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The 10 Phrases That Are Repeated To Death Here
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Is this the thread where we can request an expression to be banned, because I would very much like the "PM'd with intent" or any variation of that phrase, to be expelled from the board :lol:
ZTS
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No inclusion for "Have you tried using the search function?" 
or just simple ...."pics?"
or just simple ...."pics?"
I like the phrase "gen spec rebrushing" on sales posts when it looks like a belt sanders been used lol
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I agree.
Why does the world need to know you “sent a PM?” Forum understanding is that the seller decides buyer, not first come first serve.
Also, you know the next post after “PM with intent” is almost invariably “bump”
“Sadly part with beloved “ when it looks like all have worn her...
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:rofl:
I guess sent a PM is like pissing on things for dogs, they have the feeling they already snatched the deal
It's the "with intent" that bugs me the most, how else do you send a PM
"Pm'd but I really don't give a damn about the sale" ?
Given that this is an online forum, and that most members--except for the eternal "lurkers" (another over-used phrase) who are happy to just read and never make a comment--have to type in some words to participate in this forum, which is necessarily discursive, unless people just upload photos (do we have a word for people who just upload photos and do not say a thing?), it is absolutely amazing to me, that when you look closely at these automatic phrases that are used almost 1,000s of times per week here, that they are all somewhat absurd and even irritating in their stupidity, like was just pointed out with "PM'ed with intent." It is as if maybe 15% of the language here has any meaning beyond "I piss on this sales thread like a big Labrador to mark it as mine" when you really think about it.
One that makes me chuckle from M2M is
“If I hadn’t just ordered (insert number of watches with factory name & model) I’d be all over this” followed by a “GLWS” usually seen on HV sales.
I take it to mean, someone who saw the piece, loved it, then saw the price and thought ‘mmm that’s not for me’.
The other that’s similar to this Is “if this was CONUS/ EU Id be all over this” then seller opens up world wide and they nowhere to be seen.
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“If I hadn’t just ordered (insert number of watches with factory name & model) I’d be all over this” followed by a “GLWS” usually seen on HV sales.
I take it to mean, someone who saw the piece, loved it, then saw the price and thought ‘mmm that’s not for me’.
The other that’s similar to this Is “if this was CONUS/ EU Id be all over this” then seller opens up world wide and they nowhere to be seen.
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I’d day some do just pm just to flirt with the idea of purchasing, they never really want to commit to buying. Found that a lot.
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I have a new phrase to add (this one really irritates me): "What is your best price for ...?" Answer: maybe a price with a slight discount of 5% or so. Followed by: "Would you take (some price about 50% of the asking price or something even more insultingly cheap)?" or no response at all. As if RWI is the slum flea market or a boulevard filled with black-teethed crack whores.
slaughterer62 Great list! What i miss is the phrase of the dreamy ones - who speculate and hope for future releases and are almost begging but without rationality and objectivity regarding the major market. Those who type a comment regarding a „Get it repped“ idea but fully biased by the personal taste (which is often far away from realitys truth of facts).
„[...] this will sell like hot cakes - i will buy one“
BUT this has to be seen with a grain of salt as the writer will never be the one who buys the V1 of his dream-rep as he is most often the one that also types comments about what a horrible job the chinese factories done and that he won’t buy it until they fix the 1mm more in height or so - but this type of fear was already described by you, Sir
„[...] this will sell like hot cakes - i will buy one“
BUT this has to be seen with a grain of salt as the writer will never be the one who buys the V1 of his dream-rep as he is most often the one that also types comments about what a horrible job the chinese factories done and that he won’t buy it until they fix the 1mm more in height or so - but this type of fear was already described by you, Sir
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slaughterer62 Great thread pal :lol:
my all time fav is when a sales thread has become stale with not a sniff of an offer after weeks of bumping,, the OP clearly asks one of his friends to post...
”can’t believe this is still here”
my all time fav is when a sales thread has become stale with not a sniff of an offer after weeks of bumping,, the OP clearly asks one of his friends to post...
”can’t believe this is still here”