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Old 03-05-2014, 06:28 AM
 
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I always like to have fun with poor semantics!

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Kind of like when a salesman approaches to say they're having a GIANT_____sale (Insert item.), I usually tell them I don't need a giant_____, just a regular sized one will do... It usually stops them in their tracks long enough to evade them.

 
Old 03-05-2014, 09:28 AM
 
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Kind of like when a salesman approaches to say they're having a GIANT_____sale (Insert item.), I usually tell them I don't need a giant_____, just a regular sized one will do... It usually stops them in their tracks long enough to evade them.
When I see a sign advertising a Yard Sale, my reaction is...I already have a 1/2 acre yard, and I don't need another one, even for a low price.

 
Old 03-05-2014, 11:27 AM
 
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^^^^ LOL, I've messed with people at garage sales...I start examining the garage like I'm planning on buying it!
 
Old 03-05-2014, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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I like it when Target advertises a "baby sale".

Of course, I am clever enough to differentiate when "baby" is being used as a noun, and when it's being used as an adjective.
 
Old 03-05-2014, 12:07 PM
 
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^^^^^ I'm more concerned about the horror that is baby powder!

...I'm not sure if it's made OF babies or MAKES them...
 
Old 03-05-2014, 12:12 PM
 
Location: The Jar
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Who be there?
 
Old 03-05-2014, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Western Oregon
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"Five times less". Usually when they say something like that, it's not even possible. If one process makes 50 pounds of waste, and another process makes five times less, that means it's making negative waste.

"Three times faster". Usually what's meant is "three times as fast", but whoever's writing it doesn't know the difference. This difference matters sometimes, and it's annoying guessing what they meant when it could have been said clearly.
 
Old 03-06-2014, 03:39 AM
 
Location: Florida
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"I left long before they had those new fanged things"

Ah gee, he missed them. That really bites!
 
Old 03-06-2014, 04:31 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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If I see these phrase one more time, I'm gonna hurl:

Maybe, just maybe...
 
Old 03-06-2014, 06:00 AM
 
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^^^^^ I'm more concerned about the horror that is baby powder!

...I'm not sure if it's made OF babies or MAKES them...
When I see a bottle of Baby Oil, I always wonder...How many babies did they have to squeeze in order to get enough oil to fill that bottle?

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