Redundant phrases

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-02-20 02:36am

homocidial murder

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-02-20 02:57am

Enlightenment wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:
Enlightenment wrote:But let's not let the get in the way of every Americans' right to be an greedy and ignorant fuckwit.
What part of this do you dispute? Dispite Asscroft's best efforts the US is still a relatively free country. Every American has just as much of a right to be a greedy and ignorant fuckwit as they have a right to be intelligent and philanthropic. Of course, many more Americans are taking up the former right rather than the latter...

Enlightenment wrote:In the last US elections I seem to recall that the majority voted to sweep a party comprised entirely of right-wing, ignorant, selfish, greedy, mercantilist self-aggrandizing fuckwits into power in both houses of Congress. If you don't like the idea of your country being regarded in the international community as a haven for right-wing morons, then find some way to keep right-wing morons out of public office.
Enlightenment making his thesis that I and every other American is a "greedy and ignorant fucktwit" if we do not try and start a revolution to force the Republican party out of power even if we DO disagree with them.
Read what I wrote, not what you think I wrote. Like it or not, the government represents its people on the world stage and if you do not like the idea of being regarded as a nation of right-wing morons then you shouldn't elect them into public oiffice. Revolution is not implied here; in a nominally democratic country the simple act of not voting for lunatics is quite sufficient to keep them from holding public office.

Enlightenment wrote:a2. wants to adjust the ratio of taxes paid on investment income vs real work such that people who don't work for a living--i.e. the rich--pay less taxes.

*snip*

b3. Is responding to siginificant lobbying from the medical business to reduce patient rights to sue for gross malpractice.
We all know Enlightenment knows doctors and is aware of the situation of the Northeast. The average doctor's income in my area dropped 25% LAST YEAR due to exorbant insurance. Doctors in W. Virginia have had to go on strike because they cannot afford to practice. In other word, he's a knee jerking fool who doesn't know what he's talking about.
There is no relation or connection between point a2 (which is regarding the capital gains tax) and point b3. There is no implication or statement that 'doctors' are rich.

The US polity does not act for the benefit of individuals; it acts for the benefit of significant concentrations of capital. The polity would not impose limits on malpractice liability simply because some doctors could not afford to work; it would only impose limits because the medical industry forked over enough bribes to win the right to maim people at minimal financial risk to itself.

Furthermore, if the doctors in West Virginia cannot afford to work due to insurance costs then there is a very simple solution: ensure that their self-regulatory system is strong enough to eject the grossly negligent within their profession.

In an ideal capitalist system, insurance rates depend entirely on payout. In turn, payout depends not only on the size of individual awards but also on the number of awards granted. If there is an exceptional problem with insurance rates then one must look both at the size of the awards granted and at the number of awards granted. In the latter case at least some of the blame for the number of awards granted for medical malpractice must rest with the (self-regulating) doctors themselves for failing to keep the incompetent out of the medical profession.

True, true, but,

Please explain this:

It has been my opinion since 11 Sept 2001 that the intrinsic value of Muslims--particularly Arab muslims--is a negative quantity. This latest outburst of Islam at its finest has done nothing to lead me to reconsider my assessment.

and other such similar posts.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-02-20 03:10am

Pu-239 wrote: True, true, but,

Please explain this:
It has been my opinion since 11 Sept 2001 that the intrinsic value of Muslims--particularly Arab muslims--is a negative quantity. This latest outburst of Islam at its finest has done nothing to lead me to reconsider my assessment.
and other such similar posts.

What is there to explain? It is my opinion. You hold a different opinion. No 'explanation' is possible.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-02-20 03:51am

What about....

Ranting communist??

Despotic tyrant??

Evil terrorist??

Weird-looking hippie???

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-02-20 04:05am

Enlightenment wrote:
Pu-239 wrote: True, true, but,

Please explain this:
It has been my opinion since 11 Sept 2001 that the intrinsic value of Muslims--particularly Arab muslims--is a negative quantity. This latest outburst of Islam at its finest has done nothing to lead me to reconsider my assessment.
and other such similar posts.
What is there to explain? It is my opinion. You hold a different opinion. No 'explanation' is possible.

Ok, at least you are honest. After all everyone here has disagreeable opinions that they are not going to make public.

Cap'n Hector · Post by **Cap'n Hector** » 2003-02-20 05:20am

HemlockGrey wrote:
Enlightment wrote:Islamic Terrorist
I see you're still vigorously humping that particular dead horse...

"I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic, necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse."-Woody Allan

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-02-20 07:15am

Soft Rock

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-02-20 01:20pm

Darth Wong wrote:Am I the only one who finds it extremely annoying when people on the news say the phrase "armed gunman?"

Are they implying that there's such a thing as an unarmed gunman?

Maybe if they aren't carrying any weapons but their Character Class is "gunman"?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-02-20 01:24pm

David wrote:News Anchors are people that dropped out of the science courses and went for arts degrees.

BTW, do you think real meteorologists have to read a friggin q-card to know what the screen says?

That's because normal people have difficulty interpreting empty blue/green screens.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-02-20 01:28pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Then there is the .303mm I believe, the way every gun is automatic.

That's one small bullet!

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-02-20 03:27pm

Simon H.Johansen wrote:What about....

Ranting communist??

Despotic tyrant??

Evil terrorist??

Weird-looking hippie???

What about multple question marks????

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » 2003-02-20 03:35pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:There's actually a London in Canada, and quite a few cities and towns in present and former British Commonwealth nations adopted the names of cities and towns in Britain, sometimes by sticking a "New" in front of them, like "New York".
IIRC, South Africa has both a London and a New London.

No, only East London.

Frank_Scenario · Post by **Frank_Scenario** » 2003-02-20 04:30pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Soft Rock

I'm pretty sure this is an oxymoron. At least it damn well better be.

As for redundancies:

SAT test and CAT test were both used in my elementary school and high school days. I don't know what the young'uns call them thar things these days. Related: PIN number.
Past experience: I want to put down future experience on my resume.
Advance notice: Another temporal redundancy. Related redundancy: future plans.
Totally identical: as opposed to 50% identical.
Foreign imports: no explanation needed.
Final outcome: Well, sometimes the outcome is in the middle.
Tuna fish: Unless they have tuna from dogs now.

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