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Shooting at Texas church

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by melock, Nov 5, 2017.

  1. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Just FYI, you’d be surprised how “not tough” is the enforcement of Australia’s firearm laws.
     
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  2. SpeedTchr

    SpeedTchr Well-Known Member

    Precision is a good thing.
     
  3. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    Pedantry isn't.
     
  4. SpeedTchr

    SpeedTchr Well-Known Member

    You should get an NFL tryout with those backpedaling skills.
     
  5. SpeedTchr

    SpeedTchr Well-Known Member

    I guess esteemed writers aren't hung up on precision. Duly noted.
     
  6. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    I could get behind some tough, common-sense pedantry laws ...
     
  7. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Stoney didn't move the goalposts. He continued the conversation. typefitter wasn't specific enough and you got your gotcha moment. Congrats. Stoney's point still stands, as does typefitter's, and yours still fails.

    Also, Stoney didn't backpedal. To stretch the metaphor a bit, he didn't set up the goalposts. typefitter did. Stoney simply responded to the point you seemed to be making in response. You're applying one poster's goalposts to another, apparently to avoid dealing with the valid question Stoney asked you.
     
  8. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    Sick burn.
     
  9. TyWebb

    TyWebb Well-Known Member

    Dude, it's a message board post, not the final draft of a story. This is a bullshit cheap shot, and it makes you look like an esteemed asshole.
     
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  10. SpeedTchr

    SpeedTchr Well-Known Member

    That's fine. I don't know any of you, you don't know me. Someone throws out an obvious untruth, I might call him/her on it. People don't like to be corrected.
     
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  11. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    This guy is no more or less mentally ill than the NYC terrorist of last week, or the Memphis Church Killings, or the Vegas killings or the Charleston Church Killings,or Orlando or Aurora or 9/11.

    Our homegrown terrorists, white male and christians (even though Fox said the Texas Terrorist is an atheist) are piling up the body count in an impressive manner. Apparently MS-13 and ISIS are actively recruiting Southern White men. Sheik Omar Boom Batz said,
    'Allah be praised, those muth-fuckers are crazy. Sign them up.'
     
  12. TyWebb

    TyWebb Well-Known Member

    Then just call him/her on it and leave the personal shots out of it.
     
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