Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (5664)	1/2/2007 11:33:30 AM
From: MJ	Respond to of 10087

SENIOR CITIZEN A label placed on people to put them out to pasture. Mark Russell at the Sheraton Hotel in Arlington-------still going strong with his humor and piano--------said something like "Then there is new label for me---I am a 'Senior Citizen'---heck don't call me that I am just old." Senior Citizen now applies to people when they reach the young age of 50. Then comes in ACTIVE COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS----MUST BE ACTIVE TO LIVE HERE.

To: one_less who wrote (5664)	1/8/2007 4:32:31 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

Gitmo - Its been called Gitmo for quite some time. Its easier to say than Guantanamo. I don't see anything negative about using Gitmo. DRUG DEAL GONE BAD -- I don't see any problem with this phrase. A drug deal that went smoothly is very different than an attempted deal that resulted in violence. "Armed robbery gone bad" does strike me as a bit odd, but wouldn't be on any list of words I wanted banned (If I was someone who would want words banned or would make such a list). Really I don't have too much of a problem with any of the words or phrases. The combined celebrity names might be slightly annoying. "We're pregnant" seems a bit odd. I don't like "truthiness", or pwn/pwned, but none of them upsets me. I tend to get more upset (to the extent I get upset about word choice) with loaded terms, or with use of terms to mean something very different (perhaps the opposite) of their definition. I've posted before about the use of "literally" to mean something very different than its definition. I've also posted about "homophobe". But even then its not like I actually get angry about it.