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crowtrobot: 8 months ago via Android | Last edited at 6:46PM on 9/7/2012

okay,the shop said my computer is out of w A C K im wondering can something be IN W A C K?

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MonaSez: 8 months ago | Last edited at 7:21PM on 9/7/2012

Sephira has an excellent link and here's another one attributed to John Hale as he described Abraham Lincoln in 1863:

"The Tycoon is in fine whack. I have rarely seen him more serene and busy. He is managing this war, the draft, foreign relations, and planning a reconstruction of the Union, all at once."
So "out of whack" likely arose as the opposite to the saying "in fine whack."

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago

Where have you been young lady!? You are in more trouble than you can shake a stick at Missy!

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MonaSez: 8 months ago

well...I was visiting my daughter, but had to cut my trip short because my mom had a stroke and I spent 4 hours driving and 5 hours in the hospital

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago

Oh, I'm sorry I had no idea.

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MonaSez: 8 months ago

me either....it was a shocker. She's resting comfortably tonight...we'll see what tomorrow brings.

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crowtrobot: 8 months ago via Android

hope she is okay mona

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MonaSez: 8 months ago

she has some paralysis, can't speak very well (or swallow), she's intubated and my dad had a CT scan this morning (at the same hospital) to see if his cancer came back....what a day. I'm on here for the distraction effect.

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Sephira: 8 months ago | Last edited at 6:50PM on 9/7/2012

Yeah, it's a weird phrase though. Makes you wonder who came up with it.

edit... Apparently you can say "in whack", or there is precedent for it being said in a positive manner.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-out2.htm

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crowtrobot: 8 months ago via Android

thanks My new puter is gonna have 100 gigs of wack

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago

That's certainly a lot of whack!

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Holmesick: 8 months ago | Last edited at 6:59PM on 9/7/2012

Lol, Really crowtrobot... Just replace that wooden keyboard and computer, and get a apple! C'mon bud, comment so i can talk to ya! lol

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MonaSez: 8 months ago

wood?!?!?! he'd be lucky to upgrade from granite to wood....hahahaha

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Holmesick: 8 months ago

Lol,

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FreudianSlip: 8 months ago via iPhone

Lol.. Lol.. You said w a c k.. Hey Crow...

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago via iPhone

I did more than say it last night

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FreudianSlip: 8 months ago via iPhone

Ahahahaahah.. Good for you, Faded!!

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago via iPhone

I mean, um... JK!

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CountryGirl_Pride: 8 months ago

Um, probably. Kinda like insane and sane. ;o

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago

Apparently so

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kirstenlynn: 8 months ago

hey mr_ fadedglory long time no see

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago via iPhone

Hello

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kirstenlynn: 8 months ago

u changed ur pic

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago

How do I know you?

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kirstenlynn: 8 months ago

you have helped me a lot of times

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Mr_FadedGlory: 8 months ago via iPhone

I remember you now, sorry it took me awhile.

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JDBoDean: 8 months ago via iPhone

Huh?

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FreudianSlip: 8 months ago via iPhone

Lol...

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JDBoDean: 8 months ago via iPhone

That's kind of like when an interviewer asked John Lennon about his unkempt hair and Lennon asked "what is kemt hair?"

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crowtrobot: 8 months ago

my favorite from lennon was when he dumprd that guru,he asked lennon why lennon said your so f*ckin smart you tell me

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JDBoDean: 8 months ago via iPhone

That is pretty good. I said something similar to a psychic once when she asked me a dumb question.

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