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Egalitarian Thug

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20. It may have escaped your notice, but we are living in bizarro world and what we would have correctly
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 10:17 PM
Aug 2013

identified as absurd, over-the-top comedy or sarcasm 15 or 20 years ago, is today often presented and accepted as reasonable opinion or even fact.

In a world where significant numbers of people literally believe that a few thousand years ago people were saddling up brontosauruses to ride across the flat earth, the use of smilies or labels is no longer optional.

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No one should be forced to have an abortion. Scuba Aug 2013 #1
The word fetus didn't exist then. Link? JaneyVee Aug 2013 #2
They didn't speak English then either. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #7
Thank you. Daemonaquila Aug 2013 #8
Women were still pregnant back then and the fetuses kicked. Hence the idea of the "quickening" Recursion Aug 2013 #11
Link? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #3
I'm flattered. Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2013 #4
I'm impressed theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #5
I suggest using :sarcasm: winter is coming Aug 2013 #6
I was going to ask if it was from the Onion. Zorra Aug 2013 #19
Imagine the uproar when it is found that the original word in the bible iss celebrate not celibate egold2604 Aug 2013 #9
Sorry to ruin your pun TexasProgresive Aug 2013 #10
That's not really what a palimpsest is, incidentally Recursion Aug 2013 #12
You got me there. Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2013 #15
Made up right wing religious nuttery... Why is this here? Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #13
Yes we are. Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2013 #14
Explain this.... Sgent Aug 2013 #16
I knew it was satire, but just barely rhiannon55 Aug 2013 #17
Girl, you are an inspiration to me! Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2013 #23
A serious response to a joke OP. Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #18
Serious reply. Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2013 #21
It may have escaped your notice, but we are living in bizarro world and what we would have correctly Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #20
I hope that Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2013 #22
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