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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:51 AM
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Ok, the blond semi-newbie has a stupid question:
WHY does everyone on these boards spell moron M-O-R-A-N? Did I miss something? If so, please point me in the right direction! Thanks:crazy:
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ChairOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:53 AM
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1. A google search quickly brings up the answer.....
In case that's not available to you:

http://www.funnypics.cc/en/get_a_brain_morans_797.php
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:55 AM
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3. i knew someone would beat me to it....
never thought of google...
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ChairOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 02:02 AM
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8. I, unfortunately, think of little else.....
Over the last year or so, it's become my main research tool.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 05:04 AM
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19. I've googled thousands of times in the last six years. :-) n/t
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:54 AM
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2. i am sure someone will post
the picture of the guy who held up a sign on which morons was spelled moran---it just stuck here and most of the time someone will correct the proper spelling with moran.
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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:55 AM
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4. Welcome lildreamer!
:hi:

An understandable question, but now that I'm sure my trusty friends here have posted the answer, you'll understand.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:59 AM
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6. Yes...
..now I get it; I KNEW there had to be a good reason, but being the daughter of an english professor, stuff like that just nags at me sometimes. Thanks to all for the explanation, and thanks for the welcome!:silly:
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 02:03 AM
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9. He was protesting the anti-war protesters if my memory is correct.
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ChairOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 02:05 AM
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11. It nags at *all* of us - lol
That's why we don't let it be forgotten. It's something of a unifier around here - helping to ensure that we forget neither what we're fighting for nor what we're fighting against.
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 09:12 AM
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16. What about the misspelling in your thread subject line?
;-)
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 01:56 AM
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5. It may be coincidental, but . . .
. . . it seems that some posters, who are apparently morons, throughout the history of the Internet, have repeatedly and excessively attempted to denigrate other posters by calling them "morons." Only they were such bad typists, or spellers, that they ended up calling the other posters "morans."

Therefore, when you see the term "moran," you are either reading a post by a moron, or, you are reading a post by a person who is making fun of a moron who probably called another poster a "moran."

I hope this clears it up.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 02:00 AM
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7. Umm..
..yes,and you just made me giggle quite a bit. Thanks:crazy:
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 02:04 AM
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10. Heh heh
Somehow I suddenly got inspired.

I don't know why.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 06:12 AM
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12. Actually, that has nothing to do with it :)


has everything to do with it.

It came from a Freeper who was protesting the protestors. He was a pro-war idiot who is a prime example of the quasi-literate Bush supporting crowd.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:02 AM
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13. This is not a stupid question at all. It's a very good one
It is based on an infamous photo of a truly moronic Freeper protester who, obviously, couldn't spell.:shrug:

Welcome to DU, lildreamer316! And blondes are not stupid, since am also blonde, but, I'll admit, I appreciate that the previous poster came up with the photo, since this was the best I could do *sigh*:shrug:
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 08:12 AM
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14. A helpful hint for newbies
Check Demopedia. In this case:
http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Moran
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absolutezero Donating Member (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 08:23 AM
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15. some conservative
was holding a sign a few years back that said "get a brain morans"
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 09:13 AM
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17. not a dumb question
Edited on Mon Jan-24-05 09:14 AM by Skittles
I have often wished DUers would use an * or SOMETHING to let the lurkers know WE know it's a misspelling of sorts . . .

PS - natural blondes are not stupid; only the fake ones are
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 04:51 AM
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18. I know. I get sick and tired of explaining this to people
who should know better. *sigh* But I did think that this was an excellent question, and was so glad that she asked.:-)

As another natural blonde, I agree, though the world often doesn't.:-(
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