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henry quirk

06-27-2014 08:36 AM

rhetoricals

When did 'cooperation' become synonymous with 'compliance' and 'submission'?

When did 'freedom' become preferable to 'self-possession'?

When did 'proxy' give way to 'governor'?

When did 'one' get re-defined to mean 'part of many'?

When did 'meaningless' difference become elevated and 'meaningful' difference become forbidden?

When did apprehending the world become translated into apprehension about the world?

glatt

06-27-2014 08:49 AM

August 12, 1978

henry quirk

06-27-2014 10:42 AM

I was 16 then...too stupid and preoccupied to notice the rules bein' re-written.

Gravdigr

06-27-2014 03:40 PM

Ok, after thirty seconds on the Google, I've discovered I'm especially lazy today...

...so, what happened on August 12, 1978?

BTW, I was only ten, so there.

glatt

06-27-2014 06:17 PM

Nothing really. That's just the day all of Henry's shit got real.

lumberjim

06-27-2014 11:01 PM

Wow

Griff

06-28-2014 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry quirk (Post 903091)

I'd go with September 17, 1787.

DanaC

06-28-2014 08:15 AM

Quote:

Coperate
VERB

1.Work jointly towards the same end:

the leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war
staff need to cooperate with each other

1.1Assist someone or comply with their requests:
his captor threatened to kill him if he didn’t cooperate

Sundae

06-28-2014 04:41 PM

Coperate.
Is that snogging a policeman-officer?

Or am I being a complete dick becase of a simple typo
(except that I made myself laugh there and wanted to share) :lol:

Carruthers

06-28-2014 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae (Post 903194)

Coperate.
Is that snogging a policeman-officer?

Or am I being a complete dick becase of a simple typo
(except that I made myself laugh there and wanted to share) :lol:

No, it's the reproductive act as practised in China.:)

DanaC

06-29-2014 05:21 AM

Barstewards!

Undertoad

06-29-2014 07:28 AM

Quote:

When did 'one' get re-defined to mean 'part of many'?

It always was. It's built right into our genes. Man is a gregarious animal, built for the tribe, cannot survive and/or thrive alone. Children raised without language from infancy can never speak. Children raised without culture from infancy can never be civilized. True hermits are extremely rare and come from abnormal psychology.

lumberjim

06-29-2014 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carruthers (Post 903202)

No, it's the reproductive act as practised in China.:)

You win the thread

henry quirk

06-30-2014 01:59 PM

"That's just the day all of Henry's shit got real."

My shit got real in 1964.

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"Wow"

Indeed.

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"September 17, 1787"

HA!

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"It always was."

Thanks for bein' such a good lil cog and remindin' me.

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"You win the thread"

Your no-prize is in the mail.

regular.joe

07-20-2014 11:04 AM

First day back after a long hiatus, I can see that nothing much has changed. I suppose that's a good thing. Consistency is key. I think I'll just fade back into the wood work again.

sexobon

07-20-2014 11:12 AM

Back to ~~strat recon~~ lurking; well, we'll see ya when we see ya.

ETA: Thanks for letting us know you're OK.

Gravdigr

07-20-2014 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by regular.joe (Post 905190)

I think I'll just fade back into the wood work again.

Well, it was fun having you around, again.

See ya next time!

:beer:

xoxoxoBruce

07-20-2014 05:13 PM

Hi Joe. :tuba:

fargon

07-22-2014 06:49 AM

Hi Joe come on back when you can stay.

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