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'America is a republic, not a democracy' is the 'technically, it's called ephebophilia' of political terminology. You know exactly what it's supposed to mean and there's little-to-no meaningful distinction between those two things in their normal usage. Gets my goat every time 
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Gitro posted:'America is a republic, not a democracy' is the 'technically, it's called ephebophilia' of political terminology. You know exactly what it's supposed to mean and there's little-to-no meaningful distinction between those two things in their normal usage. I don't claim to know what I'm talking about (and this isn't a disagreement, closer to the opposite) but from a layman's perspective I don't see how they're mutually exclusive. A republic is a nation that's self-governed without a monarchy figureheading it up somewhere else and a democracy is a form of government where the head of state is elected by the people or representatives thereof. So Australia is a democracy but not a republic while America is both. This is kind of off-topic but I'm aware that's, again, a layman's PoV and I'd be interested in being corrected if it's wrong.
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Jan 31, 2016 09:00
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I'm hardly a scholar, but depending on the definition used they're either not mutually exclusive (America is both a republic and a democracy, whereas Australia is not), or republics are, to at least some extent, inherently democratic, being a state that is governed by elected officials, and it makes no sense to say the US is not a democracy. Usually I guess it's because people are conflating democracy with direct democracy and republic with representative democracy. Except those are both democracies. That's my take on it, anyway.
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Jan 31, 2016 09:20
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My dry, flakey scalp has been a long-term pet peeve of mine. A day of not using enough shampoo makes me look like I haven't showered in months, and the dandruff gets everywhere. Glasses, phone, car, it's just annoying as poo poo.
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Jan 31, 2016 09:24
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Gitro posted:Usually I guess it's because people are conflating democracy with direct democracy and republic with representative democracy. Except those are both democracies. Maybe it comes from people who got their ideas about political systems from the Civilization games? It never made sense to me that there's a government type called "republic" that's essentially a slightly watered-down version of "democracy". 
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Jan 31, 2016 10:17
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Sir PigglyWiggly posted:People who can't accept you won't like all the music they like, and people who can't accept that you like music they don't like. I feel the same as you, but apparently this thread has taught me that you have to like all types of music, and listen to all of it, or you're a horrible human being. i.e. "I don't like rap or country."
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Jan 31, 2016 14:41
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Davros1 posted:I feel the same as you, but apparently this thread has taught me that you have to like all types of music, and listen to all of it, or you're a horrible human being. People who do the "everything but rap or country" thing aren't "horrible human beings", they are just using an incredibly common cliche that you always hear from the kids who don't want to be associated with the popular kids, or even worse, rednecks. It's fine to not like them, but issuing such blanket statements makes you sound kind of childish, like someone saying "I don't like vegetables" when they've only ever tried boiled canned vegetables from the cafeteria. That said, people who define themselves by the music they like (or video games for that matter) are pretty boring, and if you find yourself frequently arguing about music preferences with adults you should find new friends.
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Jan 31, 2016 15:43
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People who say "I like everything" rarely listen to anything anyway.
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Jan 31, 2016 15:48
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Gitro posted:Gets my goat every time In the spirit opposite of this thread, this is one of my favourite sayings. I find it very endearing for some reason. Murphy Brownback posted:People who do the "everything but rap or country" thing aren't "horrible human beings", they are just using an incredibly common cliche that you always hear from the kids who don't want to be associated with the popular kids, or even worse, rednecks. It's fine to not like them, but issuing such blanket statements makes you sound kind of childish, like someone saying "I don't like vegetables" when they've only ever tried boiled canned vegetables from the cafeteria. Last year, I met my friend's partner at a bar, and he casually asked what kind of music I liked. I said, "Nothing but country and rap," and he looked genuinely disgusted, which I thought was kind of funny. I like music, but I like what I like and I hate arguing with people over it. It's such a shallow conversation. In the same vein, another peeve of mine is people who get up my rear end about my clothes. For example, I was about to visit my mother and I told an old roommate she was going to take me shopping. This roommate, with absolute sincerity, told me she'd kill me if I came back with "men's clothes". My old boss made similar comments. Both of them talked about fashion and makeup constantly and were vaguely irate when I wasn't interested in the conversation.
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Jan 31, 2016 18:50
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When people write "yea" instead of "yeah".
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Feb 1, 2016 02:09
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Tiggum posted:When people write "yea" instead of "yeah". When people write "woah" instead of "whoa"
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Feb 1, 2016 02:22
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Fizbin posted:When people write "woah" instead of "whoa" When people call others that they don't know "honey", and a thousand times more so if they spell it "hunni".
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Feb 1, 2016 03:42
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People who write 'ops' instead of 'oops'. You're already a dummy for whatever you're trying to write 'oops' about, and now look at you: double-dumb.
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Feb 1, 2016 05:38
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MisterBibs posted:My dry, flakey scalp has been a long-term pet peeve of mine. A day of not using enough shampoo makes me look like I haven't showered in months, and the dandruff gets everywhere. Glasses, phone, car, it's just annoying as poo poo. get dry shampoo, dude. takes all of a minute to rub in your hair if you're in a hurry and keeps you from being gross.
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Feb 1, 2016 06:01
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DavidAlltheTime posted:People who write 'ops' instead of 'oops'. On that note, people that think "definitely" is spelled "defiantly." If you don't have dyslexia there is no excuse whatsoever.
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Feb 1, 2016 06:12
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Typos on documents we put up in the lobby or other places guests can see them. Hey, dipstick, the red squiggles under the words means you're spelling it wrong. What's an "eleavator", and why is it an "inconvience" when it's in "maintnence"?
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Feb 1, 2016 06:14
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Sociopastry posted:get dry shampoo, dude. takes all of a minute to rub in your hair if you're in a hurry and keeps you from being gross. Dry shampoo would be pretty unhelpful if you genuinely have dandruff. All the excessive flakes and sebum would just have something to grab on to.
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Feb 1, 2016 06:19
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Sociopastry posted:get dry shampoo, dude. takes all of a minute to rub in your hair if you're in a hurry and keeps you from being gross. As cash crab pointed out, that's made it even worse for me when I've used it. If I wasn't clear, I do shampoo my hair when I shower. "Being in a hurry" just means I don't have time to do a second round of lather-rinse. My hair is annoyingly thick.
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Feb 1, 2016 06:53
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Fizbin posted:When people write "woah" instead of "whoa" "Weary" instead of "wary" annoys the hell out of me.
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Feb 1, 2016 15:43
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Gitro posted:I'm hardly a scholar, but depending on the definition used they're either not mutually exclusive (America is both a republic and a democracy, whereas Australia is not), or republics are, to at least some extent, inherently democratic, being a state that is governed by elected officials, and it makes no sense to say the US is not a democracy. This ties in with why I can't stand politics - all the mud-slinging and bullshit has made everything a confusing ordeal. Most of your regular folks are getting misinformation chucked at them from every direction, and people from every party are using terminology incorrectly to try to paint their opponents in a negative light. I can understand why people (especially ignorant, lazy ones) in the US can get easily confused when government-speak is involved and people care more about lying, poo poo-talking and dick waving than they do about anything else.
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Feb 1, 2016 17:38
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On the other hand, people who say both parties are "equally bad" or somehow "the same" and therefore they won't vote, which tells me that not only are they in a position where things like gay rights, black rights, women's health, health care, income equality, etc etc don't affect them, they also choose to totally ignore them.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:33
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BattyKiara posted:People who don't believe in food allergies. People pull this poo poo anytime you can't do something they enjoy. It always reminds me of the scene from See No Evil, Hear No Evil where Richard Pryor's character suggests that if he yells really loudly into his ear, Gene Wilder's character (who is stone deaf) will be able to hear him. I'm lucky to not have any food allergies, but ended up with an allergy to pot. "WAIT NO WAY YOU CAN'T BE ALLERGIC TO POT" Yes, you can. gently caress, dude, even the guys over at High Times have acknowledged that pot allergies are a real thing. "LIKE MAYBE YOU HAD A BAD BATCH OR IT WAS LACED WITH SOMETHING" No, it's pot, for real. Any pot. All pot. Seriously. "BUT HAVE YOU TRIED PUTTING IT IN BROWNIES? WHAT ABOUT A VAPORIZER?"
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Feb 1, 2016 19:17
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I said it was wrapped in a three pack not individually wrapped. Like yeah the important part was that the drat things weren't open to the air after I opened the main plastic bag but you wouldn't have said that if you were looking at it directly 
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Feb 1, 2016 19:25
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Magic Hate Ball posted:On the other hand, people who say both parties are "equally bad" or somehow "the same" and therefore they won't vote, which tells me that not only are they in a position where things like gay rights, black rights, women's health, health care, income equality, etc etc don't affect them, they also choose to totally ignore them. Tying with this, the mentality of "my vote doesn't count" - yes, yes it does, moron. Using that excuse, or trying to weasel your way out by saying you didn't vote for <x> is horseshit. Of course they didn't vote for the guy, they didn't vote AT ALL, which says all I need to know about how loving stupid they are in the first place by sitting on their dumb asses expecting things to change without any effort. Just like anything else, if you want change you actually have to DO something...y'know, besides blame other people for all the problems you refuse to try to fix because you can't pull your fat rear end off the couch and away from the Kardashians for a few minutes.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:07
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If we're talking about words - "diffuse" instead of "defuse." You don't diffuse a bad situation, dammit. I swear, it's at least twice as common as the correct word.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:25
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:People pull this poo poo anytime you can't do something they enjoy. It always reminds me of the scene from See No Evil, Hear No Evil where Richard Pryor's character suggests that if he yells really loudly into his ear, Gene Wilder's character (who is stone deaf) will be able to hear him. I hear you, that and tobacco are instant migraine triggers for me and I hard the same drat thing. Yes, I know it's legal now, no I can't have any, not it's not because I'm a tightass. 
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Feb 1, 2016 23:06
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Strudel Man posted:If we're talking about words - "diffuse" instead of "defuse." You don't diffuse a bad situation, dammit. I swear, it's at least twice as common as the correct word. You can too diffuse a bad situation. You just need to be creative how you delegate. If you need to harvest an enormous amount of crops that are going to go bad in a few hours due to age and all your equipment has broken down, give 3 friends extra scythes and voila! The problem has been split between 4 people, effectively diffused 
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BioEnchanted posted:You can too diffuse a bad situation. You just need to be creative how you delegate. If you need to harvest an enormous amount of crops that are going to go bad in a few hours due to age and all your equipment has broken down, give 3 friends extra scythes and voila! The problem has been split between 4 people, effectively diffused 
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Feb 2, 2016 01:09
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People who don't cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze. If you are under 6, okay, you get a pass, you're a kid. But loving adults. Cover your mouths! People holding up the line at Costco entrance, when they remember suddenly they need to show their club ID. So they stop in the doorway and dig through their purse to find the wallet, or the husband looks for his wallet, now which wallet has the card, did someone leave it at home, is it in the car? And meanwhile a line forms behind them because morons forget to have their poo poo ready! Double at checkout when they can't remember what card to pay with and where the card is and did we forget anything like the checkbook? I only write checks at Costco and they are filled out save for the amount when I get to the drat cashier. Lane leeches. People who stay in the entrance-exit lane of the highway and just stay there. For miles. They aren't leaving, they do in fact see you trying to merge, and will make no attempt to speed up or slow down to let you on, or move over. They cling to their lanes and refuse to budge. "Think of the children!" A casino just opened up a few miles from me. It's tribal land. And it's about a mile from a high school, which is not on tribal land. The city fought for loving years against the Supreme Court to keep the casino out, and every time they were told sorry, no. Now they are fighting to keep the casino dry. No liquor. Because "it''s across the street from a high school! Do YOU want beer served so close to your kids!?!?!?" Seeing as there is a loving Circle K and a Mobil gas station right next to the high school? A casino doesn't allow loving high school kids on ground, you really think they will serve them alcohol? And none of this has anything to do with the tribes who own the other casinos across town, sending money to the city to help close the new rival one down.
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Strudel Man posted:If the crops are going to go bad in a few hours I'm not sure that harvesting them faster is really a solution to your problem. I said diffused not solved :P. Now it's everyones problem! Yaay sharing!
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Feb 2, 2016 13:41
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Television shows that use the phone vibrating noise instead of a ringtone when a character is being called. Every loving time it makes me scramble to check my phone.
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Feb 2, 2016 15:27
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People who tap their brakes when stopping or slowing down. Instead of a nice, smooth decrease in speed with solid brake lights, you get a guy who looks like his hazards are on and they're having a stroke. Brake or don't brake but for god's sake, stop tapping! Ditto people who creep up on red lights. It's red, rear end in a top hat, you can't go yet. Still red, oh and now you're in the crosswalk, genius! And then of course when it turns green they sit there for a few seconds with their mouth open.
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Feb 2, 2016 17:33
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reformed bad troll posted:Television shows that use the phone vibrating noise instead of a ringtone when a character is being called. Along with this, anyone who puts a doorbell noise in commercials or TV shows clearly does not own dogs. Those Swiffer commercials where they drop off a box of Swiffers at the door and ring the doorbell can gently caress right off. I have to spend the remainder of the commercial break convincing the dogs that no our doorbell didn't ring quit barking you idiots.
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Feb 2, 2016 17:48
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Those old lady farts on th bus who wont shut the gently caress up. Thats my peeve. Especially when one sits at the front of the bus, then the other sits three rows back, yelling at each other. loving sit nrxt to each other you hags!? Why must you do that, why?
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Cowslips Warren posted:
The Costco I go to will actually print everything out on your blank check so all you have to do is sign. Much quicker than writing in the amount in my experience.
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Feb 2, 2016 21:44
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Radio commercials with sound effects like sirens, horns, skidding tires etc. Yes, you got my attention, no I'm not buying your product if you try to distract me while I'm driving. (Also the fact that my car is old and the stereo doesn't have an auxiliary input). Also the keyboard switching bug in Windows 7. For those not familiar: if you ever change the language for the keyboard, from then on the keyboard will randomly switch between the default and new language settings, usually when you least expect it. You start typing away normally and then לחעף חשררגךף דכל דט ךדתחגםג
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Feb 2, 2016 23:09
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Maggie Fletcher posted:People who tap their brakes when stopping or slowing down. Instead of a nice, smooth decrease in speed with solid brake lights, you get a guy who looks like his hazards are on and they're having a stroke. Brake or don't brake but for god's sake, stop tapping! They might not have ABS on their car. I don't, so I have to tap the brakes unless I want to potentially hit the guy in front of me. It isn't really necessary in clear weather but it is safer to do it all the time as a habit rather than try to remember to do it only when the weather is bad. They might have also kept this habit from having a former car that didn't have ABS. I've been driving for 15 years and never had a car with ABS so it's hard to not do it when I have a rental or am driving someone else's car. Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 23:40 on Feb 2, 2016 |
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Ugly In The Morning posted:"Weary" instead of "wary" annoys the hell out of me. People typing "Could of" or "Should of" instead of "could've" or "should've." I feel a split second stab of white-hot rage whenever I see it. Similarly, people using "wail" instead of "whale" to mean "to beat up." Example: "The guy hit me, so I wailed on him!" No. It's whale. You whaled on him.
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Silver Falcon posted:People typing "Could of" or "Should of" instead of "could've" or "should've." I feel a split second stab of white-hot rage whenever I see it. I've honestly never seen the "whaled" spelling but it's what google is telling me is correct. I learned something today.
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reformed bad troll posted:Television shows that use the phone vibrating noise instead of a ringtone when a character is being called. There's a guy at work near me who, when he's thinking through a problem, will lean back and say "hmmm" to himself at the exact pitch of a cell phone vibrating. I could not even conceive of being annoyed by such a thing before he started working here.
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