Tag Archives: Censorship

I am NOT a Heterosexual (for Merriam-Webster)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by The Twentieth Man

This was originally intended as a comment on the “Seen & Heard” forum function of Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary under the entry for the term “hetero”; but I seem to be personally censored and blocked from posting there. It might also … Continue reading →

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I Must Be Very, Very Special

Posted on February 27, 2013 by The Twentieth Man

It’s not every day you meet a man who’s been censored by two dictionaries. That would be me. I am, of course, referring to both Wiktionary and Merriam-Webster Online. Long-story-short, it’s all about the dictionary definition of feminism. Many years … Continue reading →

Posted in Dirty Words, For Feminists, Human Sacrifice, Uncategorized | Tagged "Seen & Heard", Advice, Britain, British, Censorship, Children, Culture, curiosity shop, Economics, Encyclopædia Britannica, English, eversion of history and reality, Fascism, Feminism, History, Humanity, Internet, Mass Media, Merriam-Webster Online, Merriam-Webster’s 2nd Edition, Politics, Propaganda, Sex, Society, Truth, Wiki-Talk, Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wisdom, Women | Leave a comment

Never Trust Wikipedia

Posted on September 5, 2012 by The Twentieth Man

Wiki-Talk: There once was a TALK Page. It was there for a reason: Truth for the Common Good. The TALK and DISCUSSION Pages existed in Wikipedia so that interested parties could freely and voluntarily leave comments on the topics at … Continue reading →

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An Accident – 1968

Posted on June 9, 2011 by The Twentieth Man

I don’t like the term “irony”, it makes me uncomfortable. Even linguistics scholars have difficulty pin-pointing definitively just what the word irony means. In spite of this puzzlement, I find it ironic that, as I’ve stated elsewhere, it was my … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal History, Short Stories, Uncategorized, Veterans | Tagged Accident, Announcements, Censorship, Chin-Ups, D.I.'s, Daily Logs, Double Time, Drill Instructors, Drunk Driver, Duty Officer Logs, Duty Rosters, esprit de corps, Formation, Fort Campbell Kentucky, Ft. Campbell, Guidon, Head Count, Headquarters, HQ, Irony, Jogging, Mess Hall, Morning Reports, OUI, Perfectionism, Physical Training, Platoon, PT, Punctuation, Push- Ups, Reveille, Roll Call, Safety, Scuttlebutt, Sick Call, Stockade, Traffic Wands, Triple Time, U. S. Army, UCMJ, Uniform Code of Military Justice, Viet Nam, Writing | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Censorship

I am NOT a Heterosexual (for Merriam-Webster)

I Must Be Very, Very Special

Never Trust Wikipedia

An Accident – 1968

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