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Hither, thither and yon

Everywhere; Here, there and everywhere

From hither (“here, in this place”), thither (“there, in that place”) and yon (“over there, in a distant place”)

The title of a 1961 song by Brook Benton.
So long had I sought a love sweet and true
Hither, thither and yon did I roam
Yet the love I desired was here all along
Just across the way from home
by Alex-2598 February 9, 2023
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I Did Not Hit Her

1. It’s not true, it’s bullshit, I did not hit her, I did not.

{Oh hi Mark}
Friend 1 (has not seen The Room): I can’t believe they’re saying this about me, I did not hit her!

Friend 2 (has seen The Room): it’s not true, it’s bullshit, you did not hit her, you did not *limply throws water bottle*

Friend 1: Huhh??

Friend 3 (named Marcus) shows up randomly

Friend 1: Oh, hi Mark.
by Alex-2598 February 23, 2021
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Bill Clinton Gambit

A defense strategy where one seeks to extricate oneself from a bad situation by claiming to be innocent by (a usually absurd) technicality. Named for former US president Bill Clinton, who popularized this strategy in the 1990s with his creative explanations for how he didn't actually smoke weed because he didn't "inhale", and most infamously, how he didn't technically lie when he said there is no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky because "it depends on what the definition of "is" is."
Person 1: I just read an article about how Senator Rob Johnson claimed he didn't technically commit a crime by being involved in a plot to replace legitimate Electoral College electors with fraudulent ones in the 2020 election, because he was only involved for "a couple seconds"...

Person 2: A Republican using the Bill Clinton Gambit? Oh the sweet irony.
by Alex-2598 August 23, 2022
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Was it over when the Japanese invaded Poland?!

Humorous inversion of “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”
“They say it’s over, we’re down and out, no chance. And to that I say: Over? Was it over when the Japanese invaded Poland?!”
by Alex-2598 May 11, 2024
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Thou

(Verb)

To address someone by the second person pronoun “thou”. Back when this term was first used, it would often have been said in contempt as Thou was seen as an informal and potentially rude form of address. However nowadays, since Thou is considered by many to be more formal and respectful than the ordinary sounding “you”, it can have the exact opposite meaning and be taken as a great honor.
Historical usage: “Do not thou me, peasant, else I shall give thee a taste of this steel blade!”

Modern usage: “Did you just thou me? Oh my goodness…I’m so flattered!”
by Alex-2598 February 15, 2023
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"Yes" joke

Possibly the most incorrectly formulated joke found on the internet, especially in YouTube comments. Here is how it is usually phrased, let's say we're talking about a song with a lot of autotune. A commenter who's feeling clever might quip:

Producer 1: How much autotune should we put in this song?

Producer 2: Yes

This is INCORRECT, it is nonsensical and ungrammatical if you stop to think about it for two seconds. How much and how many are not yes / no questions, you can't answer "how much?" with "yes" unless you also specify two or more options. For example:

Q: How much autotune should we put in this song, a few touches or a robot-stroke inducing truckload?

A: Yes
Person 1: Should we make a few grammatically incorrect "Yes" jokes or spam the entire internet with them?

Person 2: Yes
by Alex-2598 July 24, 2023
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306-232

(political humor, rare) An inevitable outcome, something that cannot be avoided no matter what one tries.

A reference to the Electoral College tally in the previous two US presidential elections, where, if you discount faithless electors, the result both times was 306-232.
Only three things in life are certain: Death, Taxes, and 306-232. There is no escape.
by Alex-2598 October 3, 2022
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