# Appreciating a sentence or two from a fellow Doper

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**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appreciating-a-sentence-or-two-from-a-fellow-doper/996231 "2024-01-17T16:42:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appreciating-a-sentence-or-two-from-a-fellow-doper/996231/2 "2024-01-17T16:52:04Z")

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My favorite goes way back to a September 2006 post from @Slithy_Tove bemoaning the revival of zippered sweaters.

A poster somewhat snarkily asked OP to _parse_ their pit post, leading to this response…

> [@foisting zippered sweaters on the American public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foisting-zippered-sweaters-on-the-american-public/374354/6):
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> Contrition for **pizzabrats** pit-back: I’m unable to _parse,_ please accept _pidgin:_ Me no like clothes belong 1970’s, Dem all buggered up. Fashion-buyer fellah think shopper-fellah head all knock-knock, play big ha-ha. But me give zipper-belong-sweater big stink-eye, say to fashion-buyer fella “bother you?”

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