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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 1:43 pm
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What someone on another forum said about "ain't". |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 1:37 pm
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Replies: 19
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| There were historically two contractions. "an't" for "am not" and "are not". "In't" for "is not". Those later merged into "ain't". There was once also a contraction "hain't" for "have not" and "has not". That a... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 8:01 am
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What someone on another forum said about "ain't". |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2023, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 19
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"amn't" was reduced to "an't".
"aren't" was reduced to "an't"
"isn't" was reduced to "in't"
"in't" later merged with "an't" and they became "ain't". |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What someone on another forum said about "ain't". |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2023, 8:12 am
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Replies: 19
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Quote: I'm quite sure that persons who use 'ain't' are disproportionately ignorant (and even stupid too) as measured by standardized tests. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Origin of the word "dork". |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2023, 7:23 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 592
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| A folk etymology suggests that it originally referred to a whale's penis, but there is no evidence of this. It has been used to refer to penises in general, not specifically those of whales. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Happy 99th birthday, Jimmy Carter! |
| Sonic200 |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2023, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 2
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Jimmy Carter turned age 99 today.
Happy 99th birthday, Jimmy Carter! |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: On July 20, 2009 a hotel clerk drank some bad "cider" |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2023, 5:48 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 142
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| On July 20, Markle tricked a desk clerk at the Homewood Suites in Lexington, Kentucky, into drinking another person's urine. The prank started with a call to a guest. The guest was told it was the front desk calling and that a prior guest had tested positive for Hepatitis C. The guest was then told... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pranknet |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2023, 5:46 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 112
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| Pranknet, also known as Prank University,[1] was an anonymous prank calling virtual community that was involved in a string of malicious pranks and instances of telephone harassment, especially during 2009–2011. Their pranks were coordinated through an online chat room, and convinced others to caus... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2023, 11:12 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 123
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2023, 1:06 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 292
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| I repeat will the real Slim Shady please stand up? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How would it be if the alphabet were in QWERTY order? |
| Sonic200 |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2023, 1:44 pm
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Replies: 0
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Suppose we changed the order of the alphabet to match the computer keyboards. How would that be?
Q w e r t y u I o p a s d f g h j k l z x c v b n m
Now I know my QWE's next time won't you sing with me. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Climate change denial |
| Sonic200 |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2023, 1:36 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 271
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Isn't this kind of a misnomer?
I don't know of too many people who think that the climate is static and has never changed at all. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pat Sajak is retiring from Wheel of Fortune. |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 97
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| Ryan Seacrest will replace Pat Sajak as the host of Wheel of Fortune starting in September 2024. Vanna White will remain on the show when Seacrest becomes host. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are fossils of legged snakes evidence of the Bible? |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2023, 1:25 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,733
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| Not only did the snake not crawl around on his belly, but he could talk which is how he got Eve and Adam to eat the fruit. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Can you repeat the question? |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023, 7:32 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,044
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