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Postby Grogie » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:55 pm

Of, or tending to provoke, controversy or dispute. ''Some people have a tendency to make eristic remarks.''

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Postby Bailey » Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:36 pm

good word Grogie just the one I wanted. but you forgot this part
Given to or characterized by disputatious, often specious argument.


[Greek eristikos, from erizein, to wrangle, quarrel, from eris, erid-, strife.]

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Postby sluggo » Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:06 am

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Given to or characterized by disputatious, often specious argument.

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Oh, beautiful-
Four specious guys.
Perambulators reign!

Thanks for the keen incite, Bailey.

Nice word there. Extra ration of Grog all around! :wink:
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Postby Bailey » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:26 pm

I have nothing to add to that most excellent posting.

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Postby gailr » Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:11 pm

Eris was the Greek goddess of conflict and dissension; she is the patron (matron?) of contemporary Discordianism.


sluggo:
do those perambulating guys have footwork impeccable
?

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Postby Perry » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:43 am

She must be the matron. No sexism here. It is just that there is a chap at work who has taken up the patronage of dissension. :?
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Postby gailr » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:00 pm

She must be the matron. No sexism here. It is just that there is a chap at work who has taken up the patronage of dissension. :?
Well, then, undermine his sabotage, and if he objects, giggle maniacally and say, "Hail, Eris!"

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Postby Bailey » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:47 pm

the patronage of dissension?
what exactly does that look like?

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Postby Perry » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:58 pm

This is a guy who has put himself at the forefront of all contrarians.
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Postby gailr » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:11 pm

This is a guy who has put himself at the forefront of all contrarians.
As opposed to the proletarians?

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Postby sluggo » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:49 pm

This is a guy who has put himself at the forefront of all contrarians.
Well, as a practicing eristicrat I take exception to that. :wink:

ps Ms g, why is there a colon at the end of thy tagline?
-or shall we just call you Dot?
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Postby Bailey » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:01 pm

This is a guy who has put himself at the forefront of all contrarians.
As opposed to the proletarians?
but, the 'r' is in the wrong place to interchange them.

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Postby gailr » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:17 pm

Well, as a practicing eristicrat I take exception to that. :wink:
Have you read good words and more-ah
Upon The alpha A-gora?
Clicking on that world web site
With their mouses in the night;
Puttin' on the eris.

ps Ms g, why is there a colon at the end of thy tagline?
It sigma phis that there is more to the pome:

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Postby sluggo » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:25 pm

It sigma phis that there is more to the pome:

I thought that wuz ellipsis' job


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Postby gailr » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:25 pm

It's averred! It's-a plain! It's Eristic-Rat!


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