I was pretty toasted, but did I hear an awful lot of "My friends"?

[TomInTib]

Seems like Ol' Fred and the Preacher included the phrase "my friends" in every other sentence.

I wonder if all the Dockers Dudes are using it around the watercooler today.

[fencesitter]

1. Why, did you do a shot each time they said "liberal"

Could have died of alcohol poisoning.

[TomInTib]

3. Thank heavens, no.

But I did manage to polish a fifth of Bombay Sapphire Gin before the woman came on.

Switched to Cabernet, then.

[Cleita]

2. My Repug Congressman always answers my correspondence, "Dear Friend".

Is this their way of making you feel generic and unimportant?