SoCalDem
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:45 AM
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Words I am tired of already.. |
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change hope tax-cuts "my friends" "day one"
C'mon candidates..get some new words:) please??
Go to a book store..get a Thesaurus..mix it up a bit
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Tyler Durden
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:47 AM
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The Roman Empire was HISTORIC. This election is just another Election. We all take ourselves far too seriously.
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SoCalDem
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:48 AM
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2. I prefer historic to "historical".. |
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reminds me of hysterical.. and most of them are more that than the other :)
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Tyler Durden
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:50 AM
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3. Transformational: just heard this one lately. |
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The spell checker doesn't flag it, so I assume it's in the dictionary. What an ARROGANT word.
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:31 AM
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:40 AM
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In 1968 at the University of California, Berkeley, I was, for a short time, a linguistics major and had to deal with a concept by Noam Chomsky, called "Transformational Grammar".
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:48 AM
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13. have to say I'm jealous... |
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a linguistics major at Berkeley in 1968? Wow. If I could go to Fantasy Island, that would pretty much be it... ;)
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Tue Feb-05-08 10:04 AM
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14. On the GI Bill, no less |
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But, stupid shit that I was, I ultimately dropped out (after majoring in German, then Rhetoric).
I coulda been a contender!
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:47 AM
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1. Don't let 'em run the 'okiedoke' on ya |
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How's that for a new word??
:hi:
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Smarmie Doofus
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:53 AM
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4. "Change" and "crossroads". nt |
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Tue Feb-05-08 06:53 AM
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5. You forgot "comprehensive" n/t |
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:34 AM
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7. "My friends" should be a drinking game. nt |
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:34 AM
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8. Sorry, we used to have candidates that didn't bang out those tired words to hide a lack of ideas... |
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..but they weren't "electable."
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Perry Logan
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:35 AM
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9. We should stick to DU buzzwords like "unelectable," "cowards," "corporate whore," etc. |
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Tue Feb-05-08 07:39 AM
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11. People I'm tired of already" those who actually believe those words spoken by any politician |
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