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    1. 06-16-2004 09:40 AM #1
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      The phrase "in a nutshell"

      When someone for instance say:"That's me in a nutshell!" What does he/she mean with it?
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    2. 06-16-2004 10:04 AM #2
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      Thats me, stuck in a nutshell which a giant squirrel just put me in. =P

      No, seriously.. if a person says that he/she means hes/shes giving a basic short summary of him/herself(or whatever hes talking about). You really didnt know or is this just senseless banter?

      Im a giant squirrel, Im 1 year old, I got a fuzzy tail and two little front teeth to chew on stuff. I like to sit in trees and build my little home in there. I like to catch puny humans in nut shells, after I have eaten the content. Thats me in a nutshell.
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    3. 06-16-2004 10:14 AM #3
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      [quote]
      You really didnt know or is this just senseless banter?
      quote=]

      I really didn't know. I am not so familiar with english and english phrases.
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    4. 06-16-2004 11:14 AM #4
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      Yeah,cool, I didnt mean anything by it, was just wondering, I mean this is the senseless banter forum after all ^_^
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    5. 06-16-2004 11:54 AM #5
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      Originally posted by Lucius
      Yeah,cool, I didnt mean anything by it, was just wondering, I mean this is the senseless banter forum after all ^_^
      I understand.
      I just replyed the previous post to make sure it wasn't any misconception here.
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    6. 06-16-2004 01:17 PM #6
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      Harris's Law:
      Any philosophy that can be put "in a nutshell" belongs there.
      "Trust is a weakness"
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    7. 06-16-2004 02:10 PM #7
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      i still don't get it.
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    8. 06-16-2004 04:04 PM #8
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      Originally posted by padfoot
      i still don't get it.

      .....

      *sigh*
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    9. 06-16-2004 05:28 PM #9
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      i still don't get it.[/b]
      yip, that's you in a nutshell.

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      i choose to subscribe to the literal meaning of that cliché. yip, that's me in a nutshell... now let me out so i can bag me a cute little squirrel.
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      Padfoot's favourite phrase...

      Originally posted by padfoot
      i still don't get it.
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    11. 06-16-2004 09:51 PM #11
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      Owned!
      You guys suck.
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    12. 06-27-2004 08:32 PM #12
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      Ok, "in a nutshell" means you take a large quantity of information or a long story and condense it into something short and easy to understand. What does it have to do with nutshells? What grows from an acorn...a HUGE tree. So when you take that HUGE tree (story/info) and put it into a nutshell (the short easy version) you get the phrase....in a nutshell.
      Its hard to dream recall when your starin' down the barrel of a loaded Thnikkaman.
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