rhetoricals

henry quirk • Jun 27, 2014 9:36 am
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 • Jun 27, 2014 9:49 am
August 12, 1978
henry quirk • Jun 27, 2014 11:42 am
I was 16 then...too stupid and preoccupied to notice the rules bein' re-written.
Gravdigr • Jun 27, 2014 4:40 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 • Jun 27, 2014 7:17 pm
Nothing really. That's just the day all of Henry's shit got real.
lumberjim • Jun 28, 2014 12:01 am
Wow
Griff • Jun 28, 2014 7:10 am
henry quirk;903091 wrote:
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?


I'd go with September 17, 1787.
DanaC • Jun 28, 2014 9:15 am
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 • Jun 28, 2014 5:41 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 • Jun 28, 2014 11:20 pm
Sundae;903194 wrote:
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 • Jun 29, 2014 6:21 am
Barstewards!
Undertoad • Jun 29, 2014 8:28 am
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 • Jun 29, 2014 6:47 pm
Carruthers;903202 wrote:
No, it's the reproductive act as practised in China.:)

You win the thread
henry quirk • Jun 30, 2014 2:59 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 • Jul 20, 2014 12:04 pm
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 • Jul 20, 2014 12:12 pm
Back to [strike]strat recon[/strike] lurking; well, we'll see ya when we see ya.

ETA: Thanks for letting us know you're OK.
Gravdigr • Jul 20, 2014 12:19 pm
regular.joe;905190 wrote:
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 • Jul 20, 2014 6:13 pm
Hi Joe. :tuba:
fargon • Jul 22, 2014 7:49 am
Hi Joe come on back when you can stay.