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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:05 PM Jan 2014

Should "vive la différence" be banned from DU?

A sick and twisted phrase from France, for those unfamiliar with it.


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Oui! C'est horrible!
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Zut alors! Instant banishment for any who use it!
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Manny, how @#$%ing dare you.
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Should "vive la différence" be banned from DU? (Original Post) MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 OP
I thought we already banned the word "@#$%ing"? LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #1
It's very divisive. panader0 Jan 2014 #2
Quoi? uppityperson Jan 2014 #3
"Bonjoooouuur, ya cheese-eatin' surrender monkeys!" Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #4
Lol! The Simpson's have provided me with many a laugh neverforget Jan 2014 #15
Go away or I shall taunt you a second time NightWatcher Jan 2014 #5
Absolutely NOT! Cirque du So-What Jan 2014 #6
I'll take a check on this poll. GoneOffShore Jan 2014 #7
zoot alours! KG Jan 2014 #8
English should be the only language used on DU. Period. OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #9
Mon Dieu! Je alerte! Zorra Jan 2014 #10
Mlle might be going the way of the Concorde ucrdem Jan 2014 #11
Only if it is performed by a mime. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #12
... Fumesucker Jan 2014 #13
Chauviniste. rug Jan 2014 #14
if it were "différance" that'd be PoMo, which denies hard science like MisterP Jan 2014 #16

Cirque du So-What

(29,752 posts)
6. Absolutely NOT!
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:18 PM
Jan 2014

I chose my username back in the day when repugs were puffing up their chickenhawk chests over the invasion & occupation or Iraq, denouncing even the French fry (probably Belgian in origin anyway) and calling for a boycott of all things Gallic, so I used the opportunity to pepper my speech - both online and in person - with Français, whether the words or phrases had made the transition to general acceptance in English or not. Therefore, I'll see your vive la différence and raise the RWNJs who don't like it a j’en ai rien à foutre.

ucrdem

(15,720 posts)
11. Mlle might be going the way of the Concorde
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:43 PM
Jan 2014

but la diff between les Mm. et les Mmes is here to stay ... à mon avis

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