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Posted on: October 8, 2019 at 08:15:36 CT
zounami MU
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that's not hyperbole.

And neither is this. It's close enough that it's not hyperbolic.

Keep nitpicking though.
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Only at Missouri - rlfstl MU - 10/7 22:30:13
     I agree. There have been many times I've seen a tweet from - tgr MU - 10/8 07:46:40
          I think the reason they made the display name "Mizzou Hoops" - zounami MU - 10/8 07:52:59
               You could have the username be MizzouHoops and have the - tgr MU - 10/8 07:55:43
                    yes, that's precisely what I said (nm) - zounami MU - 10/8 07:59:43
                         Sorry. I usually ignore your posts so I didn't read the - tgr MU - 10/8 08:02:59
                              no worries (nm) - zounami MU - 10/8 08:09:16
                              lol(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 08:03:25
     Only on Tigerboard - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 07:19:31
          He's pointing out, correctly, that the vast majority of - zounami MU - 10/8 07:31:32
               It's a dumb premise/argument; it's irrelevant. - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 07:52:32
                    It's pretty damn relevant, unless you want to ignore sex(nm) - AWOLTiger KC - 10/8 09:03:33
                         lol. wat(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 09:16:42
                              How do you differentiate between mens and womens - AWOLTiger KC - 10/8 09:23:24
                                   Oh boy. You realize this discussion is about twitter right? - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 10:01:15
                    Then why does virtually every other school follow the - zounami MU - 10/8 07:54:35
                         Because people are dumb. They do irrelevant sh*t and complai - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 08:01:05
                              Do you think 'tgr' is dumb?... - zounami MU - 10/8 08:16:57
                                   Yes(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 08:18:24
                                        well, he does admittedly have reading speed and/or - zounami MU - 10/8 08:23:46
                                             I don't remember, I don't think so. - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 09:02:28
     While I agree with the premise of your argument... - zounami MU - 10/8 01:38:13
     WTF are you talking about? - zodiac6 JC - 10/7 23:16:35
          technicalities aside, he's right that the display-name... - zounami MU - 10/8 01:51:32
               Or—and this might be a crazy thought— - zodiac6 JC - 10/8 05:05:30
                    Why do you think every other school puts "W" or "Women's" - zounami MU - 10/8 05:31:28
                         It's hyperbolike to say "every other school." - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 10/8 06:45:00
                              Not really. 12 out of 14 SEC schools put "Women's" or "W" - zounami MU - 10/8 07:09:23
                                   I didn't "cherry-pick" UGA. I live in Atlanta, so I searched - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 10/8 07:35:07
                                        and that sample size of 1 led you to the wrong conclusion... - zounami MU - 10/8 07:42:16
                                   "Not really" [proceeds to explain exactly why it is hyperbol - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 07:20:13
                                        If something costs $99.99 and you say it costs $100... - zounami MU - 10/8 07:25:19
                                             12/14 schools in the SEC don't do it and you claimed - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 07:51:32
                                                  No, 12 out of 14 SEC schools *do* follow the convention... - zounami MU - 10/8 07:56:20
                                                       Mr. Sample Size doesn't understand sample size. - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 07:58:25
                                                            You're confusing sample size with population size... - zounami MU - 10/8 08:03:27
                                                                 No we're talking about the "every school" claim and whether - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 08:10:09
                                                                      If something costs $99.99 and you say it costs $100... - zounami MU - 10/8 08:15:36
                                                                           Perhaps you should look up the definition. - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 08:18:14
                                                                                definition of hyperbole, according to Merriam-Webster... - zounami MU - 10/8 08:21:03
                                                                                     Yes, everyone would agree it's hyperbole. - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 09:01:20
                                                                                          that's not hyperbole either.... - zounami MU - 10/8 09:16:58
                                                                                               No, it was a topical hyperbolic joke. - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 10:03:48
                                                                                                    no reasonable person would think the statement was - zounami MU - 10/8 10:07:47
                                                                                                         I would think every intelligent person would view every - Mizzmi27 MU - 10/8 10:16:40
                                             I don't have any statistics to back this up, but I think - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 10/8 07:36:28
                                                  There are situations where the name Mizzou Basketball - alwaysright MU - 10/8 07:59:17
                                                       correct... - zounami MU - 10/8 08:06:56
                                                  Once again you fail to understand the concept of sample size - zounami MU - 10/8 07:44:51
                                                       Not sure why you have to be so abrasive when you argue - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 10/8 08:37:09
                                                            I'm actually quite good at keeping things civil... - zounami MU - 10/8 08:43:43
                                                                 Be honest with yourself. You know what you're doing, - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 10/8 09:07:00
                                                                      +1 for the snarky line at the end... - zounami MU - 10/8 09:25:32
                                                                           Thanks. Trying to match your wit.(nm) - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 10/8 09:28:23




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