Who the hell are "they"?

CharleyH

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They say a lot of things.

Sometimes I think they really don't say much, like when they say "if you love him, let him go and if he comes back he's yours, and if he doesn't, he never was." Seriously, if I let him go then I am hoping he doesn't come back and if he does? 'They' obviously haven't heard the term psycho stalker.

'They' say a lot of asinine and idiotic things, but who exactly are 'they'?

I am on a trail to discover who 'they' are and would greatly appreciate any intellectual response that could help me uncover the mystery of 'them'. This part is serious, as indeed I am writing a small article on 'them' and would love to gossip about who they are, exactly.

Of course, if you feel they have said something bizarre or asinine, as they often do, then by all means feel free to give them a piece of your mind on this thread.
 
CharleyH said:
They say a lot of things.

Sometimes I think they really don't say much, like when they say "if you love him, let him go and if he comes back he's yours, and if he doesn't, he never was." Seriously, if I let him go then I am hoping he doesn't come back and if he does? 'They' obviously haven't heard the term psycho stalker.

'They' say a lot of asinine and idiotic things, but who exactly are 'they'?

I am on a trail to discover who 'they' are and would greatly appreciate any intellectual response that could help me uncover the mystery of 'them'. This part is serious, as indeed I am writing a small article on 'them' and would love to gossip about who they are, exactly.

Of course, if you feel they have said something bizarre or asinine, as they often do, then by all means feel free to give them a piece of your mind on this thread.

Ah, they. They, the experts. The anonymous, unknown, taken for granted know-it-all experts.

One of my grad school professors forced us to uncover "they". He made us ferret out the information, uncover the rocks, research until we discovered the root of "they" for every piece of information we attempted to explain.

It sucked, Charley.

I don't wanna do it here.

"They" are evil.
 
sweetsubsarahh said:
Ah, they. They, the experts. The anonymous, unknown, taken for granted know-it-all experts.

One of my grad school professors forced us to uncover "they". He made us ferret out the information, uncover the rocks, research until we discovered the root of "they" for every piece of information we attempted to explain.

It sucked, Charley.

I don't wanna do it here.

"They" are evil.

Thanks Sweet Sub, and damn because I'd enjoy knowing what you found out from that project. Walking around Europe and indeed visiting graveyards of the great and small (yeah, well, its interesting, okay!) I sometimes come across cool poetry and little sayings on grave stones. This makes me think that "they" take a lot of notes.
 
CharleyH said:
Thanks Sweet Sub, and damn because I'd enjoy knowing what you found out from that project. Walking around Europe and indeed visiting graveyards of the great and small (yeah, well, its interesting, okay!) I sometimes come across cool poetry and little sayings on grave stones. This makes me think that "they" take a lot of notes.

Yes, "they" do, those bastards.

The problem is there is an infinite number of "they."

AND "they" change for every subject.

:cool:
 
"they" is a rhetorical device to imply authority that doesn't actually exist.

Asking "Who are they?" destroys the strength of the proponent's argument.

Og
 
I am They. But don't tell anyone They said that.
 
oggbashan said:
"they" is a rhetorical device to imply authority that doesn't actually exist.

Asking "Who are they?" destroys the strength of the proponent's argument.

Og
Good answer. Doesn't help, but good answer.
 
They are the experts. You can also trot them out and make them say anything you'd like.
 
A classic answer

Wasn't there a Far Side cartoon about this? I seem to remember a woman in a room with a phone or phones, and somebody bursting in with, "So you're the 'they' in 'that's what they say.'"

So they is apparently female.

Figaro
 
"They" are the people in our lives who give us advice that they would never heed.
 
Quinn71 said:
"They" are the people in our lives who give us advice that they would never heed.
THEY say a dog is a man's best friend. Cool, if your into bestiality I am guessing. They also say a diamond is a girls best friend ... good enough, it never goes flaccid. :D
 
CharleyH said:
THEY say a dog is a man's best friend. Cool, if your into bestiality I am guessing. They also say a diamond is a girls best friend ... good enough, it never goes flaccid. :D
"outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." --Groucho Marx
“Kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever” --Anita Loos
 
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