Under my post about reading a lively debate on Public Education ensued. I thought others might have ideas about Public Education. It is a 'government entitlement' like welfare - a program for the poor? Is it public infrastructure - a necessary investment in human capital required for the well being of the Republic?

Here is a Govt. report on the subject...

http://www.house.gov/jec/educ.htm

"Is our children leanring"

That says it all.

I submit for our viewing audience, that you sir, are an idiot.

Sorry, I thought this malapropism (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=is%20our%20children%20learning&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#) was banal enough that everyone would get the reference.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/2009 11:24AM by dono.

Mr Apple Wrote:
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> "Is our children leanring"
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> That says it all.

You're not any better.. WTF is leanring? If you're going to flame the original poster, atleast make sure your post is error free dumbass.

"Are our children learning"

Wow, what a dense crowd...

You see, 'Is our children learning' is a quote from non other than George Bush (see link to video I posted). I put that in the title to titillate discussion - see it is ironic (at best) that our President made such an error when he initiated the 'No Child Left Behind' program and given that he sets policy for investment in US infrastructure and social programs.

See what I did there. Sort of a dig at the Conservatives while inviting debate from both sides. God, I am soooo clever.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/2009 09:53PM by dono.

HookdOnFoniks Wrote:
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> Mr Apple Wrote:
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> > "Is our children leanring"
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> > That says it all.
>
> You're not any better.. WTF is leanring? If
> you're going to flame the original poster, atleast
> make sure your post is error free dumbass.
>
> "Are our children learning"

You are fucking stupid. You must be a Bush supporter because you have obviously never paid attention to what the fuckhead said while in office.

And Bob is nowhere to be seen...

dono Wrote:
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> And Bob is nowhere to be seen...


What? Am I required to comment just because you started a thread about investing in education?

Read a book by Peter G. Peterson, "Running on Empty", and you'll understand where I'm coming from.

dono Wrote:
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> Sorry, I thought this malapropism
> was banal enough that everyone would get the
> reference.

you didnt use malapropism or banal properly. you suck at life.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

Gravis Wrote:
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> dono Wrote:
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> > Sorry, I thought this malapropism
> > was banal enough that everyone would get the
> > reference.
>
> you didnt use malapropism or banal properly. you
> suck at life.

You FAIL but it is not a big deal to me. Next time try using the dictionary before using your keyboard...

I really do not care to educate you as to why you are wrong but I did love your post in the UFO at Dulles thread



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dono Wrote:
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> > > Sorry, I thought this malapropism
> > > was banal enough that everyone would get the
> > > reference.
> >
> > you didnt use malapropism or banal properly.
> you
> > suck at life.
>
> You FAIL but it is not a big deal to me. Next
> time try using the dictionary before using your
> keyboard...
>
> I really do not care to educate you as to why you
> are wrong but I did love your post in the UFO at
> Dulles thread

Must be that public education.


malapropism [(mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm)]


A humorous confusion of words that sound vaguely similar, as in “We have just ended our physical year” instead of “We have just ended our fiscal year.”


Distinguishing features
An instance of mis-speech is called a malapropism when:

• The word that is used means something different from the word the speaker or writer intended to use.
  
• The word that is used sounds similar to the word that was apparently meant or intended. Using obtuse (wide or dull) instead of acute (narrow or sharp) is not a malapropism; using obtuse (stupid or slow-witted) when one means abstruse (esoteric or difficult to understand) would be.
  
• The word that is used has a recognized meaning in the speaker's or writer's language.
  

These characteristics set malapropisms apart from other speaking or writing mistakes, such as an eggcorns or spoonerisms.

Simply making up a word, or adding a redundant or ungrammatical prefix (irregardless instead of regardless) or suffix (subliminible instead of subliminal) to an existing word, does not qualify as a malapropism.

Dictionary.com Wrote:
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> These characteristics set malapropisms apart from
> other speaking or writing mistakes, such as an
> eggcorns or spoonerisms.
>
> Simply making up a word, or adding a redundant or
> ungrammatical prefix (irregardless instead of
> regardless) or suffix (subliminible instead of
> subliminal) to an existing word, does not qualify
> as a malapropism.





dono, you still suck at life.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."