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You know any cool, lesser-known or even made up phrases? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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pray tell

For demanding an answer. In my opinion, it adds a friendly layer of irony, indicating that you cannot see a possible reason for something :

And pray tell, what purpose does it serve? 🙄

Half Sisyphus, half rolling stone.

Describes self sabotaging tendencies (while showing good will and effort).

I thought you quit smoking last month – yea, half Sisyphus, half rolling stone🥲

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[–] ritswd 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought it was coined by Community initially, so when I heard it used on the Great British Bake-Off, I thought “wow, is that a Community reference?” Turns out it’s been a common saying in the UK and Ireland for ages.

Heh, it was still a good joke.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Ha ha it's a saying my mother would use, or people of her generation, which makes it even funnier that Pierce thinks he coined it... a bit like when he thinks he "writes" the Greendale song.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Aussie here, i didn't get the joke, i will admit. 'Cos it's something i heard in the 1990's