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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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0Lana: Mind if I come in? 02br
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00Chloe: The girl who writes for "The Pom-pom 02br
00Parade" is, no surprise, 01u00out with mono02u00. 02br
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00Lana: This week's editorial? 02br
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00Chloe: My semiannual 02br
00"Where Are Our Priorities" rant. 02br
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00Lana: For what it's worth, I really like what 02br
00you've done with the paper this year. 02br
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00Chloe: Well, that 01u00puts you in the majority of one02u00. I'm sorry about 02br
00the pom-pom crack. Once I hit "01u00take no prisoners02u00" mode, 02br
00it's kind of hard for me to shut it off.02br
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00What do the underlined parts mean? I'll just tell you that 02br
00Chloe is a journalist and Lana is an ex cheerleader. 0-
  

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0 01u 00out with mono02u 00. = a derogatory reference to a person the speaker obviously feels in mentally deficient (out to lunch, perhaps)02br 02br 01u 00puts you in the majority of one02u 01i 00 02i 00= all alone in your opinion02br 02br 01u 00take no prisoners02u 00" = angry, vicious mood (kill all the enemy, take none alive) 0-

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  • 0 01u 00out with mono02u 00.
  • = a derogatory reference to a person the speaker obviously feels in mentally deficient (out to lunch, perhaps)02br 02br 01u 00puts you in the majority of one02u 01i 00 02i 00= all alone in your opinion02br 02br 01u 00take no prisoners02u 00" = angry, vicious mood (kill all the enemy, take none alive) 0-
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0 01u00out with mono02u00. = a derogatory reference to a person the speaker obviously feels in mentally deficient (out to lunch, perhaps)02br
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01u00puts you in the majority of one02u01i00 02i00= all alone in your opinion02br
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01u00take no prisoners02u00" = angry, viciou
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0 she's sick with mononucleosis02br
00ironic: you're the only person thinking about it and approving of if02br
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00once I get in my aggressive mode 0-
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0 she's sick with mononucleosis02br
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01b00Of course! It is so clear to me now, Marius.02b00 However, in my defense, I have heard people call stupid people 'Mono', probably in reference to their inability to put two and two together. 0-
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0One more comment about "mono" - it is sometimes called "the kissing disease" because it's easily spread, so she could also be implying that the girl who is out with this disease is a bit "Friendly" with the boys.0-
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0 Okay, guys, but can mono have another meaning like "single"?02br
00And perhaps Chloe is just telling Lana "Since you're not a 02br
00cheerleader anymore you've decided to visit me - the lone one!"02br
00Is that a possibility? 0-
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0That doesn't make any sense to me, no.0-
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