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Word Of The Day ...



rhetoric:

(( http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ ))

noun
1 speech or writing which is intended to be effective and persuasive

2 SPECIALIZED the study of the ways of using language effectively

3 DISAPPROVING clever language which sounds good but is not sincere or has no real meaning

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There appears to be a good amount of rhetoric (definition #3) on the messageboard today.

Anyone else have any word(s) of the day to share??




-B.


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Mediator

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disagree
1 to not have the same opinion, idea, etc.; to not agree
2 If two or more statements, ideas, sets of numbers, etc. disagree, they are not the same.


hate
1 to dislike someone or something very much
2 an extremely strong dislike



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Merriam Webster

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lie
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  1. A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.
  2. Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression.

2164.1. VORT please
Your group needs to stop attacking everyone. First you seem to disagree with everyone in town. First you attack a church. Now you bother people who want a school or a compromise. What is it vort wants? Do you want to buy the land go ahead and leave the town alone.


 






2160.1.1. Taxes are on the rise to pay for this new school .
by RTisfree, 5/18/04 17:23 ET
Re: Rockaway Twp. School site. by johnpicot, 5/18/04

Taxes will have to be raised to pay for the court case and the new school. That is if vort keeps up the fight against the church and a compromise.






2160.1.1.1.1. more vort lies
by thebrewhaha, 5/19/04 10:36 ET
Re: Rockaway Twp. School site. by johnpicot, 5/19/04

Nice try, no one ever said that. Vort you are getting very sloppy. Go ahead buy the land if you want vort. The town is tired of your attacks on everyone.






2159.1. why does vort
by RTisfree, 5/18/04 17:21 ET
Re: The Real VORT Position by TheLight11, 5/18/04

Why does vort attack everyone?Vort attacks people in town who want a school as CC.Vort attacks people fine either way CC.Vort attacks people who want a compromise.Vort even attacks people who are against a church .What does this group vort want. Are they trying to help just vort.


2152. Vort is up late tonight
by thebrewhaha, 5/18/04 0:10 ET


I think you will see. Mocking a church is not helping anyone. The rest of the town is really tired of your games vort. It makes us all look bad.

2150. I see vorts PR is at it yet again
by thebrewhaha, 5/17/04 23:22 ET

Keep up the silly spin guys. I have been to the meeting vort held. They feel very angry towards this church. I am not shocked they still act this way






2150.1.1.1.1.1.1. fact the meetings have dropped the more vort has spoken
by thebrewhaha, 5/19/04 10:47 ET
Re: I see vorts PR is at it yet again by thebrewhaha, 5/19/04

The more vort attacks, the less people go to meetings. Now do you see people are tired of the lying your vort group does.

2149.1. TR50yrs= paid vort schill

2147. stark
by SupportRTWP, 5/17/04 19:36 ET


Are you still running all of vorts PR.You seem to keep changing your name why?







2143.1. Hi vort
by funplace, 5/17/04 18:31 ET
Re: VORT enjoys support by most in town by RT50years, 5/17/04


...Why does vort care so much about vort and so little about how they make the town look? Maybe a school is best. It will never happen if vort keeps up its attacks on a church....






2142. Is sandra talking youth center
by caImRT, 5/17/04 14:23 ET

I read here on anothe rpost that a youth center might have been interested in the land awhile back. I also read it might be more of a prison then a youth center.


2139. Does anyone know if vort wants to buy the land?
by RTisfree, 5/16/04 23:33 ET


They never have been against any other project. Do they want to buy the land? Or do they want to recommend a company for it?


2139. Does anyone know if vort wants to buy the land?
by RTisfree, 5/16/04 23:33 ET


They never have been against any other project. Do they want to buy the land? Or do they want to recommend a company for it?

2138.1.1.2.1.1. yea right
by funplace, 5/17/04 18:35 ET
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Why vort by thebrewhaha, 5/17/04

Vort has never been elected to anything. They would never win that is why none of them run for anything. It is much easier to just form a group and claim to speak for the town. Vort cares about vort only not rockaway.


2020.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Few want a long battle in court
by rockres14, 5/6/04 23:37 ET
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Compromise by rockres23yrs, 5/6/04


It will take time away from more important matters. Why is your group vort so in favor of a long costly court fight with town money.


2006. okay vort PR call it a day
by rrtRTrrr, 5/3/04 22:13 ET


You guys have had fun made a few bucks call it a day. Let the town work on a deal with Marci leading them that everyone will like. Enough of the religious crap.





...and so it goes....


Just a sampling...The names of the posers shift like sand with the wind...They go from copying good RT residents to making up new names...But the definition of lie is clear...



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fyrral

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"obsession" noun.....a persistant disturbing preocupation with an idea or feeling;also: an emotion or idea causing such a preocupation.


"bigot" noun......one intolerantly devoted to his or her own prejudices or opinion.  syn: fanatic,enthusiast,zealot.


source:Merriam Webster Dictionary.


 



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Craig Maier

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Is this a fifth grade English class?

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Regular guy

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SHUT UP= stop talking nonsence

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fyrral

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quote:

Originally posted by: Craig Maier

"Is this a fifth grade English class?"

 Fourth grade actually.

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a view from the side lines

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dissemble , to conceal ones true feelings or motives.


diseminate ,to spread ideas widely 



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Wise Guy

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Blah blah=


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Bystander

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Hahaha ... Love the posts on this thread !!!
...

Hmmmmm ....

How about adding Jeopardy to the mix?

Answer: These should NEVER be discussed online.
Question: What are politics and religion?

Answer: This person has been negatively and inaccurately labelled on a popular New Jersey messageboard.
Question: Who is BYSTANDER??


The word game possibilities are endless!
LOL



-B.







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Craig Maier

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Bystander thinks that this is all a game for a very simple reason.  It does not effect her.  She does not live in RT.  Go find some other sandbox to play in.  For most of us, this is real serious stuff which can completely destroy our way of life here in RT. 


This thing is NO TOY, jerk.



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Bystander

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To: Craig


Very simply ...

What part of "Rockaway Township Free Speech message board" don't you understand??

Where, in "Rockaway Township Free Speech message board" does it say that this messageboard is limited to ONLY the cc issue??

Which "Rockaway Township Free Speech" guideline and/or rule states that non-cc issues are taboo and NOT to be discussed here on this messageboard??

Which "Rockaway Township Free Speech" guideline and/or rule states that ONLY cc issues are to be discussed here on this messageboard??

Which "Rockaway Township Free Speech" guideline and/or rule states that this messageboard is closed to non-residents of Rockaway Township??

Enlighten me, please.

Thanks,


-B.


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Craig Maier

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RE: Word Of The Day ...


If you had any sense of decency, you would realize that this is set up for Rockaway township people to discuss this grave situation here in town.  It is not for out of towners to have fun and make silly jokes.


Please go away and find some other debating society venue or watch Jeopardy.



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Pipe Down Bystander

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The all powerful Craig Maier has spoken!!  All knowledge and decision making ability reside in Craig Maier!!  You must bow before the genius that is Craig Maier!!

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Merriam Webster

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One entry found for sagacious.




Main Entry: sa·ga·cious
Pronunciation: s&-'gA-sh&s, si-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin sagac-, sagax, from sagire to perceive keenly; akin to Latin sagus prophetic -- more at SEEK
1 obsolete : keen in sense perception
2 a : of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : DISCERNING <sagacious judge of character> b : caused by or indicating acute discernment <sagacious purchase of stock>
synonym see SHREWD
- sa·ga·cious·ly adverb
- sa·ga·cious·ness noun


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Craig Maier

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Thank you Pipe Down.  I glad that you recognize my superiority! 

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Bystander

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One entry found for pretentious.

Main Entry: pre·ten·tious


Function: adjective

1 : characterized by pretension : as a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing) <the pretentious fraud who assumes a love of culture that is alien to him -- Richard Watts> b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature <pretentious language> <pretentious houses>
2 : making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : AMBITIOUS <the pretentious daring of the Green Mountain Boys in crossing the lake -- Amer. Guide Series: Vt.>
synonym see SHOWY
- pre·ten·tious·ly adverb
- pre·ten·tious·ness noun



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a view from the side lines

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This is really alot of fun ,can we string ALL the words together in one sentence? Our entry for today,


dilettante  n. a person who dabbles in a subject for his own enjoymentheadbang:



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Seacrest....out!!!

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Welcome back bystander - I see you have dusted yourself off and crawled back into the sandbox. Well, we still see "through the trees" and you apparently still enjoy a little rabble-rousing.

Enjoy yourself...the jury is still out on your intentions, I'll be watching...

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Bystander

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To: Seacrest.... Out


Hi,



(( have dusted yourself off ))
As have you ... long time no see - welcome back!


...


(( ...still enjoy a little rabble-rousing... ))
(from: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/)


rabble-rouser 
noun: a person who makes speeches that make people excited or angry, especially in a way that causes them to act as the person wants them to.
'Johnson was unpopular with the management because he was a well-known rabble-rouser.


rabble-rousing:
adjective: 'a rabble-rousing speech'


 


It's actually quite interesting that that's how my presence is being perceived. Would you agree that there could actually be other as-valid, less conspiratorial, raison d'etres for my presence online??  Believe me ... if I really enjoyed/wanted to be a rabble-rouser, it wouldn't be difficult to kick things up a notch or two (to paraphrase the great chef Emeril) 


...


(( the jury is still out on your intentions ))
Yeah, that will always be an unfortunate byproduct of my preference to remain (for personal reasons) anonymous online.


 


Hopefully, though, my words and postings stand alone to represent what *I* know are *my* reasons for being here, which is, interestingly, quite the opposite of 'rabble-rouser.' (Antonyms:   pacifier, peacemaker, debater). 


And really, all that ultimately matters to me and me alone, eh.   I've never wavered from the use of this one nickname (it would be easy to use other nicknames at times, to avoid the inevitable comebacks I know ahead of time that I'm going to receive) ... and it's not my nature to get into the pettiness, the name-calling and the 'yes-I-am, no-you're-not' mantras.



Without discontinuing to being anonymous, it's probably impossible for it to be any other way,  I know that.  I'm OK with it, too.


Take care,



-B.



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Craig Maier

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RE: Word Of The Day ...


Again, thanks for the 4th grade English lesson.  I hope that you are learning something from your own process of the study of Merriam - Webster.

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Contribute?

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quote:

Originally posted by: Craig Maier

"Again, thanks for the 4th grade English lesson.  I hope that you are learning something from your own process of the study of Merriam - Webster. "


 


Craig, is it your belief that your posts actually contribute something ?



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Seacrest...out!!!

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Ha ha!! Thanks for the laugh bystander!! English lessons, an instant classic!!!

Still, I will continue to call em' as I see em'...



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Bystander

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To: Craig


(( ... are learning something from your own process ... ))


LIFE itself is one big learning process, would you agree??



-B.



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Seacrest....out!!!

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RE: Word Of The Day ...




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Craig Maier

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Sorry, but you are way too dull to be part of my learning process.


Proudly Relatively Arogant,


Craig Maier



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Genius

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quote:

Originally posted by: Craig Maier

"Sorry, but you are way too dull to be part of my learning process. Proudly Relatively Arogant, Craig Maier"


 


Shouldn't a Genius know how to spell "Arrogant"?



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Sp Checki

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