when did doing good become bad and "dogooders" become an insulting term?
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Seems to be a term that selfish right-wingers apply to those with a social conscience.Hard Brexit now!
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Lentil munching cardigan wearging Guardian reading leftie tree hugging types you mean?First Law of Contracting: Only the strong surviveComment
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Originally posted by _V_ View PostLentil munching cardigan wearging Guardian reading leftie tree hugging types you mean?
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However, as a Guardian reader, I wouldn't want you to feel unduly constrained by societal norms that may be at variance with your cultural heritage, personal sexual preferences, or innate intellectual incapacity.
So do feel free to spell like an illiterate peasant if it makes you feel better about yourself.
HTH
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Guardian reader? Ah! An ex-teacher who ended up on the booze; progressed to antidepressants; went off "on the sick" for a year; went back to teach for a week; went off "on the sick" again; did a techie course; finally tip-toed quietly into IT.Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
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However, as a Guardian reader, I wouldn't want you to feel unduly constrained by societal norms that may be at variance with your cultural heritage, personal sexual preferences, or innate intellectual incapacity.
So do feel free to spell like an illiterate peasant if it makes you feel better about yourself.
HTH
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More like a real-time systems software engineer who then became a games programmer before getting into that whole new-fangled Intertube distributed applications thang; but I suppose you got close enough considering you're a semi-literate baboonOriginally posted by DBA_bloke View PostGuardian reader? Ah! An ex-teacher who ended up on the booze; progressed to antidepressants; went off "on the sick" for a year; went back to teach for a week; went off "on the sick" again; did a techie course; finally tip-toed quietly into IT.
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There are worse ways to goOriginally posted by zeitghostA Games programmer at one company I worked for drank himself to death...Comment
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Nice try. The leather patches on the elbows of your brown, corduroy jacket tell the real story.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostMore like a real-time systems software engineer who then became a games programmer before getting into that whole new-fangled Intertube distributed applications thang; but I suppose you got close enough considering you're a semi-literate baboon
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You're just cross because I stole your jacketOriginally posted by DBA_bloke View PostNice try. The leather patches on the elbows of your brown, corduroy jacket tell the real story.
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