literally pepper an enemy with pinpoint precision

November 9th, 2008 by Fitz

“It can literally pepper an enemy with pinpoint precision at 300 yards” (video)

(Thanks, Inigo Montoya)

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

  1. Ryan Says:

    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:

    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:

    But can it salt him too?

  4. rishie.x Says:

    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:

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

  6. Andrew Says:

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

  7. JC Says:

    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:

    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:

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

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