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Author Topic: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O  (Read 12995948 times)

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135495 on: July 12, 2018, 08:01:14 am »

 
Its a certification, and a good example of how lobbyists can practically patent a word that had previous meanings and make it their own.
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If words mean only what we assign to them, then with the power of tv and government regulations/oversight and boatloads of money we can change the way the word is viewed.

Well yes - that is why it's a WTF.  Language does have mutable meaning, but that doesn't mean I have to like it when "the infamous They" misappropriate words.

Like when people misappropriated the word "fruit" so that the grouping includes tomatoes?
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135496 on: July 12, 2018, 08:05:45 am »

Its a certification, and a good example of how lobbyists can practically patent a word that had previous meanings and make it their own.
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If words mean only what we assign to them, then with the power of tv and government regulations/oversight and boatloads of money we can change the way the word is viewed.

Well yes - that is why it's a WTF.  Language does have mutable meaning, but that doesn't mean I have to like it when "the infamous They" misappropriate words.

Like when people misappropriated the word "fruit" so that the grouping includes tomatoes?

And cucumbers! And squash. Also peppers.

So, basically, you can make some salsa/pico de gallo and call it a fruit salad. Just in case you're headed to a potluck and want to irritate people.

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135497 on: July 12, 2018, 08:28:35 am »

Umm... those are fruit though - they are the seed-containing portion of the plant.

I suppose arguing about that is like arguing about if Pluto is a planet, dwarf planet, dog, or deity of the underworld.  (In other words, perfect for internet forums!)
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135498 on: July 12, 2018, 08:33:01 am »

Pluto is a planet and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135499 on: July 12, 2018, 08:33:52 am »

That’s impossible because he’s Mickey’s pet!
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135500 on: July 12, 2018, 08:43:48 am »

Umm... those are fruit though - they are the seed-containing portion of the plant.

That's not the definition of fruit, that's the way They misappropriated it :P

I suppose arguing about that is like arguing about if Pluto is a planet, dwarf planet, dog, or deity of the underworld.  (In other words, perfect for internet forums!)

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135501 on: July 12, 2018, 08:49:54 am »

Umm... those are fruit though - they are the seed-containing portion of the plant.

That's not the definition of fruit, that's the way They misappropriated it :P

I suppose arguing about that is like arguing about if Pluto is a planet, dwarf planet, dog, or deity of the underworld.  (In other words, perfect for internet forums!)

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Can't tell whether or not the fact that the link redirects to "about:blank" in most browsers is an intentional statement about the usefulness of arguing about those topics.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135502 on: July 12, 2018, 08:55:12 am »

That’s impossible because he’s Mickey’s pet!
Pluto is a dog, but Goofy is also a dog. One is walkin' talkin' while the other is four legs good boye.

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135503 on: July 12, 2018, 08:56:10 am »

Alas, poor bluto, forever forgotten. It's probably for the best, I guess.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135504 on: July 12, 2018, 08:57:32 am »

Well... he was a dick.
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« Reply #135505 on: July 12, 2018, 08:59:38 am »

A dick to both Mickey and Popeye. His shamelessness knows no bounds!
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« Reply #135506 on: July 12, 2018, 09:11:20 am »

Pluto is a planet and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
I've got your back.
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« Reply #135507 on: July 12, 2018, 09:16:55 am »

Pluto is a planet and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
I've got your back.

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135508 on: July 12, 2018, 09:24:38 am »

I slept in my contacts last night. Dunno how I forgot to take them out.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #135509 on: July 12, 2018, 09:26:24 am »

Maybe you weren’t thinking clearly.
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Look, we need to raise a psychopath who will murder God, we have no time to be spending on cooking.

the way your fingertips plant meaningless soliloquies makes me think you are the true evil among us.
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