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3. Sadly those cute idioms work.

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:38 PM

Sep 2025

Most people need things dumbed down. And an idiom that dumbs down while supporting their flimsy beliefs is a win/win.

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Has the pro-gun crowd been lying to us? [View all] Old Crank Sep 2025 OP

Well, gosh. And just how polite is our society, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2025 #1

Polite People OC375 Sep 2025 #2

Sadly those cute idioms work. progressoid Sep 2025 #3

Why yes, yes they have. mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #4

I think it was Heinlein who came up with that one DavidDvorkin Sep 2025 #6

It's from Beyond This Horizon. rsdsharp Sep 2025 #7

An armed society is a polite society LastDemocratInSC Sep 2025 #9