Thread: what we think we know
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greensky_thirdeye
03-18-2006, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by pki2003
that was the point of this, no news for a few days now. Might as well stir the pot a little bit.

Stir "The Pot"?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/7/messages/204.html

""What does the phrase "to stir the pot" generally mean? And does it mean to be in some way deliberately provocative or irritating?
Deliberately provocative, yes, but not necessarily maliciously. Picture a pot of soup. A lot of ingredients have settled to the bottom, out of sight, until stirred. Metaphorically, a lot of issues/resentments/obligations can drop out of sight when nobody mentions them. One can "stir the pot" to bring issues to the surface, sometimes with malice, but sometimes merely to create awareness and effect change. ""


Hmm...
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Re: what we think we know
Quote:
Originally Posted by pki2003
that was the point of this, no news for a few days now. Might as well stir the pot a little bit.

Stir "The Pot"?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/7/messages/204.html

""What does the phrase "to stir the pot" generally mean? And does it mean to be in some way deliberately provocative or irritating?
Deliberately provocative, yes, but not necessarily maliciously. Picture a pot of soup. A lot of ingredients have settled to the bottom, out of sight, until stirred. Metaphorically, a lot of issues/resentments/obligations can drop out of sight when nobody mentions them. One can "stir the pot" to bring issues to the surface, sometimes with malice, but sometimes merely to create awareness and effect change. ""


Hmm...
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