Posted on 12/22/2018 7:56:27 PM PST by brewstertherooster
Hello I am New to Free Republic
Created for reaction.
This is not a AA meeting.
Wow. Surprised by the number of pulled replies on this thread.
Merry Christmas Brew ((((Hugs))))
Welcome. I’m the queen of run-on sentences and am especially talented at belaboring points, but it takes all kinds to make a world, and though brevity is not my strong suit, I’m not nearly as wordy as some. (I’ve been here a little over 2 years, BTW).
It’s a hugh honor to have you.
That never stopped most people.
Search: Brewster The Rooster.
Hugh and series! be careful or you’ll stune your Beeber!
Biggest drawback to FR is lack of an "ignore" feature. I might have used it for at least 6 posters over the last 13 years or so.
That's cool. Welcome.
Yep......
Merry Christmas
never use these words
And now, the 2018 list:
Unpack – Misused word for analyze, consider, assess. Concepts or positions are not packed, so they don’t need to be unpacked.
Tons – Refers to an exaggerated quantity, as in tons of sunshine or tons of work. ‘Lots’ would surely suffice.
Dish – As in to dish out the latest rumor on someone. Let’s go back to ‘talks about’ and leave dishes in the cupboard.
Pre-owned – What is so disgraceful about owning a used car now and then?
Onboarding / Offboarding – Creature from the HR Lagoon. We used to have hiring, training and orientation. Now we need to have an “onboarding” process. Firings, quitting, and retirements are streamlined into “offboarding.”
Nothingburger – Says nothing that ‘nothing’ doesn’t already. I’ll take a quarter-pound of something in mine.
Let that sink in – One could say shocking, profound, or important. Let that sink in.
Let me ask you this – Wholly unnecessary statement. Just ask the question already.
Impactful – A frivolous word groping for something ‘effective’ or ‘influential.’
Covfefe – An impulsive typo, born into a 140-character universe, somehow missed by the autocorrect feature.
Drill Down – Instead of expanding on a statement, we “drill down on it.”
Fake News – Once upon a time stories could be empirically disproved. Now ‘fake news’ is any story you disagree with.
Hot Water Heater – Hot water does not need to be heated. ‘Water heater’ or ‘hot water maker’ will keep us out of hot water.
Gig Economy – Gigs are for musicians and stand-up comedians. Now expanded to imply a sense of freedom and a lifestyle that rejects tradition in a changing economic culture. Runs a risk of sharecropping.
Posts 15, 19, 27, and 31 would tend to reinforce your opinion.
And mine, after a mod called me a racist, and another FReepmailed me his opinion.
Not a troll. Old southern boy. Veteran. tend to keep mouth shut. My Papa always said engage brain before putting mouth in gear. Advice I have tried to live by
Ya’ll be gentle now. I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I only went to school one day and that was because my little brother forgot his lunch.
No Sir,not thin skinned at all.
Didn’t realize I did wrong. Apologies to all offended.
I did not read anything offensive in the last 3 pulled post.
Did ANYONE search Brewster The Rooster?
AND what did your Papa tell you about jumping in head-first?
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