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11 Bravo

(23,926 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:22 PM Jan 2020

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The GOP had redefined politics. From the Latin:

poly, meaning "many", and ticks, meaning "blood-sucking little mother-fuckers".

Yeah, that sounds like every Republican Senator or Representative currently in office.

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The GOP had redefined politics. From the Latin: (Original Post) 11 Bravo Jan 2020 OP

It's actually derived from the greek word "polis", meaning "city". DetlefK Jan 2020 #1

Oh. OK. 11 Bravo Jan 2020 #2

True TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #3

Let's not quibble but just add "reTHUG polyticks" to the language... I can handle it! abqtommy Jan 2020 #4

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. It's actually derived from the greek word "polis", meaning "city".

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:24 PM

Jan 2020

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)

2. Oh. OK.

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:27 PM

Jan 2020

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

3. True

Reply to 11 Bravo (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:32 PM

Jan 2020

But his derivation was funnier

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

4. Let's not quibble but just add "reTHUG polyticks" to the language... I can handle it!

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 04:59 PM

Jan 2020

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