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re: Terrace Marshall had surgery this am

Posted on 9/22/19 at 12:10 pm to
Posted by Penrod
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Posted on 9/22/19 at 12:10 pm to
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A true pyrrhic victory.

It is the opposite of “a true pyrrhic victory”, which is a victory, the attaining of which, cost more than the benefits. While we paid a price for the Vandy victory, I don’t think anyone would take a deal to return all the injured to good health and to pay for it by taking a loss to Vandy. THAT’s what it would take to qualify as a true pyrrhic victory.

Now, had you left out “true” we could assume you were writing figuratively; you knew it didn’t actually qualify as a pyrrhic victory; but you were using hyperbole.
Posted by Meauxjeaux
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Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 9/22/19 at 5:48 pm to
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It is the opposite of “a true pyrrhic victory”, which is a victory, the attaining of which, cost more than the benefits. While we paid a price for the Vandy victory, I don’t think anyone would take a deal to return all the injured to good health and to pay for it by taking a loss to Vandy. THAT’s what it would take to qualify as a true pyrrhic victory.

Now, had you left out “true” we could assume you were writing figuratively; you knew it didn’t actually qualify as a pyrrhic victory; but you were using hyperbole.


True truth is so beautiful.
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