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rzemanfl

(31,374 posts)
Tue Dec 20, 2022, 10:31 AM Dec 2022

Another thing the Repukes are to blame for-

in the future it will be impossible to tell if someone here is misspelling martial law or being sarcastic, unless they employ the thingie, or (sic) if they are quoting someone. Sigh.

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Another thing the Repukes are to blame for- (Original Post) rzemanfl Dec 2022 OP
Even GQP congresscitters got it wrong ...... Lovie777 Dec 2022 #1
Evidently they hate the dictionary as well. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2022 #5
We can always write "Marshal Dillon" law instead of using the sarcasm gif. brush Dec 2022 #2
In lieu of the sarcasm gif, we could enclose "marshall" in quotation marks. n/t Mister Ed Dec 2022 #3
Good point. Years ago, during the Florida recount, I asked rzemanfl Dec 2022 #7
Not very smart people, evidently. Aristus Dec 2022 #8
Not to mention "marital" law. zuul Dec 2022 #4
Guess I'll go Gallic and opt for "marechal" law. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2022 #6
This is hugh! Wicked Blue Dec 2022 #9

Lovie777

(22,971 posts)
1. Even GQP congresscitters got it wrong ......
Tue Dec 20, 2022, 10:37 AM
Dec 2022

"Marshall Law", I mean the leaders as well

Ya think they would know better. But alas, the GQP do hate education and apparently the Constitution.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
2. We can always write "Marshal Dillon" law instead of using the sarcasm gif.
Tue Dec 20, 2022, 10:49 AM
Dec 2022

That was that ignorant, repuke, clown Ralph Norman's reference point...a marshal as in law officer, thus marshall [sic] law.

Or maybe it was Marshall's Department store? Who knows, he certainly didn't. Probably knows now though, to his embarrassment.

rzemanfl

(31,374 posts)
7. Good point. Years ago, during the Florida recount, I asked
Tue Dec 20, 2022, 01:43 PM
Dec 2022

on a website: "Why can't Republicans spell?" The first response was: "We have people for that."

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