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10-07-2008, 10:15 AM
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Now, I heard this question and was wondering how many people actually know the difference? No fair looking it up, answer with what you actually know, no cheating with Google. |
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10-07-2008, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by manifold  Now, I heard this question and was wondering how many people actually know the difference? No fair looking it up, answer with what you actually know, no cheating with Google. |
you have to have an asshole you choice to have a douchebag
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10-07-2008, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by strollingbones you have to have an asshole you choice to have a douchebag | While this is an obvious aping of KK's geek vs nerd thread, there is a tiny sliver of legitimacy in the question. Many people consider being an asshole somewhat of a badge of honor, but nobody wants to be a douchebag. |
10-07-2008, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by manifold While this is an obvious aping of KK's geek vs nerd thread, there is a tiny sliver of legitimacy in the question. Many people consider being an asshole somewhat of a badge of honor, but nobody wants to be a douchebag. | Unless you're full of piss and vinegar
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10-07-2008, 11:06 AM
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10-07-2008, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by manifold You douche with piss?
Damn girl, that's just nasty! | You're a sick freak, aren't you?
Haven't you ever heard that term before?
Or do people just call you asshole. 
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10-07-2008, 11:36 AM
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10-07-2008, 11:43 AM
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Rep Power: 0 | | | IMO the connotation for asshole has changed over time, much like it has for bitch. |
10-07-2008, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Echo Zulu You're a sick freak, aren't you?
Haven't you ever heard that term before?
Or do people just call you asshole. | Of course I have.
Just being a silly asshole.  |
10-07-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by manifold IMO the connotation for asshole has changed over time, much like it has for bitch. | How so?
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10-07-2008, 12:41 PM
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Rep Power: 0 | | Depending on the context, it's not always an insult. Sometimes it's used to describe someone that doesn't take any shit.  |
10-07-2008, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ravi I always thought as an insult they meant the same thing. | Funny, I always thought bitch and cunt were the same thing, and the female equivalent to dick, asshole, and douchebag.
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