Blogs about: Detestable Phrases
What can I do ya for? (guest writer, Zachy O)
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boygeorge wrote 9 months ago: With only six single-syllable words, one person brings together all the hardships facing the modern … more →
We're No. 1
tubcat wrote 1 year ago: Oxford University researchers and Detestable Phrases bloggers: On the same page, at the end of the d … more →
"Super-Empowered Angry Men," and other stories: Part II
tubcat wrote 1 year ago: “Globalization giveth … Globalization now taketh away … And now, we have to hope, … more →
More power to ya
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boygeorge wrote 1 year ago: This phrase is meant to express support/encouragement/respect for another person’s decisions a … more →
at the end of the day
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: I spent the better part of the fall and spring interviewing political consultants for a “behin … more →
"me" time
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes the Internet makes things too easy. I had a whole rant prepared about “me-timers, … more →
women: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em
chainsawxxx69 wrote 1 year ago: first off, gross. aside being ridiculously heteronormative (unless it’s a woman saying it, whi … more →
if i had a dime...
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chainsawxxx69 wrote 1 year ago: everyone has had a friend that says this; and trust me, they got it from their grandparent, or some … more →
...recharge my batteries.
boygeorge wrote 1 year ago: “I really just need to recharge my batteries” This statement makes me die a little insid … more →
thrown under the bus.
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: The political world is a virtual gold mine — scratch that, minefield — for Detestable Ph … more →
"______ diplomacy."
tubcat wrote 1 year ago: Despite America’s contempt for international law, the United Nations Security Council and … more →
Bring it to the table
boygeorge wrote 1 year ago: “What can YOU bring to the table?” “We all have our own experiences that we bring … more →
"Super-Empowered Angry Men," and other stories.
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: Oh, my dear Thomas Friedman. You and I go back a few years. I was made to read you twice, once in an … more →
giving it the old college try.
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: what does it mean, to give a thing “the old college try?” is this supposed to be an oxym … more →
heart of hearts.
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: ever heard someone claim to know something for certain, in his/her “heart of hearts?” n … more →
Get the toxins out.
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boygeorge wrote 1 year ago: Enjoy pseudo-science? In describing their own or another’s state of health, some people will p … more →
munchkin.
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: children are made to bear an unfair share of the detestable phrases load. they’re labeled … more →
in the weeds.
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: * *note: NOT A DIY DRAWING, DUDES. sorry to disappoint. i have a friend who’s basically a supe … more →
EURO-TWIT DOUBLEHEADER: "across the pond" and "the continent"
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tubcat wrote 1 year ago: this is why “across the pond” DOES NOT WORK AS LANGUAGE: 1. the atlantic ocean is not a … more →
