Quit saying, "WAG THE DOG" until you know what it means!!!! - GoFuckYourself.com

Rob · 05-13-2004, 09:32 PM

Some tin-foil hat wearing hermit incorrectly uses the term in a recent conspiracy theory article and all of a sudden everyone is throwing it out like they know what it means! The term "Wag the Dog" is way, way off base and couldn't even be definitively used in this situation.

IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RELEVANCE TO THIS SITUATION!!! Monica Lewisky sucking the President off, now that's WAG THE DOG.

The term you all are looking for is Red Herring. That means to stage something in order to divert attention away from yourself or an action. Sorry to be so anal, I just thought I'd nip this in the bud before you get into some heated political debate with your co-workers and making a fool out of yourself.

CDSmith · 05-13-2004, 09:34 PM

Wag the dog with Dustin Hoffman --- good flick.

Rob · 05-13-2004, 09:37 PM

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Originally posted by CDSmith
Wag the dog with Dustin Hoffman --- good flick.

You're right, CD. It was a great movie. I've always been a fan of Dustin Hoffman, except for Tootsie. I was too young to understand the whole drag thing.

slackologist · 05-13-2004, 10:05 PM

dogs.. herrings.. wtf?

05-13-2004, 09:32 PM	#1
Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	Quit saying, "WAG THE DOG" until you know what it means!!!! Some tin-foil hat wearing hermit incorrectly uses the term in a recent conspiracy theory article and all of a sudden everyone is throwing it out like they know what it means! The term "Wag the Dog" is way, way off base and couldn't even be definitively used in this situation. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RELEVANCE TO THIS SITUATION!!! Monica Lewisky sucking the President off, now that's WAG THE DOG. The term you all are looking for is Red Herring. That means to stage something in order to divert attention away from yourself or an action. Sorry to be so anal, I just thought I'd nip this in the bud before you get into some heated political debate with your co-workers and making a fool out of yourself. __________________

05-13-2004, 09:34 PM	#2
CDSmith Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: My network is hosted at TECHIEMEDIA.net ...Wait, you meant where am I located at? Oh... okay, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. Oops. :) Posts: 51,460	Wag the dog with Dustin Hoffman --- good flick. __________________ *Promote Wildmatch, ImLive, Sexier.com, and more!!* ALWAYS THE HIGHEST PAYOUTS: Big Bux/ImLive SIGNUP ON NOW!!! Put some PUSSYCA$H in your pocket. ICQ me at: 31024634

05-13-2004, 10:05 PM	#4
slackologist Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 2,379	dogs.. herrings.. wtf?