Tangents help give context to the story. Not everything has to be a tweet, you millennial.
Railroad tangents are actually straight sections of right-a-way. Some tangents in the flatland West run along for mile after mile.
So there I was, there I was, there I was… in the Congo! Say, did I ever tell y’all about that trip to your grandma’s I made in waist deep snow?
Like that? ツ
Warning: the Tangent looks like an exit … but it’s not. It will almost always eventually lead back to the original story and you may have to cover (hear) some of the same ground (information) previously covered (told) again.
A road less traveled.
“You’ve yourselves to blame if it’s too long;
You should never have let me begin, begin,
You should never have let me begin."
—Tom Lehrer
careful, there are tangents on the tangents…
“Now I told you that story so’s I could tell you this one…”
Full bladder-caused tangents always appreciated …!
You’d think she’d be more enthusiastic about a tan gent…
My dad didn’t really do that, but I had a college professor that did that, I liked his intern/teaching assistant better [Physical Science].
Keep on Mansplaining Lane, and then…. your options are… because, or.. , etc.
An Englishman in Miami?
Hm, there really is a Tangent, Oregon. Not so coincidentally, right off the freeway!
Did the math/business double major have to sine and cosine for a bank loan?
Hold on a secant, I want to read that sine again.
Day by Dave
Dave Whamond
April 10, 2015
May 31, 2017
Izzy Moreno over 1 year ago
Tangents help give context to the story. Not everything has to be a tweet, you millennial.
A# 466 over 1 year ago
Railroad tangents are actually straight sections of right-a-way. Some tangents in the flatland West run along for mile after mile.
Dobie Premium Member over 1 year ago
So there I was, there I was, there I was… in the Congo! Say, did I ever tell y’all about that trip to your grandma’s I made in waist deep snow?
Like that? ツ
Doug K over 1 year ago
Warning: the Tangent looks like an exit … but it’s not. It will almost always eventually lead back to the original story and you may have to cover (hear) some of the same ground (information) previously covered (told) again.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
A road less traveled.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 1 year ago
“You’ve yourselves to blame if it’s too long;
You should never have let me begin, begin,
You should never have let me begin."
—Tom Lehrer
bdpoltergeist Premium Member over 1 year ago
careful, there are tangents on the tangents…
FassEddie over 1 year ago
“Now I told you that story so’s I could tell you this one…”
Howard'sMyHero over 1 year ago
Full bladder-caused tangents always appreciated …!
RabbitDad over 1 year ago
You’d think she’d be more enthusiastic about a tan gent…
Rose Madder Premium Member over 1 year ago
My dad didn’t really do that, but I had a college professor that did that, I liked his intern/teaching assistant better [Physical Science].
goboboyd over 1 year ago
Keep on Mansplaining Lane, and then…. your options are… because, or.. , etc.
Havel over 1 year ago
An Englishman in Miami?
ekke over 1 year ago
Hm, there really is a Tangent, Oregon. Not so coincidentally, right off the freeway!
spaced man spliff over 1 year ago
Did the math/business double major have to sine and cosine for a bank loan?
gammaguy over 1 year ago
Hold on a secant, I want to read that sine again.