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Post Higher Spirit

10 Aug 07 - 16:54

There's a plant called rape, by the way?

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Gladstone Golem

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10 Aug 07 - 17:07

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_seed

hi there

Post Higher Spirit

10 Aug 07 - 17:25

;) Third largest producer of vegetable oil, eh? We eat raped oil!

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Random Utukku

10 Aug 07 - 17:52

Nathaniel wrote: I know what you mean though, just being pedontic. :P I don't see the point in swearing and so don't, it just shows that one has a limited vocabulary, something I do not find true in many people who swear.

Same here. The less you swear, the more impact it holds when you do. Swear all the time, and people can't tell when you really mean it. It's a bit like crying wolf.

Nathaniel Djinni

10 Aug 07 - 20:14

What a &*%$!£@ good point, lol

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Queezle7 Horla

10 Aug 07 - 21:12

For much of my life I used the word "gay" commonly,
thinking it to mean "happy".
Bit embarrassed when I found out it also meant homosexual.
Fifth grade- read too much Shakespeare.
True, swearing too much just makes you seem stupid.
But, it does make you feel better when you're angry.

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rubberchickenben Marid

12 Aug 07 - 01:57

Post wrote: ;) Third largest producer of vegetable oil, eh? We eat raped oil!

Haha.

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Artemis Afrit

13 Aug 07 - 20:51

Gladstone wrote:
Nathaniel wrote:
Here Here! Don't worry I didn't see much wrong with your use of rape there.

Well, I think its disgusting the way its been brought into everyday speech. Its stupid, its uncessesary. And for some reason I don't think you meant the plant.

As for using the word "gay" as a negative is another of those idiocies. It all started with people's intolerance of homosexuality. I'm not as concerned about the fact it offends people as that it's just rediculous. Its no way to promote equality when one group of people are constantly being referred to as a negative is it?

In no way am I advocating political correctness I don't think, for example, that as what happened in the UK when Christmas trees couldn't be displayed in certain towns. I just think its good to be considerate of others.

I was going to reply to that, but you've pretty much put down everything I was thinking.

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