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108. Kick for this column being 20 pounds of BS in a 10 pound bag...

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 04:07 PM

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Twenty Pounds of BS in a Ten-Pound Bag [View all] WilliamPitt Jan 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Jan 2015 #1

I hope you get a good punctuation coach WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #3

... 2naSalit Jan 2015 #5

You cheer on a post chiding someone for not using proper punctuation? And now that poster uppityperson Jan 2015 #81

True, it's as if OP doesn't care about poverty or possible illiteracy. JaneyVee Jan 2015 #124

Thanks I am well aware I aint real bright GusBob Jan 2015 #8

You don't take offense easilly fadedrose Jan 2015 #54

Thanks for saying that GusBob Jan 2015 #56

You have courtesy and patience fadedrose Jan 2015 #58

His comment was rude and boorish. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #70

someone else here should be chided for improper writing LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #117

Chided, I like that word GusBob Jan 2015 #127

+ a million. Nicely said Number23 Jan 2015 #59

Well said. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #63

You - I like. Ignore the darts. 840high Jan 2015 #61

Oh, come on. One doesn't have to be "real bright" to show your readers where one sentence ends Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #62

I apologize GusBob Jan 2015 #65

heydon'tworryaboutitimeanifit'sreallythathardforyouiguessitwouldbewrongofanyonetoexpectyoutolearnto Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #67

I get it GusBob Jan 2015 #73

Well, I have no idea whether you are sincere of not, but if you are, then I'll say Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #79

What, pray tell does "sincere of not" mean? I can not figure out what you are trying to say? uppityperson Jan 2015 #85

Ouch mcar Jan 2015 #92

Ooops~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #94

sincere of not - writ by the professor of language dissing others LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #119

Congratulations. Your chiding got them to delete something you found unclear or difficult to uppityperson Jan 2015 #78

whateverdude. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #80

Indeed. And this one also tells us about you. uppityperson Jan 2015 #83

Your unbroken post makes it impossible to see who wrote what A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2015 #88

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #15

All day WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #16

So what if you are a former english teacher? That doesn't preclude you from manners. RadiationTherapy Jan 2015 #17

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #20

Are you saying English teachers right the write? BlueJazz Jan 2015 #28

He does have a point though. uppityperson Jan 2015 #21

I agree with this. bravenak Jan 2015 #27

+1 840high Jan 2015 #64

I've been a professional writer and editor for more than 40 years. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #49

Why point out that someone is replying in a condescending fashion? It's an internet forum where all Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #66

Why point out that someone is replying in a condescending fashion? Because it was unnecessarily rude uppityperson Jan 2015 #69

You're missing the point. You're pointing out something you think is rude. I'm pointing out Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #74

I am not asking you to delete your post mocking them. Not at all. uppityperson Jan 2015 #76

thatsawesome Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #82

I have trashed the awful post GusBob Jan 2015 #75

No need to delete that, it was easily understandable. What is awful on this thread is NOT uppityperson Jan 2015 #77

I thought Brady liked the soft balls snooper2 Jan 2015 #104

Your posts on punctuation show that you went to school, not that you were educated. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #109

zing LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #120

Boom! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #121

bam Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #141

I try. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #144

"man cave" appears to be two (unhyphenated) words foo_bar Jan 2015 #22

Hyphens are tough WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #24

yeah. I've really missed hyphens since I moved to Germany. foo_bar Jan 2015 #29

You owe me a new keyboard WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #32

I think it should be one word? GusBob Jan 2015 #35

I concede "workout" WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #37

Yes. AP Style concurs. It's "workout." One word. n/t RufusTFirefly Jan 2015 #52

A for effort. But, I'm pretty sure grammar, punctuation, etc. have become passe. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #23

Right? WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #26

Yes, you do! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #34

The jury did. nt sheshe2 Jan 2015 #123

Excuse me professor for asking GusBob Jan 2015 #36

Yes. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #72

"Workout" is not hyphenated. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #33

Your reply was correct sulphurdunn Jan 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Jan 2015 #53

how utterly rude LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #118

Now that we're sharing writing tips ... betsuni Jan 2015 #139

Did anyone notice his wants were all dependent on Congress? Not one word about what HE Could Vincardog Jan 2015 #2

Why should he tell a hostile congess what he is going to do? sarge43 Jan 2015 #39

Congress isn't the only one who has sold out to the banksters Vincardog Jan 2015 #111

Who knew the Speaker of the House was narcoleptic? lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #4

Na that is his drunk look. abakan Jan 2015 #38

Well, he did put in a word for the TPP. His baby, it seems. Fuck the Dems who do not djean111 Jan 2015 #6

What do we do? We the little people living pay check to pay check, elderly on SS, Autumn Jan 2015 #7

So now we reject any candidate in the Democratic Party who does not support at the very minimum JDPriestly Jan 2015 #42

If you cannot win the political argument... kentuck Jan 2015 #9

Well, we got "Twenty Pounds of BS in a Ten-Pound Bag" William769 Jan 2015 #10

... greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #13

... sheshe2 Jan 2015 #43

I think it was in the bread bag.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #55

Thank you, William! Cha Jan 2015 #71

You took the words right out of my fingers. betsuni Jan 2015 #96

LOL! o yah! twenty stinking pounds of pieces of shit! LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #114

What do we do now? pa28 Jan 2015 #11

Amen. nt truebluegreen Jan 2015 #93

"serial apologist", "demonstrably phony" and the all time favorite "POS used car salesman" uppityperson Jan 2015 #12

You didn't make any WilliamPitt Jan 2015 #14

20 lbs of bullsit in a ten lb bag is called a blivot if I remember right. n/t brewens Jan 2015 #18

Spot on, Wil . . . markpkessinger Jan 2015 #19

I did the same... abakan Jan 2015 #40

Lots of truth there Will elias49 Jan 2015 #25

it was a strong, but standard political address bigtree Jan 2015 #30

The "Centrist" Democratic Party Leadership.... bvar22 Jan 2015 #31

Of course, Congress will not pass these bills. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #41

Oooopsie~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #45

... William769 Jan 2015 #46

You~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #48

Preach it, she! Number23 Jan 2015 #60

LOL! now I got to go find it. LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #115

When I see the president put on his, "picket line walking shoes" and Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #47

Really? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #87

Maybe his marching shoes were totally worn out... Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #95

Yep, we live in a shameless propaganda state now. woo me with science Jan 2015 #98

I agree... Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #99

Indeed azureblue Jan 2015 #50

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #57

make it common knowledge stupidicus Jan 2015 #68

You're right maxrandb Jan 2015 #84

What do we do now? Well, we're expected to vote for another "Not as Bad" centrist. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #86

Wow, some whiner alerted this...... Logical Jan 2015 #89

Jury results neverforget Jan 2015 #90

jury results OP grasswire Jan 2015 #91

Yes, it's bullshit. It's B.S. Corporate Theater, a middle finger in the face of every American, woo me with science Jan 2015 #97

I read you loud and clear woo. Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #100

+100000 "Placebo government," "sugarcoated bullshit," corporate propaganda. woo me with science Jan 2015 #101

I'm sorry, but what a bunch of horses#@t maxrandb Jan 2015 #107

what a load of steamy LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #116

4,534th version of the same post. Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #142

BS POS bathroom cold porcelain toilet -- what would Freud say. betsuni Jan 2015 #102

Kick for the morally bankrupt theater of corporate government. woo me with science Jan 2015 #103

K & R for closing the barn door after all the animals have left mrdmk Jan 2015 #105

Kick. Watch what they do, not what they say. woo me with science Jan 2015 #106

Kick for this column being 20 pounds of BS in a 10 pound bag... SidDithers Jan 2015 #108

And KICK for the people who keep kicking because this is the truthiest, most rivetingest thing EVA! Number23 Jan 2015 #110

Called it... joshcryer Jan 2015 #112

Yup you did... SidDithers Jan 2015 #113

I would give it more weight than that LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #122

You survived JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #125

gee, I wonder who alerted? LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #128

Oh dear JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #131

Juror #2 got it right, imho. nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #135

10-pound GusBob Jan 2015 #126

but he kept in the hyperventilating. LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #129

I am sorry but I once again can not agree with you. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #130

*used-car* GusBob Jan 2015 #132

Thank you. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #133

Kicking again to expose the tactics of the Third Way, woo me with science Jan 2015 #134

I am not third way and all i did is tell him I did not like the post. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #136

kick woo me with science Jan 2015 #137

kick woo me with science Jan 2015 #138

Kick for the "piece of shit used car salesman" salesman!!...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #140

kick for poopoo LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #143