The 2,000,000th post game

Originally posted by riv6672
Frederick Douglass, before making a speech at an anti-slavery convention, apologized for being ignorant from being in slavery so long. He then proceeded to bring the house down with an eloquent, moving, and well-reasoned speech. In his case, he was just unsure of himself and being modest, and "ignorant" meant that he was unfamiliar with, say, Aristotle or Homer or Milton. Douglass was an avid reader who had self-directed much of his education.
There's a theory that Douglass was using Obfuscating Stupidity when he would say things like this (as he often did), to ensure that his white audience wouldn't just walk out or ignore everything he would say by insulting their "intelligence" by claiming to be an "intelligent black man" - something which simply did not exist as far as many whites of the time were concerned.

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Edward Platt was in I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE with Kenneth Tobey, who was in HERO AT LARGE with Kevin Bacon.

19 bottles of beer on the wall,
19 bottles of beer.
Take one down, pass it around,
18 bottles of beer on the wall.

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Don’t you gimme that malarkey!

I grew up w. two moms and three sisters.

I know for a fact women fart.

Damn house smelled like chicken fries every winter.

And lemon Pledge.

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Due to the shape of their mouths, dolphins have what looks like a "smile" on their faces regardless of their mood. This "smile" makes it very easy to assume that dolphins are nice and gentle. The truth is that they are not.

People in real life smile at inappropriate times as a reflexive reaction to stress, along with Corpsing, hence why many scoldings include the line "wipe that smile off your face." It's thought to be a holdover from our primate ancestors, and chimpanzees and other apes still exhibit a "grin of fear" when stressed.

Wanna know how he got those scars? The actor Tommy Flanagan sports a RL Glasgow Smile courtesy of being jumped outside a pub in his younger days.

News anchormen/women/folk. To watch them report happy, light-hearted stories immediately preceding reports of tragedy and/or horror, or to hear them banter and joke with each other, you're left with the distinct impression that they are doing so not because they genuinely feel this way, but rather because it is the "appropriate" behavior to express. It's called Happy Talk News.

People who are planning to commit suicide often “Stepford smilers” in the very final stage. This typically means they have made peace with the idea, have already planned out when and how to do it, and want to have one last hurrah with their loved ones before taking their final leave (it might even be the same day). Anyone who has contemplated suicide or has depression who suddenly starts acting happy and calm may be in serious need of quick help.