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C.I.A. Had Plan to Assassinate Qaeda Leaders

Hehe, can't find the foot-in-mouth smilie. :doh

I didn't actually know his name in Arabic/actual translation was Usamah.

Stupid Public School Education :3oops:

Yeah, blame the public school system for why you tried to insult somebody for supposedly not knowing something when it was you, in fact, who was uninformed.

If there's one thing my public school education taught me, it's realizing that I am far from knowing anything and it's much better to ask questions than loose accusations.
 
Yeah, blame the public school system for why you tried to insult somebody for supposedly not knowing something when it was you, in fact, who was uninformed.

If there's one thing my public school education taught me, it's realizing that I am far from knowing anything and it's much better to ask questions than loose accusations.

In fact, I was not wrong. He simply wasn't wrong either. And he was politically incorrect (in America).

And if there's one thing public school taught me......oh, nevermind...
 
What I think is just hilarious, is that you don't even know his initials. 3 times you said "UBL" when his initials are OBL. :lol:

In fact, I was not wrong. He simply wasn't wrong either. And he was politically incorrect (in America).

And if there's one thing public school taught me......oh, nevermind...

You said he was wrong.

He was right. Even you admit this now.

That means you were wrong.

Understand?
 
You said he was wrong.

He was right. Even you admit this now.

That means you were wrong.

Understand?

No, I'm still right. His initials are in fact OBL (which I originally knew) and UBL (which I now know) ergo, we both had the right answer, just different ones.
 
No, I'm still right. His initials are in fact OBL (which I originally knew) and UBL (which I now know) ergo, we both had the right answer, just different ones.

I get that.

What you don't get is that calling somebody wrong, (which you did) when they are not wrong (which he wasn't), makes you wrong.

There is no middle ground when you call somebody wrong- either you are right, and they are wrong, or you are wrong, and they are right.
 
I get that.

What you don't get is that calling somebody wrong, (which you did) when they are not wrong (which he wasn't), makes you wrong.

There is no middle ground when you call somebody wrong- either you are right, and they are wrong, or you are wrong, and they are right.

And then (like in this case) there is political correctness, where an answer can be both right and wrong. Politically, its wrong. Factually, its right.
 
And then (like in this case) there is political correctness, where an answer can be both right and wrong. Politically, its wrong. Factually, its right.

You made no mention of political correctness until you were called out on your ignorance. Hell, you didn't even know it was a possible spelling until he explained- so how could you know something was politically incorrect (assuming that spelling is politically incorrect, which I won't get into here), if you didn't even know what it was?

You were wrong when you told him he used the wrong initials. He was right.

Now you try and twist what you meant so that "everybody can be right!". Truth doesn't work this way- if you say somebody is wrong, and they are right, then you are wrong.

I'm not going to argue with you. You've proven yourself in the past to be incapable of following logic or accepting your mistakes without some sort of cover or excuse, so I'd be wasting my time. I've pointed out the blatant stupidity, time to move on.

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You made no mention of political correctness until you were called out on your ignorance. Hell, you didn't even know it was a possible spelling until he explained- so how could you know something was politically incorrect (assuming that spelling is politically incorrect, which I won't get into here), if you didn't even know what it was?

You were wrong when you told him he used the wrong initials. He was right.

Now you try and twist what you meant so that "everybody can be right!". Truth doesn't work this way- if you say somebody is wrong, and they are right, then you are wrong.

I'm not going to argue with you. You've proven yourself in the past to be incapable of following logic or accepting your mistakes without some sort of cover or excuse, so I'd be wasting my time. I've pointed out the blatant stupidity, time to move on.

/discussion

You know, I'm in economics right now, and the answer I keep getting is: there are almost always multiple answers. Now, some people might not be able to comprehend that sort of thing, but don't worry, you'll get it eventually. Someone doesn't necessarily have to know all viewpoints and outcomes when answering a question, sometimes all you need is one. In thhis instance, I knew one and he knew one. Its really as simple as that, and the question ended up being not A or B but All of the Above.

I might have been wrong in my initial thinking that he was wrong, but that doesn't mean what I was saying is wrong, same obviously goes for him.

Now I hope you are done wasting everyone's time pursuing a mistake that I'm sure you will make countless times.
 
You know, I'm in economics right now, and the answer I keep getting is: there are almost always multiple answers. Now, some people might not be able to comprehend that sort of thing, but don't worry, you'll get it eventually.

I honestly can't express to you how poorly this comes across.

Someone doesn't necessarily have to know all viewpoints and outcomes when answering a question, sometimes all you need is one. In thhis instance, I knew one and he knew one. Its really as simple as that, and the question ended up being not A or B but All of the Above.

I might have been wrong in my initial thinking that he was wrong, but that doesn't mean what I was saying is wrong, same obviously goes for him.

Now I hope you are done wasting everyone's time pursuing a mistake that I'm sure you will make countless times.

You ridiculed someone because you thought they misspelled Osama's name. In reality, they were well aware that he went by both Osama and Usama and were consciously using Usama. You came across looking foolish, which is what generally happens when you belittle others. Accept that you made a mistake and just let it go. Arguing about it only serves to drive home negative impressions.
 
I honestly can't express to you how poorly this comes across.



You ridiculed someone because you thought they misspelled Osama's name. In reality, they were well aware that he went by both Osama and Usama and were consciously using Usama. You came across looking foolish, which is what generally happens when you belittle others. Accept that you made a mistake and just let it go. Arguing about it only serves to drive home negative impressions.

I know it came across wrong.

I did admit I was wrong that he as wrong, but I'm not wrong that his name, in terms of political correctness, should be OBL, instead of UBL.
 
I'm not wrong that his name, in terms of political correctness, should be OBL, instead of UBL.

Where on earth are you getting this? How does "political correctness" come into play?

His initials are UBL. That's how our intelligence agencies spell it. Most people know him as OBL, because "Osama" is easier for retarded newscasters to pronounce than "Usama." See SotomayOR, J.
 
Alright, I am officially unsubscribing to this thread. Do any of you guys realize you are all wasting your time? Who ****ing cares whether it is UBL or OBL, Jesus Christ....


And Repeter, stop trying to cover your ass. You were both esentially right, yeah... but try not to be so smug about it and act like other people are so naive when compared to your infinite wisdom. Your 15 man, don't be such a wise ass.
 
A plan to eliminate our enemies?

Those dastardly bastards!
 
Where on earth are you getting this? How does "political correctness" come into play?

His initials are UBL. That's how our intelligence agencies spell it. Most people know him as OBL, because "Osama" is easier for retarded newscasters to pronounce than "Usama." See SotomayOR, J.

Well, if Apdst was right about OBL being the less offensive word, it is automatically more politicall correct then UBL, which offends people because it has the same first letter as the USA....
 
Alright, I am officially unsubscribing to this thread. Do any of you guys realize you are all wasting your time? Who ****ing cares whether it is UBL or OBL, Jesus Christ....


And Repeter, stop trying to cover your ass. You were both esentially right, yeah... but try not to be so smug about it and act like other people are so naive when compared to your infinite wisdom. Your 15 man, don't be such a wise ass.

Well of course I'm not going to stop. Since I am 15, I have a right to a certain level of ignorance, so I'll keep going until Boots or Rightin stop. They are older and wiser, no?

And I'm not being smug about it, and sorry if it came across like that.
 
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