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Boytn Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
They make a ru out of mor and s? Quote from 30 Rock 301
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Jack:Rumor has it you're in over your head.
Banks:Well,you know what they say about rumors,jack.They make a "ru" out of "mor" and "s."(Q: what does this sentence really mean? Is there any background information?)
Jack:Rumor has it you're in over your head.
Banks:Well,you know what they say about rumors,jack.They make a "ru" out of "mor" and "s."(Q: what does this sentence really mean? Is there any background information?)
Top answer
') + mor ('more') + s ('***' = fool).
- ') + mor ('more') + s ('***' = fool).
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It seems to be a homemade word joke-- hence no background, except perhaps a previous anonymous person who coined it-- and it's not terribly funny:
Rumors = Ru ('are you?') + mor ('more') + s ('***' = fool).
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It seems to be a homemade word joke-- hence no background, except perhaps a previous anonymous person who coined it-- and it's not terribly funny:
Rumors = Ru ('are you?') + mor ('more') + s ('***' = fool).
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Background.
People sometimes make mistakes because they have faulty assumptions about a situation.
For example, someone appears for an appointment, and the other person is not there. Later, he explains, "We always used to meet at 10 o'clock, so I just assumed we would meet at 10 again this time."
A possible response is to quote the familiar saying, "Assumed? You know what they
People sometimes make mistakes because they have faulty assumptions about a situation.
For example, someone appears for an appointment, and the other person is not there. Later, he explains, "We always used to meet at 10 o'clock, so I just assumed we would meet at 10 again this time."
A possible response is to quote the familiar saying, "Assumed? You know what they
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