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Sorry C. for my grammarnaziness but it's "reductio ad absurdUm" I think you know it! cheer, s...
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J Thomas commented on
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You're not good at meta-jokes, are you? Far too often, when I tell them people just don't get them. Maybe it's something about my delivery. I naturally want to blame the audience for not getting it, but when I'm the one telling it to them, and I'm the one who wants them to get it, that means it's me....
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CatinaDiamond commented on
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Far too often, when I tell them people just don't get them. Since you're sniffing around, take a page out of my book: Explain them, even if it's dangerous to do so. YOLO...
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Greg. Tingey commented on
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Which also explains some of UKIPs popularity, but no-one seems comfortable mentioning it. Because anyone who does is an "EEEEVIIIL WAYCIST!!!" That's why. Of course, bith the christian bible & the muslim's recital approve of slavery ..... How uncomfortable, for some....
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J Thomas commented on
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Explain them, even if it's dangerous to do so. Don't you hate explaining jokes? I know you do....
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paws4thot commented on
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the minority of Scottish voters (4mil-ish vrs 50 milish in mainland England) hold a lot more seats in West Minister than their population would suggest. Some of the Scottish constituencies are geographically vast though. For example:- The Orkney and Shetland Islands is ONE Westminster constituency, and constitutes sufficient land area that there are scheduled air services between individual islands in each group: Some of the Scottish Highland constituencies cover more geographic area than Greater London (using the generous definition of GL as "anything inside the M25 ring"): It will take about 6 hours drive and 1.5 hours on a...
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