buzzsawmonkey 10/17/2019 5:07:49 PM

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Syrah 10/17/2019 5:19:44 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 1:

per our conversation below, do you think that Michelle could be shielded from the rough and tumble of having to deal with Trump in the campaign?

that is where she is weakest in my opinion.  

Syrah 10/17/2019 5:25:15 PM

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Reply to Alice (from below)

Aloha!  Welcome to the diaspora! (Slides over a Margarita.)

per our discussion below.

if Trump were to make Michelle cry, would that make people confident that she could stand up to a Putin, Erdogan, McConnell, or even Trudeau?

i think it would be fatal. 

Syrah 10/17/2019 5:30:04 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 3:

one of Trumps strengths is that he is not so gentlemanly as fail to press an advantage or exploit a weakness he sees in a female opponent. It is like the incident with Pelosi. She likely was rude to him and he attacked and it escalated from there. (Trump is predicable, he reacts and he hits back.) Trump plays by different rules. 

Syrah 10/17/2019 5:32:13 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 4:

i comes use have used less doubl negatives and done that a bit better.  

Trump wont hold back a punch. Male or female, he will hit them back. 

Syrah 10/17/2019 5:32:42 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 5:33:21 PM

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In #1 buzzsawmonkey said: Not to cavil, Kosh, but I notice that there is no strikeout icon in the text menu.  Sometimes you need a strikeout for the proper emphasis.

Well, you can use the html editor - the </> way to the right/ Put what you want inside <strike>out</strike>
This is what you get

Then

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 5:33:21 PM

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In #1 buzzsawmonkey said: Not to cavil, Kosh, but I notice that there is no strikeout icon in the text menu.  Sometimes you need a strikeout for the proper emphasis.

Well, you can use the html editor - the </> way to the right/ Put what you want inside <strike>out</strike>
This is what you get

Then

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 5:35:12 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 8:

Forgot to say you have to click </> again to close that view. I clicked create instead. Twice.

Unfortunately, I did not write this editor (neither did Bare write the one he used; it was one of the two free editors I could find)

This one works better with mobile devices

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 5:38:59 PM

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If your answer to this musical question is "no", don't worry

Just read Cab Calloway's Jive Dictionary!

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 5:40:53 PM

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And Buzz - read this

Michelle Obama seems like an almost ideal candidate to gain broad support among Democrats. In December 2018, Gallup named her America’s “most popular woman.” On top of this, former President Barack Obama is still immensely popular with Democratic voters.

Michelle Obama could capitalize on the support of the well-known coalition of voters who energetically elected her husband to two terms. The former first lady is also relatively scandal-free, while candidates like Biden and Warren are struggling to overcome political baggage. (Ukraine for him, Cherokee heritage for her.)

Although Michelle Obama has ruled out running for president, Democratic front-runners should still worry.

buzzsawmonkey 10/17/2019 5:44:55 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 10:

Some interesting things in the "Jive Dictionary"---and some interesting elisions.

For example, "Ground-Grippers" were not merely shoes, but a particular brand of nearly-orthopedic shoes; my father used to wear 'em.  We called them "peanuts," because that's what they looked like.

I notice that the dismissive term "Drip" does not appear in the list.  Note that "drip" actually refers to someone infected with gonorrhea.

buzzsawmonkey 10/17/2019 5:46:41 PM

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In #11 Kosh's Shadow said: Although Michelle Obama has ruled out running for president, Democratic front-runners should still worry.

"Ruled out?"  Not in the least. "Currently denied"---which is quite a different matter.  

And when have the Obamas ever actually abided by what they have previously "ruled out?"

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 5:51:47 PM

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In #1 buzzsawmonkey said: Not to cavil, Kosh, but I notice that there is no strikeout icon in the text menu.  Sometimes you need a strikeout for the proper emphasis.

There is a way to add it to the Summernote editor I am using, but that will have to go on the list after reset password and complete profile later if you forgot to initially (see jcm's posts for why)

Unless I find it is really easy

Occasional Reader 10/17/2019 6:16:33 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 6:22:08 PM

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In #15 Occasional Reader said: and him becoming genuinely sad that there are no more dinosaurs.

Explain to him that dinosaurs evolved into birds.

Jukebox

Occasional Reader 10/17/2019 6:28:31 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 16:

in fact I told him, somewhat truthfully, that maybe someday someone will be able to clone them. Best I could do.

buzzsawmonkey 10/17/2019 6:37:26 PM

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In #17 Occasional Reader said: maybe someday someone will be able to clone them

Someone might be able to cologne dinosaurs?  Well, they'd undoubtably smell better...

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 6:39:17 PM

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In #17 Occasional Reader said: in fact I told him, somewhat truthfully, that maybe someday someone will be able to clone them. Best I could do.

So did you say you'd take him to Jurassic Park?/

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 6:57:38 PM

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Occasional Reader 10/17/2019 6:58:42 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 18:

i’m not sure I want to participate in this pun thread, but let’s keep a chanel of communication open (in case circumstances become dior).

Off to an early bedtime, good night to all.

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 7:06:00 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 20: 

Albus Dumbledore singing Dementors were just waiting for us girl We ran one step ahead as they followed in the train Owls like tender babies in your hands And Voldemort watching through the rain

Kosh's Shadow 10/17/2019 7:07:22 PM

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