"Science fiction has now become science fact!"
GOD if I hear this on another newscast or it in another crappy newspaper science section article I will DROP DEAD! Sooooo annoying!
I think what's worst about this is that "science fact" it such a stupid and meaningless phrase. Plus it's just so...not true. And stupid. Grah.
GOD if I hear this on another newscast or it in another crappy newspaper science section article I will DROP DEAD! Sooooo annoying!
I think what's worst about this is that "science fact" it such a stupid and meaningless phrase. Plus it's just so...not true. And stupid. Grah.
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Mon, May 9, 2005 - 6:50 PMCurious, how do you pronounce hackneyed? I read it, know what it means, but can't pronounce it. -
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Mon, May 9, 2005 - 7:04 PMReally? I say it hokh-na-yed, it's yiddish.
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Mon, May 9, 2005 - 7:41 PMI despise how every movie trailer begins with that barritone voice saying, "In a world..."
And the yiddish was funny. -
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Mon, May 9, 2005 - 8:07 PM"the Rodney Dangerfield of..." is so overused, I can't believe anybody is still lame wnough to use it.
If you do a Goggle search "the rodney dangerfield of" you'll find:
...the Rodney Dangerfield of garlic.
...the Rodney Dangerfield of programming languages.
...the Rodney Dangerfield of diseases.
...the Rodney Dangerfield of broadband access.
...the Rodney Dangerfield of governments.
...theRodney Dangerfield of nutrients.
...theRodney Dangerfield of conservative poilitics.
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Salt has for a long time been the Rodney Dangerfield of seasonings.
The list goes on and on.
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Mon, May 9, 2005 - 8:08 PMP.S. Please pardon my typos. I'm a butterfingers on the keys today. -
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Tue, May 10, 2005 - 2:50 AMThere's an area in London called Hackney, which any self-respecting cockney calls 'Ackney.
Hackneyed would thus be pronounced 'Ackneyed (ACK-NEED) in their neck o' the woods.
Luvvaducks!
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Tue, May 10, 2005 - 1:22 PMHackney's is an amazing bar/restaurant in the chicagoland area. highly recommended if anyone is in the chitown area.
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Tue, May 10, 2005 - 9:48 AMO.K., David--I'm sorry, but "the Rodney Dangerfield of diseases" is downright fucking hilarious to me! I had no idea that RD was so omnipresent in reporting.
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Tue, May 10, 2005 - 10:19 AMI guess the question in my mind is whether anyone who uses "the Rodney Dangerfield of anything" is someone I could respect. -
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Tue, May 10, 2005 - 10:57 AMHahahahahaha...are you saying, Warren, that you would consider someone who uses that expression to be the Rodney Dangerfield of wordsmiths?
Hee, hee.
As for hackneyed phrases...if I hear someone use the phrase "jumped/jumping the shark" one more time.... Grrr. -
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Tue, May 10, 2005 - 11:03 AM>Hahahahahaha...are you saying, Warren, that you would consider someone who uses that expression to be the Rodney Dangerfield of wordsmiths?
To steal from "The Simpsons", I'd say I give them no regard. No regard at all!
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Tue, May 10, 2005 - 1:13 PMThere's a great trailer for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on hitchhikers.movies.go.com/ that talks about what trailers typically have to include. It's so funny and true! -
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Wed, May 11, 2005 - 10:37 AMIt's trailer #3 there...and it IS hilarious
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Tue, May 10, 2005 - 12:34 PMMore from personal ads:
"Love is friendship caught fire."
Ack. I'd rather see love as French dip caught fire, all flaming bouillon and charred eyebrows.
"You should be equally comfortable in tennis shoes and high heels."
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Tue, May 10, 2005 - 12:57 PMOh my god, Marianne...you crack me up! Hahahahahaha! Those are great (and your editorial comments are fabulous).
Mmmmmm...flaming bouillon.
Also yucky:
"Let me draw you a bath and rub your back." [rolls eyes]
"I will light candles and sprinkle the bed with roses just to surprise you." Really? Why? How about surprising me by being original...
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Tue, May 10, 2005 - 8:01 PMHa! You are hilarious. :-) High heels really *are* a lot like boiling goat excrement. I think the French Dip comparison is really quite poetic...
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Wed, May 11, 2005 - 12:04 AMI think Marianne should join the "Enlightened Artists/Writers" tribe. They take themselves way too seriously, plus I wanna get their reaction to the way your sick, clever little mind works :)
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Wed, May 11, 2005 - 9:31 AM>I'd rather see love as French dip caught fire, all flaming bouillon and charred eyebrows.
>And you should be equally comfortable in a warm bath and a vat of boiling goat excrement.
I'm glad I haven't seen the recipe posted for either of these...but thank you for the vivid imagery! -
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Re: More Hackneyed Phrases!
Wed, May 11, 2005 - 10:29 AMThanks for all the kind comments, but if you don't stop I'll be on the sidewalk with my cat, undulating on the warm cement.
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