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Statist

 

[Arakhor]

I write "A Good/Bad Thing (TM)". I probably picked that up from 1066 as well.

 

[sophie]

I doubtless have many phrases and quirks which I have picked up from OT over the years. I use objectively and ostensibly a lot, and I've probably picked a few more up off of Dachs, although I can't think of any more off the top of my had.

I use assed/arsed a lot more now.
And variations of cock; cocked it up, for example, or my personal favorite, cock of the block/walk, which is (thinking of Dach's usage of this in his Home Rule article) one of the best phrases I've heard ever used on these forums.

Oh, and #nes has definitely expanded my vocabulary of pejoratives/swears that I have at my disposal.

 

[Antilogic]

If Ecofarm were still around, we could add equatism. Never really encountered that outside of here.

I know I've used "willy-nilly equatism" before, much in the sense of these two things aren't actually equal but you are saying they are anyway.

I've started using "mang", "dude", and "brah" more on my posts, so I don't know if I'm just picking up an unusual tick or if that's a forum-wide thing.

 

[mangxema]

Oh yeah, speaking of janx, I also stole mang and now use that heavily to the annoyance of my friends.

I noticed that, sometimes I was not sure if I was being addressed slangily or not. Does it in mean anything in particular?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I know I've begun making copious use of TV Tropes references, in the Dachsian style.

 

[madviking]

"Masada also hijacked "janx", although that really hasn't gotten much play outside some of the Orthodachsals.

I've used janx for a while, independently of you two guys.

Oh yeah, speaking of janx, I also stole mang and now use that heavily to the annoyance of my friends.

You might've picked it up from me, which, was, in turn, picked up from Owen.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Meh, both words have been making their rounds IRL.

 

[madviking]

Meh, both words have been making their rounds IRL.

But Owen's use of mang was the first time I've ever heard it. DEFINITELY.

 

[BSmith1068]

I almost used equatist in a conversation with my wife this evening.

 

[Dachs]

I've used janx for a while, independently of you two guys.

Maybe it's a TJ thing. Or even - imagine how awful this would be - a TJIA thing.

But Owen's use of mang was the first time I've ever heard it. DEFINITELY.

Cali, dude. Kraz uses it too.

 

[madviking]

Maybe it's a TJ thing. Or even - imagine how awful this would be - a TJIA thing.

Perhaps.

Cali, dude. Kraz uses it too.

I don't talk to kraz that much. He isn't really my Cali connection.

 

[Joecoolyo]

I noticed that, sometimes I was not sure if I was being addressed slangily or not. Does it in mean anything in particular?

It just means "man", or, at least that's how I picked it up and use it.

You might've picked it up from me, which, was, in turn, picked up from Owen.

You and Dachs used it, and it grew on me quite a bit for some reason.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

It just means "man", or, at least that's how I picked it up and use it.

It's supposed to be an imitation of a Mexican accent.

 

[madviking]

It's supposed to be an imitation of a Mexican accent.

I thought it was Cuban, a la Tony Montana?

 

[Takhisis]

It hasn't been used around here much since The Last Conformist left, but I often find myself using "a priori" (and less often "a posteriori"), as in "there's no a priori reason why she wouldn't like you, just go talk to her". In more adversarial situations, it confuses people for just long enough that I can continue talking without them being able to offer a witty rejoinder.

(The good thing about the above sentence is that I'm not saying that there's no reason why she wouldn't like him, I'm saying there's no a priori reason why she wouldn't like him. Because there are clearly myriad reasons for her not to like him, which will become readily apparent when he tries to chat her up. But she doesn't know that yet - hence, no a priori reason for her not to like him. It's a nice little back-handed insult that only a handful of my friends would cotton on to.)

You use a priori and a posteriori? Mise, you're my other self. You complete me. I do the same.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Statist

How did this take the second page to get to?

 

[LucyDuke]

"Logic" to mean "intuition and preconceived notions".

 

[Antilogic]

"Logic" to mean "intuition and preconceived notions".

This is one of the worst.

 

[Arakhor]

We can also add in any other "re-skinned" word to suit any occasion - authoritarian, statist, liberal, socialist... Basically, any political term whatsoever.