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Sat Nov-03-07 05:00 PM
Response to Reply #10 |
| 11. and exsanguinate out all of their blood! |
| -Language Police Tip of the Day: No such thing as being totally decimated |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 04:46 PM |
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Almost like turning a molehill into a mountain... |
HypnoToad |
Nov-03-07 04:47 PM |
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Don't decimate my patience.... |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 04:51 PM |
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and how would you punish me? |
HypnoToad |
Nov-03-07 04:59 PM |
#9 |
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By ignoring 10% of your posts |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 05:09 PM |
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! ! ! ! ! |
HypnoToad |
Nov-03-07 09:51 PM |
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Thank you. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 04:51 PM |
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It's on the top ten most unwanted list. |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 04:58 PM |
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Me too.. |
WCGreen |
Nov-03-07 10:11 PM |
#79 |
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Thank you. |
mycritters2 |
Nov-03-07 04:55 PM |
#4 |
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Do effect vs affect and make me understand |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 04:55 PM |
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The 50% rule--that's how I used to handle French exams. |
mycritters2 |
Nov-03-07 05:05 PM |
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Woohoo Mona Me! |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 05:23 PM |
#26 |
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Say SEE bong! nt |
mycritters2 |
Nov-03-07 05:38 PM |
#42 |
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Affect generally suggests an emotion |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 05:07 PM |
#15 |
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Seems pretty simple :) |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 05:26 PM |
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Easy. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:17 PM |
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hehe.. simultaneous posts.. |
opiate69 |
Nov-03-07 05:20 PM |
#25 |
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When we're right, |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:27 PM |
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ooooh! |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 05:28 PM |
#32 |
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I wish there was somthing like a 75/75 method. That would surely improve the hit rate. |
Thegonagle |
Nov-04-07 06:39 AM |
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I have problems with "nauseous" |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-04-07 07:05 PM |
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Easy... |
opiate69 |
Nov-03-07 05:18 PM |
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See #32- but hec it seems you guys are sharing a brain |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 05:29 PM |
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No problem! And hey, Tofunut.. can I have the brain for a bit? I have a Sudoku to finish! |
opiate69 |
Nov-03-07 05:31 PM |
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Sure. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:32 PM |
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Guess what? |
BarenakedLady |
Nov-03-07 07:36 PM |
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Hey sexy! |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 08:30 PM |
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Okie dokie |
BarenakedLady |
Nov-03-07 08:34 PM |
#69 |
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Just got up fom my nap |
Inchworm |
Nov-03-07 08:38 PM |
#71 |
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Then you picked the perfect post number to reply to |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-04-07 06:56 PM |
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When I hear someone say that I want to decaptiate his head off... |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 04:56 PM |
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...and defenestrate them out the window. nt |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 04:58 PM |
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...and eviscerate his guts out. |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 04:59 PM |
#10 |
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and exsanguinate out all of their blood! |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:00 PM |
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It's deja vu all over again nt |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 05:07 PM |
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I'm having spinach florentine for dinner. |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 05:09 PM |
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I won't be having roast beef with au jus sauce, that's for sure. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:10 PM |
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Try the soup du jour of the day! |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 05:13 PM |
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I'm short on cash, so I have to stop at the ATM machine on the way. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:24 PM |
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I'll meet you there, I'm fixing a leak in my hot water heater. |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 05:37 PM |
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Someone told me I shouldn't pre-set mine above 120 degrees. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:49 PM |
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Make sure to move all the inflammable and flammable materials from the area nt |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 06:03 PM |
#47 |
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Let's hope you don't forget your PIN number! nm |
dicksteele |
Nov-03-07 07:39 PM |
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I hear it's what all THE HOI polloi are having at their five-YEAR ANNIVERSARY celebrations. n/m |
IntravenousDemilo |
Nov-03-07 08:24 PM |
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This year it's either at the Rio Grande River or the Sierra Nevada Mountains |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 08:28 PM |
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And the guest speaker is Jack Layton, the leader of Canada's NDP party. n/m |
IntravenousDemilo |
Nov-03-07 08:29 PM |
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I'm sure he'll receive many kudos... |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 08:44 PM |
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Five year anniversaries have lost their luster nt |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 08:34 PM |
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That's redundant |
in search of sanity |
Nov-03-07 05:04 PM |
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I don't get it |
Richardo |
Nov-03-07 05:06 PM |
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I caught the humor. |
in search of sanity |
Nov-03-07 05:08 PM |
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Alert the Department of Redundancy Department. |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 05:13 PM |
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To lose one-tenth |
Ellen Forradalom |
Nov-03-07 05:24 PM |
#28 |
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To reduce by one tenth. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:34 PM |
#39 |
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If you lose 30% |
Ellen Forradalom |
Nov-03-07 05:36 PM |
#40 |
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Texas force decimated after black bean lottery |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 05:39 PM |
#43 |
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That's the most unique |
cloudbase |
Nov-03-07 05:27 PM |
#31 |
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Hopefully, you'll remember it. nt |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 05:28 PM |
#33 |
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Nearly identical |
Ellen Forradalom |
Nov-03-07 05:29 PM |
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good one |
kagehime |
Nov-03-07 05:29 PM |
#34 |
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The one that drives me nuts is the melding of regardless and irrespective |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 06:01 PM |
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If something were decimated 10 times, wouldn't that equal 100%? |
mycritters2 |
Nov-03-07 06:02 PM |
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No. |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 06:06 PM |
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Damn you, Mathbot! Damn you and your clever calculations! |
mycritters2 |
Nov-03-07 06:12 PM |
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You would have gotten away with it, too, |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 06:18 PM |
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The limit approaches zero... |
UncleSepp |
Nov-03-07 06:28 PM |
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But it wouldn't drop below four, would it? |
tofunut |
Nov-03-07 06:41 PM |
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Assuming discrete units isn't as fun, though! |
UncleSepp |
Nov-04-07 01:24 AM |
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Ah, you're just trying to avoid the math, sicko. |
tofunut |
Nov-04-07 01:34 AM |
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No, it would equal 35% |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 06:06 PM |
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Merriam-Webster definition #3 of "decimate" |
Fox Mulder |
Nov-03-07 06:56 PM |
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Can't blame you for trying |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 07:06 PM |
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Really? |
Fox Mulder |
Nov-03-07 07:09 PM |
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Merriam-Webster is not unreliable - you have to use it as intended |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 07:20 PM |
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Ah, okay. |
Fox Mulder |
Nov-03-07 07:30 PM |
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That's not right. |
lwfern |
Nov-04-07 09:15 AM |
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I am a member in good standing of The Fraternal Order Of Language Police Officers. |
Aristus |
Nov-03-07 08:16 PM |
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Brother! |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 08:27 PM |
#63 |
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Actually |
Capn Sunshine |
Nov-03-07 08:32 PM |
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Exactly decimated would be more correct nt |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-03-07 08:35 PM |
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Actually decimated would be more completely correct |
Capn Sunshine |
Nov-03-07 10:17 PM |
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You can totally lose one tenth of your forces (or be totally reduced to one tenth). |
porphyrian |
Nov-03-07 08:40 PM |
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Decimation comes to us from the Romans |
NoPasaran |
Nov-03-07 08:43 PM |
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Today we call them layoffs. |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-04-07 04:03 AM |
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You are 100% correct, not that it will shield you from getting flamed. |
Redstone |
Nov-03-07 09:05 PM |
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Sure you can |
EstimatedProphet |
Nov-03-07 09:51 PM |
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But the American Heritage Dictionary defines decimate as "to destroy a large proportion of" |
fishwax |
Nov-03-07 10:09 PM |
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Still a proportion, not a totality |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-04-07 03:59 AM |
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I never thought it that way, but |
Maestro |
Nov-04-07 09:40 AM |
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It's not as bad as IRREGARDLESS. |
CrabbyPatty |
Nov-04-07 07:11 PM |
#90 |
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