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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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 Posted - 06/29/2007 : 11:53:14
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So last Wednesday, in chat, Jerome tried to convince us that the word "effects," in the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, means "essences" and not "personal belongings," and he did this simply by cracking a dictionary and reading the first definition without any regard to the word's context.
I suggest we do this for intentional humor, so pick a word out of an Amendment, and replace it with any dictionary definition or synonym of that word you choose.
For example,Congress shall make no law refraining from intruding upon or interfering with an establishment of religion... Hehehe. That's the exact opposite of what the Framers intended.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 06/29/2007 : 15:25:34 [Permalink]
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I'll see your Constitutional Amendement, and raise you a Commandment:
Surely, this one (Exodus 20:8)...
| 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
... really means...
| Bear in mind the secret day of rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, to save it for inspiring fear. |
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2007 : 17:31:33 [Permalink]
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Well, I was hoping to get a few more Amendments done before moving on to some other text, so let me add a couple more:Sexual intercourse shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or shortening by omissions while retaining the basic contents of the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for an even adjustment of grievances. Sure, there's a lot more that can be done in just the 1st. But lookie here:A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear the upper limbs of the human body, shall not be infringed. We have the right to not be amputees! |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2007 : 17:48:15 [Permalink]
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Preamble
We the People of the United States, in COMMAND to [a] PRECEDENT [for] a more MATURE JUNCTION, PROVE RIGHTEOUSNESS, insure TAME Tranquility, AFFORD for the SECOND-RATE defence, RAISE the KIN Welfare, and OVERCONFIDENT [in] the Blessings of CHANCE to ourselves and our Posterity, do FOREORDAIN and PROVE this Constitution for the United States of America.
I added three words… in brackets…
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2007 : 17:51:07 [Permalink]
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Amendment 15* (Redifined by Merriam Webster)
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of an acceleration contest between vehicles, a phenomenon of light or previous condition of a specified use or enjoyment by another.
* "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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JEROME DA GNOME
BANNED
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Posted - 06/29/2007 : 18:56:50 [Permalink]
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You guys are silly.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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JEROME DA GNOME
BANNED
2418 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2007 : 19:24:39 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Look like someone has a bondage fetish.
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I am enjoying this, but this is Equivocation (using the word in a different manner then intended by the author).
http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/fallacies_list.html
So, does the government under the constitution have the right to collect and demand data from citizens without cause? And, if no; what in the original contract prevents them from doing so?
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2007 : 19:31:52 [Permalink]
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Right, that's what you did in chat the other night.| So, does the government under the constitution have the right to collect and demand data from citizens without cause? And, if no; what in the original contract prevents them from doing so? |
You might want to start a separate thread about that. Here, we're trying to have some fun. |
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An attack of Webster's
