Explosive semantics

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"New images of MOAB denotation damage", Fox News 4/25/2016:

The denotation damage has been estimated at nearly 20 kiloreferences. And the connotation damage, though not yet measured, is believed to be larger than from any explosion in recent decades.

[h/t Glenn Bingham]



8 Comments

  1. Orin Hargraves said,

    April 27, 2017 @ 1:48 pm

    It would be more congruent with reality if any mention of denotation damage was accompanied by a photo of the president or a member of his staff.

  2. Suzanne Kemmer said,

    April 27, 2017 @ 1:53 pm

    The semantic fallout has been huge.

  3. Yuval said,

    April 27, 2017 @ 2:26 pm

    What's the drift radius?

  4. Anthony said,

    April 27, 2017 @ 4:40 pm

    They've got no sense.

  5. Rebecca said,

    April 27, 2017 @ 5:09 pm

    Was this a white phosphorus bomb or Hesperus?

  6. KevinM said,

    April 28, 2017 @ 9:01 am

    @Rebecca: Don't know. Was this the morning news or the evening news?

  7. Bill S. said,

    April 28, 2017 @ 9:48 am

    Yet more Frege mentation devices. Where will it end?

  8. NW said,

    April 28, 2017 @ 10:04 am

    The Millitary are still facing the consequences of the Russellian invasion of the country.

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