Annoying words and phrasesMarketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.
Thanks to simbosan for the idea
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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^Thisbut I'll expand.
The British army used to fight in line. A thin red line topped with steel I think the quote went.
We fought in ranks of two - sometimes three - with the line being 200 or so soldiers long.
To put your life on the line was to have the courage to stand while the enemy drew ever closer. To fire, load, fire, load and never take a step back.
Of course, the bravery to stand was helped by the fact that we shot anyone who ran away....
Cheers
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Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:43,
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Ok, point taken on the origin of the phrasebut I stand by my annoyance at it being the only fucking phrase anyone ever uses to convey the meaning "someone might get killed".
Especially when the thing that is on the line is not a life, but a non-donkey-related "ass".
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shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:45,
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