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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Throwing shade #209195 01/22/2013 5:28 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky What izzat, please? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Throwing shade Jackie #209196 01/22/2013 1:26 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Talking trash, disrespecting, saying something negative about someone or something. Subtext is that the thrower often ends up looking worse than the throwee. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Throwing shade Jackie #209197 01/22/2013 1:46 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont It's a new one to me, too. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Throwing shade Buffalo Shrdlu #209199 01/22/2013 4:01 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 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 Last edited by LukeJavan8; 01/22/2013 4:02 PM. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Throwing shade Jackie #209200 01/22/2013 4:19 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 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... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Throwing shade Jackie #209206 01/23/2013 4:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky You got it, eta. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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