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And we need to make them dumber STILL!

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Duh, no! Cuz that Mao guy was BAD! We ar gud!!! WOLVAREEENZZ

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Maybe he counts the War on Christmas?

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<i>A lesson?</i>

Oh, I know this one! Laugh at them while you can!

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Oh well, guess I don't need to ask "You know who else hated education?" then.

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Not to mention the Bush royal family. Heck, they're so European-ish, they generated an idiot within only two generations.

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Ah yes, those damned ruling know-it-alls. Surely you're on the highway to Hell when you let people who <i>actually know shit</i> run things.

Gaaah ... what a fucking fuckwad.

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Gelert was an unjustly-killed Welsh dog (although probably not a corgi). I'm not sure what the 'ner' part signifies, though. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wik..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelert">http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

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The plural "wars" is interesting.

I wonder if hemp is legal in Gelertner's world...

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"Smith!" screamed the shrewish voice from the telescreen. "6079 Smith W.! Yes, YOU! Bend lower, please! You can do better than that. You're not trying. Lower, please! THAT'S better, comrade. Now stand at ease, the whole squad, and watch me."

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That sounds more authoritative than "lies originally from the pit of hell".

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Is Gelertner a Maoist?

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I'm sure the Whig Party went through this same agonizing reappraisal before its demise. Seems they couldn't decide whether or not support expansion of slavery into the territories. Pro-slavery won; the party died.

A lesson?

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And he was injured by the Unibomber, who targeted places of higher learning.

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In his dreams, maybe. Year Zero!

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Im off to teach them wizardry, which i believe is the new official internet title for "statistics". I, for one, approve.

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