# Ferguson, MO

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-mo/695354>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 12, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-mo/695354 "2014-08-12T04:51:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-mo/695354/1985 "2014-08-22T13:06:54Z")

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> [@septimus](#):
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> Let me clarify this for the mentally-challenged among you. This is called _ **hyperbole** _. (The imbeciles among you may want to consult a dictionary.) In fact, I’m happy to concede that there _might_ be one or two Republicans who are neither racist nor imbeciles. (Perhaps one can even find such specima pictured on Endangered Species serach sites.)

There’s the Super Bowl, the Hyperbole, and where **septimus** competes, the Toilet Bowl.

> [@Chrome just flagged this site as malware for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-just-flagged-this-site-as-malware-for-me/688352/409):
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> I’m a big fan of hyperbole, but there comes a point where it crosses over into straight-up fiction. \<clipped\>

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