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nickname from George W. Bush for Andrew Card
Tangent Man endorsed SC AG Henry McMaster in 2010 in a primary against SC Rep. Nikki Haley which McMaster lost.
(Adj.) Wild, as in disbelief, or having a good or crazy time; out of control.
Ex: You should’ve seen how much Manny drank last night - he got so tangent, it was ridiculous.
Ex: How tangent is Madison for continuing to date that jerk?
Ex: Did you know the average person swallows 8 spiders in their lifetime? That’s some tangent stuff.
Ex: I am soo excited to go out tonight! Gonna be so tangent
a meaningless, useless, retargerous detour from one's immediate goal or purpose
considering all the possible negative accompanying unattended cannonballs, please refrain from going on a wild tangent when you have a specific goal in mind that you want to achieve
When an offhand comment said during conversation has danger of derailing the whole thing into talking about an entirely different topic.
Usually controversial, lures you in like bait then diverts your attention. It gets worse in group discussions.
Desmond: “So Eastside college is better because you get to choose what you wanna do of your own free will”
Isaac: “But what is ‘free will’ really? Does anyone really have it?”
Michael: “I dunno if you think about how we make decisions, they could already be determined by subconscious out of our control”
Desmond: “True, just because you feel like you’re choosing-”
Adé: “-NO! STOP! Don’t fall for the Tangent Trap! We were talking about good colleges.”
Desmond: “Oh yeah! I forgot”