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Mr Dixon

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Reply to edbermac (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 01:49 PM

Feb 2014

OMG where you get that emoticon ROLF

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My encounter with a batshit right-wing nut at the bar this evening [View all] titaniumsalute Feb 2014 OP

His nasty little playpen is getting smaller by the month, so all he has left is railing. bluestate10 Feb 2014 #1

I think he was a local only because titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #2

I had a friend in Colorado who moved to Myrtle Beach passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #16

I have several friends who have moved to SheilaT Feb 2014 #59

Some people find it easier and more comfortable just to conform. tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #73

Yeah, it's called protective coloration. Aristus Feb 2014 #77

Cool, I didn't know that phrase. Thanks! tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #106

a good portion of Columbia is OK rbrnmw Feb 2014 #80

"You're acting like an ass again." Brigid Feb 2014 #3

That dude donco Feb 2014 #4

You are braver than I. 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #6

Did you tell him that statistically it was 100% likely that he watched Fox News? nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #5

LOL. Good one! R B Garr Feb 2014 #33

Brilliant. Cha Feb 2014 #34

You're lucky he didn't pull a gun and shoot you. edbermac Feb 2014 #7

You never Cha Feb 2014 #35

LOL Mr Dixon Feb 2014 #62

I first went to Yahoo and typed 'guns emoticon' edbermac Feb 2014 #65

omg that kitty LOL n/t LittleGirl Feb 2014 #72

I like the one with Dubya shooting the gun. eom Blanks Feb 2014 #90

Teabagger mercuryblues Feb 2014 #85

good to know you have statistical training. you would not believe the idiots here who Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #8

some people use statistics the way a drunk uses a lamp post hfojvt Feb 2014 #14

Yeah I get that titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #48

Well, if you torture the data enough, it will confess to what you are looking for! Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #67

I got polled here about an issue which became major in B.C. a couple of months ago OnlinePoker Feb 2014 #96

I had the "normal distribution" lecture given to me, too. (nt) reACTIONary Feb 2014 #109

You're lucky you didn't get shot! Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #9

Myrtle Beach is in SC. passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #17

"This is an epidemic in our society right now." Skittles Feb 2014 #10

totally this! yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #18

I don't understand their arguments Johonny Feb 2014 #11

Man, I don't wanna go all nazi-reference here, but it is a great example. They are NOT about jtuck004 Feb 2014 #13

I hate to say it, but from many posts here passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #21

You're correct, passiveporcupine. Many of my family and friends are No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #22

I don't mind saying it at all. Yours seems the broadest brush of all. jtuck004 Feb 2014 #42

perhaps you didn't notice the trend passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #45

Well, there's not letting fear rule you, and there's naive and refusing to accept that jtuck004 Feb 2014 #46

there is nothing naive passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #84

Hate? Who mentioned hate....ahhh you about 6 maybe 7 times in your posts I lost count HangOnKids Feb 2014 #93

Perhaps you mistook my poorly worded title at the beginning of this discussion passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #97

I understood everyone of your threads HangOnKids Feb 2014 #98

This statement.... meanit Feb 2014 #105

Says it all there! MyOwnPeace Feb 2014 #58

I just saw a Jesse Ventura clip where he goes to one of the "FEMA Camps" 7962 Feb 2014 #100

That is a great post, Johonny nikto Feb 2014 #102

What are the odds? Coyotl Feb 2014 #12

Huh? daleanime Feb 2014 #15

You're not a statistican, are you? Coyotl Feb 2014 #20

No, daleanime Feb 2014 #38

Statistics is a powerful tool. And a difficult class for many. Coyotl Feb 2014 #57

Statistical significance ErikJ Feb 2014 #23

NICE! I love it. N/T titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #49

Wasn't going to read this fadedrose Feb 2014 #19

Well played. blackspade Feb 2014 #24

"Bob, you're acting like an ass again." Name Unpronounceable Feb 2014 #25

Note: AGAIN!!! Lol grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #91

So sad. So true. countmyvote4real Feb 2014 #26

That magical moment Turbineguy Feb 2014 #27

I had two quarters of statistics in college (this was before semesters) and I hated it. Jenoch Feb 2014 #28

"I trust the President to make those decisions" NBachers Feb 2014 #29

... Cha Feb 2014 #36

Only problem....he wasn't "acting" like an ass!!! nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #30

"I trust the President to make those decisions." AngryDem001 Feb 2014 #31

me too. I'm sure he has choked on beer nuts several times with his spew SummerSnow Feb 2014 #56

OMG!!! AngryDem001 Feb 2014 #88

THAT is South Carolina for ya....my home sweet home... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #32

1st red flag was when he insulted your previous career steve2470 Feb 2014 #37

Yeah when I said I used to do statistics and research titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #50

Might have asked him about the polls before the election. ErikJ Feb 2014 #39

This is one of the best threads I have seen on DU how to make a wingnut explode on this subject gordianot Feb 2014 #40

Black and white thinking ErikJ Feb 2014 #41

" I told him I trust the President to make those decisions. - I'm sorry but statements like that in Douglas Carpenter Feb 2014 #43

Of course... titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #51

People are slowly learning RobertEarl Feb 2014 #44

Back when I could still have a beer at the bar I ran into something similar. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #47

That is such a true statement titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #53

one of my middle school classmates made me a friend on LittleGirl Feb 2014 #74

What cracks me up about these assholes, they think everybody views politics B Calm Feb 2014 #52

Well done. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #54

Sounds like he acts like an ass often as his wife pointed out. SummerSnow Feb 2014 #55

It certainly was the case titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #68

Good job Rider3 Feb 2014 #60

love it Mr Dixon Feb 2014 #61

me thinks he protest too much... Javaman Feb 2014 #63

Statistics! SheilaT Feb 2014 #64

I don't think statistics is math though. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #66

I had to take a course to complete my degree LittleGirl Feb 2014 #75

oh yes - stats will certainly use math. No debate there. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #81

well, I passed that class LittleGirl Feb 2014 #83

Glad to hear you lived to tell the tale DFW Feb 2014 #69

next time just say "that's what limbaugh says all the time, but what has he ever been right about?" certainot Feb 2014 #70

Well done! ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #71

It's like a compulsion get the red out Feb 2014 #76

Wonder how his wife endures him. nt raccoon Feb 2014 #78

"Conservatives don't do that" nxylas Feb 2014 #79

I have a whackjob Aunt rbrnmw Feb 2014 #82

To them, unskewed means only polling white suburban or rural people. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #92

Reminding me of Megyn Kelly making Karl Rove look like a fool with this: 7962 Feb 2014 #101

Wow! She went off script there for a second... Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #104

It doesn't take long to recognize a wing nut The Wizard Feb 2014 #86

I'm going there Friday for the week-end. Fuddnik Feb 2014 #87

LOL...yes it does titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #110

Well done! I like to get them to agree with me on SS, Afghnistan, costly trade agreements, etc. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #89

It sounds as though you were very diplomatic. DrewFlorida Feb 2014 #94

It's almost as if their brains are diseased from the extremist brainwashing. You can't even reason kimbutgar Feb 2014 #95

Tell them you're an Eisenhower republican. toby jo Feb 2014 #99

You should do that to my dad lol PatrynXX Feb 2014 #103

k&r Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #107

What's funny is they feel a duty to parrot what they've heard and then claim to be free thinkers. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #108

That's exactly right titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #111

You can spot a Hannity fan easily.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #112