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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 11/29/2015 at 11:57 • Filed to: None

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When I die, I hope somebody days, “Well, at least he tried.”

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 12:05

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certified cool guy > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 12:20

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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 12:31

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pjhusa > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 12:36

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I'm going to guess that this is from a majorly conservative region.

Rainbow > pjhusa 11/29/2015 at 12:39

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Meh, just anywhere in the southern US. I live in a moderately red county, and people are just like this here. It’s annoying.

Rainbow > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 12:41

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Slightly related: When I die, I want my tombstone to say “He put the bomp in the bomp shebomp shebomp.”

ttyymmnn > Rainbow 11/29/2015 at 12:43

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Yeah, but who put the ram in the ramalamadingdong?

Rainbow > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 12:44

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I dunno. ISIS, probably.

pjhusa > Rainbow 11/29/2015 at 13:01

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the feels!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 13:10

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A for effort

Nauraushaun > ttyymmnn 11/29/2015 at 21:10

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“thankful for the dead people”

Likes dead people

Wants more dead people

Is glad they are dead

wat

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 11/30/2015 at 13:38

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My daughter in Girl Scouts now, and it really irks me that their oath says “I will try to...”. I guess the Boy Scouts aren’t much better, but “I will do my best to...” sure sounds a lot more convincing. If an oath is a promise, and you’re promising to try, you’re not promising much.

If someone tells me that they’ll “try to be there”, I know they’re not coming.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/30/2015 at 13:47

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Your reply sent me off to Google to look up the GS oath. I think it would be better if the oath used the word “endeavor” instead of “try.” There are shades of meaning between the two:

Endeavor is sometimes just a formal word for try or attempt , and those words are often better. But endeavor is appropriate where the effort is sustained and challenging. ( grammarist )

“Try” is a weak stab at something. “Endeavor” means that you will work hard, and stick with it, even though you may not attain the goal. Important distinctions.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 11/30/2015 at 14:09

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Yeah, “try” is weak sauce. “Endeavor” is great, and it would teach little kids a great new word. Oh well...