Ajidica
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Wasn't he Welsh? Or was that the joke?
Dumb and Stupid Quotes Thread: Idiotic Source and Context are Key.
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To a posh English person, maybe. To us Euros most recent British PMs sound english/british, despite their ties to other parts of the isles... Eg Blair, Brown (iirc Scottish), Thatcher (?), and of course John Major, you can hardly have a more English name
(also thinking that older PMs, eg Disraeli, were not in an actual democracy where most classes/ people would vote).
Entirely, I'm afraid.
And Major is one of the few PMs whose name is actually in a foreign language, as opposed to merely stemming from one!
^PS: yes, George comes from Georgia. Got to latin first (you would recall the Georgikon/Georgika, by Virgil). The term means 'of the land'/agricultural, and ultimately is derived from Gaia (land/earth) with the addition of Ergon (work)
Farmers here are still called georgoi (γεωργοί
.From the best QVC segment I have seen in a long while, mostly because I don't watch QVC unless it achieves this level of stupidity:
"Ahhh, from the planet moon..."
"The moon is a planet darling. The mooooon is a plaaaaahhnet honeyyyy."
"The moon is such a planet I can't even STAND it."
"Well what else is it if it's not a planet?"
"I believe it's a star! Or...something."
"Didn't you ever do that thing in grade school with the planets where there's Uranus, and Saturn, and then the one with the rings, and then the earth and then THE MOON IS NEVER IN THERE DUDE."
"But THINGS LIVE ON IT! That means it's a planet!"
Amongst other golden lines that crack up the models. Check it out, starting around 7:30:
Link to video.
"Ahhh, from the planet moon..."
"The moon is a planet darling. The mooooon is a plaaaaahhnet honeyyyy."
"The moon is such a planet I can't even STAND it."
"Well what else is it if it's not a planet?"
"I believe it's a star! Or...something."
"Didn't you ever do that thing in grade school with the planets where there's Uranus, and Saturn, and then the one with the rings, and then the earth and then THE MOON IS NEVER IN THERE DUDE."
"But THINGS LIVE ON IT! That means it's a planet!"
Amongst other golden lines that crack up the models. Check it out, starting around 7:30:
Link to video.
Behold the creativity of Geraldo!
Spelling 'paedophile' the Latinate way, rather than the Websterian 'changes the pronunciation' way.
WINNING.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a video out there of him waving his hands and praising the God and how the only way to salvation is by donation to the number 1-888-FAKE NUMBER-356.
"Would it kill Republicans to crack a joke? I actually think for some Republicans it might. You know -- lighten up a little...So many Republicans run a Soviet-style campaign."
Sen. Ted Cruz, speaking at SC Tea Party Coalition Convention
Sen. Ted Cruz, speaking at SC Tea Party Coalition Convention
jackelgull
An aberration of nature
Silly Cruz, doesn't he realize Republicans don't crack jokes because they're hilarious enough without them?
"The imbalance of far more women than men at colleges has been a factor in the various sex scandals that have made news in the last couple of years. So, what's the solution? One solution might be to impose the duty on admissions officers to arbitrarily admit only half women and half men."
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Phyllis Schlafly
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Phyllis Schlafly
ReindeerThistle
Zimmerwald Left
Phyllis Schlafly is endorsing an "androgyne only " college quota system?
madviking
north american scum
phyllis schlafly is one of the worst people on the face of the earth
Loppan Torkel
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Another solution might be - Sorority Hotel... All couples are admitted, all scandals filmed and broadcast.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Which really is something, with all the competition around.
Alexius08
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"Theres an interesting phenomenon where were actually okay with inflation. If the money supply is growing, thats just virtual currency, but the virtual currency means that if peoples balances are growing, it means people are getting richer in our community, and theyre able to afford more stuff, right?" - Jason Loia, COO, Gaia Online (context)
"Of course. When you have a servant's heart, when you know there is opportunity to do all you can to put yourself forward in the name of offering service, anybody would be interested."
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Sarah Palin, asked if she is interested in running for president in 2016
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Sarah Palin, asked if she is interested in running for president in 2016
