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reACTIONary

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15. I looked into Fitzmas, and what did I find? A DU poster...

Reply to central scrutinizer (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 15, 2022, 05:43 PM

Aug 2022

... gets some of the credit:

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002604.html

Oct 6, 2005, 11:46 AM: In an apparently unrelated development, "seemslikeadream" gets into the Christmas spirit (inspired by Kos and his commenters?) in a forum post on Democratic Underground:
The 12 Days of Christmas Indictments
I wonder if I could get a little help on this, been thinking of it since last night
On the first day of indictments my true love Fitz gave to me
One Rovian Frog March

Oct 6, 2005, 12:56 PM: In a follow-up post in the Democratic Underground forum thread, "SpiralHawk" offers the second known attestation of Fitzmas:
These are the 12 Days of Fitzmas
Get your Fitzmas On !

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Former CIA Director John Brennan just said on MSNBC [View all] G2theD Aug 2022 OP

As we Americans say, well and truly fucked Walleye Aug 2022 #1

Or as my British relatives would say, Haggis 4 Breakfast Aug 2022 #20

I like it, I watch a lot of British murder mysteries. Love their quirky expressions Walleye Aug 2022 #23

And there are so many of them . . . Haggis 4 Breakfast Aug 2022 #25

I think they say "piss off" to mean get lost or something Walleye Aug 2022 #26

Actually a better interpretation of that would be f*ck off. Haggis 4 Breakfast Aug 2022 #27

That's interesting. Chellee Aug 2022 #31

Another is "it's pissing down," meaning it's raining heavily, it's pouring. subterranean Aug 2022 #32

GOOD. nt crickets Aug 2022 #2

Hope so leftieNanner Aug 2022 #3

We can only hope. nt avebury Aug 2022 #4

That is what I want to hear....... Lovie777 Aug 2022 #5

Been hearing that for a while now Fullduplexxx Aug 2022 #6

+1 n/t area51 Aug 2022 #24

I saw that, he was not joking. fightforfreedom Aug 2022 #7

I watched it because I hoped that Nicolle would come back off vacation. gab13by13 Aug 2022 #8

At least he's not Andrea Mitchell G2theD Aug 2022 #9

Glad she's leaving. calimary Aug 2022 #12

I fully expect that Andrea's employment will end on a Friday Mr. Ected Aug 2022 #14

I'm with you. Haggis 4 Breakfast Aug 2022 #21

She's 75 - I think it may be time to retire G2theD Aug 2022 #28

Is it final that she's leaving? I certainly hope so. lindysalsagal Aug 2022 #22

Remember Fitzmas? central scrutinizer Aug 2022 #10

Yep. Still with some residual PTSD from that one. TheRickles Aug 2022 #11

It's beginning to look a lot like it! Mme. Defarge Aug 2022 #13

I looked into Fitzmas, and what did I find? A DU poster... reACTIONary Aug 2022 #15

Yea, Fitzmas was us. The most disappointing holiday to never happen ms liberty Aug 2022 #16

OMG - don't jinx us! G2theD Aug 2022 #29

I will believe it when I see them in the orange striped suits SouthernDem4ever Aug 2022 #17

Even my hubby, who doesn't like to watch cable TV, senseandsensibility Aug 2022 #18

He did too, I saw it. 2naSalit Aug 2022 #19

BACKFIRE For Screwing America! Cha Aug 2022 #30

They need to prepare to "watch the old corn hole" jerseyjim Aug 2022 #33

please don't make prison rape jokes here, thanks. Kali Aug 2022 #35

And yet, here we are..... getagrip_already Aug 2022 #34

Yup - but remember the gap we endured until the raid... G2theD Aug 2022 #36