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Old 10-01-2013, 06:59 PM
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A bit OT here, but why does the glass have to be half empty or half full? Why can't it just be half a glass?

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Old 10-01-2013, 07:13 PM
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A bit OT here, but why does the glass have to be half empty or half full? Why can't it just be half a glass?

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Dude, didn't you know that it is against the rules to actually think about a figure of speech.

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Old 10-01-2013, 08:00 PM
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A bit OT here, but why does the glass have to be half empty or half full? Why can't it just be half a glass?

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Half a glass of what? Air or liquid?
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Old 10-01-2013, 08:04 PM
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Half a glass of what? Air or liquid?
would it be just a small glass? and if so how small....what is this half a glass
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Old 10-01-2013, 08:05 PM
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Half a glass of what? Air or liquid?
Why do I feel like a King Arthur being asked about the air speed velocity of laden swallows?
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Old 10-01-2013, 08:08 PM
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Why do I feel like a King Arthur being asked about the air speed velocity of laden swallows?
The answer to that is ZERO.. There is no way a European Swallow can lift a coconut. Now, the African Swallow.............
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Old 10-01-2013, 08:18 PM
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Why do I feel like a King Arthur being asked about the air speed velocity of laden swallows?
African or English...

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