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Civis Americanus Sum

New York

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30 Jun 09

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
World's greatest living comedian dead
Jacko was not a comedian.

D
incipit parodia

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I appear to be confused.

Zellulärer Automat

Spiel des Lebens

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Slough sloughs slough slur slew.

Zellulärer Automat

Spiel des Lebens

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Originally posted by DrKF
I appear to be confused.
Destroy all rational thought -- reasonable?

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incipit parodia

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Destroy all rational thought -- reasonable?
That would sort everything out.

F

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Originally posted by sh76
Edit: * As a side note, I detest that expression ("shifting paradigm" ). First, it doesn't really mean anything. Second, the fact that you almost never hear the word "shift" (with that definition) used in another context ought to tell you something.
We're a law unto ourselves.

Re: edit: shifting priorities, shifting baselines, shifting standards....? A paradigm shift is surely a a change in basic assumptions, what's wrong with that?

F

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Destroy all rational thought -- reasonable?
Rationality doesn't always make sense.

Civis Americanus Sum

New York

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Originally posted by FMF
We're a law unto ourselves.

Re: edit: shifting priorities, shifting baselines, shifting standards....? A paradigm shift is surely a a change in basic assumptions, what's wrong with that?
All sounds shifty to me

Blade Runner

Republicants

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Originally posted by FMF
Nah, I just establish paradigms.
placidly promulgating penetratingly perspicacious paradigms

Blade Runner

Republicants

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Originally posted by FMF
Rationality doesn't always make sense.
Reason is an irrational assumption

Blade Runner

Republicants

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Originally posted by sh76
All sounds shifty to me
All will sue for defamation

Blade Runner

Republicants

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30 Jun 09

The lie becomes the truth

Blade Runner

Republicants

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Originally posted by Melanerpes
Education is mostly hype
the greatest need goes undetected

Blade Runner

Republicants

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Global warming - political hot air?

Blade Runner

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Pavlov's duck - bell ringing quackers!