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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:30 PM Original message |
"DSK" . . . . I think reducing a newsworthy person to initials trivializes the entire story. |
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Ripley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, the American media did not come up with that. |
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Keith Bee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. quoting Robert Plant again: |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. i hear at the very beginning of this mess, that is what they call him in france. nt |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wow. What a non-issue. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. It means something to me. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Bwah! I don't despise you! Such a drama queen! |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. There's that rolling on the floor thing again. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Nope. Rolling on my bed. It's softer. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I think you pegged it. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Say what you will, but there you are, as dependably as night follows day |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. 3 times |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You're so **cute** |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't see much difference between that and referring to "Rachel" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. is saying IMF ok? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Well, after all, corporations are people now, right? nt |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sorry, but it is absolutely essential to use abbreviation to avoid the following earworm |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I didn't need to click--but yeah, that too. nt |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. So nobody should save time referring to people by their initials? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. The OP was referring to the media. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. don't forget LBJ and FDR. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. It helps when there is a limit to letters that can fit. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. I prefer the acronym in this case. |
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Rick Myers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. They are terrified of this guy... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. I disagree. OBL is infinitely preferable to Osama, which the Rethugs |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Hmm, memories... |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. Nice post STC. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
23. TPTB are PO'd that the POTUS OB offed OBL without their OK |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. Oh, JHC. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
26. WTF? |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
27. I think it just means that they have become icons. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. Whatever STC |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. OFFS!!! n/t |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. Actually, what bothers me |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. OMG, LOL /nt |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. Fairly standard for a well-known Frenchman with 3 names |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
35. DSK? more like TSK |
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