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Why do people say "something something...", and why does it irk me?


think of it like a placeholder for a great argument/explanation that doesn't necessarily exist, but would be funny if it did and would aledge whatever follows (in this case mechanical elfs) as being highly relevant to the topic at hand.


No tv and no beer make Homer something something [0]

0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufDqfQxPnJo




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