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arely staircase

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5. I went with the first choice.

Reply to msanthrope (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 03:15 PM

May 2014

everybody should have to spell it out. I don't give a shit how much of a pain in the ass it is to do so with your phone. and I care even less that initials and abbreviations are used for everything and everyone else under the sun. this is el bebe jesus pequeno for crying out loud.

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Glenn Greenwald's middle initial is "E." Can we agree on an acceptable abbreviation? [View all] msanthrope May 2014 OP

SJ for the super-journalist he imagines himself to be. randome May 2014 #1

love the utility belt nt arely staircase May 2014 #2

I worry that "SJ" would be taken as a sly reference to "SnowJob." nt msanthrope May 2014 #3

oh, I thought it was Scammer Jerk. Whisp May 2014 #6

You're really having problems with initials these days, Whisp. randome May 2014 #8

Or 'RJ' for Robotic Journalist. randome May 2014 #4

Too close to the head of Freeperdom....nt msanthrope May 2014 #7

I went with the first choice. arely staircase May 2014 #5

so I have to spell out ROTFLMAO at your post Whisp May 2014 #9

el bebe jesus pequeno is actualy another DUr's (i can't remember who to credit) arely staircase May 2014 #11

BHO, BO, HRC, EW, FDR, LBJ.....you are right...DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND, msanthrope May 2014 #10

what about arely staircase May 2014 #12

OMG....that's the funniest goddamn post I've read all day!!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #13

Subject lines have character limits jberryhill May 2014 #15

i don't care about those either nt arely staircase May 2014 #17

Mark me down for GG AnalystInParadise May 2014 #14

Personally, I think this whole issue is FUBAR. nt msanthrope May 2014 #16

HA! AnalystInParadise May 2014 #18

Yes it is. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #19

I agree. nt msanthrope May 2014 #21

Not to mention SNAFU! greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #27

This is so silly. broiles May 2014 #20

What about "Comrade Eddie"? U4ikLefty May 2014 #22

What about Comrade Eddie? nt msanthrope May 2014 #25

GEG should do treestar May 2014 #23

lol! That would be Zog and his other brother Geg. Whisp May 2014 #24

Maybe we could just ask him to change his middle initial to A struggle4progress May 2014 #26

never knew that. middle name is edward alp227 May 2014 #28

A trivial thread to attract dumb jokes, nothing more nikto Jun 2014 #29