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Originally posted by TestMangler View Postit was also the 'normal' word used as the collective term for 'the handicapped', hence the organisations that existed at the time having the word 'spastic' in their names.Last edited by mudskipper; 28 January 2015, 09:42.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostAnd 'Joey'Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostFTFYOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View Postit was also the 'normal' word used as the collective term for 'the handicapped', hence the organisations that existed at the time having the word 'spastic' in their names.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI don't think you know what "red-neck" means. I doubt Cornwall has the religious history.
Popular misconception, redneck came from the use of red kerchiefs to denote Presbyterian/Covenanter leanings amongst the Scots-Irish settlers of the South, and not from the back of the neck being sunburned.Comment
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Originally posted by jjdarg View PostFTFY
Popular misconception, redneck came from the use of red kerchiefs to denote Presbyterian/Covenanter leanings amongst the Scots-Irish settlers of the South, and not from the back of the neck being sunburned.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by DannyF1966 View PostI feel that since rappers can get away with saying the n-word by changing the end spelling to g-g-a, it should be socially acceptable to spell the c-word with a k, therefore no longer making it the c-word.Comment
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Originally posted by jjdarg View PostFTFY
Popular misconception, redneck came from the use of red kerchiefs to denote Presbyterian/Covenanter leanings amongst the Scots-Irish settlers of the South, and not from the back of the neck being sunburned.
(Actually, the term has different meanings and therefore different origins in different places).Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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