Can the Democrats re-unite? Who is really going to win the US Election (Part 7) | 64 comments (64 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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I work on the blighted South Side.
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Chicago politics is barrel-chested strongmen wielding truncheons on political opponents,

Didn't have you figured for the trunchon wielding type ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 05:38:57 PM EST
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I know. Maybe if I picked myself up one I'd have better luck on the winning elections front... ;)

Don't know why you included the mention of working on the South Side in that quote.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 05:54:00 PM EST
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Because there was where you said you worked in Chicago politics.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:04:01 PM EST
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I said that's where I work. But politics is not my job. It's what I do when I'm not at work.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:18:38 PM EST
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Ah so amateur truncheoneer then ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:21:37 PM EST
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I just don't get paid to lug one around. :)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:24:38 PM EST
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but make up for it with enthusiasm ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 09:34:22 PM EST
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I have a nice single fit buddy who's a cop by traing, right up here. Decent cyclist too.

He gave up the cop part though, now he's an elementary school teacher.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 06:27:09 PM EST
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What is this in response to? I mean he sounds nice... I pretty much run in the other direction when I see teachers, though. Sorry. I have a teacherphobia.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Sat Mar 29th, 2008 at 02:33:54 PM EST
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it was in response to you saying you needed to pick yourself up a cop.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Mon Mar 31st, 2008 at 09:54:41 PM EST
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You want her to cop on?

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Tue Apr 1st, 2008 at 05:54:18 AM EST
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What's cop on?

Learn something new, hopefully, every day...

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 at 11:18:57 AM EST
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Slang for getting sense - as in she should cop herself on and stop....

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 at 12:52:48 PM EST
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Heh. Hadn't heard that one.

Irishism?

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 at 01:08:31 PM EST
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probably - not sure of its ethnographic extent - I thought it might be more widespread which is why I used it

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 at 01:17:47 PM EST
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