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#209195 - 01/22/13 12:28 AM Throwing shade
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	What izzat, please?
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#209196 - 01/22/13 08:26 AM Re: Throwing shade [Re: Jackie]
Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 690 Loc: Alaska	Talking trash, disrespecting, saying something negative about someone or something. Subtext is that the thrower often ends up looking worse than the throwee.
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#209197 - 01/22/13 08:46 AM Re: Throwing shade [Re: Jackie]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	It's a new one to me, too. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#209199 - 01/22/13 11:01 AM Re: Throwing shade [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5272 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	I've heard two similar: "holding anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the only one who gets burned" -supposedly Buddha "resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die" -Malachy McCourt Edited by LukeJavan8 (01/22/13 11:02 AM) _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#209200 - 01/22/13 11:19 AM Re: Throwing shade [Re: Jackie]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	In this instance, I'm not sure the subtext applies; I think most people probably agree with the First Lady... _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#209206 - 01/22/13 11:12 PM Re: Throwing shade [Re: Jackie]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	You got it, eta.
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