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  • #16
    "The truth is..." , wait, does that mean everything else you said was a lie?
    There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.

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    • Egbert
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      To be quite frank with you ........

    • Uncle Sparky
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      Half an hour into a press conference today, the Canadian Leader of the Opposition answered a question starting with, "Let me be honest for a moment..."

    • Wezil
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      We've played a toking game with CNN before. You have it on in the background while you hang out and anytime a host or guest says "game changer" everyone takes a hit.

  • #17
    "Don't stress"

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    • #18
      "Calm down"

      Why do people say that when somebody is upset given that is almost guaranteed to annoy them?

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      • #19
        "literally" when they mean "figuratively"
        Libraries are state sanctioned, so they're technically engaged in privateering. - Felch
        I thought we're trying to have a serious discussion? It says serious in the thread title!- Al. B. Sure

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        • N35t0r
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          Yes! I hate this trend! It's literally killing me.

      • #20
        "Mark my words"

        Usually spoken by an older male in the process of being wrong.
        "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
        "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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        • #21
          "This historic occasion" is quite the sort of thing a politician says when attending a pointless ceremony.

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          • #22
            "Your call is important to us"
            "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
            "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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            • #23
              "Doing my own research" = watching youtube vids and following fringe media to confirm my prejudices.
              Blah

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              • #24
                Follow the science = believe the nonsense I am telling you without question

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                • #25
                  Science isn't about blind belief.
                  Blah

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                  • Egbert
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                    Pseudoscience is often peddled as science
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