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What's your most ridiculous pet peeve? (hexbear.net)
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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@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Most don't but they keep using it anyway because it sounds like profound wisdom when at best it's a thought terminating cliche.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.