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- Wed May 07, 2008 4:55 pm
- Forum: Oh, and have you read...?
- Topic: Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right Poisons American Democracy-J Feldmann
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4851
Re: Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right Poisons American Democracy-J Feldmann
Let me start by saying that I have not read all of Jeffrey Feldmann's new book Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right Poisons American Democracy (Ig Publishing, 2008), but I did read the excerpt below and thought it made some excellent points. The excellent point being: the disto...
- Wed May 07, 2008 10:19 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Mass
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3234
Re: Mass
Probably about 6.3 billion seconds.
- Wed May 07, 2008 1:23 am
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: From the playground
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5173
Re: From the playground
Bobinwales wrote:What did the number Zero say to the number eight?
"You seem to be beside yourself.".
- Wed May 07, 2008 1:22 am
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: From the playground
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5173
Re: From the playground
Bobinwales wrote:What did the number Zero say to the number eight?
"I see you're about to split.".
- Wed May 07, 2008 12:48 am
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: From the playground
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5173
Re: From the playground
Bobinwales wrote:What did the number Zero say to the number eight?
"Nice cleavage".
- Tue May 06, 2008 7:06 pm
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: From the playground
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5173
Re: From the playground
Bobinwales wrote:What did the number Zero say to the number eight?
"You're twisted".
- Mon May 05, 2008 6:37 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Hello Hullo allò
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6430
Re: Hello Hullo allò
My prodigious daughter's first words were "Hey Bub". Make every effort to be there when the little guy discovers responsive verbal communication. It is a momentous occasion. I recognized that moment with a friend's baby at a picnic....he and I exchanged "raspberries" several times....I could watch h...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:22 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: dude
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7466
Re: dude
If you are not familiar enough to know the answer to this question, why risk getting your head beat?Stanislav wrote:But is it insulting?
If I were ask someone: "Hey, dude, could you help me?" would he beat my head?
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:28 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Far further than you could possibly imagine
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4284
Re: Far further than you could possibly imagine
I think you've come to the best possible place. A Brasilian buddy learned English strictly from "country" music, you mean what I say? You would do better to ask your questions one sentence at a time, as far as responses go. (With your invaluable help I'm going to sound like a native speaker of Engli...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:25 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Far further than you could possibly imagine
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4284
Re: Far further than you could possibly imagine
Stanislav, what do you refer to as "this"? If it is the post just above yours, I can certainly explain. If "this" refers to your last large post, certainly someone with loads of time can help.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:24 am
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Truly Artificial Intelligence
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4236
Re: Truly Artificial Intelligence
ALICE: How well are you a troll?
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:21 am
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: I won't budge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1800
Re: I won't budge
Sounds like an eggcorn to me. Budging, as I see it, is 'giving an inch'. Incredulity at the apparent lack of conscience of a 'butter' causes most of us not to want to budge, in the hope that the violation of personal space might break through the butter's selfish oblivion. This never works, though, ...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:56 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: purchase
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5181
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:45 pm
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Truly Artificial Intelligence
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4236
Re: Truly Artificial Intelligence
I am undecided as to whether dalehileman or gdwdwrkr is the chatterbot in this thread. Maybe even both of them are... Erik could go ask Alice. She'll be enthralled. Human: Erik says dalehileman and I are chatterbots. ALICE: Are all Erik says dalehileman and you chatterbots? Human: What do you think...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:35 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: mozzie
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1527
Re: mozzie
Shelley's not still there, I guess, or she could rove the streets for answers to these questions. I bet she would go back.