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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:00 PM
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Poll question: The inability to parse irony is a form of stupidity.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:01 PM
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1. yeah, er that's a big 10-4
back
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:09 PM
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2. well, duh!
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:17 PM
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7. I heard in Florida
the saying is "Well, buh".
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:23 PM
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10. you heard wrong.
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:14 PM
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3. and it is an epidemic in the corporate world
fur sure
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:15 PM
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4. I don't know how to reply to that statement.
I'm either being ironic or stupid.

(I know how I'd bet if I were you.)
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:22 PM
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9. I'm not a wagerin' man.
Which is good, because I'm confused right now.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:16 PM
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5. I don't get it. Didn't Bush say the same thing?
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:17 PM
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6. "The inability...
"...to parse irony...is a form...of stupidity." agreed :bounce:
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:18 PM
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8. Ah!
It makes more sense when William Shatner says it.

Thanks!
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:23 AM
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18. "The inability...
Edited on Tue Jun-12-07 07:40 AM by Richardo

"...to parse irony...is a form...of stupidity, Bones."


"I'm just a simple country doctor, Jim."


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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:23 PM
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11. YAY!
Agreement with my posted statements makes me feel validation-feelings! :party:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:25 PM
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12. parse irony?
Hmmm.

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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 10:30 PM
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13. are you being sarcastic? n/t
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 06:52 AM
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14. Wow.
That was so meta I might implode. :silly:
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:01 AM
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15. on a scale of 1-10, how much do you appreciate irony?
non sequitar usage is a symptom of my intelligence or lack thereof.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:31 AM
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19. On that scale I'm a perfect 10.
Only on that scale, I'm afraid, but one takes what one can get, doesn't one?

Was your misspelling of "non sequitur" intended to be ironic, or am I just getting overeager? ;)
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:32 AM
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20. it was ironic because i spell checked and spell check told me i was wrong
but i think i am smarter than spell check.

and i like my version of sequitar better then their version.

and reality is open to interpretation.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:36 AM
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21. "Reality is open to interpretation"
Indeed. The evidence is everywhere.

I agree 100% that spell check can go bite a ween.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:39 AM
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24. also if you are going to tell me i am wrong, have the decency to tell me what the correct option is.
spell check is so pompous at times.
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 08:22 AM
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27. Okay, you are wrong!
A sequitar is a sitar with sequins. Last used by Liberace in his Concert on the Ganges, it now sits in his museum in Las Vegas.

But I know you knew that, you're so smart!
:rofl:
:hi:

We can fix this:
HEY SKINNER! add "sequitar" to the spell-check dictionary!
Done.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 08:26 AM
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28. i didnt know about all the sequins. this i have to admit.
there maybe some irony in that i am indian and love sequins, but do not know about sequitars.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:37 AM
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22. Oooh! I had a scone for breakfast!!
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:38 AM
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23. i didnt shower yesterday till very late at night
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:43 AM
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25. Ye shall sit at my right hand and we shall drink, and pee holy burning pee
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:10 AM
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16. You assume intelligence exists.
Neener. ;)
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 08:13 AM
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26. Wow.
You're on the cusp of proving that universal skepticism exists. Right fuckin' on! :thumbsup:
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slj0101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 07:12 AM
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17. You're being mean.
Edited on Tue Jun-12-07 07:13 AM by slj0101
I must equalize that by being mean too.



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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:21 AM
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29. Sad
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:26 AM
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30. Where'd you find the picture of the neck-head, puffy-faced clown?
Kinda reminds me of someone.
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:43 AM
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31. My face isn't THAT round.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:44 AM
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32. I wasn't talking about you.
You you you, always about you...:eyes:
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:48 AM
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33. Maybe if you called your mother once and a while
I wouldn't be so suspicious. :eyes:
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:52 AM
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34. I have no opinion
I decided I'm going to be aggressively non-committal today.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 09:56 AM
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35. Terry alert level: beige.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 10:26 AM
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36. A very vibrant shade of beige.
I'm pretty enthusiastic about my level of apathy today.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-12-07 10:55 AM
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37. Uhmmm...
I'll have the fish.
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