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[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

BRTD misspelled 'ridiculous and pointless'.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Krazen is this forum's equivalent of the money changers in the temple.

Not a great analogy and even then, since he's the one trying to trash the existing system, wouldn't that place him in the Jesus role?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Snowstalker's "serious" posts are some of the most vapid, shallow affected garbage I've had the misfortune to read. He's genuinely turned into one of the worst, certainly one of the most insufferable, regular posters on the forum - to the extent that I'm nostalgic for old racist/sexist "Blue Dog" Snowstalker.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Sorry bandit but politicians should leave science up to the scientists

Psychiatry is not a science. It's discredited babble.

Just because it obviously didn't help you?

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Find me the source where O'Reilly said "black kids shouldn't wear hoodies" for proof so that I can defend him please. I want the entire conversation or talking point too, not just one simplistic line. Thanks.

This is a forum that deals with politics.  O'Reilly's comments are common knowledge.  If you don't know about them google is your friend.  I'm usually more than happy to provide quotes and links but in this instance I don't think I'm going to waste my time.

Not a fan of citing our sources, are we?

  If you think O'Reilly is a moderate then enjoy continuing to lose the black vote 99% to 1.

Or of statistics.

Of course I'm sure you are also going to say you never heard the despicable things O'Reilly said about the Dixie Chicks when they opposed the Iraq war.

Or of staying on topic.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Still awesome despite the glaring syntax mistake.

IDK who he is

IDK what the fyck are you doing here.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Still awesome despite the glaring syntax mistake.

IDK who he is

IDK what the fyck are you doing here.

Syntax mistake?  Granted, one really should not give the Cangjie inputs for a Chinese character in place of the actual character.  Also when Cangjie is represented it usually is done in capital letters, i.e., FYCK and not fyck.  Still I wouldn't call using 烄 there a syntax mistake.  Perhaps a ridiculous attempt to avoid the swear filter.  After all, one doesn't need to substitute a Chinese character meaning "religious fire" for "Hell" since the swear filter doesn't filter out that word.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Still awesome despite the glaring syntax mistake.

IDK who he is

IDK what the fyck are you doing here.

Syntax mistake?  Granted, one really should not give the Cangjie inputs for a Chinese character in place of the actual character.  Also when Cangjie is represented it usually is done in capital letters, i.e., FYCK and not fyck.  Still I wouldn't call using 烄 there a syntax mistake.  Perhaps a ridiculous attempt to avoid the swear filter.  After all, one doesn't need to substitute a Chinese character meaning "religious fire" for "Hell" since the swear filter doesn't filter out that word.

I'm pretty sure it should be "IDK what the fyck you are doing here".

[Paul Kemp]

Still awesome despite the glaring syntax mistake.

IDK who he is

IDK what the fyck are you doing here.

Syntax mistake?  Granted, one really should not give the Cangjie inputs for a Chinese character in place of the actual character.  Also when Cangjie is represented it usually is done in capital letters, i.e., FYCK and not fyck.  Still I wouldn't call using 烄 there a syntax mistake.  Perhaps a ridiculous attempt to avoid the swear filter.  After all, one doesn't need to substitute a Chinese character meaning "religious fire" for "Hell" since the swear filter doesn't filter out that word.

what.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I'm pretty sure it should be "IDK what the fyck you are doing here".

Nah.  There are two markers for questions in English.  One is the interrogative tone, indicated by the presence of a question mark.  The other is instead of the usual SVO order of English to use vSVO, where v is an auxiliary verb, even if it's being used as a main verb.

"IDK what the fyck are you doing here." is perfectly grammatical, but the absence of the interrogative tone indicates the speaker is not interested in an answer.

"IDK what the fyck are you doing here?" would indicate that Kalwejt was actually interested in a reply.

"IDK what the fyck you are doing here." would be an alternative way of expressing his displeasure at Jack's presence without invoking any form of questioning.

Now is true that in formal English, it is generally considered bad form to use only one of  interrogative word order and interrogative tone, but then it is also considered bad form to swear in formal English.  For conversational English, what Kalwejt wrote is perfectly grammatical, tho not a form non-native speakers would typically use.

[Antonio the Sixth]

If the sentence begins with "I don't know", then it is indicative. What follows is a subordinate proposition and therefore shouldn't use the interrogative mode. At least that's what I thought...

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

More sympathy than for those who make blatantly ignorant threads pertaining to Syria.

Like yourself?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If the sentence begins with "I don't know", then it is indicative. What follows is a subordinate proposition and therefore shouldn't use the interrogative mode. At least that's what I thought...

Maybe some presciptivists would complain, but there's no absolute bar on a subordinate clause using any mood.  Indeed, in relaying quoted speech, it is impossible to avoid.  "Jill asked Jane, 'Do you have any Grey Poupon?'"  If there is a grammatical concern here, it's over using the interrogative mood without using the interrogative tone,  and not over using a subordinate interrogative clause in a declarative sentence.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Does Ernest realize this isn't a thread to dissect what's put in here? 

[Ban my account ffs!]

Does Ernest realize this isn't a thread to dissect what's put in here? 

Unlike you, he's not older than the dirt he stands on... I can only assume wisdom like yours only comes with ridiculously advanced age. 

[minionofmidas]

Does Ernest realize this isn't a thread to dissect what's put in here? 

Unlike you, he's not older than the dirt he stands on...

Actually, he is. Torie and Grumps and Clarence are about the only things in the known universe to be even older than Ernest.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Does Ernest realize this isn't a thread to dissect what's put in here? 

Unlike you, he's not older than the dirt he stands on... I can only assume wisdom like yours only comes with ridiculously advanced age. 

Good one, you prick!     Ernest isn't that far behind me. 

[Sopranos Republican]

Vapid celebration of the objectification of women and the imposition of beauty standards on said half of humanity.

Such claptrap... as if women are obsessed with their appearance only because of men.  Far from the truth.  They are obsessed with their appearance because of other women.

Quit putting women on pedestals... they are just as flawed as you and me... and much of the suffering imposed on them that is often blamed on men is actually self imposed or imposed by other women.

Oh, and also.. just shut up.  Thank you.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Does Ernest realize this isn't a thread to dissect what's put in here? 

Unlike you, he's not older than the dirt he stands on...

Actually, he is. Torie and Grumps and Clarence are about the only things in the known universe to be even older than Ernest.

No I'm only as old as dirt, not older than dirt.

[Paul Kemp]

Hey!  This is Roux18 here, and since I am new to the forum

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FINAL SCORE: 40/100, F

They should call you Too Dumb At Socks amirite

[Joe Republic]

Answering a question about socks from opebo:

Because who wants to invest time reading, talking and replying to a false character dreamt up by someone because they've nothing better to do?

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Interesting points, Krazen.  I have to say I've learned quite a lot from you by reading your posts on the matter and have become educated in the negative role of teachers unions in public education.  You are quite the teache--OH NO YOU'VE BECOME ONE OF THEM.

DESTROY DESTROY

No, I am not one of them. My wisdom is free of charge.

They say things are worth what people will pay for them.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Interesting points, Krazen.  I have to say I've learned quite a lot from you by reading your posts on the matter and have become educated in the negative role of teachers unions in public education.  You are quite the teache--OH NO YOU'VE BECOME ONE OF THEM.

DESTROY DESTROY

No, I am not one of them. My wisdom is free of charge.

They say things are worth what people will pay for them.

I just came here to post that. Well done.

[Landslide Lyndon]

No factual accuracies found yet apparently. Keep at it.

Scott, I don't think it right for young folks without much money to subsidize rich old folks like myself. Subsidies should be means tested - always. This aspect of Obamacare is not means tested at all (except low income young folks get some subsidy); rather it is age tested, and that is just wrong. I need to pay full freight, and then probably pay some more tax to help finance the means tested subsidies. Pbrower for some odd reason wants me to be subsidized. Yes, old folks will pay more than under Obamacare, but if they can't afford it, they get subsidized. Voila!

I don't think I am being conservative on this issue at all actually - just sensible and coherent (as I see it of course). I agree with the left that everyone needs medical services, and up to a certain level, they need them even if they can't pay for them, and that the subsidies out and in should be means tested, and we need an HMO system to help calculate the amount of the subsidies, since that is the most cost effective way to offer health care. Heck on this one, just call me an f'ing SOCIALIST!

The impetus is not on us to find 'inaccuracies' with a rag piece that doesn't actually provide facts... but opinions and hopes of failure about the ACA.

"Young peoples' premiums will go up".... "the subsidy won't make up for the cost increase"....

Do you have any proof of this outside of your conservabubble?

Keep trying, Torie!  Keep at it!  Relevancy in this debate is only one more Bill Kristol drivel piece away!

What's cute is how you pretend to care about the plight of poor young people.  "They shouldn't be subsidizing people like me"... yeah, can your pseudo compassion.  Pretty much every policy position you have is designed to puff up yourself at the expensive of young people.  So excuse me if I don't buy your sudden change of heart on this one issue.

[Paul Kemp]

You guys don't expect Naso to return with any thing of substance to this thread do you?

He didn't start with anything of substance.