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09/05/2006 14:45:56
 
 
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Forum:
Politics
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Other
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01118955
Message ID:
01120488
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>>>>>On the other hand "Cellulite" instead of 'fat', or "Wellness" instead of 'health' have really enriched the language (or if not the language, at least the snake oil industry).
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>>>>We have a lot to thank for to the marketers and advertisement people of this world for these. When was the last time you saw an ad for a used car? Now it's "pre-owned". When is obese just "overweight"? Are midgets just "vertically-challenged" people?
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>>>The radio ads for "pre-owned" cars make me smile every time. They make it sound like the previous owners have done you some sort of service.
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>>They kinda did. They ate up a lot of depreciation. :)
>
>Nice one! :-)

A best car I ever had was a used Toyota Camry. I got it with 75,000 miles on it and I finally had to give it up with about 198,000 miles on it.
The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.
- Alexis de Tocqueville

No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
– Mark Twain (1866)
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