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Old Mon Nov 26, 2007, 02:11pm
blindzebra blindzebra is offline
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Originally Posted by rockyroad
What's freaking unbelievable is that you got this worked up over someone using a phrase that you then told everyone else to never use...that's ridiculous.
No what is unbelievable is your comprehension skills.

She gave explicit examples of when she uses it...examples where the phrase thank you makes no sense. No more contextual sense than saying pass the salt. So there's the WTF factor.

Now we all know about sarcasm, this forum wouldn't be the same without it...an out of place thank you is bound to rub some the wrong way and a dry one can just as easily be taken as wrong as a thaaaaaannnnnkkkkk yooooooooouuu! Complete with a

How ironic that Rainmaker talks about having this as a tool in her kit, when we constantly warn against being a plumber. A mis-applied thank you is a snake IMO.
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