More evidence that Iraq is part crusade

MrHambre responds to holmes:

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Holmes, you pussy, I hope you never know how naked and helpless a man can feel walking around with just an M16A1 5.56mm assault rifle and an M203 40mm grenade launcher.

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Oh, I get it. Only if somebody has the holy fever of god can he possibly muster the courage to go to war.Just how much courage does it take to walk into a dangerous place when you are certain that god has placed his holy mantle upon you and thus made you bulletproof?Personally, I'd rather have soldiers who were courageous enough to put themselves in harm's way but not reckless enough to ignore precautions."You pussy"? Is that really the depth of your argument?------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!

MrHambre responds to me:

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Let's see how fetching Rrhain's leer is when he's got his foot in his mouth.

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How can I even get a bite in when you've taken them all for yourself?You know, when they said that they'd be serving "shrimp," that wasn't what they had in mind....

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I guess only the rest of us love men in uniform.

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Right...those who dare to question the actions of certain members of the military actually hate the military rather than the bozos who manage to make a mockery of the service.Think carefully, MrH...perhaps your argument, while sarcastic in your head, is actually carried by many people. And thus, perhaps I am responding to them rather than you....------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!

Oh, I get it, MrHambre:When you get fooled, it's because the other person is a jerk. But if somebody takes your foolish comments seriously, it's because the other person is a fool.What a wonderfully protective ego you have.Hmmm...sexist and "PC" all at the same time. How ever do I manage it?------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!

So why did you respond if you knew the joke was over?Will you respond to this even though you know the joke is over?------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!

NoniNeil responds to me:

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What do you think I am, some kind of mind reader?

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Since you weren't here for the original interchange, I expect you to maintain at least a semblance of relevance to the discussion.That said, I do think that you are capable of reading English as a native speaker and thus are capable of detecting turns of phrase that indicate that a statement is sarcastic or symbolic or any of the other ways in which a statement is tagged by context to be taken some way other than literally.

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How am I to know something is "supposed" to be a joke?

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By reading for context.Or is English a second language for you? Every language has their ways of indicating that a statement is not to be taken literally. If you are unfamiliar with the language, then you may not be aware of the specific ways in which the language does it but if you are a native speaker, then we would expect you to be able to recognize context.

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And if you think I am going to read every reply to something which posted, guess again.

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So you're saying that you're refusing to keep up-to-date about a thread of conversation and you still expect us to believe that you will then be capable of making an intelligent comment about it?Yes, I think that if you wish to be taken seriously, you will read every reply to something which was posted. How can you possibly give any sort of informed statement if you don't know what has been said previously?------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!