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Element 99

Whom do you like to pick on?

X.  Americans
3.  Canadians, eh.
pi.  Brits.
b.  Yourself
5.  Me.
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Posted - May 6, 2021
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  • 10635
    ~.  My cat.  As I always tell him, I only keep cats around so I can pick on them.  His reply is, "I only keep you around so I can bite you".
      May 6, 2021 3:51 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Of those, I'd say pi. and b. And X, of course. 
      May 6, 2021 4:58 PM MDT
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  • 16763
    X. Seppos are hilarious.
      May 6, 2021 5:53 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    "Seppos"? What's this? 
      May 6, 2021 6:00 PM MDT
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  • 16763
    Seppo = Septic Tank = Yank.
    Rhyming slang - we Aussies inherited it from the Brits.
      May 6, 2021 7:03 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Alrighty, then. 

    Tank/Yank... I get it. Did you make that up or is that the go-to expression for Americans by Aussies? 
      May 6, 2021 7:55 PM MDT
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  • 16763
    Most Australians use that term. It gained traction during the Second World War, when a horde of Yanks on R&R down here made hairy nuisances of themselves.
      May 6, 2021 8:03 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    No way! 

    Hahaha! 

    I learned something new today. :)
      May 6, 2021 8:06 PM MDT
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  • 1953
    There's a 1997 movie called welcome to whoop whoop with Susie Porter That was the first time I ever heard the word Seppo. 
      May 7, 2021 10:20 AM MDT
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  • 19937

    I think it's "Who."  I could be wrong.  Randy???

      May 6, 2021 9:27 PM MDT
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  • 34251
    It is whom.  Because the answer is "him" and not "he."
      May 7, 2021 5:39 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    Anything before the verb is who or whoever.

    The verb is "pick."  

    https://www.dummies.com/education/language-arts/grammar/choosing-when-to-use-who-and-whom/

    E    DIT:  Technically, the sentence should not end with a preposition, so it should be:  On whom do you like to pick." This post was edited by SpunkySenior at May 7, 2021 1:22 PM MDT
      May 7, 2021 11:15 AM MDT
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  • 44602
    I stand corrected.
      May 7, 2021 11:38 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    I'm surprised Randy hasn't weighed in on this. :)
      May 7, 2021 3:29 PM MDT
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  • 53503

     

      I’m not getting near it, not even with a 


    ~

      May 7, 2021 3:42 PM MDT
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  • 53503
    (I was referring to the posted question itself, not just the “who/whom” debate.)

      May 8, 2021 12:09 AM MDT
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  • 34251
    Americans. 
      May 7, 2021 5:40 AM MDT
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  • 11102
    X.  - 3. and pi  but only if they are crack/meth heads. If I see them in the grocery store I  will tell them things like - the Sudsy is in Isle 3 (Sudsy is a cleaning product that they make crack or meth  with). Cheers and happy weekend!
      May 7, 2021 10:53 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    X. Americans who say 'eh', that would be like Canadians saying y'all.
      May 7, 2021 4:25 PM MDT
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  • 5451

    Other: scabs

    Eww, it’s bleeding.  I’d better stop picking on it.

      May 7, 2021 4:38 PM MDT
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