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KittyWampus

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1. I had a post hidden for using term ratfuckers. Some think it's homophobic.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:39 PM

Oct 2013

not kidding.

And back on DU v.2 I had to start a thread explaining the term.

sigh

On Wiki, it seems there's efforts to contain the definition to make it less ugly for republicans.

last edit- for the record, the term also applies to dirty tricks used to divide the left FROM the left.

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The Triumph of the Ratfuckers [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2013 OP

I had a post hidden for using term ratfuckers. Some think it's homophobic. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #1

I bolded the definition for clarity. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #2

From Comment section- concerning the press & it's complicity: KittyWampus Oct 2013 #3

Possibly the worst hide in DU3's short history...nt SidDithers Oct 2013 #4

Who's dividing the Left from the Left? Hydra Oct 2013 #9

Not to be a stickler, but the word you're looking for is etymology. StrictlyRockers Oct 2013 #11

Thank you! Hydra Oct 2013 #12

Certain jobs tend to attract the perverse - e.g., Republican White House or Congressional aide. leveymg Oct 2013 #5

K & R..... dhill926 Oct 2013 #6

K&R x 948,000,000!!! n/t 2naSalit Oct 2013 #7

This one hits it dead on. StrictlyRockers Oct 2013 #8

k&r... spanone Oct 2013 #10

Up WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #13

Up WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #14

And the spawn is a rat bastard! lonestarnot Oct 2013 #15