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19 Chinese Become World's 100 Richest Tech Tycoons

August 12 2016


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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Among? Looks as if you've got more work to do, Bob.
 
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Could be cloning.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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Hmmm, is this being too prescriptive? Don't we all know what is meant?
 
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Sure i know what's meant but what's meant isn't what it says.


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Yes, but. I've said that many times here about sentences and phrases and have gotten 25 lashes with the wet noodle (metaphorically!) from the likes of you and Goofy saying I was being too prescriptive. You can't have it both ways, can you?
 
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You must know what I'm going to say next. I've said it often enough.
<Hint: hobgoblin>

Anyway, no one says you can't find something funny even when you know what was intended. In this case the disconnect had me laughing out loud.


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Well, that's true. It was pretty funny. Big Grin
 
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I see the top .1% is rapidly expanding over there as well. Mad
 
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Disgusting, isn't it?
 
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