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Atman

(31,464 posts) Fri May 5, 2017, 04:43 PM May 2017

Lots of reasons to hate Chris Matthews, but... [View all]

His self-promo ad on MSNBC wherein he says "you can give me the one-note wonders..." makes my skin crawl every time I hear it. I know it is very minor, but dammit, the term is ONE HIT WONDERS, not one note. As in, a band who was famous for only having one hit, then never did anything else. Not one note. You fucking idiot. How did this get past the editors?

That's my rant for today. Carry on.

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Lots of reasons to hate Chris Matthews, but... [View all] Atman May 2017 OP

I can barely watch him. Mad-in-Mo May 2017 #1

I don't. Atman May 2017 #3

I think he means something else. madaboutharry May 2017 #2

I think you're giving him far too much credit. Atman May 2017 #5

Maybe he changed the word deliberately because the word "hit" is a positive term. skylucy May 2017 #4

Come sit next to me, dear n/t cyclonefence May 2017 #6

As in Johnny one note. Says same thing over and over wasupaloopa May 2017 #7

Maybe he is confused with one note pony rock May 2017 #8

Maybe he's a fan of Tenacious D... Wounded Bear May 2017 #9

Cute, But Somebody Got There First Leith May 2017 #12

To each their own; it's all "one-note wonders" around here. procon May 2017 #10

I've never heard the term until his commercial. Atman May 2017 #13

Google is chock full of the phrase. procon May 2017 #14

Well, they're all using it wrong! Atman May 2017 #15

I Googled it. I am correct. Atman May 2017 #16

The Oneders! The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #11

One Note Samba canetoad May 2017 #17

I play that song. Great tune. panader0 May 2017 #18

Hey panderO canetoad May 2017 #19

Guitar---I have around 12. panader0 May 2017 #20

I cant' understand how anybody can take him seriously. BigDemVoter May 2017 #21

A mashup of two common idioms? sl8 May 2017 #22