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Is there such a thing? I guess it would be if somebody popular left the forums.

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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Is there such a thing? I guess it would be if somebody popular left the forums.
... or an irritating $on or daughter of a b1tch who, despite all reason to the contrary, was secretly respected and/or grugingly loved.


Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Is there such a thing? I guess it would be if somebody popular left the forums.
From a TSM perspective, I believe "bad riddance" would be when:

A racist from their clan or club is removed as a 3c.

A cheater from their clan or club is removed for 3b.

or

A bigoted homophobe is removed from the site for re-posting their bigoted homophobic post.

Example.

Cash the Trash: They removed another hero from the site for no reason.

Red Night: Hear Hear, Bad Riddance.

P-

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What about if someone was trying to have a Good Riddance, but slipped on a dog turd....that might turn it into a bad riddance, depending on your perspective.....or if someone wants you to have a bad riddance, but on your way to complete your riddage, you find a £10 note.


I'd have to say yes. You can have a bad riddance.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
From a TSM perspective, I believe "bad riddance" would be when:

A racist from their clan or club is removed as a 3c.

A cheater from their clan or club is removed for 3b.

or

A bigoted homophobe is removed from the site for re-posting their bigoted homophobic post.

Example.

Cash the Trash: They removed another hero from the site for no reason.

Red Night: Hear Hear, Bad Riddance.

P-
But they were the vocal minority - not the silent majority!

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
What about if someone was trying to have a Good Riddance, but slipped on a dog turd....that might turn it into a bad riddance, depending on your perspective.....or if someone wants you to have a bad riddance, but on your way to complete your riddage, you find a £10 note.


I'd have to say yes. You can have a bad riddance.
Huck, perhaps you could urge Russ to incorporate a 'BR' provision along with the expanded recommendation feature in his spare time.



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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Is there such a thing? I guess it would be if somebody popular left the forums.
interesting thought, kinda like "disgruntled postal worker"

is there such a thing as a "gruntled postal worker"?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
From a TSM perspective, I believe "bad riddance" would be when:

A racist from their clan or club is removed as a 3c.

A cheater from their clan or club is removed for 3b.

or

A bigoted homophobe is removed from the site for re-posting their bigoted homophobic post.

Example.

Cash the Trash: They removed another hero from the site for no reason.

Red Night: Hear Hear, Bad Riddance.

P-
take it to clans spanky

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Originally posted by Carterson
interesting thought, kinda like "disgruntled postal worker"

is there such a thing as a "gruntled postal worker"?
Just found the word "gruntled" in my old family dictionary that is about a foot thick! It means "satisfied". But I doubt it is in use these days.
"Riddance" has with it the connotation of ridding or freeing yourself of something unpleasant. So I do not think "bad riddance" would be used. If you rid yourself of something and later regret its loss....hmm. Any thoughts?

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Originally posted by Carterson
interesting thought, kinda like "disgruntled postal worker"

is there such a thing as a "gruntled postal worker"?
Based on ale's kindly provided definition above, apparently there is. Every time I see my post man, he smiles and waves like he's the most gruntled guy on the face of the Earth. And I say God bless him for that, even if it does creep me out a little bit.

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Originally posted by ale1552
Just found the word "gruntled" in my old family dictionary that is about a foot thick! It means "satisfied". But I doubt it is in use these days.
"Riddance" has with it the connotation of ridding or freeing yourself of something unpleasant. So I do not think "bad riddance" would be used. If you rid yourself of something and later regret its loss....hmm. Any thoughts?
Does grunting while being gruntled make you groan, or grin?

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Originally posted by SJ247
Does grunting while being gruntled make you groan, or grin?
That looks like a bit of a tongue twister.

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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
That looks like a bit of a tongue twister.
That's what she said.

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Originally posted by Fleabitten
Based on ale's kindly provided definition above, apparently there is. Every time I see my post man, he smiles and waves like he's the most gruntled guy on the face of the Earth. And I say God bless him for that, even if it does creep me out a little bit.
That's the norm where I live. If someone does not smile it is a sign that something is very wrong. When I visited my daughter in New Jersey about 20 years ago she had to warn me when we got on the subway going into NYC. She told me to not smile at anyone, speak to anyone, or even look anyone in the eye. I thought it was like going into a jungle! Sheesh! What an awful way to live!😕

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Originally posted by ale1552
That's the norm where I live. If someone does not smile it is a sign that something is very wrong. When I visited my daughter in New Jersey about 20 years ago she had to warn me when we got on the subway going into NYC. She told me to not smile at anyone, speak to anyone, or even look anyone in the eye. I thought it was like going into a jungle! Sheesh! What an awful way to live!😕
Indeed, it can be. Even though I grew up in Philly (the source of my residual discomfort with those who don't know me smiling and waving to me even if they are completely gruntled), I was fortunate enough to spend ample time in places like Savannah, Charotte, and Nashville. Now, those places had problems of their own, and certainly weren't utopias. But there are times when I genuinely miss a stranger saying, 'How are you?' without expecting 'Got any spare change?' to be the next sentence out of their mouth.

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