tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post131825811541957280..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Scarlet McArdle SpeaksSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-42968961071450415432008-07-08T18:14:00.000-05:002008-07-08T18:14:00.000-05:00Clever pseudonym, I guess the golden rule is like ...Clever pseudonym, I guess the golden rule is like her vegan rules--she'll go along as long as it's not too much trouble.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-5833157179995467702008-07-08T17:03:00.000-05:002008-07-08T17:03:00.000-05:00Darn those dictionaries. It's true that you can us...Darn those dictionaries. It's true that you can use either, although I've always seen it "mosquitoes."Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-16036898311421272152008-07-08T16:52:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:52:00.000-05:00"Mosquitos" depends on your dictionary. "Proceede..."Mosquitos" depends on your dictionary. "Proceeded" for "preceded" however is Yglesias rubbing off. So to speak.Righteous Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-40404061033881906602008-07-08T14:20:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:20:00.000-05:00"The new battle is against an endless battle again..."The new battle is against an endless battle against one's own thoughts."<BR/><BR/>"to tell it true"<BR/><BR/>Pretentious, overwrought, awkward, badly thought-out...why do we even keep track anymore?<BR/><BR/>"With civil rights, we were asking people to slay dragons."<BR/><BR/>No we weren't. We were asking people to treat other human beings with the same dignity and respect they expect for themselves. Comparing racism to a dragon is like, I don't know - comparing two things that are metaphorically stupid comparisons.<BR/><BR/>Besides, I've never seen a feminist blog say "everyone is sexist." I don't know. It's kind of cute when Megan writes about feminists and her erroneous perceptions about what they believe (because they're all the same!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com