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Monique1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:59 PM Original message |
What does this statement mean to you? |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's talking about luck and circumstances |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ^this^ |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. I see it as I could easily be in that same place but for some reason I'm not. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Yeah, it suggests that the speaker is NOT better than the one spoken of. |
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lob1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. In the same situation, the hurt person could say, |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Luckily, most people don't think that way. |
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lob1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I don't actually think that way myself. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. I simly eel sorrow for those who are less fortunate than I am. |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:05 PM Original message |
"There but for the grace of God go I".... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. It means that bad things sometimes happen to people who have good intentions and do the right things |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. Transfectional superstitious perceptional projections. Or you actually believe |
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Monique1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Most of the time I just find myself lucky. |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Honey, is that you?? |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yup, they prayed to the wrong ceramic figurines. I just had a brain fart, the conflict |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Because "for the grace of The Ruling Class go I" just sounds weird |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. . |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. "God loves me more than he loves that poor schmuck". |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. It means that whatever has befallen some person could also happen to you or any other person. It is |
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Monique1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. sinkingfeeling |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I can't understand how you can 'take the quote as being superior'. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
17. Okay is you really want to know here is what I think. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. From the perspective of the religious, understand "grace"... |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. I've always felt that "the Grace of God" had more to do with fate than divinity |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Early in life |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. I always use the phrase "there but for fortune go I", which I see |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. I've never seen it said like that, What I've seen is "There, but for the grace of God, go I" |
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roakes10190 (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. grace of God |
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Monique1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I was just asking because |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. I've always found that comment quite stupid so I don't use it |
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