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HaysooChreesto! · 12-15-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Stiletto One

Ehh. Needs "sort of" options—I could get laid (and by decently attractive girls, at that), if I lowered my standards/principles.

That's the thing. If I lowered my standards to bottom of the barrel then yes, I could laid almost anytime I wanted. I say almost because going out on a Tuesday night to local bars and clubs may literally yield no females to attempt to mate with.

Stiletto One · 12-15-2006, 01:21 PM

The joys of still being in college. (?)

J-D · 12-17-2006, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by PlatosProgeny

Someone seemed to imply that the usage "I can get laid whenever I want" was not grammatically sound because it betrayed the transitive nature of the verb "lay". However, it very clearly does not betray that nature because it's a passive construction.

Recently, on another thread, somebody drew my attention to

Mr Logic.

Spenser · 12-19-2006, 09:47 AM

So you guys sparring over wordage I'm guessing voted Male / Disagree?

J-D · 12-19-2006, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Spenser

So you guys sparring over wordage I'm guessing voted Male / Disagree?

If you're talking about me, I didn't vote. Sorry. But why do you guess Male; Disagree?

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Stiletto One Beloved Deceased Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 7,150	The joys of still being in college. (?)

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Spenser Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Don't you wish your boy friend got drunk like me, Posts: 7,808	So you guys sparring over wordage I'm guessing voted Male / Disagree?

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