Discussion Monger! / myLot

Centralia, Missouri

September 11, 2016 9:10am CST

Are you a discussion monger? Do you deal in discussions? @BernieZ recently wrote about hatemongering with our current election (it's super bad this time around, I know more about what they are making up about their opponents than what they will stand for themselves). I got to thinking about the word Monger/mongering. When I hear it my mind immediately wants to add the word hate to it. Turns out while it IS a word used mostly "in combination" with something else, it doesn't necessarily have to come along with the word hate! According to freedictionary.com mongering can mean one of two things. Either a dealer in a specific commodity, or a person who promotes something undesirable/discreditable. It usually used in combination with something, hatemonger, ironmonger etc. That makes us discussion/like/comment mongers!

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

11 Sep 16

We buy food every week from our fish monger.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Sep 16

@everwonderwhy True, but ours is Pacific tuna and good ling cod.

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PsalmOneCares

@everwonderwhy (7355)

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12 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic Tremendous catch from the fishmonger! I reckon he was very proud of his catch that he loves to discuss about.

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PsalmOneCares

@everwonderwhy (7355)

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12 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic Haggling for a bargain on Atlantic tuna, I reckon, is a good rule of thumb.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 16

And write mongers as well? Maybe wrong mongers?

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

13 Sep 16

people fostering lies? The news! lol

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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11 Sep 16

As an outsider, I get the impression with current US politics that saying anything nice about your opponent will offend too many of your own supporters. Which is not good (I also largely don't believe anything said by a Republican about Clinton or a Democrat about Trump, without independent, usually foreign, confirmation).

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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13 Sep 16

@Jessicalynnt Although I probably would be more tolerant of Bill Clinton's opinion of Bush Jr. and vice versa, given that they seem to be friends, but that probably distorts the facts in another way.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

13 Sep 16

Exactly! I dont want to know what Bob says about George. I wouldnt believe it anyways. I want to see what Bob says about Bob, and George says about George, etc

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Bluedoll

@Bluedoll (16770)

• Canada

11 Sep 16

Think I know what you are saying here if I hear correctly what is said might be not have anything to do with hate but everything to do with disrespect? I just wonder if ever person takes it the same way.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

13 Sep 16

depends on how you take it, it can simply mean a dealer, because there was nothing negative about an ironmonger back when that was what they were called rather than a blacksmith or something

Bluedoll

@Bluedoll (16770)

• Canada

13 Sep 16

@Jessicalynnt I understand what you mean and it is an excellent point

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Sue H.

@CinnamonGrl (7086)

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

11 Sep 16

Yes we are, lol. I think of "fishmonger" and I don't know why. Some book i read a long time ago. But oh yeh we're mongering our discussions all over the place

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

13 Sep 16

yeah, not that you mention it, that is one I have heard too