Buzz words of OT

[Save_Ferris]

"Superstition" is replacing "fairytales" as the derogatory word for religion.

 

[Dachs]

As an inveterate sports fan, I resent that description. I'm extremely superstitious without obviously adhering to any specific religion, and I don't appreciate being lumped in with those people.

 

[Takhisis]

Please, don't call those things you have in the US 'sports'.

Spoiler :

 

[sophie]

typical incomplete owen answer

What the hell is?

Please, don't call those things you have in the US 'sports'.

Spoiler :

Then why even bother posting it?

 

[History_Buff]

"Superstition" is replacing "fairytales" as the derogatory word for religion.

I prefer the David Cross variant: "Tribal Superstitious Nonsense"

 

[Save_Ferris]

I prefer the David Cross variant: "Tribal Superstitious Nonsense"

I prefer the unbiased term "religion"

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I've gone into a habit of capitalising "Good Thing" and "Bad Thing". Not sure who started using them that way; either Dachs or Masada I bet.

I write "A Good/Bad Thing (TM)". I probably picked that up from 1066 as well.

I use "Good Thing" as well. But I stole it from Martha Stewart.

- "how do you define X?" I know it's often used legitimately, but there's no better way to derail a discussion.

When I ask that question, it's because I really want to know.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

"Superstition" is replacing "fairytales" as the derogatory word for religion.

I am piffed off people seem to think fairy tales is a derogatory term. I like fairy tales, and I do think much of scripture resembles fairy tales in that they try to convey a moral through a story.

So, does this mean I can use the term fairy tales again as a non-derogatory term to compare religion, but especially stories in scripture, to?

 

[ParkCungHee]

The use of 'fetish' has gone down drastically as of recently.

We had fetish threads and I missed them?

 

[ParkCungHee]

I am piffed off people seem to think fairy tales is a derogatory term. I like fairy tales, and I do think much of scripture resembles fairy tales in that they try to convey a moral through a story.

That's awfully Chestertonian of you.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

*googling Chestertonian, brb*

 

[Traitorfish]

I prefer the unbiased term "religion"

An uncontentious label? On CFC? You'll be lucky.

*googling Chestertonian, brb*

It means "enormously fat, but with quite the moustache".

 

[ParkCungHee]

G.K. Chesterton had a lot to say about how Fairy Tales make a good deal greater sense then modernism.

http://philosophyofscienceportal.blogspot.com/2008/06/g-k-chesterton-mythslogic.html

And yeah, since I've seen this one crop up in a few threads, I think we can add Chestertonian onto the list of buzzwords.

 

[Askthepizzaguy]

I see the word "bigot" thrown around way too many times here.

I've seen it mostly applied to bigots who are intolerant of others' normal sexual preferences.

 

[holy king]

bub..

 

[Mr. Dictator]

I didn't think this thought warranted another thread (and think I started thread on this at some point, but Sagan help me find it) and this is the closest to it, since it deals with a specific buzz word, just not specific to this forum.

Shouldn't we call the Bush tax cuts the "Bush-Obama tax cuts" by now?

 

[Leoreth]

Since Obama letting the Bush tax cuts expire would've been called the Obama tax raise that would hardly be fair.

 

[ParkCungHee]

bub..

I'll have to start using Snikt more.

 

[Dachs]

I'll have to start using Snikt more.

You don't have enough hair to pull off the mutton chops of doom.

 

[Save_Ferris]

"Define" was used a lot recently