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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:51 PM
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Is "clusterfuck" one word or two?
I thought it was one word, but the DU spell check suggests either keeping it as two words or hyphenating it.
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:53 PM
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1. When my basic training drill sergeant yelled it at us
it sounded like two distinct words.
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:22 PM
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2. Ha! I should know better than to question the DU spell check
and/or your drill sergeant, who would probably know.
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RedStateShame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:24 PM
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3. Yes. It is definitely one or two words.
After that, I can't help you out. Though, with the word "cluster" in it, I hope it's one word.
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:58 PM
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7. DU suggests that it might be hypenated!
which is kind of both and neither

:D
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:24 PM
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4. It's one word
Canadian armed forces SSEP73. It was part of the curriculum.
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 05:02 PM
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8. Hmmm.... see post #1
Canadian armed forces: right about Vietnam, right about Iraq, right about clusterfuck?

:D
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:28 PM
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5. I've always used it as one word.
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 05:07 PM
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10. thanks, me too
I didn't use to use it at all, but for the past 7 years I've just been compelled.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:29 PM
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6. Urban dictionary, me, and the Daily Show all prefer it as one word.
Though I don't know how the OED spells it.
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 05:06 PM
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9. I can't argue with experts (all three)
thanks!
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 05:22 PM
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11. Just one word. "Cluster fuck" would mean to fuck a cluster whereas "clusterfuck" is a conglomeration
of fucks
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 06:10 PM
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12. cool!
what a well reasoned answer. I'm convinced now. I knew my instincts were right!
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 06:59 PM
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17. And 'shit stain' means...
:shrug:



:P



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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 07:01 PM
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18. time to buy new underwear!!!!
lost
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Crabby Appleton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 06:15 PM
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13. Surely we have someone here working on a PhD in Clusterfuckology
that can explain the difference.
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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 06:24 PM
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14. Bucky (post #11) seems to have some expertise in the area
:D

Bucky can be our resident clusterfuckologist!
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 06:40 PM
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15. I have made it my life's work
I plan to apply to the Graduate School of Hard Knox and get my master's degree in Applied Clusterfucktronics.
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 06:43 PM
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16. I believe its what ever you want it to be.....
but I will bet if you put it in a Thesaurus program another word for it would be

GD-P!!!!!




:spray: :spray: :rofl:

lost
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