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“This” is the new “That”

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:52:02 +0000

By which I mean

Where did this phrase “fair enough” come from and why is it suddenly everywhere? Why is everyone saying it all the time? It’s like the “it’s all good” of 2010. Really, you guys are overdoing it a bit. A large bit.

Now you say: “Fair enough.”

But, you know

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Avoiding the obvious title

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:10:06 +0000

CONJECTURE: The phrase “just sayin’” is shorthand for “I’m a total dick but I’m pretending that I don’t want to offend you”. That’s how I use it, anyway. If this were a real blog, I’d provide a link to some more thought out essay on this topic (which I swear I saw once, somewhere out there).

And if I wanted to be ironic, I’d end this post with the phrase in question.

Hella irony, yo!

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:14:23 +0000

What is the most ironic irony? When you like something “ironically” (i.e., “hipster irony”) and then you end up genuinely liking it. This post is dedicated to the wonderful sci-fi synthpop of Peter Schilling (the “Major Tom” dood).