A Thousand Reasons

Butter_of_69 · 09-04-2003, 10:59 AM

Link

Enjoy it or be annoyed by it, whatever.

Franklinnoble · 09-04-2003, 11:04 AM

Butter_of_69 = Flaming liberal ne'er do well

Butter_of_69 · 09-04-2003, 11:08 AM

I don't really like the term "ne'er do well" (I have an aversion to common words with apostrophes in them like "li'l"), but that's probably not far off.

Franklinnoble · 09-04-2003, 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by Butter_of_69
I don't really like the term "ne'er do well" (I have an aversion to common words with apostrophes in them like "li'l"), but that's probably not far off.

Really? I'll keep that in mind... I try to squeeze in archaic and/or underused vernacular into my vocabulary, just to keep it lively.

Would you prefer "scalawag?"

Butter_of_69 · 09-04-2003, 11:14 AM

Lots better.

Although if you could work in the term "shenanigans" that'd make me truly happy.

Fritz · 09-04-2003, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by Franklinnoble
Butter_of_69 = Flaming liberal ne'er do well

modern usage has really hosed up some terms.

Almost everyone in America is a liberal. Most of what we call "liberals" are socialists.

cuervo72 · 09-04-2003, 11:16 AM

Rufo, aka Li'l Butter.

Butter_of_69 · 09-04-2003, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by cuervo72
Rufo, aka Li'l Butter.

I so wish I could change my login to Rufus T. Vandermeow. That's frickin' hilarious.

Franklinnoble · 09-04-2003, 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by Fritz
modern usage has really hosed up some terms.

Almost everyone in America is a liberal. Most of what we call "liberals" are socialists.

Well put. I stand corrected. May the wisdom of Fritz shine as a beacon throughout the dark and soggy halls of FOFC for many generations.

albionmoonlight · 09-04-2003, 11:36 AM

And, IMO, most of what we call "conservatives" today are really right wing activists, but who's counting?

FWIW, that link is a bit extreme for my tastes, and I don't really care for W.

Samdari · 09-04-2003, 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by Fritz
Almost everyone in America is a liberal.

Even Georgia?!?!?!?

I read the site. They really reached on those last six to get to 1000.

tucker342 · 09-04-2003, 06:05 PM

That's alot of reasons.......

Buccaneer · 09-04-2003, 06:21 PM

Just a couple of generations ago, 90% of the country was what we now call "conservative" (pro-business, moral/biblical values, anti-abortion, etc. (If you want to bring up Jim Crow laws, weren't they enforced by Southern Democrats?) We couldn't have been a nation of nearly all right-wing activists since back then, most politicians and voters considered themselves moderates. Since then, we seem to have forced polarization or perhaps it was a shift brought on by the left-wing activists demonizing what most believed?

clintl · 09-04-2003, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by Fritz
modern usage has really hosed up some terms.

Almost everyone in America is a liberal. Most of what we call "liberals" are socialists.

You are wrong, Fritz. Everyone in America is a libertarian, but we are divided into happy libertarians and unhappy libertarians. A famous science fiction writer told me that a few years ago.

CamEdwards · 09-04-2003, 10:12 PM

rather than get drawn into this whole debate again, I'll simply point out that albionmoonlight's signature is incorrect.

much like his opinion of conservatives.

GrantDawg · 09-04-2003, 10:46 PM

I hate to admit this, but as a strongly-concervative Republican I wouldn't mind voting for someone other than GWB. Of course, I thought that before the last presidential election, too.

GrantDawg · 09-04-2003, 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by Samdari
Even Georgia?!?!?!?

I read the site. They really reached on those last six to get to 1000.

What are you talking about? Atlanta is a bastion of liberalism. I think your thinking of Mississippi.

sabotai · 09-05-2003, 12:39 AM

"We couldn't have been a nation of nearly all right-wing activists since back then, most politicians and voters considered themselves moderates. Since then, we seem to have forced polarization or perhaps it was a shift brought on by the left-wing activists demonizing what most believed?"

A couple of generations ago, the politics of the left and right (liberal and conservative) were different. Over time, they both slowly changed, did 180's on positions, and both seemed to have move to the extreme.

Sorry, Bucc, but it's a little more complicated than being able to just blame it on the left...

CamEdwards · 09-05-2003, 05:54 AM

Sabotai,

It's never more complicated than being able to just blame it on the left.

sterlingice · 09-05-2003, 07:09 AM

Ah, another one of these threads that has devolved into petty political name calling. Not that I'm above that sort of thing. Still, I can't stand Dubya (didn't like him in Texas, don't like him now) but this site has too much hyperbole even for me. I'd prefer 50 good reason to 1000 flimsy ones.

SI

JonInMiddleGA · 09-05-2003, 08:37 AM

City of Atlanta = so liberal that Massachusetts & California are jealous.

Many Atlanta suburbs = so conservative that they worry Pat Robertson is too liberal.

Other Georgia metro areas = split heavily along racial lines.

Rest of Georgia = A mix of Bush, Coulter & Robertson conservatives.

There are many reasons we often refer here to "two Georgia's" and/or "The State of Atlanta" & "The State of Georgia". This is one of those reasons.

sabotai · 09-05-2003, 02:41 PM

"There are many reasons we often refer here to "two Georgia's" and/or "The State of Atlanta" & "The State of Georgia". This is one of those reasons."

Or the "The State of Marrying Your Sister" & "The State of Marrying Your First Cousin". Yes my friends, Georgia has many names.

09-04-2003, 11:08 AM	#3
Butter_of_69 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I don't really like the term "ne'er do well" (I have an aversion to common words with apostrophes in them like "li'l"), but that's probably not far off. __________________ My listening habits

09-04-2003, 11:14 AM	#5
Butter_of_69 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Lots better. Although if you could work in the term "shenanigans" that'd make me truly happy. __________________ My listening habits

09-04-2003, 11:16 AM	#7
cuervo72 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Rufo, aka Li'l Butter. __________________ Commish - FOFL FOFL - Bar Harbor Whitecaps FOBL - Las Vegas Lightning IHOF - Frederick Red Menace Last edited by cuervo72 : 09-04-2003 at 11:21 AM.

09-04-2003, 10:12 PM	#15
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	rather than get drawn into this whole debate again, I'll simply point out that albionmoonlight's signature is incorrect. much like his opinion of conservatives. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

09-05-2003, 05:54 AM	#19
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	Sabotai, It's never more complicated than being able to just blame it on the left. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

09-04-2003, 11:04 AM	#2
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Butter_of_69 = Flaming liberal ne'er do well

09-04-2003, 11:36 AM	#10
albionmoonlight Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	And, IMO, most of what we call "conservatives" today are really right wing activists, but who's counting? FWIW, that link is a bit extreme for my tastes, and I don't really care for W.

09-04-2003, 06:05 PM	#12
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	That's alot of reasons.......

09-04-2003, 06:21 PM	#13
Buccaneer Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Just a couple of generations ago, 90% of the country was what we now call "conservative" (pro-business, moral/biblical values, anti-abortion, etc. (If you want to bring up Jim Crow laws, weren't they enforced by Southern Democrats?) We couldn't have been a nation of nearly all right-wing activists since back then, most politicians and voters considered themselves moderates. Since then, we seem to have forced polarization or perhaps it was a shift brought on by the left-wing activists demonizing what most believed?

09-04-2003, 10:46 PM	#16
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I hate to admit this, but as a strongly-concervative Republican I wouldn't mind voting for someone other than GWB. Of course, I thought that before the last presidential election, too.

09-05-2003, 12:39 AM	#18
sabotai Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	"We couldn't have been a nation of nearly all right-wing activists since back then, most politicians and voters considered themselves moderates. Since then, we seem to have forced polarization or perhaps it was a shift brought on by the left-wing activists demonizing what most believed?" A couple of generations ago, the politics of the left and right (liberal and conservative) were different. Over time, they both slowly changed, did 180's on positions, and both seemed to have move to the extreme. Sorry, Bucc, but it's a little more complicated than being able to just blame it on the left...

09-05-2003, 07:09 AM	#20
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ah, another one of these threads that has devolved into petty political name calling. Not that I'm above that sort of thing. Still, I can't stand Dubya (didn't like him in Texas, don't like him now) but this site has too much hyperbole even for me. I'd prefer 50 good reason to 1000 flimsy ones. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Gamenikki - News editor and Nintendo reviewer Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

09-05-2003, 08:37 AM	#21
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	City of Atlanta = so liberal that Massachusetts & California are jealous. Many Atlanta suburbs = so conservative that they worry Pat Robertson is too liberal. Other Georgia metro areas = split heavily along racial lines. Rest of Georgia = A mix of Bush, Coulter & Robertson conservatives. There are many reasons we often refer here to "two Georgia's" and/or "The State of Atlanta" & "The State of Georgia". This is one of those reasons. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 09-05-2003 at 08:43 AM.

09-05-2003, 02:41 PM	#22
sabotai Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	"There are many reasons we often refer here to "two Georgia's" and/or "The State of Atlanta" & "The State of Georgia". This is one of those reasons." Or the "The State of Marrying Your Sister" & "The State of Marrying Your First Cousin". Yes my friends, Georgia has many names.

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