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View Poll Results: Which is it? Phone in or mail in?
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Phone in
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15.31% |
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Mail in
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84.69% |
01-12-2007, 04:45 PM
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#1
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Estonia
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Phone in or mail in?
OK, so Im having a 'discussion' with some loser at work here. When you half-ass something are you 'phoning' it in or 'mailing' it in?
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01-12-2007, 04:46 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevanGuy
OK, so Im having a 'discussion' with some loser at work here. When you half-ass something are you 'phoning' it in or 'mailing' it in?
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Both. Mailing is more appropriate for sports though, IMO.
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01-12-2007, 04:48 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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I've actually never heard of either.
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01-12-2007, 04:49 PM
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#4
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Franchise Player
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I've only heard of "phone it" in.
I think I'm going to start using that more actually.
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01-12-2007, 04:51 PM
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#5
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Franchise Player
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Mail for sure, it makes more sense that way
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01-12-2007, 04:51 PM
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#6
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Safari Stan
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: 3rd trailer on the left
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Not to sound Cliff Clavenish but the term "To mail it in" is synonomous with slacking off and giving it a half hearted effort. It was derived from the amount of time it takes for a letter to get to its recipient.
Phoning it in would imply immediate response.
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01-12-2007, 04:53 PM
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#7
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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Definately mailing it in.
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01-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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#8
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I've only really heard of mailing it in.
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01-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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I hear the phrase "mail it in" all the time in sports.
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01-12-2007, 04:55 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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01-12-2007, 04:59 PM
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#11
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Quote:
"Phone it in"
Perform an act in a perfunctory, uncommitted fashion, as if it didn't matter.
She sang the National Anthem, but she was just phoning it in as far as I could tell.
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Both seem to work.
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01-12-2007, 05:05 PM
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#12
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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They mean the same thing, but I would probably use phoning it in.
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01-12-2007, 05:09 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Man, the Oilers phone it in all the time.
Edit: I voted mail it in.
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REDVAN!
Last edited by REDVAN; 01-12-2007 at 05:13 PM.
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01-12-2007, 05:11 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Mail.....MAIL!!!!!!
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"Some guys like old balls"
Patriots QB Tom Brady
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01-12-2007, 05:11 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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I'm firmly in the "mail-it-in" camp.
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01-12-2007, 05:15 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Jose, CA
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I've never heard of either used as an expression for that purpose
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01-12-2007, 05:16 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Me too... Mail it in.
I'd never even heard of the similar term 'Phone it in'.
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01-12-2007, 06:05 PM
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#18
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Mail
Can anyone who voted phone explain how that makes sense? I don't get it
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01-12-2007, 06:17 PM
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#19
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevanGuy
OK, so Im having a 'discussion' with some loser at work here. When you half-ass something are you 'phoning' it in or 'mailing' it in?
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Must be Gloria.. Couldn't be Frank. Frank's the man.
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Who is in charge of this product and why haven't they been fired yet?
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01-12-2007, 06:26 PM
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Safari Stan
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: 3rd trailer on the left
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kermitology
Must be Gloria.. Couldn't be Frank. Frank's the man.
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No I think Tyler is telling Kris he mails it in all the time.
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