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Sun Dec-09-07 01:10 PM
Response to Reply #8 |
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I skip past any thread starting with "Folks,"
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| -I want a president that won't use the word "ain't". |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 11:40 AM |
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I want one who pronounces "nuclear" correctly |
slackmaster |
Dec-09-07 11:41 AM |
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That too. |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 11:42 AM |
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i want one who will work for nuclear disarmement.... |
Tom Joad |
Dec-09-07 11:43 AM |
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nukuleer |
lapfog_1 |
Dec-09-07 11:47 AM |
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I'm starting to hear the word "nukular" everywhere |
Canuckistanian |
Dec-10-07 08:27 PM |
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where i come from... |
Tom Joad |
Dec-09-07 11:42 AM |
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that really irked me, too |
Neecy |
Dec-09-07 11:42 AM |
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Or "It don't make me no never mind" |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 11:44 AM |
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Oh, deal with it, already... |
derby378 |
Dec-09-07 11:43 AM |
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It is a sign of ignorance |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 11:45 AM |
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Linguistic bigotry? |
derby378 |
Dec-09-07 11:49 AM |
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Where the fuck do you get off prioritizing anyone's scorn? |
11 Bravo |
Dec-09-07 01:21 PM |
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I don't know how long your memory is, but that word was NOT in any dictionary when |
niyad |
Dec-09-07 02:33 PM |
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ain't is NON-STANDARD |
niyad |
Dec-09-07 02:38 PM |
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Point well taken |
derby378 |
Dec-09-07 02:50 PM |
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Yup, I have a step-neice that I'm helping to tutor (math and science) |
lapfog_1 |
Dec-09-07 11:55 AM |
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No, it's a deliberate, condescending affectation |
aquart |
Dec-09-07 12:18 PM |
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And that's a sign of bigotry. n/t |
Steve_DeShazer |
Dec-09-07 12:30 PM |
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"Ain't" is ignorant; people who use it seriously are ignorant. |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 01:03 PM |
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12 years of Education |
Thothmes |
Dec-10-07 08:11 AM |
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Or they could just be engaging in colloquial speech. Depends on the context, |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Dec-10-07 08:16 AM |
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HA ha ha |
Steve_DeShazer |
Dec-10-07 08:04 PM |
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You mean guys like Willie Nelson? |
Steve_DeShazer |
Dec-10-07 08:24 PM |
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Like Willie Nelson? |
Steve_DeShazer |
Dec-10-07 08:06 PM |
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Piss and fuck are in American language as well but I sure don't want a President |
Toots |
Dec-10-07 08:20 AM |
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"Folks" |
graywarrior |
Dec-09-07 11:44 AM |
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No shit. |
DS1 |
Dec-09-07 01:10 PM |
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Remember when Bush talked about the "folks" who orchestrated 9-11? |
Sugar Smack |
Dec-10-07 08:17 AM |
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in a few more years,brain-addled Bush'll speak frontier gibberish |
Algorem |
Dec-09-07 11:46 AM |
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LOL!! eom |
ArkySue |
Dec-09-07 02:54 PM |
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pResident * is a rube |
verse18 |
Dec-09-07 11:46 AM |
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and one who can pronounce |
ChazII |
Dec-09-07 11:51 AM |
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I use "ain't" occasionally and I am very educated. |
lurky |
Dec-09-07 11:53 AM |
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Well he was talking about Iran so I hope he wasn't joking |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 11:59 AM |
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You're right about the folksy thing. |
lurky |
Dec-09-07 12:13 PM |
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wasn't it new haven? |
niyad |
Dec-09-07 12:28 PM |
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It has changed over the years too. |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 01:05 PM |
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As long as you stick to the important stuff... |
acmavm |
Dec-09-07 11:55 AM |
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I want one who won't invoke God |
DavidD |
Dec-09-07 12:02 PM |
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The thing that always blows me away is when Olberman quotes |
glowing |
Dec-09-07 12:02 PM |
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Letterman does "Great Moments in Presidential speeches" |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 01:08 PM |
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I'm not usually still up for him... but I've caught it a few times.. and it |
glowing |
Dec-10-07 02:11 AM |
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I want a president who can think and speak coherently, with a sense of morals and ethics. |
niyad |
Dec-09-07 12:03 PM |
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I'd settle for one who isn't a moronic psychotic over-aged frat boy. |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-09-07 12:20 PM |
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How about a President who's really President? |
Perry Logan |
Dec-09-07 01:06 PM |
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That fucking works for me! |
lonestarnot |
Dec-10-07 08:17 PM |
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for all those criticizing those who want a president who actually speaks the language, |
niyad |
Dec-09-07 01:06 PM |
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I think so too. |
alarimer |
Dec-09-07 01:14 PM |
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Well, Ronnie Raygun met your criterion. |
TahitiNut |
Dec-09-07 01:13 PM |
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I have never understood how he got the title "great communicator"-- the man always sounded stoned to |
niyad |
Dec-09-07 01:42 PM |
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And Jimmy Carter said "nu-cu-lar" |
Art_from_Ark |
Dec-11-07 02:33 AM |
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"ain't" is a perfectly good word |
pitohui |
Dec-09-07 01:54 PM |
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I agree with you |
madokie |
Dec-10-07 08:20 AM |
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Just read my sig line! |
StephenB48 |
Dec-09-07 01:57 PM |
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I want a Prez who can complete a coherant sentence! |
napi21 |
Dec-09-07 02:06 PM |
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I'm simple. I just want one that won't start illegal unprovoked wars of aggression. |
Beelzebud |
Dec-09-07 02:55 PM |
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I really don't want to hear a fake texan accent too. |
alyce douglas |
Dec-10-07 08:19 AM |
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Say it ain't so! |
Lex |
Dec-10-07 08:13 PM |
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I think it's deliberate |
Prophet 451 |
Dec-10-07 08:30 PM |
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Personally, I wouldn't mind hearing a real President talk like this: |
Art_from_Ark |
Dec-11-07 02:48 AM |
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