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Quote from: zombie no.one on February 15, 2026, 03:11:41 AMI suppose a take away from this is that it's not the actual audible formation of the word itself which is offensive, because every time you say the word 'vinegar' you are literally saying that word, and yet nobody (at least nobody sane) bats an eyelid.

ditto every time you say the word 'country' you are technically turning the airwaves blue.

so ultimately all the controversy is 100% about the semantics behind words, rather than the actual words themselves.

maybe that's a very obvious and self evident point to make? feel like it often gets lost in all the surrounding commotion though....

The exhausting part is the current 'edge culture' that thrives on this exact technicality. There's a specific type of person who loves to play with phonetic proximity, using words like 'vinegar' with a metaphorical wink, just to see how close they can get to a slur without 'technically' crossing the line.

They treat language like a game of 'I'm not touching you,' pushing boundaries specifically to provoke a reaction, then retreating into 'it's just a word' when they get called out.

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: How's the weather?

Last post by claws - February 15, 2026, 03:07:50 PM

This week we had three days of 10°C, followed by a couple of days below zero. My weather app is currently sending a "snow warning" message. Curious of how much snow we will get hit with.

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day

Last post by LilCerberus - February 15, 2026, 02:50:21 PM

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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by indianasmith - February 15, 2026, 02:06:36 PM

SEND HELP (2026) - A mousy little executive from the Strategy and Planning department of a mega-corporation is stranded on a desert island with her uber-obnoxious millennial boss after their corporate jet explodes over the Pacific. Turns out she is a survival nut who had trained for years to be on SURVIVOR, and her skills keep them alive and fed - but egos clash as the boss continues to be a total jerk and her patience wears thin.
This one took some unexpected turns but was very enjoyable. 5/5

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Alex's even longer post th...

Last post by Alex - February 15, 2026, 12:29:20 PM

Last day at work, off to Glasgow to watch Avatar tomorrow night. I am not especially wanting to go. Although I like the group, I only bought tickets because Kristi said she liked them and I thought it would be a nice anniversary thing to do, but it turned out she'd mistaken them for Avantasia and does not like their music...

Listening to a play-through of a Call of Cthulhu campaign I've been thinking on running (Beyond the Mountains of Madness). They've gone off the rails a bit towards the end with a celestial sheep guiding the group (not something I recall from reading through the adventure). I prefer my cosmic horror without jokes myself.

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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by claws - February 15, 2026, 12:28:54 PM

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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 15, 2026, 12:06:27 PM

Rated R for "some brogue"

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Games / Re: Movie Title Chains

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 15, 2026, 12:04:27 PM

Very difficult to play off of, since we've already used "Mutiny" 3 times in a row, but here you go...

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