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GiqueCee

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4. There used to be...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:01 AM

Dec 11

... a phrase commonly used by Brits, "at sixes and sevens", which I think referred to confusion. It's probably of Mary Poppins vintage, and long abandoned.
In its current context, it's a crap shoot as to whether the popularity of "6-7" is the result of brain damage, or the cause of it.

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WTF Does "Six-Seven" Mean & Why Are Teens Playing Assassin? Lewis Black Explains - The Daily Show [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 11 OP

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