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The thread has been rather ... edgy right from the start, but this seems to be nothing more than flamebaiting to me: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11243835&postcount=18

I think it's in poor taste, but if poor taste were against the rules, there'd be no one left around here before too long.

The "fat old fags" bit could be construed as trolling or flamebaiting, I suppose. The rest I just see as being in poor taste, like our old friend The Nazz.

Edit for Clarity: Not that I'm saying that The Nazz is in poor taste, just the post.

Damn English grammatical structures.

The "fat old fags" bit could be construed as trolling or flamebaiting, I suppose. The rest I just see as being in poor taste, like our old friend The Nazz.

Edit for Clarity: Not that I'm saying that The Nazz is in poor taste, just the post.

Damn English grammatical structures.

Nazz, I'd sig that if I were you. :D

Nuking the post should suffice.

As an aside, the proper term is "Medal of Honor", not "Congressional Medal of Honor". As a further aside, I wonder why that's in his sig in the first place... Major General Butler's been dead for over 66 years. Oh well.

I was wondering about that myself.

As an aside, the proper term is "Medal of Honor", not "Congressional Medal of Honor".

Actually, either is technically correct. Calling it the 'Congressional Medal of Honor' is largely in light of the fact that the 1918 act that established the US medal system stated that while the President of the US can present any other service medal, the MoH is the only one he can present 'in the name of the Congress.'

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 actually goes so far as to call it 'Congressional Medal of Honor.'

Yes, but that's rather like saying "irregardless" is a word because so many people use it. While it is commonly called "The Congressional Medal of Honor," the proper name is "Medal of Honor".

Picking nits, but... yeah.

Yes, but that's rather like saying "irregardless" is a word because so many people use it. While it is commonly called "The Congressional Medal of Honor," the proper name is "Medal of Honor".

Picking nits, but... yeah.

You may wish to take the former up with the fine folks at the OED and the latter with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (http://www.cmohs.org/index.html).

You may wish to take the former up with the fine folks at the OED and the latter with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (http://www.cmohs.org/index.html).
Seems that irregardless is an Americanism. What were you thinking?

the latter with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (http://www.cmohs.org/index.html).CMOHS != the award.

(Ir)regardless, the original complaint has been handled.