Citations:necrohippoflagellation

English citations of necrohippoflagellation

Noun: "(humorous) the act or practice of beating a dead horse"

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• 1997 January 21, cinar [username], “Re: Violent America (UK Bans handguns)”, in alt.alien.visitors‎^[1] (Usenet):

  At the expense of committing necrohippoflagellation, Stix said his stereo was out in his lawn and that he did not have any close neighbours.

• 1997 October 4, Beebit [username], “[email] UCE: Free Tape "Alternative Health"”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings‎^[2] (Usenet):

  They are indulging in a bit of necrohippoflagellation regarding the moribund IEMMC.

• 1997 October 9, Soleil Lapierre, “Re: [RANT] NM:ToD #1”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks‎^[3] (Usenet):

  This is probably necrohippoflagellation, but how can you be sure you're really thinking? :)

• 1997 October 13, Stix [username], “Re: rom vs aa”, in rec.org.mensa‎^[4] (Usenet):

  So far necrohippoflagellation is the only activity for which you've displayed expertise.

• 1998 July 14, Toby, “Re: CHAT”, in alt.atheism‎^[5] (Usenet):

  As for the flamers, I think it's time to stop the necrohippoflagellation.

• 1998 October 31, Chuckg, “Re: 981030 - USAToday - Brennan's column on Kwan/Skate A.(see also poddy thread”, in rec.sport.skating.ice.figure‎^[6] (Usenet):

  Peg, we are all willing to cmment^[sic] about the content of Brennan's articles, whether to agree or disagree. Her slam on the ISU and Ottavio, I definitely agree with. Her continual necrohippoflagellation, on the other hand...

• 1999 March 24, Claude Martins, “Re: Adventure games are Dead!!! We can't do anything about it.”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure‎^[7] (Usenet):

  Nothing. The genre is dead, it is deceased, it has passed on, it has kicked the bucket. It is an ex-genre. We here on csipg.adv are merely engaged in a masturbatory frenzy of necrohippoflagellation.

• 1999 October 31, Miriam Ruth Rocke, “Enough already (was Re: For those of us who can't be arsed)”, in uk.media.tv.buffy-v-slayer‎^[8] (Usenet):

  For now, though, and for here, I vote that instead of the current necrohippoflagellation, we, like, move on, put aside any grudges, and start talking about, like, Buffy.

• 2004 February 16, Bob Cowell, “Re: Handy Latin Phrases”, in alt.humor.jewish‎^[9] (Usenet):

  This whole thread seems to have declined into an exercise in Necrohippoflagellation, but I could be wrong

• 2004 August 27, Brett A. Pasternack, “Re: 1979 Album Survivor, Round 1 part 2”, in rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1970s‎^[10] (Usenet):

  But did you notice that people were able to disagree with you without gratuitous personal insults and your usual necrohippoflagellation?

• 2006 July 25, Siobhan Burke, “Re: New Fan...”, in alt.tv.firefly‎^[11] (Usenet):

  < Not being one for necrohippoflagellation, I've given up on this joker, so one big old snip here, but there was one thing I still wanted to address. >

• 2008 January 31, Square Wheels [username], “And the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Stupidity is........”, in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys‎^[12] (Usenet):

  Normally I'd say a man would simply admit to his mistake, but you're not a man, and far too dim to do anything but engage in necrohippoflagellation.