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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:34 PM Original message |
How can people celebrate, on July 4th, independence from England... |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sort of a light shade of aquamarine. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. I make reference to the Oxford English Dictionary all the time, and I've never read the whole thing. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. In the novel, England was part of Oceania... |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Dammit. Beat me to the obvious! NT |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. If YOU"D read the whole novel you'd know that England was part of Oceania......NT |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. We always talk about Orwell's novel 1984 in connection with warrant-less wiretapping in America ... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. "Orwell's novel was about England, not America" |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Orwell's novel was about 1948, not 1984 -- that was a facade allowing publication. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Can you separate FICTION from REALITY! n/t |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. The events of "1984" take place after a limited nuclear war. . . |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. and I ask you, why should a person not make reference to said book? cliff notes aside, |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-07-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. People enjoy using hot button terms |
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