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

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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.

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)

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Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

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)

It has the same effect as saying "Oh well", or "yea that sucks", or even "C'est la vie".

Do each of these trigger you as much? ...that said I like "it is what it is" least of those options.

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ded: Oct 27, 2005; Kooler than Jesus

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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

None of that other stuff bothers me at all. I think Hillary Clintons Thong was closest, not a military thing exactly, more farm work or contracting type stuff but definitely guys who are senior to me all day every day stuff like putting off fixing nearly inoperable equipment that hasn't quite broken down yet. Since I'm gonna be the guy operating the equipment when it breaks I have more of a vested interest in proactively replacing parts and my concerns get casually dismissed with "it is what it is". Maybe some of these bubbas are ex-military but most of them are more the civil war reenactment crowd.

Man I can see how this getting triggered stuff could get addictive to the tumblerina crowd, if I had that kind of emotional reaction to something that actually mattered or had any kind of moral value it would be as self-reinforcing as crack cocaine. Thanks for the advice E/N.

Uh pretend I posted that one Flash comic panel where barbeque dude looks like he's gonna burn up flame guy but then flame guy fries barbeque dude.

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Away all Goats: Jul 5, 2005; Goose's rebellion

umm didn't you watch avatar? Zuko fought fire with fire pretty effectively

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Vargs: Mar 27, 2010

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)

it is what it is, man. just accept it

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let it mellow: Jun 1, 2000; Dinosaur Gum

symbolic posted:

it's a pretty sweet Metallica song imo

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VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

GRANNYS PEACH TEA posted:

None of that other stuff bothers me at all. I think Hillary Clintons Thong was closest, not a military thing exactly, more farm work or contracting type stuff but definitely guys who are senior to me all day every day stuff like putting off fixing nearly inoperable equipment that hasn't quite broken down yet. Since I'm gonna be the guy operating the equipment when it breaks I have more of a vested interest in proactively replacing parts and my concerns get casually dismissed with "it is what it is". Maybe some of these bubbas are ex-military but most of them are more the civil war reenactment crowd.

Man I can see how this getting triggered stuff could get addictive to the tumblerina crowd, if I had that kind of emotional reaction to something that actually mattered or had any kind of moral value it would be as self-reinforcing as crack cocaine. Thanks for the advice E/N.

Uh pretend I posted that one Flash comic panel where barbeque dude looks like he's gonna burn up flame guy but then flame guy fries barbeque dude.

LOL, words upset you.

Sicks and stones my man. This is literal grade school poo poo.

Sorry on your failed life.

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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

Oh yeah well uh you're so old you have a coin slot instead of a card reader. I bet one of these days you're gonna get one of these newfangled dollar bill roller uppy things. "Where's my cane, where's my false teeth" - that's you grandpa. Gonna stick some gum in your coin slot see how many goats you sell then.

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VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

GRANNYS PEACH TEA posted:

Oh yeah well uh you're so old you have a coin slot instead of a card reader. I bet one of these days you're gonna get one of these newfangled dollar bill roller uppy things. "Where's my cane, where's my false teeth" - that's you grandpa. Gonna stick some gum in your coin slot see how many goats you sell then.

I thank you for your business.

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bigfatdynamo: May 10, 2016; When I'm dead, just throw me in the trash.

can someone explane crazy frog??? tia

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CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

bigfatdynamo posted:

can someone explane crazy frog??? tia

its FUN to be a FROG

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Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

It's supposed to be "fight fire with fire ants" but it got truncated over time, probably because of teens texting.

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numberoneposter: Feb 19, 2014; How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

IM FROM BUENOS AIRES AND I SAY KILL EM ALL!

(the fire ants)

# ? Jul 29, 2016 06:19

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

This thread has been a controlled burn of the OP.

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VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Waltzing Along posted:

This thread has been a controlled burn of the OP.

No poo poo.

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KomodoWagon: May 10, 2013; by R. Guyovich

Waltzing Along posted:

This thread has been a controlled burn of the OP.

Also a case of fighting shitposts with shitposting

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Iron Prince: Aug 28, 2005; Buglord

Hillary Clintons Thong posted:

its FUN to be a FROG

this but I would think RO should be an A

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Quote-Unquote: Oct 22, 2002

Can we also spurn people that say "at the end of the day..."?

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therattle: Jul 24, 2007; Soiled Meat

OP is an idiot. I think we can all agree. Check out videos of Red Adair putting out well fires in Kuwait.

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Moon Atari: Dec 26, 2010

It was originally fight fuhrer with fuhrer, but was altered due to perceived antisemitism.

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lollontee: Nov 4, 2014; Can't post for 10 years!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FV2ILnnTa0

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Captain Yossarian: Feb 24, 2011; All new" Rings of Fire"

I was going to come in and piss on the OP for not knowing fighting fire with fire was a real thing, but looks like you all already have it covered! Proud of you all, it's Burger King for the whole team!!

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lollontee: Nov 4, 2014; Can't post for 10 years!

Captain Yossarian posted:

I was going to come in and piss on the OP for not knowing fighting fire with fire was a real thing, but looks like you all already have it covered! Proud of you all, it's Burger King for the whole team!!

We did it everyone!

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Yolomon Wayne: Jun 10, 2014; You call it "The Big Bang", but what really happened is; Grimey Drawer

thats just fire ttricking you into giving it more fire to become a bigger fire and consume all!
DONT FALL FOR IT!

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Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

Once again dicked over by the fire industry.

# ? Jul 29, 2016 12:55

Yolomon Wayne: Jun 10, 2014; You call it "The Big Bang", but what really happened is; Grimey Drawer

Only YOU can prevent fire fires!

# ? Jul 29, 2016 12:58

Applewhite: Aug 16, 2014; by vyelkin; Nap Ghost

I fight fire with rock types because they are immune to fire attacks.

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monkey: Jan 20, 2004; by zen death robot; Yams Fan

FIGHT FIRE WITH ARTHUR

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Dely Apple: Apr 22, 2006; Sing me Spanish Techno

I too get mad and perplexed at Shakespeare's King John . It's been 500 years, let it go man

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