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Mon Nov-19-07 10:46 AM
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it's not possible to be "hard" and "brittle" at the same time |
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slimy criminal Rove wrote in Newsweek that Hill was 'hard and brittle'.
not possible
so which is it Rove? is she 'hard' or is she 'brittle'?
may Rove fall down and never get up.
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:48 AM
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1. A glass ceiling comes to mind. n/t |
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:49 AM
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3. I was going to say cast iron |
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:48 AM
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2. Rove is soft and plump. |
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Let's shove an apple in his mouth and have a global pork roast.
It would end world hunger.
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:59 AM
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:16 AM
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14. soft,, LIMP, shriveled, skinny and out of commission where it counts... |
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:48 AM
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18. Best. Response. I've. Seen. All. Month. |
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:49 AM
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4. the funny thing is.... |
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Obama is looking like the more brittle one. And there isn't anything wrong with being "hard" or "steely." If Hillary was all Laura Bush all the time I don't think anyone would believe she had the gumption to be president.
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:53 AM
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5. What about peanut brittle? nt |
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Mon Nov-19-07 10:54 AM
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6. That's what I thought of too. n/t |
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:00 AM
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8. what about it? peanut brittle is brittle. |
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:10 AM
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12. But hard when you try to bite it. n/t |
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:01 AM
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9. Have you ever melted sugar? |
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And then let it cool in the pan? Have you ever broken a rock? It's possible. (my response is in no way political).
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:04 AM
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10. Quick ,someone tell the materials scientists! |
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Edited on Mon Nov-19-07 11:05 AM by muriel_volestrangler
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:09 AM
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11. hard is hard with no brittle - brittle is hard but brittle |
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:15 AM
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13. Try dropping a glass on a concrete floor. |
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I think you'll find that it's both hard and brittle.
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:35 AM
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15. I hate Turd as much as anyone on this board |
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That's all, just 'Turd'; the blossom is long gone from this specimen.
However, if 'hard' and 'brittle' are mutually exclusive, I may as well throw the sheepskin from my MS in Materials Science in the trash.
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:38 AM
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16. Most hard things are brittle. Hardness usually comes from a crystalline structure |
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Edited on Mon Nov-19-07 11:39 AM by Kurt_and_Hunter
like in a diamond.
Crystals are not very flexible because the molecules are arranged in a tight pattern
(That's why diamond cutters can "cut" the world's hardest substance with little taps of a mallet)
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:40 AM
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17. Yes it is. Glass, for instance, is both. |
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Edited on Mon Nov-19-07 11:41 AM by Basileus Basileon
Many, many hard things are brittle as well. It kinda goes with the territory. Things that can't bend tend to break.
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Mon Nov-19-07 11:50 AM
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19. Strong women are often described in these terms. |
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Strong men "talk tough." Strong women are "shrill." Men in leadership positions "make difficult decisions." Women in leadership positions are "hard and brittle."
It's the same old sexism.
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Mon Nov-19-07 02:23 PM
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20. ever held a sheet of ice? n/t |
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