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November 28, 2009

Black Friday Isn’t Over Yet

Filed under:   by Xrlq @ 12:25 am

Not if you’re planning to buy a gun in South Carolina, anyway.

7 Responses to “Black Friday Isn’t Over Yet”

  1. nk Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    South Carolina has always been the most civilized of the Carolinas. How come is that?

  2. Xrlq Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    Errr, shouldn’t that be the *more* civilized? Or is East Carolina a state now, too?

  3. nk Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Because of what you said. When the entire population is two, why isn’t the superlative as good as the comparative?

  4. Xrlq Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Because the superlative assumes at least three are being compared. If only two are, the comparative is appropriate and the superlative is ungrammatical.

  5. nk Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    Well, ok then, which is the most civilized of the Carolinas, or is it impossible for either to achieve the superlative having only one competitor?
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  6. AD - RtR/OS! Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    “… How come is that?”

    ????????????????????????????????????

  7. DRJ Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    For some reason this reminds me of the Southern phrase “hostess with the mostest” … and I vote for South Carolina.

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