Hyperbole is a thing

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Hyperbole is a thing

BuckGalaxy — 8/2/2024 3:59:59 PM (archived)

Exaggeration is a thing. Like Trump calling a moderate liberal the most “radical“ person to ever run for president. It emphasizes a point but should not be taken literally. Because words have meaning.

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Absolutely brilliant on the immigration issue - BuckGalaxy - 7/31/2024 3:08:50 AM
- I've often wondered why Biden didn't stress this issue. - ER - 7/31/2024 2:09:05 PM
  - The other thing - BuckGalaxy - 7/31/2024 6:19:31 PM
    - The GOP has always been the 'Party of Business'. - ER - 7/31/2024 7:33:06 PM
      - Words have meaning - BuckGalaxy - 7/31/2024 8:45:25 PM
        
        Even slaves can quit. - ER - 7/31/2024 11:39:30 PM
        
        Slavery is not a spectum in my view - BuckGalaxy - 8/1/2024 5:07:37 AM
        
        With ER on this. - podrock - 8/2/2024 1:07:52 AM
        
        Sorry but you're both wrong - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 5:03:52 AM
        
        And sometimes those words are a cover - podrock - 8/2/2024 1:35:25 PM
        
        You almost got it right at the very end. - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 4:07:37 PM
        
        I really don't expect to see - podrock - 8/2/2024 6:14:18 PM
        
        Huh? - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 6:42:00 PM
        
        Who is going to pay for it? - podrock - 8/2/2024 6:56:44 PM
        
        Who do you think? - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 6:58:56 PM
        
        Call me cynical, but I'll believe it when it happens - podrock - 8/2/2024 7:45:52 PM
        
        It will happen - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 9:28:49 PM
        
        Words have multiple meanings - ER - 8/2/2024 1:23:25 PM
        
        Hyperbole is a thing - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 3:59:59 PM
        
        And by insisting on a "correct" definition, - ER - 8/2/2024 4:54:27 PM
        
        Do you think… - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 6:52:47 PM
        
        If you're trying to shame me into a concession, its not going to work. - ER - 8/3/2024 1:20:40 AM
        
        You deserve less of a vote - BuckGalaxy - 8/3/2024 3:16:34 PM
        
        Insisting words don’t have definitions - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 6:37:03 PM
        
        Words may have definitions, but why should I accept yours? - ER - 8/3/2024 1:35:05 AM
        
        omfg what a crock of sh!t - BuckGalaxy - 8/3/2024 3:27:01 PM
        
        My analogies make perfect sense to me. - ER - 8/1/2024 9:31:05 PM
        
        We're using different definitions - BuckGalaxy - 8/1/2024 5:01:05 AM
        
        True, but (there is always a 'but'...) - ER - 8/1/2024 9:53:06 PM
        
        You can't see the forest for the trees - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2024 4:51:40 AM
      - The jobs Americans are not willing to do. - ER - 7/31/2024 7:51:08 PM
  - What I found the most effective - BuckGalaxy - 7/31/2024 6:09:39 PM
- And here's the new ad - BuckGalaxy - 7/31/2024 3:16:48 AM
  - Good. - podrock - 7/31/2024 3:52:57 PM

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