Extracts from a recent email exchange with TC:
Him:
More later I'm whipped tonight.
Me:
Admit that, in an earlier age, you might have written
> More later I'm bushed tonight.
Him:
Touche.
I'm whipped and we've all been bushed. LOL :-P
This got me to thinking about the other phrases that I can't bear to say, or even hear other people say, any more. Here are my top three:
- "..., if you will." (Cheney)
- "In other words, ..." (W)
- "I understand that." (W)
Yours?
2 comments:
Randi Rhodes on Air America plays a song every week in which Bush says, "Whatever" to every question. So the idea is that George "W" Bush stands for "whatever." Mr. President, should we bomb Iran? -- Whatever. Mr. President, two thousand Iraqs were killed yesterday. -- Whatever. Just for your entertainment and information -- whatever.
Bob Dole used to be well-known for "whatever," too, especially during the 1996 campaign. (Oh, those kinder, gentler [sic] days ...)
For a complete review, you might enjoy this archived edition of This American Life. (Click the speaker icon on that page.)
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