tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post571371910105783194..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Take away her pillsbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-60785366055268041312008-02-25T14:40:00.000-05:002008-02-25T14:40:00.000-05:00Apparently, the offiical language of Ireland has c...Apparently, the offiical language of Ireland has changed from Gaelic to "Irish." We didn't get the memo, but the change is afoot.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_languageDhalgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231917525040301770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-21013107053944703992008-02-24T18:47:00.000-05:002008-02-24T18:47:00.000-05:00I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Megan does...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Megan does not know about this movement. I have no proof of this but it seems irresponsible not to speculate.NutellaonToasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524357022370926931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-29209188679850064882008-02-24T16:22:00.000-05:002008-02-24T16:22:00.000-05:00Now, I'm heavily Scottish, so fuck you bagpipe ste...<I>Now, I'm heavily Scottish, so fuck you bagpipe stealin potato suckers, but is there a legitimate history of calling Gaelic "Irish"?</I><BR/><BR/>It's actually a fairly new thing, I think. As I understand it, there is a movement afoot in Ireland to try to promote a resurgence in the use of Gaelic, and calling it "Irish" is part of the general marketing effort.<BR/><BR/>Whether this is stupid or not is open to debate. But it does seem clear that Megs didn't just make it up.spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770056727940292951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-46432038170075351632008-02-24T13:30:00.000-05:002008-02-24T13:30:00.000-05:00I like how she showed up in the comments of that C...I like how she showed up in the comments of that Crooked Timber post and, once again, claimed that all disagreement really came from "misreading" her point. For fuck's sake, Megan, if that many people are constantly "misreading" or "misunderstanding" your arguments, you think that just might mean that you suck at making them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-69060550144844959392008-02-23T19:10:00.000-05:002008-02-23T19:10:00.000-05:00OMFG, they aren't dating. THEY'RE ON PERSON!OMFG, they aren't dating. THEY'RE ON PERSON!NutellaonToasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524357022370926931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-71191704262380377612008-02-23T17:35:00.000-05:002008-02-23T17:35:00.000-05:00My favorite McSentence from "Clarification":This d...My favorite McSentence from "Clarification":<BR/><BR/><I>This does not, in fact, negate my point; it supports it.</I><BR/><BR/>Where has that been heard before?M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-26355767123674867172008-02-23T17:28:00.000-05:002008-02-23T17:28:00.000-05:00Weakling.Weakling.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-66253824222231937072008-02-23T16:11:00.000-05:002008-02-23T16:11:00.000-05:00Brad, if she keeps this shit up I'm going to have ...Brad, if she keeps this shit up I'm going to have to quit.NutellaonToasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524357022370926931noreply@blogger.com