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You just trying to piss Kingston off now……
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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Some use language to confuse, rather than to inform.
"if ya can't dazzle em' with brilliance, baffle em' with bull."
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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It a really dumb thing to do, unless you're intent is to use it as some sort of code. You're not very cryptographic, are you?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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However, it can be bit of fun.
Do you remember the scene in "Braveheart" when the darling prince's boyfriend was thrown out of the window of the tower to his death?
Did you know there is a word for that?
Defenestration From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Defenestration (disambiguation).
Matthäus Merian's impression of the 1618 Defenestration of Prague Defenestration (from Modern Latin fenestra[1]), is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.[2] The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War. This was done in "good Bohemian style", referring to the defenestration which had occurred in Prague's City Hall almost 200 years earlier (July 1419), which also on that occasion led to the Hussite war.[3] The word comes from the New Latin[4] de- (down from) and fenestra (window or opening).[5 Lol...I did have a fella tell me the other day that "you gotta have tires with good gription on these roads". Hell...even made up words that people can understand are better than bullshit words they can't.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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Whats a big word to some, isn't to others.
Not well educated, just a general studies high school (barely) graduate. But I'm an avid reader, and that's developed a decent vocabulary.
Guys at work? Most read nothing but the newspaper. Maybe just the sports.
Been told I "use big words".
Not my intentions, not trying to impress or befuddle. Just talking.
Those around you are also a factor. Professional type people often commented on our young daughters vocabulary, and speaking skills. Always found that amusing, our kids were better spoken than many of the...higher class kids. Not my thoughts but those of others.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov 4:23) Brother Keith
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Whats a big word to some, isn't to others.
Not well educated, just a general studies high school (barely) graduate. But I'm an avid reader, and that's developed a decent vocabulary.
Guys at work? Most read nothing but the newspaper. Maybe just the sports.
Been told I "use big words".
Not my intentions, not trying to impress or befuddle. Just talking.
Those around you are also a factor. Professional type people often commented on our young daughters vocabulary, and speaking skills. Always found that amusing, our kids were better spoken than many of the...higher class kids. Not my thoughts but those of others.
I understand trying to impress the rich folk, but if you are talking to actually say something to someone, why would you use a big word that everyone has to Google later?
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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It a really dumb thing to do, unless you're intent is to use it as some sort of code. - - - - Big words were meant to be more precise and exacting. I believe the Age of Reason and the Industrial Revolution spurred research into metallurgy and chemistry, and thus education in general. To get your non mathematical ideas across though post of book, you had to use the exactly correct words. It was an scientific and academic arms race into the Age of Imperialism. All this exactness and precision are useless when trying to get a point across to my wife. It is folly to try. There are times and places - and sometimes not.
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However, it can be bit of fun.
Do you remember the scene in "Braveheart" when the darling prince's boyfriend was thrown out of the window of the tower to his death?
Did you know there is a word for that?
Defenestration From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Defenestration (disambiguation).
Matthäus Merian's impression of the 1618 Defenestration of Prague Defenestration (from Modern Latin fenestra[1]), is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.[2] The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War. This was done in "good Bohemian style", referring to the defenestration which had occurred in Prague's City Hall almost 200 years earlier (July 1419), which also on that occasion led to the Hussite war.[3] The word comes from the New Latin[4] de- (down from) and fenestra (window or opening).[5 Lol...I did have a fella tell me the other day that "you gotta have tires with good gription on these roads". Hell...even made up words that people can understand are better than bullshit words they can't. good gription is a good off the cuff necessity for slimy goings on....
One man with courage makes a majority....
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Try to get it done in as few words as possible. Beer, sex, food. guns, boats fishing poles, pickup trucks.
But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23
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People that enjoy learning soon realize that most folks embrace the average and simplify their comms around average people. A great communicator can simplify complex thought to influence the proletariat. A learned clear thinker can appreciate both complex and simple language and concepts and apply them appropriately to real life.
When you quit learning you start dying.
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Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC
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Soil is dirt......
Hate when politicians have to be such lying esofuknteric mofos.
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People that enjoy learning soon realize that most folks embrace the average and simplify their comms around average people. A great communicator can simplify complex thought to influence the proletariat. A learned clear thinker can appreciate both complex and simple language and concepts and apply them appropriately to real life.
When you quit learning you start dying.
mike r Being a flight instructor requires being able to say the same thing several different ways. Hopefully, somehow the switch is flipped and the lightbulb starts glowing. 💡
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There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
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I like to read stuff that teaches me new words and/or concepts.
Being patted on the head like a baby Robin who needs someone else to partially digest the worm before being fed is insulting.
On the other hand there are folks who use big words for no reason.
I find the many folks I run into these days who use the “f” word every 5 seconds to be more annoying myself.
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Most that do are just gasconading.
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