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posted 17-08-2009 10:47
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To be fair to these protesters, they've obviously learnt that taking their concerns to the streets is the only way to get anything accomplished. I mean, they - and, presumably their parents before them - have obviously been successfully campaigning against education spending for a long time.
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posted 17-08-2009 12:00
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They call it 'spelling Nazi' for a reason you know. Our founding fathers freely used f's where we would write an s.
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posted 17-08-2009 12:10
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Apparently around one out of every three Republicans believes Obama was not born in the United States.
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posted 17-08-2009 12:14
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Bruno wrote:
They call it 'spelling Nazi' for a reason you know. Our founding fathers freely used f's where we would write an s.
How would they spell 'f.f.s.'?
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posted 17-08-2009 12:36
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The illeteracy is all intenshunal. It's how you show your anti-intellectyul, anti-govermint, anti-socilist cred.
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posted 17-08-2009 12:48
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Amor de Cosmos wrote:
The illeteracy is all intenshunal. It's how you show your anti-intellectyul, anti-govermint, anti-socilist cred.
The weird thing about this shit (well, one of the weird things) is the way so many of these anti-elitist types have the opinion that health care is something that has to be earned, and should be reserved for those that are economically successful. Wtf?
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posted 17-08-2009 13:50
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Workingstiff wrote:
Amor de Cosmos wrote:
The illeteracy is all intenshunal. It's how you show your anti-intellectyul, anti-govermint, anti-socilist cred.
The weird thing about this shit (well, one of the weird things) is the way so many of these anti-elitist types have the opinion that health care is something that has to be earned, and should be reserved for those that are economically successful. Wtf?
Maybe they see it as Darwinism for the wealthy, if you're not rich and sucessful enough to afford healthcare then this is natures way of weeding you out, so the hospitals are not cluttered up with poor folk, and leaving all the more drugs and healthcare for middle class white America. Is it possible that the biggest fear is the thought of having to wait in line behind Blacks, Hispanics and other minorities?
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Last Edit: 17-08-2009 14:08 By Sean of the Shed.
Reason: Not the thread for a spelling mistake, is it.
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posted 17-08-2009 13:55
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Sean of the shed wrote:
Workingstiff wrote:
Amor de Cosmos wrote:
The illeteracy is all intenshunal. It's how you show your anti-intellectyul, anti-govermint, anti-socilist cred.
The weird thing about this shit (well, one of the weird things) is the way so many of these anti-elitist types have the opinion that health care is something that has to be earned, and should be reserved for those that are economically successful. Wtf?
Maybe they see it as Darwinism for the wealthy, if your not rich and sucessful enough to afford healthcare then this is natures way of weeding you out, so the hospitals are not cluttered up with poor folk, and leaving all the more drugs and healthcare for middle class white America. Is it possible that the biggest fear is the thought of having to wait in line behind Blacks, Hispanics and other minorities?
This may be a stereotype, but I didn't think many of these guys believed in evolution.
I agree with the rest of what you said though.
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posted 17-08-2009 14:34
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To be fair to these protesters, they've obviously learnt that taking their concerns to the streets is the only way to get anything accomplished. I mean, they - and, presumably their parents before them - have obviously been successfully campaigning against education spending for a long time.
Haha, you say it as a joke, but it's actually true. These are generally the same people that campaign against the teaching of evolution in schools, constantly try to inject Christianity into the curriculum, and resist any efforts to impose national standards onto U.S. schools. They love to vilify universities, too. (Except for their college football programs.)
For some recent anti-education activism here in my benighted home state of Texas (on the part of right-wing members of the State Board of Education, no less!), read this.
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posted 17-08-2009 15:23
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No doubt been posted before, but a classic of the genre.
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posted 17-08-2009 16:08
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Trivia question: which is (probably, but I'm willing to be corrected) the only worldwide pop hit single to contain the word 'imbecile'?
I'm also not sure if it's actually the only such hit, but as OTF's resident Men Without Hats fan, well, obviously it's The Safety Dance.
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Last Edit: 17-08-2009 16:10 By Furtho.
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posted 17-08-2009 16:09
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Ginger Yellow wrote:
I'd like to take up her pubic opinion. Fnarr!
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posted 17-08-2009 16:14
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Furtho wrote:
Trivia question: which is (probably, but I'm willing to be corrected) the only worldwide pop hit single to contain the word 'imbecile'?
I'm also not sure if it's actually the only such hit, but as OTF's resident Men Without Hats fan, well, obviously it's The Safety Dance.
That's the one I had in mind, yeah.
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posted 07-02-2010 18:42
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Just seen this one. Apologies if it's been posted before.
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Last Edit: 07-02-2010 18:52 By evilC.
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posted 07-02-2010 18:55
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Well, either I've been banned from posting, or for some reason the board is no longer accepting posts with images in!
Apologies for the previous blank post, in other words.
(edit: Oh! It's appeared now! That took ages before it showed up for me.)
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Last Edit: 08-02-2010 03:07 By evilC.
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posted 07-02-2010 20:03
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Bruno wrote:
They call it 'spelling Nazi' for a reason you know. Our founding fathers freely used f's where we would write an s.
No they didn't. Or is it a gag?
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Last Edit: 07-02-2010 21:32 By Bruno.
Reason: fyntax
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posted 07-02-2010 21:36
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Yeah, but you know those aren't fs, though, right? Apologies if I'm ruining your joke.
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posted 07-02-2010 21:40
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Right, and I suppose Roffetti didn't paint My Lady Greenfleeves, either.
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