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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAnother word that needs a rest before it gets out of control: MANIFEST.
I think it is a noble word and I want it preserved for noble intents. What do you think?
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Another word that needs a rest before it gets out of control: MANIFEST. (Original Post)
CTyankee
Sunday
OP
"wishing can make it so." I get it. "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are..."
CTyankee
Yesterday
#10
Well, being Ojibwe, I've never really cared for the word "Manifest" and the phrase
catbyte
Yesterday
#11
Clouds Passing
(2,969 posts)1. Manifest...
Can you put your hands in your head?
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magicarpet
(17,155 posts)2. MANIFEST,...
Disney ?
CTyankee
(65,395 posts)3. Uh, how is Disney involved? Is it a title of a Disney film?
magicarpet
(17,155 posts)4. Just a play on words,...
... thinking of Manifest Destiny, over use. Like MANDATE by djt.
(You want I should remove it ?)
CTyankee
(65,395 posts)8. Naw. Let's just keep it coming. Aim it straight at his fat ass.
NBachers
(18,216 posts)5. Have we worn out Disrupt or Synergy yet?
CTyankee
(65,395 posts)6. Synergy! I don't really know what it means...
bamagal62
(3,706 posts)7. Every time I hear
That word, I think of that train wreck of a show called, Manifest.
Intractable
(649 posts)9. One can manifest things based purely on cognitive/emotional intention.
At least that's what they tell me.
I don't believe that premise, as phrased.
CTyankee
(65,395 posts)10. "wishing can make it so." I get it. "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are..."
Of course!
TexasBushwhacker
(20,768 posts)12. Yeah, that's the whole premise of "The Secret"
ie. The Law of Attraction. Personally, I don't think it's all that different than Dale Carnegie's "The Power of Positive Thinking", which has been around for decades.
catbyte
(36,069 posts)11. Well, being Ojibwe, I've never really cared for the word "Manifest" and the phrase
"Manifest Destiny" even less. But it's okay if you're talking about a list of what's loaded on a plane, lol.