“The Straight Dope: Not to be pedantic, but we’d like to nitpick that!”
How about: “The wise man speaks because he has something to say; the fool because he has to say something.”-Plato (I think)
Nice touch!
O.k., I’ll fess up, that was an accident, but still kinda funny!
See, I’ve tried to tell my husband that. He’d really fit in.
Gaudere is on the right track. We have a motto (and we’re stuck with it, I guess). We need tag lines for the various forums.
SDMB:
No subject too obscure that someone won’t take offense at its discussion.
Complicated answers to simple questions!
We tried fighting ignorance, now we’re just ignoramuses, fighting.
I like that idea.
The BBQ Pit - “Better Debates than Great Debates.”
MPSIMS - “Cat pictures and flirt threads. What more can you ask for?”
IMHO - “Opinions, humble and otherwise.”
Café Society - “You need to watch more tv.”
Great Debates - “If boring, long-winded debates are your thing, look no further!”
ATMB - “About This Message Board. If you need more explanation, you probably don’t belong here.”
“Is that a leg?”
“Dinsdale…?”
SDMB: Goats for everyone (and a sheep for Hal)!
Nah, on second thought that’s getting old.
How 'bout just…
SDMB : Plenty of goats to go around
My favorite:
“Conquistador Instant Brand Coffee gives new meaning to the word Vomit.”
My suggestion is:
“Bwuh?”
Never out of place, this phrase fits every occasion.
“A noble spirit embiggens the smallest person.”
Fighting ingnorance since 1973 with a 1920’s style “Death Ray.”
The Winner.
On second thought…
Maybe the “smallest” in the motto above needs a whimsical treatment similar to the “embiggens” to keep the full spirit of the motto.
For example only, and not to be taken for the real thing: disensizedest so it would read
“A noble spirit embiggens the disensizedest person.”
Not a very good word now that I look at it, so I hope a clever person might come up with something much much better. Somewthing that instantly and simpletonishly connotes smallness.
But then again, maybe the motto in its original form is exactly right.
I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure. (Stolen shamelessly from a NYT crossword puzzle.)
Arrogance comes with a price, and that price is $14.95 annually.
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