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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grow the eff up!
Period. Point Blank. End of Story[/quote]

Are there a lot of folks out there who mistakenly think “point blank” means the same as “period” and “end of story”? I feel like it must just be one ignorant poster who concludes her posts with this hilarious “point blank period” nonsense but maybe there are many such people out there. [/quote]
Dumba** there are periods between the words, so there are three different thoughts. You are stupid.[/quote]

That . . . doesn't matter.  Point blank doesn't mean what you think it means.  [/quote]

Just so that we can all stop arguing about this:

point-blank
adjective & adverb
(of a shot, bullet, or other missile) fired from very close to its target.
"the weapon was inaccurate beyond point-blank range"
synonyms:	at very close range, at point-blank range, close up, close to
"Waxman fired the pistol point-blank at Clyde"
(of a statement or question) blunt and direct; without explanation or qualification.
"he refuses point-blank to be photographed or give interviews"
synonyms:	blunt, direct, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, frank, candid, forthright, open, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, plain, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, well defined, flat, positive, certain, decisive, unqualified, categorical, outright, downright More
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