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To: RobinMasters

Me personally, racist, extremist, homophobe, xenophobe islamophobe, etc are so worn out. I would prefer being labelled as DRACONIAN. That would have a special meaning to me because there is some Slavic and Hungarian ancestory in my family. Heck, for all I know, good old Vlad the Impaler could’ve been a distant cousin or even a great grandfather of mine. So for me, being called Draconian has a sentimental ring to it :-)


2 posted on 08/10/2011 1:03:02 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

You forgot Abu Bilbo Teabaggins, the terrorist teahadist. They’re coming up with so many names, it’s getting hard to fit them all on one T-shirt.


17 posted on 08/10/2011 4:00:31 AM PDT by Steel Wolf ("Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master." - Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
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To: Impala64ssa

There’s a metal group named Draconian. If you’re into metal you may want to give a listen.


19 posted on 08/10/2011 4:00:59 AM PDT by tal hajus ("Thank you sir. May I have another?" GOP)
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To: Impala64ssa
Pedantry alert!

The word “draconian” should have something to do with Vlad Draculea the Impaler, but it doesn't. It's a reference the the Athenian lawgiver Draco who prescribed severe penalties for even the most minor offenses. Using it in the context of cutting the size of government is a typical example of leftist illiteracy.

Pedantry concluded.

23 posted on 08/10/2011 4:48:07 AM PDT by fluffdaddy (Who died and made the Supreme Court God?)
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To: Impala64ssa

Hey- keep Draco out of this. He always gets such a bad rap. He didn’t invent restrictive laws, he just wrote the existing ones down.


31 posted on 08/10/2011 5:15:39 AM PDT by MrsEmmaPeel (a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
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