alanschu Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) I'd be very surprised (to the point of outright disbelief...similar to Yst), if these people never used the phrase "That's retarded" when something silly happened. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> After working with mentally disabled students, I conditioned myself to remove that word from my vocabulary. I don't think it's cool to take any word that defines a special group and use it as a slur. It belittles those people and whoever you are throwing the term at. I have no problem calling someone an idiot. That term is designated specifically for idiots, and so it doesn't belittle anyone other than the person being an idiot. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The term "idiot" was spawned as a classification for people with severe mental retardation actually. (IQs below 25) An "Idiot Savant" was someone that would fall under that classication, but also possessed ability that was actually quite exceptional. These people most typically fall under the classiciation of "Autistic" today. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot for a history of the word. Edited February 18, 2006 by alanschu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 ... They ain't gonna be in a position to get upset, though, are they? :D Also, if I call someone an idiot, their IQ is highly questionable ... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Wait... You guys are talking about me, aren't you? Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Wait... You guys are talking about me, aren't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Uh...nope. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Wait... You guys are talking about me, aren't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Who are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baley Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I have long contemplated this very issue. My conclusion follows, in 3 simple steps: -outlaw heterosexuality -outlaw homosexuality -outlaw humanity Human rights are so overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moth Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Wait... You guys are talking about me, aren't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Who are you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thy evil spirit, Gabrielle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Wait... You guys are talking about me, aren't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Who are you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thy evil spirit, Gabrielle. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baley Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 High-larious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 This doesn't have much to do with equal rights for homosexuals and idiots like Eldar... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 The only idiots are those who are ignorant and not accepting a person for who they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moth Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 This doesn't have much to do with equal rights for homosexuals and idiots like Eldar... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hey, I knew you were talking about me! Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baley Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Haw Haw Haw That Mothman, so wacky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hey, I knew you were talking about me! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There there. I support your right to be Christian. ^_^ OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Sounds good. I'm still trying to figure out how something that originally meant something like private or one's own or peculiar came to mean mentally deficient. Of course, I think meta is a bigot. He's clearly prejudiced against me based on my intelligence. If I create a WoW guild for idiots, however, he'd better be there supporting me. He can support me best by buying the game for me. What really hurt, however, was when he said I wasn't cute enough. I'm 6'2" of cuddly love. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I'm obviously just not gay enough to find you cute enough. I support your right to have babies! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Gayness is happiness. It makes the world go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Sounds good. I'm still trying to figure out how something that originally meant something like private or one's own or peculiar came to mean mentally deficient. Of course, I think meta is a bigot. He's clearly prejudiced against me based on my intelligence. If I create a WoW guild for idiots, however, he'd better be there supporting me. He can support me best by buying the game for me. What really hurt, however, was when he said I wasn't cute enough. I'm 6'2" of cuddly love. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Most guilds are created for idiots. Have you ever seen a raid guild? It's basically an idiot savant leading a bunch of idiots. He's a savant because he somehow convinced people he knows what he's doing. He does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 In the parlance of the day, Hurlshot: GOLD! Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Leroy! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Leroy Jenkins is the best thing to happen to MMORPGs since the whole craze began. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Even though it was a set-up, I agree. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 from what I can tell the biggest of the mmo's always have the largest portion of "bnet kiddies" who basically say "stfu" to anyone asking for help then when finially bothered enough go and solo it for the other guy just to shut em up Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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