The opposite of "pro" is "con". So what's the opposite of "progress"?
Iraqestonia
01-02-2005, 03:01
Congress.
Zing.
Lascivious Maximus
01-02-2005, 03:05
Nice!
If fire fighters fight fire - what do freedom fighters fight? (an oldie - but a goodie for sure!)
Is a pro-noun a noun that has lost its amateur status? :confused:
Sdaeriji
01-02-2005, 03:06
Careful with that joke. It's an antique.
Lascivious Maximus
01-02-2005, 03:07
I think they all are to be sure! :p
But I still have a warm spot in my heart for them!
Iraqestonia
01-02-2005, 03:19
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Why is it that when someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you have to touch it to be sure?
Mechanixia
01-02-2005, 03:20
Nice!
Is a pro-noun a noun that has lost its amateur status? :confused:
Calvin and Hobbes!!!!
Sel Appa
01-02-2005, 03:26
If it's still up:
Crazy Thoughts (http://www.crazythoughts.com)
Jump Street
01-02-2005, 03:28
But ..erm...if CONverge is the opposite of DIverge, the opposite of congress would be digress then ,eh?
damn..
i would rather just speak my other language in which 'dog' means fish, and to say goodbye to peace you'd have to say the same word -twice!
[Shalom shalom]
cheers!
Clonetopia
01-02-2005, 03:29
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Humanitables?
Lascivious Maximus
01-02-2005, 03:31
Calvin and Hobbes!!!!
I'm sooo glad someone caught that! I was just about to lose my faith in humanity! :D
Super-power
01-02-2005, 03:32
If pro is the opposite of con, then is a protest the opposite of a contest?
Jump Street
01-02-2005, 03:35
If pro is the opposite of con, then is a protest the opposite of a contest?
nice!
because to protest something is to contest it.
ha i got it!
woot!
stonker!
love,
Congress.
Zing.
It may be an oldie, but that's good. :D
Haven't heard that yet.
Reaper_2k3
01-02-2005, 03:47
I'm sooo glad someone caught that! I was just about to lose my faith in humanity! :D
i thought it was Twain, he had alot of congress jokes.
"First God created idiots, this was for practice. Then he made congress."
"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress."
the opposite of pro is anti
Frankletopia
01-02-2005, 03:54
if pro is the opposite of con, then the opposite of the constitution is ________
if pro is the opposite of con, then the opposite of the constitution is ________
ARGH!
You beat me to it dammit!
The Plutonian Empire
01-02-2005, 04:20
if pro is the opposite of con, then the opposite of the constitution is ________
PROSTITUTION!!!!!
*Drools so much that the entire basement of his house is completely flooded*
Iraqestonia
01-02-2005, 04:20
If quizzes are quizzical then what are tests?
The Plutonian Empire
01-02-2005, 04:24
If quizzes are quizzical then what are tests?
Testical. HEY! It ryhmes with "testicle" :D
Why if you put something on a ship, is it called cargo, but if you put it in a truck, it is a shipment?
Frankletopia
02-02-2005, 00:46
Why if you put something on a ship, is it called cargo, but if you put it in a truck, it is a shipment?
a little off topic, but then let me ask you "Why do we drive on parkways, and park in driveways?"