It's a defense mechanism while the world and America becomes the opposite of "great".

The times I'm serious, I'm addressing our Republican friends, family and neighbors, trying to get them to think. I'm sure a few sneak on here.

burrowowl

(17,641 posts)

22. LOL

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:04 AM

Dec 2019

hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)

5. Collins and his mock "intelligent" glasses.... Truman definitely wore them better.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 01:56 PM

Dec 2019

and infinitely SMARTER.

PCIntern

(25,552 posts)

6. Dats a dumshit reatort. Wut a maroon

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 01:56 PM

Dec 2019

Collins reminds me of the guy in the movie who says,”Shore we’ll give you a fair trial and THEN we’ll hang ya!” Sounds like he’s a real “fair” fellow.

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)

11. I love using that word in meetings to troll people...

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:28 PM

Dec 2019

one guy would fall for it every time and lose it and make himself look like a fool every time I said it. It was great!

intrepidity

(7,302 posts)

12. Did you just out yourself as a troll?

Reply to cbdo2007 (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:20 PM

Dec 2019

Noted...

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)

15. Oh at work...I am definitely a troll...

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:41 PM

Dec 2019

Especially to my co-workers who take themselves waaaay too seriously. Got to find some way to laugh during the day lol.

Sopio

(25 posts)

13. Plus she's a right wing nut

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:21 PM

Dec 2019

Disguised as a "moderate".

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)

14. Doug Collins is a he

Reply to Sopio (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:25 PM

Dec 2019

Who are you talking about? Welcome to DU!

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

16. Don't be a language nazi. There are plenty of characteristics to support the ignorance of

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:01 PM

Dec 2019

the reTHUGS but nit-picking over language is a waste of time.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,348 posts)

20. Merriam-Webster disagrees with you

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 09:51 PM

Dec 2019

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-irregardless-a-real-word-heh-heh

On the other hand, I disagree with both you and Merriam-Webster. It is a word, but it does not mean the same as 'regardless'.

regard -- to think of or consider
regardless -- without thinking of or considering
irregardless -- not (without thinking of or considering)

Therefore, irregardless is the same as regard; it's a double negative modifier of regard.

former9thward

(32,013 posts)

21. It is a word.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 11:23 PM

Dec 2019

It was first used in 1795.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)

23. Yeah, and Swalwell stumbled over some words

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2019, 02:00 AM

Dec 2019

OK, "irregardless" is one of my pet peeves, on the level of "I could care less". But I'm not going to hold anyone to 100% impeccable grammar during a live hearing: people will slip into colloquialisms and what's comfortable to them.

Collins is still an idiot, but I'm giving him a pass on this one.

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