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Ron Obvious

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Thu Aug 16, 2012, 10:42 AM
Aug 2012

No, I was referring to post-modernism. I guess PoMo is a more commonly used abbreviation.

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I'm sorry, but from my perspective I didn't step on your foot, you slipped yours under mine. DetlefK Aug 2012 #1
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions frankie Aug 2012 #10
But reality is the part of imagination we all agree on. DetlefK Aug 2012 #12
I agree..... ericburns4 Aug 2012 #17
It's a lazy argument that requires no knowledge of facts or logic. Chemisse Aug 2012 #2
You said a mouthful... Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #3
PM? Do you mean the pseudoscientific magazine "P.M."? DetlefK Aug 2012 #4
pm Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #8
I have a slightly different problem with it... LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #5
Damn good point about the link to group therapy stuff. trotsky Aug 2012 #6
I hate that bloody question, absolutely hate it! idwiyo Aug 2012 #11
But how, exactly, does it make you feel? mr blur Sep 2012 #22
That reminds me of the I-Statement fetish. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #7
"I feel that he didn't file his report on time, because he was drunk yesterday." DetlefK Aug 2012 #9
It still doesn't change the fact that we're never colonizing space McGee from Muskogee Aug 2012 #13
"Never" is a pretty long time. Silent3 Aug 2012 #15
Choosing to use the word "niggardly" in this day and age is suspect behavior. Orsino Aug 2012 #14
No, not at all. Niggardly is a very old word, with a distinct meaning. MineralMan Aug 2012 #16
Context is all. Orsino Sep 2012 #18
Niggardly has only one meaning. MineralMan Sep 2012 #19
You can't use it because Confusious Sep 2012 #20
What meaning would it have... Orsino Sep 2012 #24
Oh come on... If someone is going out of their way to use it to tweak someone... jberryhill Sep 2012 #25
Niggardly and the word you used are quite different. MineralMan Sep 2012 #28
"Context, audience, etc. are all important in choosing words to use." jberryhill Sep 2012 #29
I don't want to be guilty of the same sort of fallacy in turn... Orsino Sep 2012 #31
My faggot-burning gay aides thank you jberryhill Sep 2012 #32
That is probably the exact reason nobody calls a lie a lie these days Confusious Sep 2012 #21
It's not just 'these days' LeftishBrit Sep 2012 #23
You do not have a right not to be offended. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #27
Nobody is saying that jberryhill Sep 2012 #30
I run across people who say things randr Sep 2012 #26
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