13 Nov 07
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritterthats the greatest thing anyone has ever said ever
I think "commie" is a funny word:
In the U.S. connotation, it denotes a slothful laggard who reads the Scottish Socialist Voice, smokes cigarettes, drinks coffee and bad mouths the United States instead of working.
In the RHP connotation, it denotes someone who thinks they know what's best for the rest of us and has no reservations about te ...[text shortened]... en though they don't have the skills or life experience to know what they are talking about.
13 Nov 07
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Originally posted by eatmybishopMy favorite would have to be prevaricator or prevarication .... its one of those words not many people, especially the younger generation know. Its like the word pickaninnie
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We have some prevaricators who post here now and then, I chose to believe most the time its through omission of facts or simple ignorance, rather than deliberate maliciousness. I guess I'm an optimist at heart, believing in the goodness of people ... until they prove otherwise
13 Nov 07
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter(laughs) I think you hit the nail on the head with your analysis
I think "commie" is a funny word:
In the U.S. connotation, it denotes a slothful laggard who reads the Scottish Socialist Voice, smokes cigarettes, drinks coffee and bad mouths the United States instead of working.
In the RHP connotation, it denotes someone who thinks they know what's best for the rest of us and has no reservations about te ...[text shortened]... en though they don't have the skills or life experience to know what they are talking about.
14 Nov 07
Originally posted by RedmikeEven have their own army
'Republican' is a funny word.
In a US context, it suggests a nasty, bigotted, war-mongering, religious right-winger.
But in a British context, it means an anti-royalist. I consider myself a republican.
In a Northern Irish context, the Republicans even had their own army.
Funny things, words.