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tblue37

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8. Standing flatfooted leaves a person unable to move quickly

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:25 AM

Jul 2013

and smoothly in case of an attack or in any other situation where he would need to.

An athlete, for example, keeps his knees loose, not locked, and he does not stand all heavy on the flat of his feet, because being that way would make him clumsy and slow in response to rapidly changing circumstances.

On edit: The opposite metaphor would be that to be ready for anything is to stay on one's toes. I'm sure you've heard that one.

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Watching Dan Savage make Grover's sphincter tighten up was a thing of beauty. Marie Marie Jul 2013 #3

Agreed. Grover makes me gag. KaryninMiami Jul 2013 #4

You are right - Connie Mack = Joe Scarborough. Marie Marie Jul 2013 #5

Exceptional. Norquist is on NRA board with a bunch of crazies, yet he was flat-footed by Savage. Hoyt Jul 2013 #6

Off topic: What does "flat footed" mean in your comment? Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #7

Standing flatfooted leaves a person unable to move quickly tblue37 Jul 2013 #8

I have heard "on one's toes" but not the other. Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #11

Thanks. I would have had a hard time explaining it. Hoyt Jul 2013 #12

Nordquist got me so mad that the dogs in the neighborhood started barking olddots Jul 2013 #9

It was a good show. I originally groaned avebury Jul 2013 #10

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