Word of the day

What did you say? And what did you mean by it?

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mickthinks
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Re: Word of the day

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Impenitent wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 8:49 pm "leave it to Beaver" references something else …
Nobody knows what "leave it to Beaver" meant. I suspect it was supposed to be somewhat ironic. Do you think Walker’s sycophancy for the arch-oligarch is intended ironically? 🤔
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Re: Word of the day

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mickthinks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 10:53 am
Impenitent wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 8:49 pm "leave it to Beaver" references something else …
Nobody knows what "leave it to Beaver" meant. I suspect it was supposed to be somewhat ironic. Do you think Walker’s sycophancy for the arch-oligarch is intended ironically? 🤔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver

sorry, I forgot the cultural difference

-Imp
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Re: Word of the day

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Impenitent wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 12:22 pm
mickthinks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 10:53 am
Impenitent wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 8:49 pm "leave it to Beaver" references something else …
Nobody knows what "leave it to Beaver" meant. I suspect it was supposed to be somewhat ironic. Do you think Walker’s sycophancy for the arch-oligarch is intended ironically? 🤔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver

sorry, I forgot the cultural difference

-Imp
Each show introduced him as, The Beaver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkTmvz0q7E

The Beaver Cleaver.
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Re: Word of the day

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Rebel:
To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention. (American Heritage dictionary)

Some generally accepted conventions:

The
(the most used English word)

Be
(the second most used English word)

Conclusion: (The Be)aver was a conventional, non-rebellious kid.

(conventional, non-rebellious)
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Re: Word of the day

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mickthinks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 8:42 pm “Leave it to Elon …” is a very strange idiom to choose, even for someone as awestruck as Walker. Is having a fancy car really like an important requirement, for which responsibility can safely be entrusted to Elon Musk to fulfil on our behalf?

Or is Walker off his head?
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Impenitent
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Re: Word of the day

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(Operation) Chastise

-Imp
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