General Election Thread: Two Weeks Out

I didn't find a single dictionary source in a quick online check of the definition of rube that failed to include the caveat "usually from the country" or some sort of modifier including "country" or "rural."
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
I didn't find a single dictionary source in a quick online check of the definition of rube that failed to include the caveat "usually from the country" or some sort of modifier including "country" or "rural."
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Are you usually this annoying in real life?
 
BobStackFan4Life said:
Are you usually this annoying in real life?
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Etymology[edit]
Generic use of the name Rube.

Pronunciation[edit]
enPR: ro͞ob, IPA(key): /ruːb/
Rhymes: -uːb
Noun[edit]
rube ‎(plural rubes)

(US, Canada, informal) A person of rural heritage; a yokel.  
(pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
 
https://news.vice.com/video/donald-trump-has-the-sniffles

People are saying, not me, but they are saying that he's a cocaine user that's why he was sniffing so much and drinking so much water, holding on to podium for dear life. Believe me folks, if anyone were to be the best at doing lines of coke, it's him. He has the best coke dealer. His coke dealer is tremendous and he gets a tremendous deal. He's the best at making coke deals.
 
Oxford's definition:

rube
NOUN

North american
informal
A country bumpkin.
[AS MODIFIER] ‘quintessentially rube names’
 
merriam webster:

rube
noun \ˈrüb\
Popularity: Top 30% of words

: an uneducated person who is usually from the country
 
So when moonz calls me a "Kentucky rube", is that redundant? Or is the locale specificity important?

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bobknightfan said:
You've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well-read, it's well-known
But something is happening here and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Great post. The Counting Crows were my favorite back in the day.
 
You're correct about me not reading that, but incorrect about me being a Clemson fan. Never!
 
Shooshmoo said:
"I have a son. He's 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers, it's unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe it's hardly do-able. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing, but that's true throughout our whole governmental society. We have so many things that we have to do better, Lester and certainly cyber is one of them."
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I forgot about that gem. It reminded me of this:

 
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