3rdnlng Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, B-Man said: IN OTHER NEWS:.............................NO SHE CANNOT. . To speak with a forked tongue means to tell lies, to not be truthful, to be deceptive. To speak with a forked tongue may be interpreted as saying one thing but meaning another. It is an insult to tell someone that he is speaking with a forked tongue, as it is the same as calling someone a liar. Almost all authorities believe that the metaphor of a forked tongue refers to the forked tongue of a snake. A snake’s forked tongue is also called a bifurcated tongue. The snake uses his tongue to activate his vomeronasal system or his sense of smell. The bifurcation allows the snake to have a three-dimensional experience of smell. The origins of the idea of the forked tongue meaning to tell lies is at least five hundred years old, and is probably derived from the image of Satan as a snake, as depicted in the Adam and Eve story in the Old Testament. In the story, Satan appears to Eve as a snake and talks her into sinning or going against the will of God. He does this by telling her lies and appealing to her curiosity and hubris. The expression forked tongue meaning speaking deceptively or lying is first seen in the early 1500s, predating the first English settlement in America by about one hundred years. The term speak with a forked tongue became more popular in the 1700s, at which time it was ascribed to a translation of a Native American idiom. It is possible that such an idiom existed in some Native American languages, though it is just as likely that it was the English speakers who gave the term to the Native Americans. For a culture that does not revile the snake, the term speak with a forked tongue may be interpreted as to speak with two tongues, which could indicate to say one thing and mean another. https://grammarist.com/idiom/speak-with-a-forked-tongue/
Foxx Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, /dev/null said: Pen and a phone, amirite? and being a Dem. all are necessary prerequisites.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 1 minute ago, KRC said: ...gonna be watching The Weather Channel anyway...……... 1
Just Joshin' Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...gonna be watching The Weather Channel anyway...……... Good choice, more relevant. 2
SoCal Deek Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 There’s a debate? I thought everyone had already dropped out!
Hedge Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 And she calls all the men on the stage losers, to top it off. 2 1
Koko78 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Hedge said: And she calls all the men on the stage losers, to top it off. I liked the nervous laugh after that CNN dipschiff asked the question to Lieawatha. 1
Deranged Rhino Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 She wouldn't shake his hand, all the Bernie Bros are pissed (online at least): *********** Thanks for the campaign ad, Mr. Walnut Sauce. 3 1
Doc Brown Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Hedge said: And she calls all the men on the stage losers, to top it off. CNN: Senator Sanders, have you stopped beating your wife? 1
Kevbeau Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said: She wouldn't shake his hand, all the Bernie Bros are pissed (online at least): *********** Thanks for the campaign ad, Mr. Walnut Sauce. What is that...remedial tic-tac-toe? Edited January 15, 2020 by Kevbeau 2
US Egg Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Kevbeau said: What is that...remedial tic-tac-toe? It's his reminder to himself to always tell the truth, he says. Guess snapping a rubber band on his wrist wasn't working. Wonder where else he draws on his body. Umm, maybe not. 2
/dev/null Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Just now, Hedge said: And she calls all the men on the stage losers, to top it off. They're not even pretending to be objective anymore. 1
John Adams Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Kevbeau said: What is that...remedial tic-tac-toe? Aren't you up on the Deep State stuff? Satanic symbols, duh.
Doc Brown Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, /dev/null said: They're not even pretending to be objective anymore. Could be just a bad/robotic debate monitor having prepared questions unable to adjust on the fly. This whole Bernie is a sexist narrative Warren's campaign is trying to create to energize democratic female voters is going to backfire.
John Adams Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, /dev/null said: They're not even pretending to be objective anymore. It was just gear shifting from one person's story to another's. This is a nothing story, but Warren is trying to do a Kamela Harris move and get some traction from attacking the frontrunner. It's her last hope to grasp the edge of the cliff before she falls off. 1
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 "Can we take a bathroom break?" ""I second that - I gotta take a whiz" "How come I have to wear adult diapers and they don't?" 5
Recommended Posts