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Spagman63
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Vendettas
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ven�detta (ven det′ə) noun -
a feud in which the relatives of a murdered or wronged person seek
vengeance on the murderer or wrongdoer or on members of that person �s
family
- any bitter quarrel or feud
Etymology:
It < L vindicta, vengeance:
Don �t you just love it when someone takes it upon herself to be your personal critic? NO matter what you say or post, she is waiting in the wings to pick fault with something you write. You could make a post about finding the cure for cancer or how to have world peace and there she would be, finding some way to rebut you. On top of that, she posts a very authoritative post in response to something she TOTALLY misunderstood. She assumes she knows the meaning but it is actually a personal joke between you and another member which she does not understand. Do you have a verbal vulture like that?
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1 Dec 2009
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Jayho
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Hi Spagman
I like that, verbal vulture. I think we have all come across a person like this in our lifetime and they might be male or female. Actually, I think I read something along these lines in one of my verbal self-defence books in another life. According to the book there are ways and means of coping with verbal vultures.
Cheers
Jayho |
1 Dec 2009
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