pevaquark
(Matthew Pevarnik)
May 17, 2021, 1:09pm
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MarkD:
Iâm remembering it as âwhy was six afraid of seven?
A: Because 7,8,9 (seven ate nine).
But why did 7 eat 9?
Because he likes to eat three-squared meals a day!
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Dale
(evolutionary providentialist)
May 17, 2021, 8:58pm
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https://dilbert.com/strip/2021-05-17
(That would have fit in a couple of other conversations, as well.):
Abstract
Numerous studies show biblicist Christianity, religiosity, and conservative political identity are strong predictors of Americans holding skeptical attitudes toward publicly controversial aspects of science, such as human evolution. We show that Christian nationalismâmeaning the desire to see particularistic and exclusivist versions of Christian symbols, values, and policies enshrined as the established religion of the United Statesâis a strong and consistent predictor of Americansâ atâŚ
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jpm
(Phil McCurdy)
May 17, 2021, 10:26pm
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Oddly, the most disturbing thing is the your/youâre grammatical error.
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Yeah â one wonders whose nightmares last longer after they see the back of that truck: the science teacher or the language arts teacher?
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Canât decide if âASTRONOTSâ is supposed to be a play on words or a full on misspelling.
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Dale
(evolutionary providentialist)
May 17, 2021, 10:53pm
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When someone says âLess peopleâŚâ on TV, my wife â the retired English teacher â or myself turns to the other, both of us rolling our eyes and maybe simultaneously saying, âFewer.â (Unless itâs something about more than one person losing weight. )
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Jay313
(Jay Johnson)
May 17, 2021, 10:54pm
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I was thinking more along these lines:
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Dale
(evolutionary providentialist)
May 17, 2021, 10:55pm
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Given the context, I think you can be assured that itâs the latter.
I wonder if having pieces of Chinese rockets falling on them would change their minds?
MarkD
(A Whateverist, not a Christian)
May 17, 2021, 11:29pm
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Not fewer people, just more diminutive ones.
jpm
(Phil McCurdy)
May 17, 2021, 11:45pm
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Given the context, Iâm not so sure.
smiley face added to mitigate snarkiness and sarcasm.
Dale
(evolutionary providentialist)
May 17, 2021, 11:48pm
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Thinking it an intentional misspelling play on words imputes too high a degree of intelligence.
Randy
(Randy)
May 18, 2021, 1:55am
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I took this photo outside a Wal-Mart last year.
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jpm
(Phil McCurdy)
May 18, 2021, 4:27pm
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Guess I am on a XKCD kick:
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Dale
(evolutionary providentialist)
May 18, 2021, 7:05pm
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I thought that it had morphed into a chainsaw in the fourth frame down. My mistake.