Random Thoughts or Whatever

[Pio1980]

Tackyons, noun;
Cheap tasteless sub-atomic particles.

 

[Rob Walker]

Why do so many people inject the word "super" into their sentence?

 

[nailer]

To make it awesome.

 

[DeadRock]

Why do so many people inject the word "super" into their sentence?

...as a sign of enthusiasm and/or to salve the wretchedness on display or otherwise emerging from an interlocutor...

 

[BillyTheKid]

Why do so many people inject the word "super" into their sentence?

Probably the same folk for whom "literally" means 'figuratively".

 

[DeadRock]

Probably the same folk for whom "literally" means 'figuratively".

...or vice versa...

 

[Quadman2]

...as a sign of enthusiasm and/or to salve the wretchedness on display or otherwise emerging from an interlocutor...

Orig from "Superman" days?

Used to be a "super-duper" expression way back when.

The above phrase was not found in Berlin's orig lyrics (1927) of "Puttin'On the Ritz". Years later, Fred Estaire (1946) added the above words, then covered by Tacko (1982), and finally doubled by Copter Boy (2016)

So, the slang phrase has made it's round from the past to the recent present.

FWIW

Q

 

[Lord Patrick]

Why do so many people inject the word "super" into their sentence?

Because they can't spell supper...

 

[nailer]

Orig from "Superman" days?

Used to be a "super-duper" expression way back when.

The above phrase was not found in Berlin's orig lyrics (1927) of "Puttin'On the Ritz". Years later, Fred Estaire (1946) added the above words, then covered by Tacko (1982), and finally doubled by Copter Boy (2016)

So, the slang phrase has made it's round from the past to the recent present.

FWIW

Q

Then along came the Super Bowl and super stars, e.g. Reggie Jackson.

 

[kirk57]

To make it awesome.

Which is not as good as super-awesome

 

[DeadRock]

"1 Adam 12 1 Adam 12...we have a word abuser at Lexington and Vine...proceed with caution..."

 

[spicer]

Orig from "Superman" days?

Used to be a "super-duper" expression way back when.

The above phrase was not found in Berlin's orig lyrics (1927) of "Puttin'On the Ritz". Years later, Fred Estaire (1946) added the above words, then covered by Tacko (1982), and finally doubled by Copter Boy (2016)

So, the slang phrase has made it's round from the past to the recent present.

FWIW

Q

64 Pontiac Catalina, radio said super deluxe on the face panel, always wondered what the deluxe model was, possibly without push buttons for preselect. Wonder what was the model below plain 'ol deluxe, maybe deluxe meant the radio itself since the radio was an option. I wonder if they had a super duper deluxe model, maybe power tuner, which was an option at the time. The 'wonder bar' radio.

 

[Mystic]

Most Clumsily-Constructed Forum Title

Winner:

 

[Quadman2]

All them-there lotteries/sweepstakes? Hmmmmm?

Are they really random?

Hardly ever hear of the weekly millionaire-winners. Can't find the list of winners online?


No fingers pointed...just random thinking is all.


Q

 

[BlindBoyGrnt]

“It is one of those testimonies to the tenacity of self-regard in the literary life that large numbers of people remain persuaded that Norman Mailer is no better than their reading of him.”

- Joan Didion on Norman Mailer

Reminds me of:
Midget, midget, midget, how he struts and winks, For he knows a man's as big as what he hopes and thinks! - from the books of Bokonon
Cat’s Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

 

[Mystic]

Reminds me of:
Midget, midget, midget, how he struts and winks, For he knows a man's as big as what he hopes and thinks! - from the books of Bokonon
Cat’s Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Didion and Vonnegut (Jr) were sorta friendly. Both hated Mailer.

 

[BlindBoyGrnt]

Most Clumsily-Constructed Forum Title

Winner:

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Could be “Separates” is a verb?

 

[nailer]

Could be “Separates” is a verb?

No, in the thread title's context separates is used correctly as a plural noun.

 

[Mystic]

 

[DeadRock]

...and just when you thought the "Pussyhat" movement had disappeared...

Oh...just in case someone takes exception to "Pussyhat"...

Pussyhat - Wikipedia

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