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Old 11-17-2014, 11:45 AM
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The phrase is 'cold and cynical'.
Oh, I see. Once again the less well-known word, "cynical," is substituted with a better known word, "clinical." At least in this case, the meaning is somewhat similar within the context.
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Old 11-17-2014, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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The phrase is 'cold and cynical'.
I thought it was 'old and cynical'.
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Old 11-21-2014, 02:36 PM
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This one's almost poetic: a fool moon.
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Old 11-22-2014, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Salt Lake City
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This one's almost poetic: a fool moon.
You've got to be kidding.
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Old 11-22-2014, 11:52 AM
 
Location: Florida
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This one's almost poetic: a fool moon.
Ask most police officers and they 'll tell you why this makes a certain kind of sense.
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Old 11-22-2014, 03:05 PM
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You've got to be kidding.
Our only hope is that it was one of those auto-correct spelling functions.

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Ask most police officers and they 'll tell you why this makes a certain kind of sense.
Many years ago one of my co-workers, a middle-aged woman, swore up and down that customers were nuttier during a full moon.
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Old 12-04-2014, 11:19 PM
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Giblet, with the first letter pronounced like the 'g' in goat, instead of like the 'g' in George. Tis the season.
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Old 12-21-2014, 02:33 AM
 
Location: Florida
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"To air on the side of caution"
Would this mean being careful about what you disclose?
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Old 12-21-2014, 05:54 AM
 
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One for today that could have been cute if the poster had explained she was paraphrasing but I' m pretty sure it was just a legitimate entry for this thread.
"and it takes the two to tangle!"
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Old 12-21-2014, 07:01 AM
 
Location: City Data Land
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The word "sale." Oh, it sounds so obvious what the word sale means, but apparently it isn't, especially not to Christmas shoppers, who become ecstatic at the mere mention of the word. The word "sale" can have more than one meaning. It can mean something that was priced at $X and now the priced is reduced to $Y. However, it can also mean an item that is now available for purchase that was not available for purchase before. People automatically assume that because something is marked on "sale" that it's a price reduction and they are getting a great deal. Not necessarily. It is good to thy definitions, especially around Christmas time.
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