let's talk about the phrase "fighting fire with fire"

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kalel: Jun 19, 2012

it's a dumb bullshit saying. if you add more fire to a fire you just get a bigger fire. how about, uh, I dunno, water?!?! c'mon this is cub scout level info

post some other phrases that grind your gears

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VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Justifiable Homicide.

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Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

fire fighters use controlled burns to rob wildfires of fuel and contain them

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Thunder Moose: Mar 7, 2015; S.J.C.

I could care less.

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Shaquin: May 12, 2007

its because you used controlled burns or firebreaks to sometimes fight certain types of fire dipshit op

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dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

"grind my gears"

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Speleothing: May 6, 2008; Spare batteries are pretty key.

Jesus Christ, OP is a moron.

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symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

it's a pretty sweet Metallica song imo

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:09

criscodisco: Feb 18, 2004; do it

"it is what it is" doesn't mean a goddamn thing.

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:11

Relin: Oct 6, 2002; You have been a most worthy adversary, but in every game, there are winners and there are losers. And as you know, in this game, losers get robotizicized!

if you do controlled burns of brush, you prevent larger fires from happening when dead dry plant matter builds up naturally

read a book

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:11

rabble rabble: Mar 24, 2015; Nap Ghost

yeah op if you burn the poo poo before the fire gets there then the fire doesn't get to burn your poo poo dumbass

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:11

Enfield: May 30, 2011; by Nyc_Tattoo

get a load of this fire noob

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:13

mom and dad fight a lot: Sep 21, 2006; If you count them all, this sentence has exactly seventy-two characters.

Op, you made a bad uneducated post. Turning this into a PYF thread isn't going to cover that up.

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:13

criscodisco: Feb 18, 2004; do it

If you add a while bunch of fire very, very quickly it will take away all the oxygens for the fire to eat.

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:13

rabble rabble: Mar 24, 2015; Nap Ghost

criscodisco posted:

"it is what it is" doesn't mean a goddamn thing.

its a highly contextual phrase that indicates the person has accepted the situation as it is despite inherent problems

if you guys want we can just open an "explaining common english sayings for the autistic" thread if it would be useful

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:13

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

rabble rabble posted:

its a highly contextual phrase that indicates the person has accepted the situation as it is despite inherent problems

if you guys want we can just open an "explaining common english sayings for the autistic" thread if it would be useful

I would like you to. I still don't think it will help.

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ANIME IS BLOOD: Sep 4, 2008; by zen death robot

it does beg the question of what would happen if you put permabanned forums poster fire into a cage match with his clone

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:19

oblique: Sep 20, 2001; Like me, they have no way to go but up.

op must apologize

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Iron Prince: Aug 28, 2005; Buglord

fight piss w/ piss

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Shaquin: May 12, 2007

Iron Prince posted:

fight piss w/ piss

I have the high ground

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Sorryformybadjokes: Apr 21, 2004; I identify as a simian who pronounces the 'silent' letters in words.; Fallen Rib

sometimes she stays sometimes she goes that's just the way she goes

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rabble rabble: Mar 24, 2015; Nap Ghost

if ur running forward your piss will carry the extra forward momentum and be twice as strong

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The Bananana: May 21, 2008; This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.

Shaquin posted:

I have the high ground

You can't cut off my legs, idiot

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Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

suck my dick you fuckman

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Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

wait no i hosed up that one actually owns, my bad guys

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CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

i like it when they say it in burning down the house the smash hit 80s song

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Shaquin: May 12, 2007

lets talk about piss

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criscodisco: Feb 18, 2004; do it

I like the part that was just drum beats and laser sounds.

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nomadologique: Mar 9, 2011; DUNK A DILL PICKLE REALDO

it works dumb dumb it's called a backfire, and no it's not some car term!

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CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

criscodisco posted:

I like the part that was just drum beats and laser sounds.

is there a band thats just this

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:38

criscodisco: Feb 18, 2004; do it

Front 242 for a little while.

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:39

nomadologique: Mar 9, 2011; DUNK A DILL PICKLE REALDO

probably about 10k of them

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:39

The Bananana: May 21, 2008; This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.

Hillary Clintons Thong posted:

is there a band thats just this

M83

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:40

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

The Bananana posted:

M83

i like the song about frogs

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:41

The Bananana: May 21, 2008; This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.

Hillary Clintons Thong posted:

i like the song about frogs

Insensitive slur for the french

# ? Jul 29, 2016 02:43

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

The Bananana posted:

Insensitive slur for the french

its fun to be a frog

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Masturbasturd: Sep 1, 2014

Requesting some shootin ropes of fire from that frack porn video, tia

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Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

Suck my fire, piss man.

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scuba school sucks: Aug 30, 2012; The brilliance of my posting illuminates the forums like a jar of shining gold when all around is dark

criscodisco posted:

"it is what it is" doesn't mean a goddamn thing.

GOD drat SO loving MUCH THIS STOP FUUCKING SAYING IT IS WHAT IT IS GODDAMN HALF THE FUKCING TIME IT ISNT WHAT IT APPEARS AND THE OTHER HALF THE TIME IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING JESUS CHRIST gently caress SHUT THE FGUCK UP WITH GODDAMN IT IS WHAT IT IS YOU DONT HAVE TO BE SAYING SOMETHING ALL THE TIME IF YOU GOT NOTHING TO loving SAY SHUT THE gently caress UP DONT JUST BE SAYING IT IS WHAT IT IS JUST TO BE SAYING SOMETHING JESUS gently caress

(Holy gently caress I think I just found what "getting triggered" feels like)

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CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

GRANNYS PEACH TEA posted:

GOD drat SO loving MUCH THIS STOP FUUCKING SAYING IT IS WHAT IT IS GODDAMN HALF THE FUKCING TIME IT ISNT WHAT IT APPEARS AND THE OTHER HALF THE TIME IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING JESUS CHRIST gently caress SHUT THE FGUCK UP WITH GODDAMN IT IS WHAT IT IS YOU DONT HAVE TO BE SAYING SOMETHING ALL THE TIME IF YOU GOT NOTHING TO loving SAY SHUT THE gently caress UP DONT JUST BE SAYING IT IS WHAT IT IS JUST TO BE SAYING SOMETHING JESUS gently caress

(Holy gently caress I think I just found what "getting triggered" feels like)

hey man the best is when you're getting hosed over in complete disregard to the rules and regulations of your job (say the us army) and the person responsible just shrugs and says "IT IS WHAT IT IS"

that poo poo will trigger the gently caress out of anyone

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