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Old June 30, 2007, 8:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Marinedalek View Post
I am currently crying into my keyboard. By "Deus Ex Machina" I assume you mean "A bit godlike and reset button-ish"
Actually the phrase means plucking a solution out of nowhere at the last minute
Yes, I'm well aware of that. I couldn't think of another phrase that wouldn't involve a great deal of vague nonsense, so I used that in the sense that it's often used - incorrectly as you say, but used all the same. I did say a "kind of deus ex machina feel to it". I could probably have worded it better

Crying into your keyboard? Surely it's not that bad!
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