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Kwesi
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"Poll question: when, if at all, is it ever okay to play dumb?"


          

fuck wit me.

Poll result (7 votes)
it's never okay to play dumb. im a smart mutha fucka. and everybody gonna know it! (1 votes)Vote
maybe it's okay to play dumb as not to embarrass someone who is an 'authority' over you. or to embarrass someone i like. (2 votes)Vote
sheeit. i play dumb all the time - im a lady, after all. (2 votes)Vote
it's only okay to play dumb in life or death situations. whenever those are ... (2 votes)Vote
i read all the options and can't really make a decision. i usually don't even vote on these things anyway. i just push the back button. (0 votes)Vote

  

  

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i sure hope legsdiamond aint banned.
Nov 17th 2015
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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b5/8a/20/b58a2083a053d0da95951...
Nov 17th 2015
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      my man.
Nov 17th 2015
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      so what was the ending to yesterday?
Nov 18th 2015
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when somebody told me something i wasn't supposed to know
Nov 17th 2015
2
true! this happens all the time at work.
Nov 17th 2015
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When you want to ingratiate yourself or be nice
Nov 17th 2015
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... thank you for your response
Nov 17th 2015
6
ingratiate - you get the word of the day.
Nov 17th 2015
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i usually can't fake it
Nov 17th 2015
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When replying to NDibs in a post.
Nov 18th 2015
10
when in rome
Nov 18th 2015
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Lol at acting like you were playing
Nov 18th 2015
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When someone is loud and wrong
Nov 18th 2015
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When you value your friendship with someone despite their stupidity
Nov 18th 2015
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when its funny
Nov 18th 2015
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alt take: when u wanna watch some-1 dig a hole for themselves
Nov 18th 2015
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When you know something that everyone is not supposed to know
Nov 18th 2015
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take 3: when you have a govt clearance
Nov 18th 2015
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legal situations, street situations (WHO?), and going through customs
Nov 18th 2015
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When you're riding dirty on a hot block and get pulled over
Nov 18th 2015
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at work
Nov 18th 2015
21
sometimes i dont feel like engaging people
Nov 18th 2015
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To keep from arguing with people mostly.
Nov 18th 2015
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To get out of some potential trouble.
Nov 19th 2015
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Kwesi
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Tue Nov-17-15 09:26 PM

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1. "i sure hope legsdiamond aint banned."
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i agreed to keep his name alive. so i have to ask.

your account still active bro?

show me a sign.

  

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legsdiamond
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Tue Nov-17-15 10:17 PM

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5. "https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b5/8a/20/b58a2083a053d0da95951..."
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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b5/8a/20/b58a2083a053d0da95951d6f38e73c03.jpg

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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Kwesi
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Tue Nov-17-15 10:27 PM

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7. "my man."
In response to Reply # 5


          

  

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Cenario
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Wed Nov-18-15 04:18 PM

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19. "so what was the ending to yesterday?"
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you spilled the beans or nah?

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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BigJazz
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Tue Nov-17-15 09:43 PM

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2. "when somebody told me something i wasn't supposed to know"
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and somebody else asks if i know...

happens ALL THEE TIME

  

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Kwesi
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Tue Nov-17-15 09:44 PM

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3. "true! this happens all the time at work."
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good catch.

  

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ndibs
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Tue Nov-17-15 09:55 PM

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4. "When you want to ingratiate yourself or be nice "
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If I'm dating a guy or he's a friend or my boss I will pretend he's smarter or knows more even is he's wrong. Like I'm at dinner with friends and they are saying there will most likely be a government shut down soon.

I say no it's not likely because boehner just resigned. They disagree because they don't understand what that means to the political situation. I defer to them because they are male and smart or argumentative isn't a desirable trait in a woman friend.

If a guy who I'm dating tells me babies don't ever sleep through the night until they're 2 or 3, I'll feel sorry for him. But I won't tell him it's a fact that most babies are sleeping through the night at 6mos to a year.

If my boss spells something on a letter I'll type it up or send it out just like that for him, because I'm not expected to be smarter. I have been yelled out for correcting mistakes like your you're.

Basically if you're a woman in most scenarios. That is how you navigate life.

  

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Kwesi
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6. "... thank you for your response"
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Kwesi
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Tue Nov-17-15 10:28 PM

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8. "ingratiate - you get the word of the day."
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SlimJM
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Tue Nov-17-15 10:30 PM

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9. "i usually can't fake it"
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but i might go along to help someone i like save face. i would have to spew the realness when the coast was clear, though, or my head would explode.


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The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.

  

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FLUIDJ
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Wed Nov-18-15 10:53 AM

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10. "When replying to NDibs in a post."
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Cenario
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20. "when in rome"
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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ndibs
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Wed Nov-18-15 10:17 PM

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24. "Lol at acting like you were playing "
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>.

  

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kwez
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Wed Nov-18-15 12:15 PM

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11. "When someone is loud and wrong"
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I just never have the energy.

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Amritsar
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Wed Nov-18-15 12:34 PM

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12. "When you value your friendship with someone despite their stupidity"
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I got a close home I grew up with who is um a Trump supporter


Been through some tight spots with this dude. He's my boy


So sometimes I'll just play it dumb with the OH WORD when he talks politics and Illuminati stuff


I care more about our friendship than I do about being right

  

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Selah
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Wed Nov-18-15 03:10 PM

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13. "when its funny"
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Wed Nov-18-15 03:11 PM by Selah

          

in a ranking/joning/snapping "battle" I heard two things that were winningly-funny because they were so stupid

(both grill related)

1. we were playing questions, like 30 of us, and this dude asked this girl with an extremely pronounced gap between her two front teeth "why you got a canyon in your mouth?"


2. these dudes were on a bus ranking and this girl tried to jump in randomly and was shut down when one of the guys told her to shut up because she has the red string and a chunk of salami between stuck her teeth

extra bonus just cuz i love the story...

2. my boy once was playing video games with this girl he used to bone. she was beating him and talking trash when she decided to clown him for not passing classes. she mentioned several people in the room by name and stated their majors, when she got to him - who had dropped out the previous semester - what HIS major was he without missing a beat said "my d*** in your mouth"

maybe you had to be there, but in the moment and to this day those are all-time legend-makers

  

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Selah
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Wed Nov-18-15 03:13 PM

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14. "alt take: when u wanna watch some-1 dig a hole for themselves"
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sometimes, for sport, it is entertaining to feign ignorance in order to watch someone talk about something they are pretending to, and then you zap them @ the last minute with real, contradictory facts

*shrug*

  

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Calico
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Wed Nov-18-15 03:24 PM

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15. "When you know something that everyone is not supposed to know"
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"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus

  

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Selah
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16. "take 3: when you have a govt clearance"
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and want to stay employed

  

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Kira
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Wed Nov-18-15 03:31 PM

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17. "legal situations, street situations (WHO?), and going through customs"
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flipnile
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18. "When you're riding dirty on a hot block and get pulled over"
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Wed Nov-18-15 04:17 PM by flipnile

          

"I was just going for a ride, officer... My girl and I were arguing..."

  

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lfresh
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21. "at work"
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its more under playing my skills
they don't want to shell out more dough
they don't get *body rolls*
AWWWWLLLLLLAAAAADIS
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When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries.
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You cannot hate people for their own good.

  

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EMATI
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22. "sometimes i dont feel like engaging people "
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maybe i'm not in the mood
maybe i think they wont be receptive
maybe i think letting the cat out of the bag is more trouble than it's worth

wouldnt say it's playing dumb
if i'm asked something point blank, i give the real or some version of it
but i'm not above side stepping the real
definitely not above it

  

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DJPoke
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Wed Nov-18-15 06:29 PM

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23. "To keep from arguing with people mostly."
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The Wordsmith
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Thu Nov-19-15 10:55 PM

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25. "To get out of some potential trouble. "
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Folks will go a lot easier on you if they think you didn't know you weren't supposed to do that. I've had a few times where I had to hit someone in authority on some "oh, I wasn't supposed to do that?"



Since 1976

  

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