Word: absurdities
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...simply not the council’s place to financially support discriminatory groups. Indeed, the council should instead be fighting for the removal of groups that refuse to stop discriminating. It is absurd to think that a portion of the $35 activities fee that nearly every undergraduate pays on his or her termbill should be given to groups that not every undergraduate has the potential to lead and fully enjoy. It would be similarly ridiculous for the council to provide support to other groups with discriminatory membership policies, such as the all-male finals clubs and the all-female social...
...around the clock for weeks that claimed Landrieu had lost touch with Louisiana values because she lives in a million-dollar mansion in Washington. Landrieu's row house next to a dry cleaner on a major thoroughfare might be worth a million--Washington real estate is absurd--but it's surely not worth more than Terrell's residence in a gated community in the Garden District of New Orleans...
...when wireless mania was at its apex, everyone thought consumers were dying for high-speed networks and mobile phones that could stream video calls, download movie clips and access online game networks. Caught up in the high-tech hype, mobile carriers rushed into the future, spending a now seemingly absurd $89.5 billion on 3G licenses in Europe alone...
...around the clock for weeks that claimed Landrieu had lost touch with Louisiana values because she lives in a million-dollar mansion in Washington. Landrieu's row house next to a dry cleaner on a major thoroughfare might be worth a million - Washington real estate is absurd - but it's surely not worth more than Terrell's residence in a gated community in the Garden District of New Orleans...
...drought-stricken southern African country and away from 2.9 million people facing starvation. This relief effort in reverse follows the Zambian government's decision in August to ban the distribution of all genetically modified food. It's also the latest chapter in an ugly and often absurd trade war between the European Union and the U.S. over genetically modified organisms (GMOS). Though genetically modified foods are consumed by millions of Americans without apparent ill effects, many Europeans are wary of them. Some imports are allowed into the Union, but a handful of member states placed a moratorium on approvals...