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literally pepper an enemy with pinpoint precision

9 Responses to “literally pepper an enemy with pinpoint precision”

1. Ryan Says:
   November 28th, 2008 at 8:52 am

   Literally pepper the enemy from 300 yards? That must be a long pepper grinder!

   I am so glad this blog exists. My girlfriend was told on a guided tour of Sachsenhausen that prisoners were “literally sandwiched into their bunks”. With bread and butter, you have to assume.

2. Lee Says:
   December 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

   On NPR today, I heard an analyst explain that the terrorists in the recent Mumbia attacks “literally mowed down their victims”.

   What a visual that is.

   Lee

3. Miranda Says:
   December 5th, 2008 at 11:47 pm

   But can it salt him too?

4. rishie.x Says:
   December 20th, 2008 at 7:01 am

   Haha… classic.

   On a more serious note, I hate the terminology they use in war-craft specials, e.g. ‘the enemy’, ‘accuracy’, ‘precision’, etc. They make it seem like a scientific endeavour to wipe out a deadly virus. War is big business, and these blanket terms are just sickening propaganda attempts.

5. Jeff Says:
   January 21st, 2009 at 4:57 am

   Phew! There’s literally nothing tastier than a precisely-seasoned enemy.

6. Andrew Says:
   February 20th, 2009 at 7:31 am

   I was literally blown away when I read this post. Excellent!

7. JC Says:
   February 28th, 2009 at 1:13 am

   huh? pepper isn’t being used as a metaphor

   Main Entry:
   pepper
   Function:
   transitive verb

   1: to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows

8. Ben T Says:
   May 2nd, 2009 at 11:14 am

   Good point, JC. Even so, it isn’t a proper use of the word literally. In fact, just by needlessly throwing in the word “literally,” they add in the connotation that ground pepper is somehow involved.

9. lee-ann Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 11:52 pm

   The flagrant misuse of this word has been making me nuts for years. Bless the person who made this blog…

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