What I just said except far more concisely.
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Happy Thanksgiving to Mountaineer
and everyone else
and everyone else
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Likewise. We all have much to be thankful for.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday!
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So three turkeys pardoned this year?
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ROFLMAO. Plus 1 more who did the pardons.
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from the main bitcoin thread;
Hopefully never. It’s a perfectly fine simile.
Hopefully never. It’s a perfectly fine simile.
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I'd be curious whether Smith has ever experienced a broken record that skips back to where it was before over and over. I'm guessing he hasn't. If he's able to know about and use the phrase despite that, seems like it'll survive a good long time.
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There must be countless examples of this- “even a broken clock is right twice a day” Most people use digital, and a fair subset of those are used to self-correcting cable boxes, computers and cellphones and not much else for telling time.
“Just under the wire”
“burning the candle at both ends” or “~ the midnight oil”
“close, but no cigar.”
Suddenly, I’m reminded of Craigr’s post on skeumorphs in computer icons.
“Just under the wire”
“burning the candle at both ends” or “~ the midnight oil”
“close, but no cigar.”
Suddenly, I’m reminded of Craigr’s post on skeumorphs in computer icons.
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If one knows what a record is. Otherwise it's like one of those sayings from The Bible wherein you have no idea what it means -- like "heaping coals on your head".
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Aside from the issue of using cliches ... there is using cliches for which younger generations just won't understand what they mean.dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2024 5:57 pm There must be countless examples of this- “even a broken clock is right twice a day” Most people use digital, and a fair subset of those are used to self-correcting cable boxes, computers and cellphones and not much else for telling time.
“Just under the wire”
“burning the candle at both ends” or “~ the midnight oil”
“close, but no cigar.”
Suddenly, I’m reminded of Craigr’s post on skeumorphs in computer icons.
I think that it must be when all the generations finally die out who knew what they mean ... then they stop being used. Therefore, the ones who still use them when the objects no longer exist are somewhat captives of the past.
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I won’t quibble- let’s say I’m running out of steam
but I don’t think of younger generations as captives of the past. They make their own language. When expressions stop serving us, they do often die out.
People have mostly stopped saying, “You belong in a straitjacket,” because the object isn’t used anymore.
Vinyl records, however, have made a huge resurgence.
More importantly, though, you use phrases all the time for which you may not even know the origins. We all do. Does that bring communication to a halt? Nope.

but I don’t think of younger generations as captives of the past. They make their own language. When expressions stop serving us, they do often die out.
People have mostly stopped saying, “You belong in a straitjacket,” because the object isn’t used anymore.
Vinyl records, however, have made a huge resurgence.
More importantly, though, you use phrases all the time for which you may not even know the origins. We all do. Does that bring communication to a halt? Nope.
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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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That is a timeless one.
However, am I remembering using apple cider vinegar to catch fruit flies?
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Don't get your meat where you earn your bread.
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Hmm, that's a new one for me. Interesting. I heard something on 'Sopranos' which I think is very similar, but it's not really family-friendly enough to post.

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First time I am seeing this one. Original to you?
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Almost two years later I am continuing to use old reliable. I do use the new one sometimes. Used it a fair amount this summer when this one was overheating during the days.dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:29 amHmm, that's a new one for me. Interesting. I heard something on 'Sopranos' which I think is very similar, but it's not really family-friendly enough to post.![]()
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No. I don’t remember where I first heard it.
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A Bing search reveals several references to it. Before reading one of them I could not fathom what it meant.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:00 amNo. I don’t remember where I first heard it.![]()
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/do ... your+bread
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yankees60 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:37 amA Bing search reveals several references to it. Before reading one of them I could not fathom what it meant.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:00 amNo. I don’t remember where I first heard it.![]()
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/do ... your+bread
The version of that I've heard is "don't dip your pen in the company ink".
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Ah, that's good. Much better 

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Another one I'd never seen before ...Xan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:04 pmyankees60 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:37 amA Bing search reveals several references to it. Before reading one of them I could not fathom what it meant.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:00 amNo. I don’t remember where I first heard it.![]()
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/do ... your+bread
The version of that I've heard is "don't dip your pen in the company ink".
https://www.slickofficematerial.com/don ... nk-origin/
Don’t Dip Your Pen In The Company Ink Origin
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I had both Fox News and MSNBC on for many hours today up until 6 PM but no news since. Has he been caught yet? I'm amazed that he still had not with the emergence of the clear face picture of him plus the others.
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