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I've recently heard the word 'copacetic' being used - in particular, in a scene from Breaking Bad. I had never heard this word before (that I can recollect). I'm sure there are plenty of words I've never heard but this one is now stuck firmly in my brain which is, I hope, copacetic! 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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The origin is discussed here[^], but it isn't a real word. It probably doesn't do much harm when used sparingly, but when I hear someone use it repeatedly, I revise my opinion of that person downward by a large number of points.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: It probably doesn't do much harm when used sparingly, but when I hear someone use it repeatedly, I revise my opinion of that person downward by a large number of points
I would agree with that; for instance, there is the "you know" disease - where a person uses "you know" constantly to emphasize a point or to fill in a blank space. Or "actually" or "literally" - the 2 most redundant and overused words in the English language.
Apart from, of course, elephant and sunshine.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I think elephant and sunshine have a limited range of occurrence, despite the high frequency . At least, in the context we use them here. The 'you know', 'like', 'actually', 'literally' disease is far more widespread, and sadly non-fatal.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Add "innit" to the list as well, please. 
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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And, like, 'like', like. Innit.
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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The High Rising Terminal (or AQI) can join it?
It is annoying?
I'm sure you agree?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Quote: I revise my opinion of that person downward by a large number of points.
So, do you picture in your head clicking a downvote button on their face when you're talking to them?
Too much CP. Back away slowly.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Life would be easier if we could mark people as spam.
- A T-Shirt
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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 (and +5 too...)
I'ma gonna steal that one.
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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The word does have an entry in my copy of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, and is marked as 20th c. US slang. So not really new, just fallen into disuse.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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It might have been used in a song in the 1970's. It was used somewhere back then.
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I remember firts hearing this in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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"Lol f***in idiots can't dey read u may talk 2 simon n sort dem out x"
I bet she does not even see the humour in this.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Could I have someone run this through Google Translate for me please?
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Here you go:
Grunt grunt squeak grunt fart grunt.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Sounds like pig latin to me?!?!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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That gets my squeal of approval
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.
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Even Google can't translate this 
But IMO i'd say that means: "I am stupid" 
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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"Lol f***in idiots can't dey read u may talk 2 simon n sort dem out x"
Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Could I have someone run this through Google Translate for me please?
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"Lol me the f***ing idiot can't understand that this post belongs to Facebook, you may talk to Simon but not Chris to sort this bull out"
END;
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You know people on FB? I thought it's a better community...
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And this, dear reader, is why only the trained should drink heavily.
speramus in juniperus
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So how do you become trained if you're not supposed to drink until you are?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Typically a few of those earn the poster one of my coveted "we're friends but I blocked all your posts" spots.
Luckily my friends are of an age that wasn't born in Twitter and Txt Spk, occasionally I get a "u" or "cuz" but I can tolerate that.
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U cn Toler8 it?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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