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[Callid]

Firstly, this only applies to the English language (in German, it's Pros und Kontras).

Firstly, when talking about English, no one gives a damn about German.

I only wanted to point out that con- meaning exclusively "with" is (very!) common among living languages as well. The exception isn't Latin, it's English.

Secondly, it's a freaking joke.  Jokes aren't meant to be 100% accurate and free of any possible criticism.

I never said it wasn't funny. I only wanted to make sure everyone understood what congress actually means (as I don't expect people to know the meaning of gressus) - that's why I said:

Sadly, the first part is wrong.

[miakakiri]

Firstly, this only applies to the English language (in German, it's Pros und Kontras).

Firstly, when talking about English, no one gives a damn about German.

I only wanted to point out that con- meaning exclusively "with" is (very!) common among living languages as well. The exception isn't Latin, it's English.

Secondly, it's a freaking joke.  Jokes aren't meant to be 100% accurate and free of any possible criticism.

I never said it wasn't funny. I only wanted to make sure everyone understood what congress actually means (as I don't expect people to know the meaning of gressus) - that's why I said:

Sadly, the first part is wrong.

It is a very old play-on-words joke. Perhaps it only works in English, but that is because it is a play-on-words joke. These often do not translate well (or at all!) into other languages, because they depend on particular interpretations of words. The joke has nothing to do with the actual meaning of 'congress', ergo the definition is irrelevant.
People got irritated with you, Callid-san, because you over-explained a joke. Jokes are not funny when you have to explain them, and explaining the fallacy of the joke ruins it.

[Jd-]

Sadly, the first part is wrong. "con-" is a derivative of Latin "com-", meaning with/together (note Latin "cum" as well). Furthermore, "gress" (or rather its infinitive, gradi) only means "to step"/"to go" (think of transgress, which literally means stepping over (a border, rule)). Furthermore, the "pro" of progress doesn't mean "in favor of" (to which the opposite would be contra), but rather "forward". So, pro-gress means going forward, i.e. advance. Con-gress, however, means going together.

rofl

[alicetama]

Callid, not meaning to be rude, but I will explain this to you carefully:
Pro= Good, moving forward
Con= bad, not moving forward.

Ever heard of the term 'pros and cons'?

[ranger]

just callid being callid, you guys are really flipping out right now?

This is the same person that when I first saw him in the forums intensely critique people's avatars and sigs with -.5 and -.25

Just Callid doing Callid!

[IHKF]

Just Callid doing Callid!

[sub][sub][sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]It's not gay! It's masturbation![/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]XD lol

[Callid]

Callid, not meaning to be rude, but I will explain this to you carefully:
Pro= Good, moving forward
Con= bad, not moving forward.

Ever heard of the term 'pros and cons'?

I am aware that, in English, "con" can also mean contra, my point was simply that the "con" in congress doesn't

just callid being callid

^ Most accurate descriptions of events XD Yeah, I know I was a bit nit-picky, sorry for that :x

[doublemoonlight]

^ OH COME ON Callid it is just a joke. I am sure no one will think of con in congress as being against...

[miakakiri]

^ OH COME ON Callid it is just a joke. I am sure no one will think of con in congress as being against...

That depends. The current 'congress' is pretty 'against' anything at all, it would seem.

[kkslider5552000]

Sadly, the first part is wrong. "con-" is a derivative of Latin "com-", meaning with/together (note Latin "cum" as well). Furthermore, "gress" (or rather its infinitive, gradi) only means "to step"/"to go" (think of transgress, which literally means stepping over (a border, rule)). Furthermore, the "pro" of progress doesn't mean "in favor of" (to which the opposite would be contra), but rather "forward". So, pro-gress means going forward, i.e. advance. Con-gress, however, means going together.

rofl

the reason this is funny instead of incredibly annoying is I believe he's completely serious instead of causing debates everywhere for the sole purpose of being desperate for attention.

[bluekaitou1412]

I see Callid's at it again.

[mangaluva]

^ OH COME ON Callid it is just a joke. I am sure no one will think of con in congress as being against...

That depends. The current 'congress' is pretty 'against' anything at all, it would seem.

They're for pizza being a vegetable, which is clearly a vital and relevant issue.

[sstimson]

I always though the Con in congress meant Hoax or Fraud like con job or ex con, of which some members are.

[doublemoonlight]

this came up: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVSQ3JIgIXE&feature=g-logo&context=G221af64FOAAAAAAAAAA[/youtube]


what do you think?

[Vylash]

this came up:

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what do you think?

Looking at the comments, it seems to be fake, but it's dumb as hell, whether it's fake or not