dosxuk Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Maybe because it isn't going to happen? It would make all those who filled it in for fear of been fined look stupid if it turned out to be a bluff, wouldn't it? Only if the census was being done for nefarious reasons. Anyone who did fill it in because they were scared of the consequences of not filling it in isn't stupid as that would imply that people who filled it in without being scared are even stupider. As it stands, it seems the only stupid ones are those who believe they are above the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydeebee Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Only if the census was being done for nefarious reasons. Anyone who did fill it in because they were scared of the consequences of not filling it in isn't stupid as that would imply that people who filled it in without being scared are even stupider. As it stands, it seems the only stupid ones are those who believe they are above the law. Very well put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Find a single person who actually filled it in out of pure fear and I may take your post seriously. Who is going to admit it for fear of looking stupid? Would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Very well put Not really, what is a "stupider"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 It's a colloquial form of "more stupid", as any fule kno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydeebee Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Who is going to admit it for fear of looking stupid? Would you? As dosxuk said, I and millions of others filled it in without being scared so that'd make us stupid (in your mad world that is), in fact, even more stupid than those who filled it in because they were scared. Why would it make them look stupid anyway? If the government are such horrible people threatening people and making them scared, is that something that would make you look stupid if you gave in to fear?!? Your making it sound like 'oh, they were so scared they committed suicide' if anyone did do it out of fear, the only thing they did out of fear were write on a piece of paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Not really, what is a "stupider"? http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stupider stu·pid (stpd, sty-) adj. stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est 1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse. 2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes. 3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake. 4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied. 5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job. n. A stupid or foolish person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Latin stupidus, from stupre, to be stunned.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- stupid·ly adv. stupid·ness n. My bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydeebee Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stupider My bold. Yes, and to add to that, manofstrad has yet again avoided the point of the post even though it's likely he understood it (whether stupider had been a word or not) so instead of replying sensibly he just took the mick. At least 3 times he's done that, every time it's been when he's been backed into a corner and can't come up with a decent answer/comment or whatever in reply to what you put. Pretty much says everything. Oh, also in oxford http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0822900#m_en_gb0822900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stupider My bold. That's a whole new thread http://ask.metafilter.com/85249/Is-stupider-a-word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 if anyone did do it out of fear, the only thing they did out of fear were write on a piece of paper Would you be afraid of being fined if you did not fill it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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