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Old 09-01-2006, 11:56 AM   #16
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Know Whey? (Official marketing phrase of Miss Muffett Foods, Inc.)
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Old 09-01-2006, 12:19 PM   #17
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Yeah, right.
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per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions
The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.
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Old 09-01-2006, 01:00 PM   #18
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psssst...Pie. Word association is another thread
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Old 09-01-2006, 01:10 PM   #19
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With regard to mixed metaphors... the principal of my elementary school once announced in an assembly that "Every student has a spark, and we have a responsibility to water it."
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Old 09-01-2006, 01:48 PM   #20
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Old 09-01-2006, 01:52 PM   #21
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psssst...Pie. Word association is another thread
It's a rare instance of a double-positive being a negative. So there. :p
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per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions
The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.
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Old 09-01-2006, 02:18 PM   #22
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I love the Get Smart thing---must Google....

and, whatever. A mixed metaphore is probably MORE effective than a bird in the bush. The only problem is racism in the ranks. Get over that and you'll step up to the plate and grab the bull by the horns!
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Old 09-01-2006, 02:58 PM   #23
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It's a rare instance of a double-positive being a negative. So there. :p
pssst Pie...you rock!
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Old 09-01-2006, 02:59 PM   #24
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pssst Pie...you rock!
Thanks... Wait, how many negatives in that sentence?
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Old 09-01-2006, 03:10 PM   #25
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There ain't not no negatives, no how, no way...(huh?)
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Old 09-02-2006, 02:30 PM   #26
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I don't see how "met nobody" is a negative?
Changing it to "met anybody" or "met anyone" or even "met Rastus", wouldn't change the meaning.
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Old 09-03-2006, 10:30 AM   #27
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I don't see how "met nobody" is a negative?
Meeting nobody is not meeting somebody, the way I figure it.
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Old 09-03-2006, 10:53 AM   #28
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The direct (net positive) statement would read: "Everyone I have ever met knows how to make napalm."
Actually, I believe the correct translation would read: I met at least one person who knows how to make napalm.

The statement "Someone I met knows how to make napalm" is equally valid with 'everyone'.

The negative of nobody does not have to be everybody, it just means 'more than zero people'.
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Old 09-19-2006, 01:45 AM   #29
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Gasoline and Palmolive.
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I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them,
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Old 09-19-2006, 08:57 PM   #30
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Gasoline and Styrofoam works just fine.
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