• feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I thought The Onion was finally good again, but some of this new stuff is really phoning it in.

    Edit: not The Onion.

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        10 months ago

        No, I have to tolerate those people at dinner just like everybody else. This just feels a bit like it’s been done already.

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      10 months ago

      Sorry, I’m a little confused… Can you elaborate on what you mean by ‘phoning it in’? I’ve never heard that before (but I’m guessing it’s like ‘phoning a friend’ when you’re stuck in a quiz or similar?)

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        10 months ago

        Completing the task with little effort in a disengaged fashion. In this case the task would be writing a satire article.

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        10 months ago

        I’ve heard it for many decades in the acting world, usually when an actor isn’t trying hard in a performance and merely reciting the lines to get to the end of the show.

        The idea being you’re not actually there doing the work (metaphorically), you’re in bed at home phoning it in instead.