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I'm an english teacher in France and this was my 13 year old student's counter-argument when I corrected his spelling of the word "through". by nashk13in funny

[–]mycroft2000 0 points1 point ago

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned this yet, but there's no single Webster's Dictionary ... The name isn't under copyright, so any dictionary that wants to can stick a "Webster" on its cover, and a lot of them do. Merriam-Webster, on the other hand, is a specific, and well respected, dictionary.

LPT: Avoid that "Oh crap" feeling in Outlook by delaying your sent email a couple minutes. by Ubertamin LifeProTips

[–]mycroft2000 5 points6 points ago

You know, I accidentally open Outlook once every few months, and I'm still not exactly sure what it is.

Is it just me, or does Stephen Harper not seem like a "real" prime minister? He's been in office for over six years, but he still has the air of a stuffed suit who's occupying the office space until someone worthier appears. I didn't like Mulroney, but even he had "it". by mycroft2000in canada

[–]mycroft2000[S] 0 points1 point ago

And 120 other people, but that's more than enough for a good time.

Over 400 students arrested in Canada during the latest night of mass rallies against tuition fee hikes. Tensions have spiraled after the adoption of a bill that limits students’ rights to freedom of speech, association and assembly by karnovichvaluain worldnews

[–]mycroft2000 1 point2 points ago

Baa, bro.

Is it just me, or does Stephen Harper not seem like a "real" prime minister? He's been in office for over six years, but he still has the air of a stuffed suit who's occupying the office space until someone worthier appears. I didn't like Mulroney, but even he had "it". by mycroft2000in canada

[–]mycroft2000[S] 7 points8 points ago

I sure do, but he was PM for three months, not six years.

"Your downvotes just go to show how blind these peasants are. These filthy degenerates destroy anything of quality and spew useless asinine reasons for the filth left in their wake. " by Adarkoxin SubredditDrama

[–]mycroft2000 1 point2 points ago

Personally, I think that French is just bastardised Latin.

Former president of Poland: criminalization of drug use was a mistake by Eraser1024in worldnews

[–]mycroft2000 -1 points0 points ago

No, it's the Americans who have the massive, ridiculous disclaimers in their ads. Here in Canada, they can either mention the name of their drug without stating outright what it does (think of those funny Viagra and Cialis commercials), or talk about a medical problem (let's say "erectile dysfunction") without mentioning the name of the drug they're selling. It's odd, I know.

Is it just me, or does Stephen Harper not seem like a "real" prime minister? He's been in office for over six years, but he still has the air of a stuffed suit who's occupying the office space until someone worthier appears. I didn't like Mulroney, but even he had "it". by mycroft2000in canada

[–]mycroft2000[S] -22 points-21 points ago

No, Kevin O'Leary is ridiculous.

My roommate is a scientologist. He left this packet full of "donation" rates. check out the price of clear... by ScienKnologyin WTF

[–]mycroft2000 0 points1 point ago

I still do a double-take whenever anyone writes about "tithing" here on Reddit. I went to a Catholic school back in the 80s, and we were taught that tithes were as obsolete as indulgences and self-mortification.

What did school teach you that was blatantly false once you researched it on the Internet? by peetssin AskReddit

[–]mycroft2000 0 points1 point ago

*past

Is it just me, or does Stephen Harper not seem like a "real" prime minister? He's been in office for over six years, but he still has the air of a stuffed suit who's occupying the office space until someone worthier appears. I didn't like Mulroney, but even he had "it". by mycroft2000in canada

[–]mycroft2000[S] -6 points-5 points ago

I didn't mean universally loved; I meant charismatic, which nobody can deny.

Is it just me, or does Stephen Harper not seem like a "real" prime minister? He's been in office for over six years, but he still has the air of a stuffed suit who's occupying the office space until someone worthier appears. I didn't like Mulroney, but even he had "it". by mycroft2000in canada

[–]mycroft2000[S] 0 points1 point ago

I didn't mention his appearance at all. I meant his uninspiring demeanour; his aloofness and seeming incapability to make any kind of emotional connection at all when he speaks. I'm not saying a PM should always be a rock star like Trudeau, but one expects the longtime leader of a country to not seem so utterly replaceable.

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Is it just me, or does Stephen Harper not seem like a "real" prime minister? He's been in office for over six years, but he still has the air of a stuffed suit who's occupying the office space until someone worthier appears. I didn't like Mulroney, but even he had "it". (self.canada)

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Leave me alone kid! by BlackShirtin JusticePorn

[–]mycroft2000 0 points1 point ago

We don't care what you've seen.

The biggest goof in Jurassic Park. by DreadnaughtHamsterin movies

[–]mycroft2000 2 points3 points ago

He's really sloppy sometimes in his action movies. Even in Raiders: So Indy swims to the submarine, and it just happens to travel all the way to Nazi Island without submerging? Come on.

TIL the actress who plays Talisa from "Game of Thrones" is Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter. by jay4523in todayilearned

[–]mycroft2000 5 points6 points ago

Also, when she did that scene, she was an unknown actress in a new series that, as far as she knew, might have gone nowhere. She did it for exposure, so to speak. Now she has clout, so she can dictate a few more of her terms. I suspect the same thing happened with Evangeline Lily in Lost ... Season 1: major cheesecake. After that, with a guaranteed hit show: not so much.

Why TED Is a Massive, Money-Soaked Orgy of Self- Congratulatory Futurism - It has become an exclusive, expensive elite networking experience. Strip away the hype and you're left with a reasonably good video podcast with delusions of grandeur. by JackIsidorein TrueReddit

[–]mycroft2000 42 points43 points ago

They're not bullshit, really, but the talks are often banal, and rarely express an idea I've never heard before. I have no difficulty believing that TED's main purpose is networking, and I actually see nothing wrong with that.

Why airplane bathrooms have ashtrays by TheAlphaNerdin TrueReddit

[–]mycroft2000 1 point2 points ago

Well, my Dad would certainly never have reached his age without help ... He had a quadruple bypass about 13 years ago, a cancerous kidney removed about 10 years ago, and he takes many medications of all flavours. So although I'm sure he has some good genes (he has all his marbles, is fully mobile, and still lives in his house at an age when many are senile and unable to walk unaided), he also has the benefit of Western medicine.

Scumbag Dreyfuss by reposedin pics

[–]mycroft2000 3 points4 points ago

At this point, I bet he could sell that hat for a hundred grand.

Why airplane bathrooms have ashtrays by TheAlphaNerdin TrueReddit

[–]mycroft2000 2 points3 points ago

No, no ... He's both a doctor and fully aware that he's done some very stupid things.

China's '4D' roller coaster: The scariest two minutes of your life by vajavin offbeat

[–]mycroft2000 1 point2 points ago

Why, this doesn't look like fun at all.

Why airplane bathrooms have ashtrays by TheAlphaNerdin TrueReddit

[–]mycroft2000 18 points19 points ago

When I was growing up, in the 70s and 80s, a lot of movie theatres had ashtrays in the armrests too, even though smoking had been banned by that time. I do remember people smoking on airplanes, though, including my father. (How he's made it to the age of 85, I'll never know.)

My god it came true! by LynxFXin funny

[–]mycroft2000 10 points11 points ago

Homeopathic drugs are cheap to produce because they don't do anything.

The conversations between followers can be hilarious by Wheeze201in Diablo

[–]mycroft2000 9 points10 points ago

Maybe, but every time I hear that Templar line about the sun being a literal and figurative whatever, I want to punch a hole through his face. The first time was irksome. The 35th is infuriating.

Scumbag Classic Rock Station by mrscaryin AdviceAnimals

[–]mycroft2000 14 points15 points ago

As a middle-aged Caucasian male, I am also sick of these songs, although I enjoyed them 25 years ago. I find it incredibly irritating that so many guys my age just listen to the same stuff over and over and over again. Of course, I'm currently enjoying listening to Flo Rida, so I'm by no means considered an arbiter of good taste.

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