 11:47 PM |
#133 |
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"deplane" and "detrain", what's next, "debike"? "decar"? "depogostick"???? |
Montauk6 |
Dec-04-06 12:56 PM |
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Deplane, Boss! Deplane! |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:29 PM |
#79 |
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"Debark" instead of "disembark." |
Chorophyll |
Dec-04-06 02:07 PM |
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Will they then use "debowel" instead of "disembowel"? |
Montauk6 |
Dec-04-06 10:04 PM |
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I don't mind the word "dollop" - BUT |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:22 PM |
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"Just a dollop, a dollop, a dollop of Daisy!!" n/t |
BlueStorm |
Dec-04-06 11:50 PM |
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I just thought of something as I was replying to Richardo above... |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 01:28 PM |
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Hella -- as in "that's hella cool." |
Stevendsmith |
Dec-04-06 01:44 PM |
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Someone has "a lot on her plate" |
notmyprez |
Dec-04-06 01:49 PM |
#83 |
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I absolutely hate that one, too. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-05-06 07:32 AM |
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"Utilize" - from the corporate world |
Alexander |
Dec-04-06 02:22 PM |
#88 |
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Irregardless. |
WilliamPitt |
Dec-04-06 02:36 PM |
#92 |
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NOT. A. WORD. |
VelmaD |
Dec-04-06 03:39 PM |
#97 |
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Hi ! How Are Yer? |
Bodineian |
Dec-04-06 02:44 PM |
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'gone missing' and... |
libodem |
Dec-04-06 02:53 PM |
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Having said that.... |
ThruTheLookingGlass |
Dec-04-06 03:33 PM |
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Misunderestimated. Hispanically. Nucular. |
KamaAina |
Dec-04-06 03:40 PM |
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Hispanically?? |
philosophie_en_rose |
Dec-04-06 03:52 PM |
#105 |
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Amazing, considering he's so fluent in Mexican... |
KamaAina |
Dec-04-06 05:23 PM |
#115 |
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wow. |
philosophie_en_rose |
Dec-04-06 06:01 PM |
#118 |
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well step right up to the plate and snarl at me |
hfojvt |
Dec-04-06 03:44 PM |
#101 |
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here's my few |
carlydenise |
Dec-04-06 03:51 PM |
#104 |
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A "person of interest" isn't necessarily a suspect... |
Left Is Write |
Dec-04-06 05:07 PM |
#112 |
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"Brings to the table" |
Lowell |
Dec-04-06 03:57 PM |
#106 |
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Doable. |
AirmensMom |
Dec-04-06 04:09 PM |
#107 |
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"think about it".... |
GloriaSmith |
Dec-04-06 04:10 PM |
#108 |
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Git-R-Done? |
Bodineian |
Dec-04-06 04:26 PM |
#109 |
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In addition to many of those above.... |
bluethruandthru |
Dec-04-06 04:31 PM |
#110 |
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"Transitioning." Anywhere. Especially when the justification |
BlueIris |
Dec-04-06 05:04 PM |
#111 |
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going forward |
NC_Nurse |
Dec-04-06 05:09 PM |
#114 |
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Low Hanging Fruit |
Taverner |
Dec-04-06 05:24 PM |
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Top of my list: with au jus! A few others that get to me: |
yy4me |
Dec-04-06 05:32 PM |
#117 |
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lmao @with au jus... even worse is.. .with au jus sauce :-O |
BushDespiser12 |
Dec-04-06 06:33 PM |
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Mission Statements. Yeah, every company/business has one |
QMPMom |
Dec-04-06 06:07 PM |
#119 |
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I hate pseudo hipsters with soul patches. |
GoneOffShore |
Dec-04-06 06:43 PM |
#123 |
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"Shop," as in "shop Hummel figurines, jockstraps, and more at our superstore!" |
jane_pippin |
Dec-04-06 06:50 PM |
#124 |
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Words I hate? Okay... |
tinfoil tiaras |
Dec-04-06 06:52 PM |
#125 |
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Whatnot |
ncabot22 |
Dec-04-06 10:53 PM |
#127 |
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Welcome to DU ncabot22 |
donheld |
Dec-05-06 12:24 AM |
#136 |
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"You go, girl!" That used to sound cool ... for about a month. |
nicknameless |
Dec-04-06 11:04 PM |
#128 |
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One of my bosses keeps saying "____is more impactful..." |
grace0418 |
Dec-04-06 11:08 PM |
#129 |
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Impactful? |
zingaro |
Dec-04-06 11:43 PM |
#132 |
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Welcome to DU zingaro |
donheld |
Dec-05-06 12:24 AM |
#137 |
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Happy as a clam... |
BlueStorm |
Dec-04-06 11:32 PM |
#130 |
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Some of mine have already been mentioned; here are some others |
Rob H. |
Dec-05-06 12:19 AM |
#135 |
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"Heads Up" |
donheld |
Dec-05-06 12:26 AM |
#138 |
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Issue. My boss always has an 'issue' with something. Or she |
acmavm |
Dec-05-06 07:38 AM |
#140 |
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That is such a dumb word. n/t |
leftyladyfrommo |
Dec-05-06 07:40 AM |
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At First Blush . . . |
astral |
Dec-05-06 11:58 PM |
#142 |
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I forgot about my all time least favorite: |
yy4me |
Dec-06-06 07:12 AM |
#143 |
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"Interface" instead of talk. |
baldguy |
Dec-06-06 07:41 AM |
#144 |
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my least favorite internet forum phrase (one that I am guilty of using once, just once) |
izzybeans |
Dec-06-06 08:23 AM |
#146 |
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