A list of 19 words by uselessness.
- scientific appears on 16 other lists
- global appears on 26 other lists
- academic appears on 28 other lists
- intelligence appears on 37 other lists
- law enforcement appears on 2 other lists
- religious appears on 13 other lists
- health appears on 27 other lists
- immigrant appears on 16 other lists
- social justice appears on 9 other lists
- medical appears on 19 other lists
- fashion appears on 31 other lists
- gay appears on 42 other lists
- business appears on 29 other lists
- aviation appears on 4 other lists
- disco appears on 20 other lists
- seduction appears on 18 other lists
- homebrew appears on 1 other list
- short-statured appears on just this list
- sudoku appears on 14 other lists
reesetee Wow. The disco community is still around?? I assumed they'd have packed up their platform shoes long ago. ;-) Mar 11, 2007
uselessness Haha, I just read about the "disco community." I had to add it! Mar 11, 2007
uselessness That's a good one, and quite a bit more legit than those P-3ers. ;-) Thanks! Mar 9, 2007
reesetee Found another one, u: the aviation community (meaning airline pilots and air traffic controllers). I wonder whether it's related to the U.S. Navy P-3 community? ;-) Mar 9, 2007
reesetee They are prospective college students and "adult learners," which is another goofball phrase. Mar 2, 2007
uselessness Who are they? Students? Prospective students? Student wannabes? Homeschoolers? ;-) Mar 2, 2007
reesetee Smart boss.
Here's one you may not have heard before (from a company memo): the education-seeking community. Yikes. Mar 2, 2007
uselessness A solicitor just came by the office to hype his wonderful new technology that has increased profits 100% across the business community. He told us all about what a marvel it was, how effective it was... but wouldn't tell us what it was. Just jargon and buzzwords, beating around the bush. We demanded he cut to the chase; he was taken aback; he stammered, "well, it's a sign... but it's not just any sign... it's an amazing sign."
Boss's response: "GET OUT OF MY OFFICE." Mar 1, 2007
uselessness Probably not; whatever members the community may still have probably aren't running quite as fast these days. :-)
A thought just occurred to me. Is there a solitaire community? We should start one. We can have leagues and tournaments and stuff. Sorry, membership is now closed. Feb 27, 2007
chained_bear Well, it's probably somewhat larger than *that*. I mean, it's a certain type of plane the Navy used extensively in the past, so there must be a few pilots and mechanics left. But still, to label it a "community." Takes some balls. Whether they're to the wall or not, I don't know. Feb 27, 2007
uselessness I'm sure the whole community gets together to play poker on Thursday nights. And the turnout is so overwhelming that the whole group decides to play solitaire instead. Feb 27, 2007
chained_bear I wasn't suggesting you add it. But man! The guy obviously thought it was, you know, a big community of pilots. Maybe it is, for all I know... Feb 27, 2007
uselessness I'm not sure if I dare add something so specific to this list. How big can that "community" be? Though by definition, I suppose it would only need three people. 'Tis bizarre, anyway. Feb 27, 2007
chained_bear uselessness, AbraxasZugzwang posted on his list It's a Man's World a link link to a site that uses this priceless phrase:
"Balls to the Wall" is a very old saying in the U.S. Navy P-3 community...
I thought of you. Feb 27, 2007
uselessness Long live political correctness! Feb 12, 2007
chained_bear Two days ago I heard "the immigrant community" on NPR. Feb 12, 2007
chained_bear p.s. the mouth breathing community... HA HA HAHA!! Feb 6, 2007
chained_bear Well, yeah--I was using "oboist" as an example of the idiocy of making every possible noun into an adjective for "community." So I agree with not adding that specific example--I was just wondering if you intended to continue the list, though, with other examples actually seen in print or online, or heard via broadcast, etc. And it seems the answer is "yes," so I'll keep an eye out. Cool list! Feb 6, 2007
uselessness That may be a little too obscure. ;-) But I think the media are the usual source for these phrases. I mean, no one actually says these in real life with a straight face, right? Let me know if you hear any other (relatively mainstream) ones. The list would be ridiculously long if I just turned every obscure hobby into a community: "the cup stacking community" ... "the air guitar community" ... "the mouth breathing community." Good grief! :-) Feb 4, 2007
chained_bear Cool list. Favorited.
I wonder if you might consider adding words as you see/hear them in the media. Sometimes there are some real zingers out there, e.g. "classical oboist community." ?! Feb 3, 2007