Titan_Atlas
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Sticks and Stones
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Tuco
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Ignoring this deflated dick measuring, "can never hurt me."
Because the context used is:
Susan: "Teacher! Bobby called me a spite tongue!"
Teacher: "Bobby, don't call people names. Susan, go back to your school work."
Susan: "But teacher, I demand retribution."
Teacher: "Sticks and stones, words can never hurt me".
Susan: "But teacher, you've been harboring deep animosity toward Tom the Gym Teacher because of a flippant comment he made after 4 drinks at a Christmas party 13 years ago. This flippant comment has subverted your entire career as you try to prove that women aren't inherently bad decision makers because of a mistake you made when trying to guess a secret identity during an ice breaking party."
Teacher: "Shut up you little spite tongue!"
Because the context used is:
Susan: "Teacher! Bobby called me a spite tongue!"
Teacher: "Bobby, don't call people names. Susan, go back to your school work."
Susan: "But teacher, I demand retribution."
Teacher: "Sticks and stones, words can never hurt me".
Susan: "But teacher, you've been harboring deep animosity toward Tom the Gym Teacher because of a flippant comment he made after 4 drinks at a Christmas party 13 years ago. This flippant comment has subverted your entire career as you try to prove that women aren't inherently bad decision makers because of a mistake you made when trying to guess a secret identity during an ice breaking party."
Teacher: "Shut up you little spite tongue!"
Hoss
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I learned it originally as catch a American Inventor, but I've on'y ever used "tiger" or "tigger"
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Chukzombi
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Tuco
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ZyyzYzzy
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I'm sure somewhere along the way some athlete killed himself because a physical injury ended his career
ZyyzYzzy
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You don't need to worry about sticks or words hurting you. Your biggest concern is heart disease fatty
Tuco
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Sebudai
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Hoss
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That damage is self inflicted, not caused by words. I'm talking about both the falling damage from the suicide attempt and the psychological damage from the hurty words that you will list in your letter as the reason you jumped from the bridge.
OU Ariakas
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The saying was used to teach children the proper way to deal with "fighting words" because they were learning how to deal with the fight or flight emotions. It was meant to show children that the proper to reaction to insults was to rise above them or turn to the other cheek. It was never meant to be some sort of beacon against sustained mental abuse.
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Olscratch
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Caliane
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that is retarded. the phrase is a coping mechanism. the entire point is to take back the power. No one has any power over you with words. Literally growing up and getting over it.. if you accept them having power over you, you are lost. Yes, words do hurt... if you are a child and let them.
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Sebudai
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Olscratch
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"No one has any power over you with words." - I guess you're framing this as only dealing with bullies which I suppose I never attributed the saying to strictly dealing with bullies, but words have enormous power over people.
"I've been cheating on you" "You have early onset dementia" "We're not friends anymore" "Youre fired" "Your father and I are getting a divorce"