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  • Doctor PhibesD Online
    Doctor PhibesD Online
    Doctor Phibes
    wrote on last edited by
    #123

    Let it go, guys

    I was only joking

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    • RainmanR Offline
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      Rainman
      wrote on last edited by
      #124

      Yeah guys, give it a rest. There are no prizes for a "win."

      When I get some time, I'll be back to take you all on. How DARE any of you disparage my 'ol bud Ax. He's so far above you all, his head is in the clouds!

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      • HoraceH Offline
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        Horace
        wrote on last edited by
        #125

        Yeah, Phibes. Rainman is right, you should give your relentless attacks a rest. This forum is for measured, mature discussion of the issues - not your personal stomping grounds.

        Rainman, thanks for your support. In the absence of support from Ax, who tends to withhold judgment in these scuffles, it is nice to hear from those who care about the little people.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
          wrote on last edited by
          #126

          Hey, I'm glad both of you guys have supporters!

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • LarryL Offline
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            Larry
            wrote on last edited by Larry
            #127

            Ok... this was an exercise in how someone can say something, and someone else can take it out of context, then give it a new meaning that has nothing to do with the original intent. That's how I looked at it, and I'm sure Horace saw it too.

            This is exactly how Trump bashers come up with 99.9% of the shit they throw at Trump. Now Cats knows what it feels like to have ones words taken out of context and then getting smeared with the new meaning, and how Trump supporters feel when they see it being done.

            This same shit gets done almost daily here to Trump, and I am certain it's not because those doing it aren't smart enough to know better. So let's examine it:

            Cats told someone (paraphrasing) they needed to get off the internet, take a walk". It was quite obvious that her intention was to convey a concern that the person needed to de- stress a bit, and "take a walk" was meant as a suggestion as to how he might relax a bit. That intent was obvious. BUT - she DID say "take a walk", and it's not for sure that Horace restated it with a new and negative meaning. What IS for sure is that Cats thought he did, and instead of clarifying her intent, she jumped Horace's ass. His natural reaction was to bite back.

            This is how you Trump bashers do every time you say something about Trump or one of his supporters. An example: just today one of you Trump bashers took Gohmert's comment about how touching his mask might be how he caught the virus. You twisted his words to make it appear that he was, as you think of us, another knuckle dragging Trump supporter who thinks masks don't work. And the thing is, the person who did it is far too intelligent to even believe that. The person KNEW better. He knew that what the man said was that he might have gotten the virus on his hands and then transferred it to his mask because he had had to remove the mask several times. A perfectly logical, perfectly innocent comment twisted around for the purpose of taking a shit on the man, on Trump, and on everyone who supports Trump.

            You TDS sufferers are past being ridiculous with this shit, and this incident shows you what it's like to have it done to you.

            Now - somebody make me a damn sammich.

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            • Doctor PhibesD Online
              Doctor PhibesD Online
              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on last edited by
              #128

              Silly me, I thought you two were just being assholes.

              I was only joking

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              • RainmanR Offline
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                Rainman
                wrote on last edited by
                #129

                Good post, Larry. You gave a great assessment.

                That's why I come here. I don't agree with everyone, which is why everyone comes here. Great place to hear different perspectives, and occasionally to discuss those perspectives.
                The fights go nowhere, ever.

                HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                • RainmanR Rainman

                  Good post, Larry. You gave a great assessment.

                  That's why I come here. I don't agree with everyone, which is why everyone comes here. Great place to hear different perspectives, and occasionally to discuss those perspectives.
                  The fights go nowhere, ever.

                  HoraceH Offline
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                  Horace
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #130

                  @Rainman said in Police State:

                  Good post, Larry. You gave a great assessment.

                  That's why I come here. I don't agree with everyone, which is why everyone comes here. Great place to hear different perspectives, and occasionally to discuss those perspectives.
                  The fights go nowhere, ever.

                  If the fights help a single person lose a single pound of body fat, they are all worth it.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • LarryL Offline
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                    Larry
                    wrote on last edited by Larry
                    #131

                    Id like to kick the ass of whoever set up the spellchecker on this forum. And dont even try to tell me it doesnt have one because this is the only place ive ever typed stuff into and watched as it replaced correctly spelled words with a completely different word. I have to go back 2 or 3 times to fix things in every single post i make thats longer than 2 sentences.

                    Now... where's my sammich!?!?!?

                    George KG Doctor PhibesD 3 Replies Last reply
                    • LarryL Larry

                      Id like to kick the ass of whoever set up the spellchecker on this forum. And dont even try to tell me it doesnt have one because this is the only place ive ever typed stuff into and watched as it replaced correctly spelled words with a completely different word. I have to go back 2 or 3 times to fix things in every single post i make thats longer than 2 sentences.

                      Now... where's my sammich!?!?!?

                      George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #132

                      @Larry said in Police State:

                      Now... where's my sammich!?!?!?

                      Karen is making it.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • LarryL Offline
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                        Larry
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #133

                        Oh geez.. another ham sammich....

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                        • LarryL Larry

                          Id like to kick the ass of whoever set up the spellchecker on this forum. And dont even try to tell me it doesnt have one because this is the only place ive ever typed stuff into and watched as it replaced correctly spelled words with a completely different word. I have to go back 2 or 3 times to fix things in every single post i make thats longer than 2 sentences.

                          Now... where's my sammich!?!?!?

                          George KG Offline
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                          George K
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #134

                          @Larry said in Police State:

                          Id like to kick the ass of whoever set up the spellchecker on this forum.

                          A small price to pay to not have the fucking obscenity filter, though.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • LarryL Larry

                            Id like to kick the ass of whoever set up the spellchecker on this forum. And dont even try to tell me it doesnt have one because this is the only place ive ever typed stuff into and watched as it replaced correctly spelled words with a completely different word. I have to go back 2 or 3 times to fix things in every single post i make thats longer than 2 sentences.

                            Now... where's my sammich!?!?!?

                            Doctor PhibesD Online
                            Doctor PhibesD Online
                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #135

                            @Larry said in Police State:

                            Id like to kick the ass of whoever set up the spellchecker on this forum. And dont even try to tell me it doesnt have one because this is the only place ive ever typed stuff into and watched as it replaced correctly spelled words with a completely different word. I have to go back 2 or 3 times to fix things in every single post i make thats longer than 2 sentences.

                            I reckon it was Klaus. What you're describing is basically the German language.

                            I was only joking

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                            • HoraceH Horace

                              @Rainman said in Police State:

                              Good post, Larry. You gave a great assessment.

                              That's why I come here. I don't agree with everyone, which is why everyone comes here. Great place to hear different perspectives, and occasionally to discuss those perspectives.
                              The fights go nowhere, ever.

                              If the fights help a single person lose a single pound of body fat, they are all worth it.

                              Doctor PhibesD Online
                              Doctor PhibesD Online
                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #136

                              @Horace said in Police State:

                              @Rainman said in Police State:

                              Good post, Larry. You gave a great assessment.

                              That's why I come here. I don't agree with everyone, which is why everyone comes here. Great place to hear different perspectives, and occasionally to discuss those perspectives.
                              The fights go nowhere, ever.

                              If the fights help a single person lose a single pound of body fat, they are all worth it.

                              You mean like in the Merchant of Venice?

                              I was only joking

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                              • HoraceH Offline
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                                Horace
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #137

                                I mean like in Seven.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                • HoraceH Horace

                                  I mean like in Seven.

                                  Doctor PhibesD Online
                                  Doctor PhibesD Online
                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #138

                                  @Horace said in Police State:

                                  I mean like in Seven.

                                  I think that borrowed from the Merchant of Venice - the pound of flesh idea was pinched

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • George KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #139

                                    Does "fat" qualify as "flesh?"

                                    Asking for a friend...

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Online
                                      Doctor PhibesD Online
                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #140

                                      It's marbled rather than chiseled.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        Random observations:

                                        Many of the jack-booted thugs are probably ICE folks that aren’t used to dealing with citizens with video cameras.

                                        This was a strategic error for DHS. They’ll never get the Trump stink off of themselves and they’ll pay for it when the Dems control government again.

                                        Trump poured gasoline on a dwindling flame. Too stupid to realize that? Or is that an electoral strategy?

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #141

                                        @jon-nyc said in Police State:

                                        Random observations:

                                        Many of the jack-booted thugs are probably ICE folks that aren’t used to dealing with citizens with video cameras.

                                        This was a strategic error for DHS. They’ll never get the Trump stink off of themselves and they’ll pay for it when the Dems control government again.

                                        Trump poured gasoline on a dwindling flame. Too stupid to realize that? Or is that an electoral strategy?

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #142

                                          Good, dismantle it. Wasn't it formed in the flurry of histrionic over-reactions to 9/11?

                                          Education is extremely important.

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