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Why do they call them APARTments when they are so close together?
supposibly
anyways
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Mid-west. Yes, Wyoming is approximately mid-west, that other chit is back east. +1 Big Time
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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This is a favorite... ranks right up there with the often used " front shoulder"...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Religion of peace vs animals
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Truck cap is a topper around here.
Breakfast - dinner - supper...... in that order
Sweatshirt, not hoodie
Cooler, not coozie
Pop, not soda
My pickups are trucks, not an outfit or rig, certainly not a car, so.......pissonya.....
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I agree on the "midwest" thing. Here I am in Oklahoma (the cultural center of the universe), and the "midwest" is North and East of me???
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Just for fun, what are some popular misnomers that you notice or ones that maybe irrationally upset you? Maybe something regional that is odd from your AO?
"Rakers" on chainsaw chains, they're called "depth gauges" as they do not perform a raking function.
Ed Do those chainsaw rakers gauge any depths? <20 post, my ass.....Dumbass...... Dickweed!!!!
Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
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Mid-west. Yes, Wyoming is approximately mid-west, that other chit is back east. Here you very rarely hear the term 'out east' but I'm told it's common in other parts of the country.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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[quote=mauserand9mm]Thongs - everybody wears them down here
Thongs are for your feet not your ass.
Ever see a fat girl in a “thong”? I think that’s where “butt floss” term came from.
But really?........A fat girl in a thong is a sight to see.
Life (and forums) is like a box of animal crackers----There's a Jackass in every box
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Then you have the pronunciation of Belle Fourche (Fooche), so that's fun.
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"Anymore" It better be the last word in the sentence with the preceding language referring to past tense. Example, I don't do that anymore.
"Went" This word can be used so incorrectly it causes brain gnash, making it difficult to provide an example. It's just so wrong is stops me cold.
Other than that, The substitution of "caliber" for the word "cartridge" is too common.
When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.
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Take your pick......
Bel Fourche South Dakota is the geographical center of the US:
Then you have the pronunciation of Belle Fourche (Fooche), so that's fun. John Wayne educated the world on its pronunciation in "The Cowboys".
When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.
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Nothing worse than a good "Thats what I'm talkin 'bout" when nothing has even been spoken about.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Nothing worse than a good "Thats what I'm talkin 'bout" when nothing has even been spoken about. Concur, that one also causes brain gnash...........Makes the orator sound retarded, or intellectually goofy at the least.
When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.
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Married to a retired English teacher with a bunch of degrees, I’d best watch my p’s & q’s. She yells at the TV when they say stuff like, “Drive save”. You can’t drive safe unless you are driving a safe, but you can drive safely. Same with buy local. Can’t do that either. You need to buy locally. We have a relative from Australia and the stuff she says doesn’t compute lots of times either. A f-ag is a cigarette, a torch is a flash light, a boot is the car’s trunk, the bonnet is the hood, a jumper is a jacket. And my favorite a cockwomble isn’t what us guys with the boxers have, it’s an ignorant person. If I question some language item, I’ll get all the teacher explanation about it being an adjective modifying a verb, or a gerund or a dangling participle... For as many years as I spent in business, no one has ever asked me to diagram a sentence.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
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Campfire 'Bwana
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To call many of the things mentioned in this thread "misnomers" is a misnomer.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Calling an ATV or a UTV a 'bike'. If you're going to 'ike' it, it's more correctly a quike.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Not a misnomer, but a common misuse. "If you have any questions, contact Bob or myself". How the hell can anyone contact myself? They can contact me, but not myself.
Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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