re: &#39;reach out&#39;

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 11:46 am to FLTech

quote:
Reach out

I'll be there

Posted by AbitaFan08

Boston, MA

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 11:46 am to Dandy Lion

Because “reach out” can include more than just a call. I feel like that’s pretty common sense.

Posted by cable

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 11:51 am to Dandy Lion

Weird melt

Posted by BuckyCheese

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 11:55 am to cable

I call or email.

frick reaching out. I'm not gay.

Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:05 pm to SEClint

quote:
I think it is a metaphorical phrase.

Did you say meteorical?

Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:12 pm to BuckyCheese

quote:
I call or email.

frick reaching out. I'm not gay

Exactly!

Posted by CMBears1259

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:39 pm to Dandy Lion

quote:
'reach out

Let’s put this in the parking lot. I’ll touch base later.

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Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:45 pm to CMBears1259

Gotta get granular enough with this, no?

Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:51 pm to AbitaFan08

quote:
common sense

Common sense is 'get in touch'

Posted by SEClint

New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:52 pm to Dandy Lion

No, I typed metaphorical.

Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:54 pm to SEClint

Maybe mercurial?

Posted by Pettifogger

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Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:54 pm to USMEagles

quote:
That one irritates me.

"Ping" in computer networking is an action that conveys no data beyond the minimum necessary to determine that a device is connected. So "pinging" someone would consist of calling them and then hanging up as soon as they pick up the phone. It's basically the computational equivalent of, um, knocking on a door and running away and hiding.

Just fix the computer dork