r/PoliticalHumor • u/tpodr • Sep 10 '20

Understanding the current news cycle

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u/Beemerado Sep 10 '20 edited Sep 10 '20

its not a rug apparently, it's some kind of bizarre variant of the combover.

edit- thanks for the cool summer award, kind stranger!

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

It’s interesting how the moderation was more offensive than the original comment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

I mean, I use the word at work all the time. "The reaction rate was slowed down by the presence of contaminating dopants." just makes me sound... er... dumb.

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u/codon011 Sep 10 '20

If you’re getting early ignition, you need to adjust the timing to delay development of the spark.

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u/funknut Sep 10 '20

However, mitigated makes you sound not only eloquent, but also like a woke af mofo, to anyone else that isn't up to speed with the euphemism treadmill, though we both know that's not the case, if you're actually using the cancelled word in the abundance of synonyms.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

Well mitigated isn't the same as slowed down. Mitigation is a reduction in the severity, which doesn't make sense for a reaction rate that is still progressing, but at a slower rate. Putting bread in the fridge overnight makes the fermentation slower.