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Snob, and proud of it. by ER March 11, 2012 7:29 am
  • "Y'know," I heard a person last night who said "y'know" once every 2 seconds, and even stacked them up. "Y'know, ... by bowser 2012-03-12 15:52:00
    • I find when it comes to slang, it should be used sparingly at best - usually to accentuate a point. To ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-12 16:51:28
      • Well, I was at a Spanish-speaking meeting about 12 years ago in Argentina. I wanted to tell a person ... by bowser 2012-03-12 18:10:32
    • Biggest example of this (in my life and in general): Ghetto speak. Have you ever even TRIED to listen ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-11 18:25:27
      • I can't understand it. Somehow, speaking unintelligibly and in a fashion that is perceived by most as uncouth and ... by ER 2012-03-11 20:01:41
        • It's not just black people, white, hispanic, and even asian people do this too. It's an pandemic! Also, how did ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-12 15:38:36
          • What I meant was that the needs of industrialization changed the nature of education. History, philosophy, ancient languages, literature, ... by ER 2012-03-12 18:37:58
            • That's... not right. It's not right that the newer generations learn less than their predecessors, it's not right that ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 14:05:25
              • It's not a matter of black and white, or good and bad, its more subtle than that. I've talked to you ... by ER 2012-03-14 19:15:38
                • I never said it was a black and white scenario, and I don't think I ever made it out to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 21:11:52
                  • You're right of course. I guess the important thing to keep in mind is that much of what happens in technology ... by ER 2012-03-15 08:54:43
              • Adaptation is part of education like it is everything else. by TB 2012-03-12 19:43:24
          • "Oh no you dih ent" by Jody 2012-03-11 19:21:15
          • Phrasing a statement as a question. That one seems to have gone over my head. I assume you mean, I ... by FrankC 2012-03-11 15:56:03
            • "Phrasing a statement as a question" is a bit strong, what you actually hear is a slight upward lilt at ... by ER 2012-03-11 16:17:42
            • and then there is this.... by Jody 2012-03-11 13:41:23
              • Ouch. by TB 2012-03-11 12:18:49
                • Not "Ouch". "Gross". Like, totally. by ER 2012-03-11 12:30:49
                  • Verbal Pause by FrankC 2012-03-11 16:11:55
                • "We have a situation here." by Robert 2012-03-11 12:02:48
                  • Indubitably. by Jody 2012-03-11 09:10:08
                    • From Urban Dictionary dot com by ER 2012-03-11 12:52:54
                      • :) by Jody 2012-03-11 15:23:49
                    • Redundancy. Like, "Snob, and proud of it." Actually, isn't proud of it part of being a snob? ... by bowser 2012-03-11 08:17:13
                      • Don't even get me started on 'cop-speak'. They can't just say "We went to the house." It's "We responded to ... by ER 2012-03-11 09:49:50
                      *Unmanly squeal* by Vitruvius March 14, 2012 12:16 am
                      • Political compass by Robert 2012-03-14 11:48:58
                        • The methods used by astronomers to detect exoplanets around nearby stars all have severe limitations. These methods include 1)Transit. ... by ER 2012-03-14 04:40:27
                          • I wonder if the detected planets so far have any pattern to their orbital planes relative to the galactic plane? by TB 2012-03-14 07:37:26
                            • There is no "up and down" or "back and forth" in space, Only tilted toward or away from us. ... by ER 2012-03-14 14:23:25
                              • I was thinking local perspective, as seen through a telescope. To be more precise, any number of extra-solar planetary ... by TB 2012-03-14 16:17:46
                                • Its a reasonable question, but the galaxy is very old, almost as old as the universe itself, about 14 Gyr ... by ER 2012-03-14 18:14:19
                                  • I'd say that's probably a pretty accurate take on it. by TB 2012-03-14 20:04:37
                              • No. As you surmise in your last post, the two have absolutely no causal relation to one another. by ER 2012-03-14 13:54:03
                                • Hmmmm. by TB 2012-03-14 09:35:26
                                  • An ellipse tilted relative to our line of sight is still an ellipse (of different apparent shape). So there ... by ER 2012-03-14 14:01:31
                                    • Our own solar system has no alignment with the galactic plane. by TB 2012-03-14 10:01:13
                                Hoo boy.... by Vitruvius March 13, 2012 7:58 pm
                                • Unfortunately, the US is exceedingly casual about "collateral damage" and "rogue" troops and mercenaries blowing away locals. Lt. Calley ... by bowser 2012-03-13 23:09:10
                                  • .... Would I be considered a traitor if I moved? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-13 23:16:13
                                    • We need to get out of that part of the world. Our only valid mission for being there, punishing Al-Quaeda ... by ER 2012-03-14 05:10:02
                                  Arachnophobes, stay out... by TB March 12, 2012 8:43 pm
                                  • Replace "Somewhere" with "Anywhere", and you probably have a more accurate picture. Plus, spiders are the least of your ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 02:24:29
                                    Cleaning up crime by TB March 12, 2012 8:33 pm
                                    • Crime always has a tendency to ebb and flow. by ER 2012-03-12 21:06:04
                                      • Like time, it waits for no man. by ER 2012-03-13 04:27:23
                                        • When they had the old Arm and Hammer making small ones out of big ones it was better. by bowser 2012-03-13 23:43:35
                                      They used to have Bill Buckley and William Safire. by bowser March 13, 2012 11:31 pm
                                        "How Engineering the Human Body Could Combat Climate Change" by TB March 13, 2012 8:38 am
                                        • (EDITED): That's like saying "Now that we know how to do lung transplants, you can smoke cigarretes all you want." It seems ... by ER 2012-03-13 10:58:30
                                          • Engineering the human body would be easier than educating many human minds. by bowser 2012-03-13 23:10:57
                                            • A "print" link to the article here. Might load better. by TB 2012-03-13 11:14:10
                                              • Ok. I read it. Maybe it would just be easier to move further north than to alter the human ... by ER 2012-03-13 13:38:39
                                            James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger by TB March 8, 2012 10:42 pm
                                            • Interview with Cameron, here. by TB 2012-03-13 18:30:01
                                              New from ABC TV by TB March 7, 2012 2:33 pm
                                              • Amazing, but not everyone will be offended by this. by Robert 2012-03-08 11:01:14
                                                • "That type" by Lee 2012-03-11 15:18:00
                                                  • We need another board. One for "Humor". And Lee could start it. The fellow with more stereotypes than Sony's ... by bowser 2012-03-12 16:29:01
                                                    • Poor Lee. by ER 2012-03-13 11:27:46
                                                    • A little perspective: It's television. by Robert 2012-03-12 10:33:44
                                                      • Doesn't really answer his question, does it? by TB 2012-03-12 11:34:22
                                                        • That's not a valid analogy. Hispanic Bastards are Hispanics. There's nothing they can do to avoid being Hispanic. In many ... by ER 2012-03-12 13:39:19
                                                          • Does this mean it's okay to ridicule or satirize any group that's a matter of personal choice? by TB 2012-03-12 14:11:40
                                                            • Isn't that the very definition of satire? You can poke fun at New York Liberal Jews (like Woody Allen ... by ER 2012-03-12 14:20:46
                                                      • Well, I stereotype. I just don't vocalize it. Stereotypes come about for a reason. by Jody 2012-03-11 18:24:24
                                                        • I don't know 'bout no stereotypin', but I'm from that part of the world myself, and "that type" is as ... by ER 2012-03-11 15:45:00
                                                          • In the past, whether or not a stereotype was actually "common" or not usually had little to do with how ... by TB 2012-03-11 16:42:58
                                                            • The point I'm trying to make is that stereotypes are always less appropriate when applied to people like us, than ... by ER 2012-03-11 16:50:31
                                                        • Hah! Try being a newbie 23 year old hippie hairstylist being baptized by fire into that mindset, at her first ... by Jody 2012-03-08 13:01:31
                                                        As time goes on there is even more info regarding Saudi Arabia and 9-11 by bowser March 12, 2012 4:12 pm
                                                        • And more. "The final 28 pages, regarding possible foreign support for the terrorists, were censored in their entirety -- ... by bowser 2012-03-13 06:20:31
                                                          • None of this is really all that surprising, Bowser. There are other reasons besides covering up mistakes or criminal ... by ER 2012-03-13 06:48:39
                                                            • Politics and economics make for poor bedfellows, true. And simple corruption should be exposed for what it is. $1.4 billion ... by bowser 2012-03-13 10:12:28
                                                              • If it wasn't for oil, the Middle East would have as much significance to Americans as equatorial Africa does now. by ER 2012-03-13 11:16:20
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