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How is the metaphor not apt? Tom Send a noteboard - 16/12/2020 03:58:52 AM

I'm sorry to hear about your father, but Cannoli's point stands: the terrible result of car accidents is not a good reason to close the roads.

38,000 dead in 2019, 4.4 million injured badly enough to need hospitalization.

Or let's take heart disease - 1 in 4 Americans dies of heart disease every year. That's 25% of all deaths. Is that reason to ban red meat, or force people to exercise?

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Your calculations are wrong Tom - 16/12/2020 03:49:55 AM 295 Views
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Why is it a false choice ? Isn't lockdown exactly that ? I know the US had some lockdowns *NM* AgentApple - 16/12/2020 07:34:30 AM 118 Views
If all you do is a lockdown, sure fionwe1987 - 17/12/2020 12:35:24 AM 248 Views
I'm not sure I agree but as the song says, I'll let it go *NM* AgentApple - 17/12/2020 07:07:38 AM 137 Views
Calling someone a pussy implies there is no irrevocable change. Roland00 - 12/12/2020 08:23:22 PM 269 Views
A tragedy Cannoli - 12/12/2020 10:25:17 PM 285 Views
Cannoli your metaphor is not very apt Roland00 - 12/12/2020 10:54:18 PM 290 Views
How is the metaphor not apt? Tom - 16/12/2020 03:58:52 AM 246 Views
The metaphor is a pussy! *NM* Roland00 - 16/12/2020 11:48:37 PM 125 Views
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since we're being nit picky on this analysis.... damookster - 17/12/2020 08:15:00 PM 238 Views
If we are going to get nitpicky and share long conversations Roland00 - 17/12/2020 08:49:18 PM 242 Views
Sure, but... entyti - 17/12/2020 10:56:36 PM 252 Views
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