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It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« on: September 15, 2010, 11:14:42 PM »
Actually, it is bragging, because the truth of the statement has no bearing on whether a person is bragging.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brag
1 brag noun \ˈbrag\
Definition:
1: a pompous or boastful statement
2: arrogant talk or manner


Sorry, I just get tired of hearing this confused notion.  =)
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2010, 09:46:00 AM »
So you back up your boastful talk about your feelings by providing the definition of bragging. :facepalm:

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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2010, 10:40:55 AM »


Under definition two, it may not be considered arrogant if one can indeed perform the action specified.  It's a kinda grey area. 
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2010, 04:09:44 PM »
Quote from: RevDisk on September 16, 2010, 10:40:55 AM

Under definition two, it may not be considered arrogant if one can indeed perform the action specified.  It's a kinda grey area. 

Maybe, if it didn't involve Fistful.

It's always his fault.

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If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege.

Hey you kids!! Get off my lawn!!!

They keep making this eternal vigilance thing harder and harder.  Protecting the 2nd amendment is like playing PACMAN - there's no pause button so you can go to the bathroom.

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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2010, 04:19:26 PM »
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2010, 05:41:00 PM »
But what is the difference between arrogance and confidence?
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2010, 05:54:05 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on September 16, 2010, 04:19:26 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIoG4PlEPtY

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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2010, 06:50:28 PM »
Quote from: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on September 16, 2010, 05:41:00 PM
But what is the difference between arrogance and confidence?

confidence + O + B + A + M + A = arrogance?








but really, confidence is believing in your ability. arrogance is believing everyone else is worthless.
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2010, 06:56:09 PM »
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2010, 07:09:35 PM »
Me too. "GET DOWN NOW!"
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2010, 07:45:08 PM »
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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2010, 08:01:37 PM »
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"The true mad scientist does not make public appearances! He does not wear the "Hello, my name is.." badge!
He strikes from below like a viper or on high like a penny dropped from the tallest building around!
He only has one purpose--Do bad things to good people! Mit science! What good is science if no one gets hurt?!"

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Re: It ain't bragging, if you can back it up
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2010, 08:11:31 PM »
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"The true mad scientist does not make public appearances! He does not wear the "Hello, my name is.." badge!
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He only has one purpose--Do bad things to good people! Mit science! What good is science if no one gets hurt?!"
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