Tonight on America's Next Top Model, Tyra chided one of the girls by saying, "It's as if you've never heard the phrase 'smile with your eyes'." Now I realize that these girls are more likely to have heard a Tyra-ism than your average Joe, but even your average Joe (or at least Joan) probably knows that phrase. The fact that we all know exactly what that means -- don't deny it -- is ridiculous.
Television popularizes some of the most absurd phrases, and they're usually just euphemisms for "you lose": "Please pack your knives and go," "The tribe has spoken," "You've been chopped," "You're fired! (Yoo fiyahed!)" and the ever-brilliant "Next!" just to provide a few examples.
I think the next time I beat someone in Scrabble (which will likely be within the next 24 hours), I'm just going to say "It's a bit pitchy, dawg." That should go over well.
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