Why thank you, SM.

(Just quietly - do you really think I'm an idiot?)

Anyhooo...my point was that if you're driven to post something so irredeemably abstruse to prove your point, then perhaps you're desperate.

Have a good day.

Poirot,

I don't actually think you are an idiot, but "sterling rhetorical gobbedlygook" to describe an extract from a more comprehensive dictionary if taken at face value puts a very distinct ceiling on your linguistic capabilities.

Anyone familiar with legal texts such as contracts will recognise this style as written to be deliberately clear and unambiguous.

SM,

Yes, yes, we all know how clear and penetrable is legal jargon (ho, ho)

"...a very distinct ceiling on your linguistic capabilities."

(and your employment of the word "very" in your sentence above is superfluous : )

Of wind power and splitting hairs.

Toxic Toni, has again verbally disgraced himself again. He hasn't learnt much over the years. He is getting to be a liability.
Shoot from the hip, all he seems to know.
I reckon Keating was spot on when he said Abbott was a political illiterate.
Every time he opens his mouth a heap of toxic slush falls out.
Can you imagine this bloke on the world stage.
When they come to the conclusion that he has to go, we will be better off.

Lets go for gold for the longest thread about nothing on OLO. This is only slightly more tedious than whether or not god exists threads.

Is it possible the population of OLO has truly run out of things to discuss, but continue to go through the motions in some sort of reflex action.

I think you owe it to yourselves to go outside, even if ever so quickly, to witness the grass growing. Even if only for a fleeting moment.

Go on!

Reward yourselves!

You're worth it!

I reckon Toxic Toni is onto a winner. All he needs to do is adjust that fine line of ambiguity slightly, keep making statements fishing for a bit of outrage, and the ludicrous faux offense of the government's campaign becomes more exposed by the day.

I've heard this statement made a million times, but it really is beginning to be a legitimate accusation...

"It's political correctness gone mad!"

If I was him I'd start to accidentally be caught walking past some more signs. I would make it my mission to expose how petty and precious and pedantic the Emily's list brigade are willing to be.

I also want to see the pathetic levels of high horse harping righteousness the likes of 579 and DiamondPete can reach.