More homonym issues, exported from LJ to FB as ever

[cheekbones3]

Yet another journalist tells me something may "wet my appetite". It's "whet" you tosspot, to whet is to sharpen. How did you get that job?

My appetite is never wet. Well sometimes it is I suppose. But that's beside the point.

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[sharmaya.livejournal.com]

That's oddly coincidental, because I saw "wet your whistle" written early on, and thought "grrr! I hate it when people get that wro--- oh no, wait, that one is right..." ;)

[nickys.livejournal.com]

I saw a sign for 'Bric and Brac' today.
Not sure that's definitely wrong, mind you, but it was odd... :-)

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

YOu never know when brac might come in handy.

[cr4k.livejournal.com]

It's funny how most people think politicians and journalists are idiots, while simultaneously believing that it is impossible for groups with money and influence to systematically manipulate both.

[aliiis.livejournal.com]

Who on earth believes that?! (The second part).

[cr4k.livejournal.com]

A lot of people work on the assumtion that politicians are the 'top layer' of decision making rather than often being salesmen for policies determined behind closed doors. (LOTS of evidence for that in history and places outside the mainstream media)

They also make the assumption that the main stream media works as some kind of watch dog in a democracy, ready to bark and alert them of anything going on which is seriously against their interests.

(I think I just get a bit pissed off at people accusing me of 'tinfoil hattery' whenever I talk about something that they assume they would have seen in the main stream media)

[aliiis.livejournal.com]

Huh, I can imagine people making that assumption about politics, but the mainstream media? Nnnnuuuhhh...
The stuff I believe about politics may possibly be a bit different to yours about 'closed doors' and things - I think the reasons why systems work the way they do and stay the way they do are hidden in plain sight really - but certainly not tinfoil hattish, honest.

[cr4k.livejournal.com]

eugh, I think we will have to have a nice cup of tea and a sit down when I get back. Livejournal comments are probably not the best place for such discussions. (Sorry Ian)

[aliiis.livejournal.com]

Motion seconded and carried!

[cr4k.livejournal.com]

Haha, I don't think you know enough about my point of view to criticise it to be honest, so I think we are going to have to have a nice cup of tea and a sit down as well.

you don't read the sites which debunk the 9/11 stuff, only confirm it, and ignore the consensus of hundreds of engineers and experts and thousands of eye witnesses

This isn't true obviously.

the venusian jew-lizards at the top DEPEND on you not asking questions!

This is you mixing ad hominem into arguments (again)

At least I've come across things that made me laugh in my long research though =)

http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=118145&s=1&k=408DE83F525045317FAD444E03E1746B

skip to 2.24.25 NIST answer to 'Why is the speed of fall assumed to be constant?'

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

Contrary to what you think, I'm happy for discussions such as these take place in my comments! Please keep going :)

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