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ambulancechaser
on May 5, 2016
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Microsoft no longer allows admins to block Windows...
I think its a general rule that anytime you derisively mock someone's name with these snide, "clever" puns--or whatever you want to call them--any argument you could make is ignored.
acbabis
on May 5, 2016
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Agreed. I'd have to say pejorative puns are on-par with scare quotes for signaling lack of substance.
askyourmother
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Whereas "me too" filler comments signal something of substance, shame that signal is not a good one.
fu9ar
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It was new to me and was worth a wry grin.
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