A potatoe in every pot !

SteamWake · 05-29-09, 11:10 AM

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hands out potatoes to poor to buy presidential votes

:rotfl:

This guy just keeps gettin crazier. The tactic will probably work sadly.

Jimbuna · 05-29-09, 11:27 AM

Better peel some just make sure they're not grenades

TDK1044 · 05-29-09, 11:28 AM

You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake.

SteamWake · 05-29-09, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake.

LOL had to think about that one for a minute.

Platapus · 05-29-09, 02:07 PM

I will be very surprised if he gets reelected on 12 June.

I am hoping that Mousavi gets elected. I would have preferred Khatami but he withdrew supping Mousavi.

Sailor Steve · 05-30-09, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake.

:rotfl:

Exactly what I was thinking.

05-30-09, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

:rotfl:

Exactly what I was thinking.

Read about the potatoe-incident, this bit from Dan Quayle's Wiki-entry had me laughing.

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Quayle was at one point during his Vice-Presidency accused by the John Birch Society of secretly being a communist agent working to "further the aims and objectives of the International Communist Conspiracy direct from the White House" and of "taking orders directly from the same individuals from whom the Kremlin take theirs". The Birch Society further claimed that Quayle's bumbling persona was a carefully contrived act on his part to minimize suspicion and that in reality Quayle possessed a "formidable intellect and cunning". Although the Birch Society claimed to have "hard evidence" to back up these claims, they never made any such evidence public. Ironically, Quayle's parents had once been members of the John Birch Society themselves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle#Vice_Presidency

August · 05-30-09, 01:40 PM

There is no E in potato!

Platapus · 05-30-09, 01:52 PM

In the 19th century the spellings of potato and potatoe were both recognized. However in the 20th century the spelling of potato was adopted exclusively.

What is interesting is that the spelling of the plural was not changed.

One potato, two potatos?
One potatoe, two potatoes?

No, it is one potato, two potatoes.

There is no requirement for the English language to make sense.

Platapus · 05-30-09, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by August

There is no E in potato!

Quite correct

Here is a breakdown of the vitamins in a potato(e).

Thiamine (Vit. B1)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)
Niacin (Vit. B3)
Vitamin B6
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iron
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium

Lots of B's and C's but no E's

Snicker

05-30-09, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake.

Maybe SteamWake IS Dan Quale.

August · 05-30-09, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

There is no requirement for the English language to make sense.

I think it's all those extra vowels that cost the British their empire!

Platapus · 05-30-09, 03:13 PM

Maybe you can explain to me how a word spelled "idea" can be pronounced with an "r" at the end?

Maybe we took some of them extra vowels and consonants from the British and just stuck them on the end of random words?

That has always bothered me. There are some highly educated people who speak like that.

05-30-09, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Maybe you can explain to me how a word spelled "idea" can be pronounced with an "r" at the end?

That has always bothered me. There are some highly educated people who speak like that.

I don't hear that particular pronunciation unless someone is trying to be cute.

Platapus · 05-30-09, 03:28 PM

It is big up in Boston area. But a friend of mine who grew up in NH also speaks like that.

05-29-09, 11:27 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Better peel some just make sure they're not grenades __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I will be very surprised if he gets reelected on 12 June. I am hoping that Mousavi gets elected. I would have preferred Khatami but he withdrew supping Mousavi. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is no E in potato! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-30-09, 01:52 PM	#9
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the 19th century the spellings of potato and potatoe were both recognized. However in the 20th century the spelling of potato was adopted exclusively. What is interesting is that the spelling of the plural was not changed. One potato, two potatos? One potatoe, two potatoes? No, it is one potato, two potatoes. There is no requirement for the English language to make sense. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Maybe you can explain to me how a word spelled "idea" can be pronounced with an "r" at the end? Maybe we took some of them extra vowels and consonants from the British and just stuck them on the end of random words? That has always bothered me. There are some highly educated people who speak like that. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It is big up in Boston area. But a friend of mine who grew up in NH also speaks like that. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.