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WCDT 2-6 May 2011 (1916-1920)
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: SirDudley on 03 May 2011, 19:31 ---I bet the hidden fifth panel has Faye force Tai to swap seats with her.
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Probably not the best idea, we don't know if Faye feels comfortable behind the wheel of a car considering the crash she had. That said, 20 minutes of Tai's driving might force a breakthrough for the Savanah Tsunner.
Melauren:
--- Quote from: Tova on 03 May 2011, 16:40 ---
--- Quote from: The Duke on 03 May 2011, 09:25 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 02 May 2011, 23:11 ---Remind me not to talk about the main ingredient of wine around here.
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Grapes? Vinegar has the same sound, but different spelling.
I actually don't know what word you mean. Maybe link me to the Wikipedia article or something.
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No, I did mean grapes. Not the 'n' word though - totally different word. But I guess that one isn't being picked up. Huh. I guess the filter has a fairly narrow sense of what it thinks is offensive (should have been obvious given the replacement text it uses).
Edit: And now that I've read the rest of the thread (oops), yes Watched Pot was right, that's what I was getting at.
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Do you think the word "rape" is inherently offensive? It's not a slur, it's not derogatory. It's not like using the word "rape" implies bigotry or racism or sexism in the speaker. Rape is a heinous, offensive crime, but it's not like the WORD is offensive.
Honestly? I wish the media would use the word "rape" more often. When a *cough* famous old filmmaker rapes a thirteen year old girl and certain newspapers insist on saying he "had sex" with her, THAT'S offensive. Call a spade a spade... and when it's rape, call it rape. No need to sugarcoat it.
Seriously, they do it all the time.
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The Duke:
--- Quote from: Watched Pot on 03 May 2011, 15:59 ---
--- Quote from: The Duke on 03 May 2011, 09:25 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 02 May 2011, 23:11 ---
--- Quote from: akronnick on 02 May 2011, 22:58 ---It's replacing the racial epithet commonly referred to as "the 'n' word" but it also catches the alternate pelling off snicker.
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Remind me not to talk about the main ingredient of wine around here.
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Grapes? Vinegar has the same sound, but different spelling.
I actually don't know what word you mean. Maybe link me to the Wikipedia article or something.
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I think he was getting at "rape", implying the filter might block that as well.
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Thank you. It seems obvious in retrospect.
Melauren: in a perfect world the media would never use the word rape because it would never occur. The media's word choice is not high on the list of things I would change about them if I could, anyway.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Odin on 03 May 2011, 18:43 ---
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 03 May 2011, 17:55 ---In the mornings and afternoons during the school year, Amherst really is 20 minutes from Northampton, despite being 9 miles away.
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What a bunch of lazy bums, I'd cover that just by extending my daily run another 20 minutes (but then, I'm trying to get in shape for a marathon, so whatever).
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Nine miles in twenty minutes would require an average speed of 27mph (43kph). Personally, I'd have trouble doing that on my bicycle. I am in awe of your athleticism...
Carl-E:
Reparsing the phrase, I think he'd cover a total of 9 miles in his morning run by extending it another 20 minutes. So for example if it's a 5 mile run now (taking 25 minutes), another 4 miles would add 20 minutes to it. That's about 12 mph, a pretty respectable marathon runing speed.
At 27 mph, he'd break all records with the first marathon run in under an hour!
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