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Redundant phrases
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:17pm
by Darth Wong
Am I the only one who finds it extremely annoying when people on the news say the phrase "armed gunman?"
Are they implying that there's such a thing as an unarmed gunman?
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:19pm
by The Yosemite Bear
Yes he was firing the weapon with his feet & his mouth...
We need to put down these armless terrorists where ever they show up.
Just look at what one of those One armed folks did to poor Dr. Kimbell.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:20pm
by The Yosemite Bear
Bad Puns
like there are any good ones....
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:21pm
by David
Perhaps they should say "limbed" gunmen?
Watch out! He has fingers!
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:31pm
by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
Perhaps the "armed" and "gunman" are supposed to cancel each other out, and the person is actually unarmed...
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:37pm
by Frank Hipper
News Anchors are required to go to the Academy of Redundancy Academy.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:38pm
by neoolong
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:Perhaps the "armed" and "gunman" are supposed to cancel each other out, and the person is actually unarmed...
What do you think this is? Math class?
This ain't High School High.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:40pm
by Keevan_Colton
I loved a rather retarded police officer explaining why transporting dulled swords was bad....
"Well, someone could get a half brick, come up behind you and hit you over the head with it and take them....then they'd be armed....."
He didnt quite grasp the fact that in his wonderful example the person is already armed with a half brick....
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:41pm
by Admiral Valdemar
I think the best media blurb lately was "homicidal bombers".
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:42pm
by David
News Anchors are people that dropped out of the science courses and went for arts degrees.
BTW, do you think real meteorologists have to read a friggin q-card to know what the screen says?
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:44pm
by Enlightenment
Republican moron.
Right wing nut.
Islamic Terrorist.
Airhead news anchor.
Cowardly citizen of France.
Texas redneck.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:44pm
by Admiral Valdemar
David wrote:News Anchors are people that dropped out of the science courses and went for arts degrees.
BTW, do you think real meteorologists have to read a friggin q-card to know what the screen says?
No, every meteorologist is phsyic so they can find out what the weather is. They sorta have to read the screen since that's the only way they can see what's being shown.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:45pm
by RedImperator
Any qualifier placed before "unique". "Very unique", "totally unique", "extremely unique", etc. Unique means "without duplicate or equal", period. Any qualifier is meaningless.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:48pm
by Darth Wong
Admiral Valdemar wrote:I think the best media blurb lately was "homicidal bombers".
Yeah, "homicide bomber" is a good one. It's sort of a badge of either stupidity or George W. Bush fanboyism to use the term, since the notion of a
non-homicidal bombing is ridiculous.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:49pm
by David
Admiral Valdemar wrote:David wrote:News Anchors are people that dropped out of the science courses and went for arts degrees.
BTW, do you think real meteorologists have to read a friggin q-card to know what the screen says?
No, every meteorologist is phsyic so they can find out what the weather is. They sorta have to read the screen since that's the only way they can see what's being shown.
I'm not talking about reading the screen, I mean actually using q-cards! That's just pathetic.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:49pm
by Joe
nevermind...here's a different one.
Inbred fundie.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:50pm
by Darth Wong
Durran Korr wrote:Marxist economics.
I think you've got this confused with the "oxymorons" thread.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:50pm
by Admiral Valdemar
David wrote:Admiral Valdemar wrote:David wrote:News Anchors are people that dropped out of the science courses and went for arts degrees.
BTW, do you think real meteorologists have to read a friggin q-card to know what the screen says?
No, every meteorologist is phsyic so they can find out what the weather is. They sorta have to read the screen since that's the only way they can see what's being shown.
I'm not talking about reading the screen, I mean actually using q-cards! That's just pathetic.
You have seen weathermen/girls do that?! Christ, must be some sort of amateur job then since they can't get decent guys in.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:50pm
by David
That would actually be an oxymoron Durran.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:51pm
by Perinquus
The one that irritates me is co-conspirator. Since conspiracy is a crime that requires two or more people, conspirator is the correct word. No co- prefix is needed.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:51pm
by Admiral Valdemar
Darth Wong wrote:Admiral Valdemar wrote:I think the best media blurb lately was "homicidal bombers".
Yeah, "homicide bomber" is a good one. It's sort of a badge of either stupidity or George W. Bush fanboyism to use the term, since the notion of a
non-homicidal bombing is ridiculous.
There is of course suicide bombing... so long as the bomber intends to just blow himself up and no one else (kinda defeatist if you ask me).
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:52pm
by Joe
Admiral Valdemar wrote:I think the best media blurb lately was "homicidal bombers".
[nitpick]Well, not necessarily, there are some terrorists who are only interested in destroying property (often with bombs), not in taking lives.[/nitpick]
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:53pm
by Joe
Darth Wong wrote:Durran Korr wrote:Marxist economics.
I think you've got this confused with the "oxymorons" thread.
Argh, I sure do.
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:55pm
by Perinquus
Enlightenment wrote:Republican moron.
Right wing nut.
Islamic Terrorist.
Airhead news anchor.
Cowardly citizen of France.
Texas redneck.
How about soft-headed democrat, or bleeding heart liberal?
Posted: 2003-02-19 06:57pm
by Admiral Valdemar
I like how Canada got a battleship at one point and how the HMS Nottingham that hit a rock near Oz was a frigate at one point then a destroyer then a battleship.
Then there is the .303mm I believe, the way every gun is automatic.