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deutsey

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73. Sometimes modern communication and social media remind me of "Newspeak"

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 08:59 PM

Mar 2014

which was, as Orwell wrote in 1984, "designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought, and this purpose was indirectly assisted by cutting the choice of words down to a minimum."

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That awkward moment when you feel a paradigm shift... [View all] Bonobo Mar 2014 OP

? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #1

Basically, language and communication is evolving and he isn't. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #25

Oh ok! LOL! Thanks nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #49

What's with all the anger? defacto7 Mar 2014 #59

Seemed an utterly obvious parody to me, actually. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #69

It reflects our individual thoughts, or it isn't worth much bhikkhu Mar 2014 #2

Cool story, bro. JaneyVee Mar 2014 #3

I know. right arely staircase Mar 2014 #4

Overused and wornout phrases ... ABSOLUTELY TRUE ... MindMover Mar 2014 #5

You took the words right out of my mouth. cui bono Mar 2014 #6

'at the end of the day' makes me crazy CurtEastPoint Mar 2014 #7

To which I say... Scootaloo Mar 2014 #8

Can the ponies explain the secret code to me? BainsBane Mar 2014 #16

Afraid not. Scootaloo Mar 2014 #18

Can I join in? L0oniX Mar 2014 #23

I really do 'get' what you're saying. babylonsister Mar 2014 #9

... pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #10

Ha! RiffRandell Mar 2014 #57

yassa boss! Whisp Mar 2014 #11

. Bonobo Mar 2014 #17

Ain't nobody got time for that. Incitatus Mar 2014 #12

"It will literally make people's heads explode." OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #13

you hit on some really over used phases here WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #14

So I supposed nobody should use this.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #15

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your point. defacto7 Mar 2014 #19

That's the joke. nt sufrommich Mar 2014 #20

I see no joke. defacto7 Mar 2014 #24

The meme "It is what it is." - John Locke in 1690. Your argument is invalid. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #21

Do you have a link to that? jtuck004 Mar 2014 #22

Probably not RC Mar 2014 #28

Literally explode. I gotta see that! LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author cui bono Mar 2014 #64

:o}~ Control-Z Mar 2014 #27

I again say... I can't tell you how much I appreciate your point! defacto7 Mar 2014 #29

Thanks, you got it. Bonobo Mar 2014 #33

Under the pony with you! Hissyspit Mar 2014 #30

Probably just me... mimi85 Mar 2014 #31

Because the clouds aren't going to yell at themselves... nt DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #32

Don't be mad, bro. Do you even lift? nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #34

I'm not the one who started a thread whining about people using new memes... DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #40

Or devolves. nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #41

This "rocking and rolling" music is degenerating our youth. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #42

You're a very angry person. Try to lighten up. Bonobo Mar 2014 #43

The only person angry here is you. At the world. For changing. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #44

No one else thought it was angry. It was actually playful. Bonobo Mar 2014 #46

And NOW you've made it a personal attack. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #47

After calling me an old man that yells at clouds and needs to take their lumps, all I can say is Bonobo Mar 2014 #48

Poor thing had his fee-fees hurt by a silly expression from The Simpsons... DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #50

But the ticket, take the ride. Bonobo Mar 2014 #51

You wanted to use memes/idioms/expressions, you got them. Don't act shocked. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #52

Three separate asshole "look at me" responses from you. Bonobo Mar 2014 #54

"Sometimes you start a fight and don't like the outcome." he said without a hint of irony. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #55

This reminds me of that intellectual giant defacto7 Mar 2014 #45

It doesn't. defacto7 Mar 2014 #35

It exists because it am. zeemike Mar 2014 #39

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #36

OP's jimmies are rustled Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #37

I'm just 25 seconds into that first video and can't stop laughing. Bonobo Mar 2014 #38

Every once in a while... dgauss Mar 2014 #61

holy shit I wish I had some weed arely staircase Mar 2014 #71

I WILL KICK MEMEING BONOBO ASS Skittles Mar 2014 #53

Here we all have the chance polynomial Mar 2014 #56

I pray thee Polynomial defacto7 Mar 2014 #58

Fuck that. The truly original among us have our very own languages. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #60

"I can type 100 words per minute But it's in my own language." -Mitch Hedberg. randome Mar 2014 #63

Boom! That's gotta sting! struggle4progress Mar 2014 #62

I wonder how many people's heads literally exploded? gollygee Mar 2014 #65

"Don't be mad, bro!" POI? bettyellen Mar 2014 #66

It is what it is, bro. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #67

Been waiting for an excuse to plant this meme libodem Mar 2014 #68

More of that famous charisma. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #70

I see what you did there, I think. It seems to take some kind of telepathy to determine anAustralianobserver Mar 2014 #72

Sometimes modern communication and social media remind me of "Newspeak" deutsey Mar 2014 #73

Fascinating observation...and frightening. nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #74

When all is said and done, it is what it is Doctor_J Mar 2014 #75