[ExI] google translator

Mike Dougherty msd001 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 19 03:09:40 UTC 2011


On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:44 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
> {8^D  Mike do tell me you have read Orwell's 1984, from which I borrowed the
> term.  If not, turn off the computer, get thee to the library forthwith me
> lad.

Old dog, here's a new trick: http://www.george-orwell.org/1984

> One may use derogatory terms if done respectfully, and one is derogging
> oneself.  One must be a member of the group being derogged.  Otherwise, one
> should always be rogatory.  I try to rog others at every opportunity.  We
> should all strive to be rogmeisters, rogging others as we ourselves would be
> rogged.

ok then, consider yourself rogged (above)

> After a while the term overqualified starts to sound more and more like a
> code word for "too old."

hmm..  "I'm overqualified for all-nighters"  - I see what you mean :)




More information about the extropy-chat mailing list