Is it possible to use the phrase "Yes We Can" and not be a tool?
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« on: January 12, 2009, 01:02:38 PM »
Sadly, after several unintentional, non-Obama uses of the phrase ("Can we grab dinner?"  "Yes, we can."), I'm starting to suspect that there is no way to use the phrase in conversation without coming off as a total tool.
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2009, 01:04:06 PM »
Tool (unless it's used to make fun of those who use it of course)
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2009, 01:08:53 PM »
Yes We Can!
But You can't.
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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2009, 01:50:52 PM »
"Yes, weekend."
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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2009, 04:55:47 PM »
    No, we can't.
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« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2009, 05:01:01 PM »
Yes, Wii can.

*runs away*
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2009, 05:05:40 PM »
Yes, even when it's unintentional. Thanks, Obama.
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« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2009, 05:22:02 PM »
« Edited: January 12, 2009, 05:40:48 PM by Chairwoman DC_united_15 »
totally. I you say yes we can and ppl think you are using it as a tool you know what is on their mind. I have never ran into that problem. That might be cause my friends are dumb.
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« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2009, 05:27:35 PM »
I keep finding myself saying it in non-Obama contexts and believing that someone will call me a tool, but no one has caught it so my conclusion is yes, we can continue to use that phrase in a non-Obama context.
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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2009, 07:21:53 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on January 12, 2009, 01:04:06 PM
Tool (unless it's used to make fun of those who use it of course)

Actually, that screams "I'm a tool" even more than any other use of it.
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« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2009, 07:49:51 PM »
No
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« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2009, 11:11:55 PM »
Quote from: Eraserhead on January 12, 2009, 07:21:53 PM
Quote from: dead0man on January 12, 2009, 01:04:06 PM
Tool (unless it's used to make fun of those who use it of course)

Actually, that screams "I'm a tool" even more than any other use of it.


hehe, you're probably right.  I'm shocked I've yet to see a "yes we canibus" shirt.
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« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2009, 11:15:43 PM »
No, not really. Although if you think about it, that stands true for all campaign mottos, most just dont get used as much as that one does in regular English.

"Can we grab dinner?"

"Country first!"
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« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2009, 11:46:08 PM »
I don't think I have ever heard a non-Politician use "Yes We Can" in an Obama related context.
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« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2009, 12:32:23 AM »
There is an ad here now for some American car company (Chrysler, I think) that uses the Obama graphics and 'Yes, We Can' to advertise ugly cars. It disgusts me.

Here we go:

http://www.chrysler.com.au/

Chyser "Yes We Can SALE - Price Change You Can Believe In"
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« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2009, 01:45:41 PM »
No, it makes one sound like an assholė. It's not "we", nor is it "our" victory, nor anything else that makes it sound like anything more than a politician won an election.
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