One of mine (I have many yay neurodivergece) is when people say the phrase "a broken clock is right twice a day". The phrase is actually "a stopped clock is right twice a day." A clock that is stopped will definitely be right twice a day but a clock that is broken could be right multiple times a day or not at all depending on how it's broken. Maybe it's just a little slow running in which case it'll never be right. Maybe it's spinning wildly out of control so it'll be right a lot but still useless.

It annoys the shit outta me and it is so dumb it definitely should not. Anyway your turn.

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    • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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      To be fair to the latter, I think Cicero originally came up with that one.

      I'd guess most people wouldn't know about the Nazi appropriation.

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        • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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          Ah, yeah. I get that. I see some wisdom in it when taken beyond its current meaning of individualistic relativization BUT... to each his own, I guess.

          Sorry.

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