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You know what they always say?

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Posted - December 17, 2018

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  • 976
    I'm gettin' out. 

    "They" have always been a mystery to me. When I'm 80, I'm sure I still will not who they are. 
      December 17, 2018 8:01 PM MST
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  • They say,
    "Knock, knock"
    "Who's there?"
    "To"
    "To who?"
    "Actually, it's to whom."
      December 17, 2018 8:27 PM MST
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  • 23564
    Some always seem to say "I'm only telling it like it is!" -- and the vast majority of the time they say that, it seems to me they use it as an excuse to simply be cruel and mean.
      December 17, 2018 8:43 PM MST
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  • 44595
    I don't see the connection.
      December 18, 2018 6:52 AM MST
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  • 23564
    To me, when some people have said it, often they then begin to just be mean, nasty. "Let me tell you about that person - - here's the real truth about them . . . (they then tell nasty things that, to me, are questionable and uncalled for to share; then they finish by saying - - ) . . . hey, I'm only telling it like it is!" And they're usually smiling when they say it.

    The subject matter could be the person's thoughts/opinions about pretty much anything -- people, controversial topics, politics, whatever.

    I know I am possibly overly-sensitive about the phrase but it seems often to be an excuse for some people to say whatever they want to, without any self-control. If I say "I'm only telling it like it is," I can say whatever I want.

    Rather than saying, and actually admitting, "Here's what I think about this . . ." or "Here's my opinion," some people seem to just cover their words with "I'm only telling it like it is" -- as if their thoughts and opinions MUST be the absolute truth; they're "telling it like it is"; they believe they have access to the real truth that their listeners don't have. But I often find their "truth" to be an excuse to be nasty.

    I know I've just ranted. What I shared here is just my opinion.



    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at December 18, 2018 3:43 PM MST
      December 18, 2018 7:26 AM MST
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  • "Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about." This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 18, 2018 3:43 PM MST
      December 17, 2018 9:38 PM MST
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  • 10619
    Yeah, I do.  I also know that they love the taste of feet.
      December 17, 2018 9:41 PM MST
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  • 17585
    No, what do they always say?
      December 18, 2018 12:23 AM MST
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  • 44595
    I don't know...that's why I asked.
      December 18, 2018 6:52 AM MST
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  • 46117
    They are a pretty weak bunch and will say anything that is parroted to them.

      December 18, 2018 2:19 AM MST
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  • 8214
    Who is "they?"
      December 18, 2018 5:35 AM MST
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  • 22891
    no
      December 18, 2018 10:38 AM MST
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