Official nickname for the MX, it sounds like an example of Orwellian Newspeak
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List of Newspeak words - Wikipedia  In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the fictional language Newspeak attempts to ... The word is an example of both Newspeak and doublethink. ... or are outside the official government platform), as well as the verb meaning "to commit ... Like various words in the B vocabulary, duckspeak was ambivalent in meaning.
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Newspeak - Wikipedia  Newspeak is the fictional language in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, written by George Orwell .... For example, the word "free" still existed in Newspeak but could only be used in .... Like various words in the B vocabulary, duckspeak was ambivalent in .... by the concept; the concept does not become freshened by the name".
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SparkNotes: 1984: Appendix: The Principles of Newspeak  A summary of Appendix: The Principles of Newspeak in George Orwell's 1984. ... The Appendix of 1984 stands as Orwell's explanation of New-speak, the official language of Oceania. Although ... For example, the only way to express the meaning of bad is through the word ungood. ... 7 times classic lit had us like WUT...
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Orwell and 1984 | Soc 205  Social Problems  Keep in mind, George Orwell wrote 1984 over 60 years ago (he wrote it in '48 ... (the party's name is 'Ingsoc,' which was newspeak for 'English Socialism'), even if ... victory gin (Orwell describes it as tasting something like heating fuel), Victory ... WWII is a good example of thiswar as a means to prevent further genocide,...
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1984 - The Washington Post  Sep 4, 1983 ... "Newspeak was the official language of Oceania and had been ... in Washington, the city that christened the MX the "Peacekeeper." Or how about "revenue enhancement," President Reagan's favorite name for a tax ... War itself is now a "nuclear exchange," which sounds like high-technology gift-giving.
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jeopardy/1584_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Number: 4. THE KOREAN WAR | The sound of a Commie submachine gun as it "belched" out bullets gave it this nickname | "Burp Gun". right: Downey. Wrong:.
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Newspeak - Wikipedia  Newspeak is the fictional language in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, written by George Orwell. It is a controlled language created by the totalitarian state Oceania as a tool ... Its vocabulary was so constructed as to give exact and often very subtle expression to every meaning that a Party member ... Orwell's 1984 appendix...
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The principles of Newspeak - George Orwell  Sep 24, 2015 ... In the year 1984 there was not as yet anyone who used Newspeak as his sole ... (or Standard English, as we should call it) by about the year 2050. ... Newspeak words were divided into three distinct classes, known as the A...
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2.4.3 - Jargon File - Catb.org  Thus, (to cite one of the best-known examples) UNIX hackers often <grep> for things ... Many hackers love to take various words and add the wrong endings to them to ... One should use just enough jargon to communicate precisely and identify ...... New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an...
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December 6, 2008  ... of all psychiatrists' couches stood Sigmund Freud;Freud This avuncular nickname for the government was coined by those against the War of 1812 Uncle Sam...
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Ask me a trivia question - Discussion on Topix  Intensive indoctrination aimed at replacing your basic convictions with the party line. Is this brain washing? Reply . Report Abuse Judge it! Life is Precious.
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Steve Deace on Twitter: "FYI this is called a troll in case you were ...  Jun 21, 2016 ... FYI this is called a troll in case you were ... @SteveDeaceShow @ShiversShana @jeffroe Steve I think u mean a TROEL. 0 retweets 1...
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Morons' Guide to OxymoronsVol3-116, As Told by Oxy to Barry J ...  words,' or, more succinctly, 'feebleminded hot air.' 'Military Intelligence,' in popular punning ... I dare say,. oxymorons & such contain wisdom to ruminate on, and...
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Christian Geek  One well known example is LarryWall, but there are others (I remember some non-zero number ... (Also, it's considered rude on Wiki to add signatures to words the author left unsigned.) ... Slang. An odd or ridiculous person. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Mar 20, 2010 ... Pres. of the MPPDA from 1922-45, he initiated a moral blacklist & was an author of the production code. Reply . Report Abuse Judge it!
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Build your free - Angelfire  ... bisulfite bit bitch bitches bitchgoddess bitching bitchy bite biteplate biter bites ...... comic comical comicality comicbook comicopera comics comicstrip cominchf ..... denouncing denouveau denovo dens dense densely denser densest densify ...... poetry poets poetscorner pofaced pogo pogonia pogonip pogostick pogrom...
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Free Flashcards about EPONYMS - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about OBJECTS NAMED FOR PEOPLE. ... THE UNIT OF MAGNETIC FLUX ABBREVIATED Mx WAS NAMED FOR THIS ... TINY UNIT OF MEASURE, NAMED FOR A SWEDISH PHYSICIST, THAT IS 1...
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J! Archive - Show #1296, aired 1990-04-02  Nickname formed from the initials of the Government National Mortgage Association ... It's an editor's abbreviation for more than one manuscript...
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Ironic Nickname - TV Tropes  The Ironic Nickname trope as used in popular culture. ... Any guy called "Tiny" will invariably be either morbidly obese or eight feet tall with ... a rotund man will be called "El Flaco" ("The Skinny Man"), a light-skinned woman will be ..... of mysteries and is discussed in the episode titled Lofty (see the Literature section above).
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Computing Humor | Geeks Bearing Gifts  Sep 1, 2014 ... You might want to copypasta this for use in Social Media  Published ... [_] YoU tYpEd SoMeThInG lAmE lIkE tHiS. ... [COLOR=#990033][FONT=Arial]I believe whatever God has in store for .... ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows? ... Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support Waiter.
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Page Two: The Long Scream: The endless Republican nightmare ...  Feb 12, 2010 ... Every little breeze whispers their names. ... The first six years of the Bush administration were militantly partisan in a way unprecedented ... Now, it seems somewhat odd that good old pro-business fiscal ... He was created in a test tube. ... show up on the floor of Congress, blaming others as they hold babies.