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36. Well, there IS a party that is maily comprised of Democrats. Might they mean us? I am not fluent in Republicanese.
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:53 AM
Aug 2025

As Japanese adjectives change when denoting different times, maybe Republicanese adjectives change when denoting friendly or opposing points of view. I have never seen a trial in Oklahoma, but maybe in trials there, where only Republicans are there, the opposing counsel rises and says, "you honor, I obj" ?? I wouldn't know one way or the other.

I have an abridged guide to Republicanese, if it will help:

EXCERPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL DICTIONARY OF REPUBLICANESE

In Republicanese, many words that sound alike may be spelled differently at random. A few prominent examples:

In Republicanese, the following words may be spelled at random using any of the three ways given:

A.) Two, Too, To
B.) Their, They're, There
c.) Your, Yore, You're

The Republicanese version of Robin Hood therefore starts with "In days of you're...."

The only rule is that the correct use of them as in English is never permitted twice in a row.

Words with single letters that change meaning when that letter is doubled must never be used in correct English context. The classic example is “lose” vs. “loose.” In Republicanese, if you do not win an election, then you “loose” that election. Conversely, if your (Republicanese: you’re) belt is too tight, you need it more “lose” in order to be comfortable. Another example would be the Republicanese, “I met Donald Trump, and he was rudder than I imagined,” vs. “I grabbed the ruder and was able to steer the boat to shore.”

In English, the contraction for "it is" is written "it's." To show possession referring to something previously mentioned, one writes "its." In Republicanese, it is the other way around. Example:
English: “It's impractical for a building to have its solar panels in the basement.”
Republicanese: “Its impractical for a building to have it's solar panels in the basement.”


In Republicanese, idiomatic expressions that use words that are homonyms with animals in English must use the spelling that denotes the animal.
Three examples:
In English, when someone wins a race by a very small margin, one can say, “He won the race by a hair.” In Republicanese, one writes, “He won the race by a hare.”
In English, someone fleeing the law can be said to be on “on the lam.” In Republicanese, that is spelled “on the lamb.”
In English, when one starts to lose their voice after shouting for an extended time, one says, “he shouted himself hoarse.” In Republicanese, one writes, “He shouted himself horse.”


In Republicanese, an apostrophe is used to form a plural, whereas this is never correct in English. But it must be done at random, never systematically. For example, Bill and Hillary are "the Clinton's," but Bill, Chelsea and Hillary are "the Clintons." The other way around is also correct. In Republicanese, either form is correct as long as it is not spelled the same way twice in a row.
Example:
In English, one writes "The Clintons like dogs."
In Republicanese, this can be written as "The Clinton's like dogs," or "The Clintons like dog's" or "The Clinton's like dog's." The only version that would be incorrect in Republicanese would be to use no apostrophe at all. Only English is written that way.

In Republicanese, pronouns that are direct or indirect objects must never be used as in English when combined with another proper name, proper noun, or pronoun.
Example: in English, one says, e.g., “John went to dinner with me,” and not “John went to dinner with I.” Therefore, in English, one also says, “John went to dinner with my wife and me,” and never "John went to dinner with my wife and I." In Republicanese, while it is also correct to say, “John went to dinner with me,” it is only correct to say “John went to dinner with my wife and I,” which a native speaker of English would never say or write.

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Miller is a fucking freak. spanone Aug 2025 #1
Stephen Goebbels mdbl Aug 2025 #18
Wow Pototan Aug 2025 #2
Been saying the same thing jonstl08 Aug 2025 #5
They would have plenty of company in 20th century history DFW Aug 2025 #8
Well, there are a few repukes in LA, but that fascisteffer doesn't care about them. Justice matters. Aug 2025 #31
Well, there IS a party that is maily comprised of Democrats. Might they mean us? I am not fluent in Republicanese. DFW Aug 2025 #36
Heard Miles Taylor say "Democrat Party" on yorkster Aug 2025 #40
+1 dalton99a Aug 2025 #10
People say he eats puppies and kittens. IA8IT Aug 2025 #3
Raw, I heard. Conjuay Aug 2025 #22
Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #4
Any other source besides a clickbait video? Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #6
You could probably go find Miller's rant on Hannity's show clips. ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 #11
I'm suggesting Miller's rant is actually not going to become an official act Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #13
Why not? ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 #19
Rage on... Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #20
I will rage on... someone has to. ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 #21
I prefer resistance. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #23
And what exactly does that look like? ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 #24
Join those of us in the reality based community and see for yourself. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #30
So ....nada? ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 #41
Both! pandr32 Aug 2025 #33
Thank You! ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 #43
100% pandr32 Aug 2025 #45
I totally agree. ReRe Aug 2025 #35
Hahaha... do any of these total asshole administration actually show their faces in local places? Abstractartist Aug 2025 #7
Miller must be in the Epstein Files as Trump's fluffer. surfered Aug 2025 #9
If there is any real justice in this world, he will be among the first to hang A HERETIC I AM Aug 2025 #14
Hard to believe the man is only 40 years old. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Aug 2025 #29
A polyp with a face! ReRe Aug 2025 #37
He is a dick Traildogbob Aug 2025 #38
Hmm recap polyp kinda looks exactly how I expect. Takket Aug 2025 #42
Noam Chomsky beat him to it 10 years ago, only he said it's the Republican Party A HERETIC I AM Aug 2025 #12
The enormity... GiqueCee Aug 2025 #15
I long for day when king cankles kicks the bucket and Stephen Goebbles starts bawling on live TV. Crowman2009 Aug 2025 #16
Go for it, asshole... ECL213 Aug 2025 #17
Oh, so sad Miller got his weenie in a twist Farmer-Rick Aug 2025 #25
Oh, boy. Do we get to wear face masks and carry deadly weapons around town? Vinca Aug 2025 #26
I dare him to step on my. property. Norbert Aug 2025 #27
Same. sakabatou Aug 2025 #32
This nazi idiot is accusing half the country who voted for Democratic candidates... LaRaven Aug 2025 #34
Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito ReRe Aug 2025 #39
Good luck with that. I doubt even SCOTUS will buy that one. Takket Aug 2025 #44
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