Hack. To quote Cicero: "How long, Cataline, will you continue to abuse our patience?"
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
“Curated.” I won’t belabor it. It should be more than obvious by now. Should return to use only in connection with the organization of exhibitions of fine art. “Like.” Used every other word or every few words by a certain...
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
Barefooted Magazine Photos. Nobody seems to wear shoes anymore. Is this to indicate how cool, how casually informal they are? This isn’t Dogpatch. Don’t they know that most people have ugly feet?
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
I am praying that somehow I never have to again hear the word “Bitcoin” or any form or use of the word “Crypt” unless it is in connection with a burial site. “Blockchain” is okay—for now.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
Game Changer. I thought it was dead but saw it again this morning. Michael Myers rises again.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
It was way back in the late 1980s when I heard “Life’s a journey, not a destination.” I thought that was quite profound at the time but in the ensuing years the very concept of “journey” has come to make...
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
I thought nothing was forever. Now I observe that every “change,” especially change due to the pandemic, is “forever.” Everything is going to “change our lives forever.” In fact, it’s hard nowadays to find a sentence announcing any kind of...
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
One TV reporter just asked another: "What do you think of the loss of Prince Philip?" No further comment necessary.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
Just when I thought we were done with it, I saw it again today: "Game Changer." How about “Game Over”?
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
The constant refrain of the commands “Look” and “Listen” have become a pandemic. Suggested reading: https://thebasispoint.com/top-10-most-annoying-ways-to-start-a-sentence/
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex