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My opportunist pronouns

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Submitted by Dave (United States), Feb 10, 2022 at 19:57

When I make a mistake at work and someone asks who's responsible, I point and say he or she.
When nature calls and the men's room is occupied, I become she, and use the lady's room.
On the question of who should bear the burden of higher taxes I say they, not I.
When asked, who will pick up the tab for the meal, I say you.
When asked, who are the best people of any country on earth, I say we.
When asked if it's obnoxious when people quibble over pronouns, I say yes, it is.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Linguist's response [76 words]PeterJan 29, 2023 10:18291793
1Linguist's response [76 words]PeterJan 28, 2023 11:02291752
1answer on pronouns [78 words]
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James KahnMar 20, 2022 14:00279421
1Possible Explanation [112 words]
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GilMar 11, 2022 19:47279314
2"You seem like a tolerant person... [29 words]KeithMar 1, 2022 00:30279170
2"I'm either a closet homosexual or what I look like." "And it's non of your Fxxxing business." [76 words]LudvikusFeb 20, 2022 05:37279065
2Privacy v. Tolerance [292 words]
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LudvikusFeb 20, 2022 05:21279064
2A Tit for Tat [16 words]RenoxMar 6, 2022 22:33279064
2Just call me "Stalin" [55 words]Charles MartelFeb 19, 2022 04:00279057
2Heshe and/or Shehe: A partial, simple, solution to a difficult issue. Also, Himher and/or Herhim. [182 words]LudvikusFeb 18, 2022 11:26279050
1Here's another way to answer [17 words]AnonFeb 16, 2022 00:18278996
2Gender assignment [116 words]JeffFeb 15, 2022 17:11278991
3Much more universal, gender-neutral pronouns. [69 words]KevinFeb 13, 2022 21:01278943
you better speak gender-specific Hebrew [17 words]mythFeb 14, 2022 10:55278943
I spell M... [32 words]mythFeb 13, 2022 11:16278938
4Our enemies must notice this insanity [73 words]
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DaveFeb 12, 2022 15:30278919
3The short term blame goes to Trump, Biden and circa 2020-democrats [143 words]PrashantFeb 13, 2022 13:52278919
1America's Trivial Pursuit of Political Trivialities Extends Much Further Back - President Trump Merely Revealed How Bad [250 words]M ToveyFeb 14, 2022 11:46278919
Putin calendar [20 words]mythFeb 15, 2022 18:00278919
3In the Immortal Words of Charlie Brown, "AAAAAUUUUGH!" [156 words]KephaFeb 11, 2022 23:59278891
2What about "you"? [19 words]MalcolmFeb 11, 2022 20:25278887
4Tyranny with a velvet glove. [42 words]PhanFeb 10, 2022 22:51278850
Depreciation of Human Value by Inhuman Means [260 words]M ToveyFeb 11, 2022 15:15278850
1Just one problem, Phan [25 words]JeffFeb 12, 2022 13:47278850
2I am a man/male. [83 words]PrashantFeb 10, 2022 20:11278845
My opportunist pronouns [97 words]DaveFeb 10, 2022 19:57278842
2I Avoid Pronouns [23 words]AJCFeb 10, 2022 14:49278835
Questioning Medicine that Cannot Recognize the Obvious [184 words]M ToveyFeb 10, 2022 11:49278829
Tolerance [551 words]LudvikusFeb 10, 2022 10:27278826
The Lost Message of Conservatism [191 words]M ToveyFeb 10, 2022 18:57278826
1HE or SHE [47 words]RobertFeb 11, 2022 14:26278826
Because It is Written in HIS Terms [134 words]M ToveyFeb 12, 2022 01:16278826
1useless... [63 words]Tim RouseFeb 10, 2022 10:19278825

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