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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 94 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"It's just a couple of bad apples!"

"And that's enough to spoil the bunch."

[–] bl_r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 97 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] snooggums@midwest.social 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Pull yourself up by the bootstraps!"

"That is literally impossible."

[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That term was originally coined to describe an impossible task.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 19 points 2 months ago

Yup, and was twisted to mean the opposite just like rotten apples.