tofu-eating mediators
English translation: hippy type-mediators, (tree-hugging,) tofu-reating, (sandal wearing),..
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| 08:39 Apr 29, 2012 |
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|  Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 18:35 | ||||||
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| 4 +13 | hippy type-mediators, (tree-hugging,) tofu-reating, (sandal wearing),.. |
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| 4 +1 | vegetarian mediators |
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20 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1vegetarian mediators Explanation: Tofu is a vegetarian substitute for meat. "Tofu-eating" is a scornful way of referring to the mediators, who are trendy people with belief in spiritualism, herbalist remedies, etc. |
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34 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +13
peer agreement (net): +13hippy type-mediators, (tree-hugging,) tofu-reating, (sandal wearing),.. Explanation: yes, as Jack says, they are vegetarian but the "tofu" bit implies they are liberal, New Wave, free-thinking, whale-saving etc etc as well Often a put-down of people not seen as being in the "real world" as here where it follows with "NOT MY TYPE" www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...tree-hugging hippies.... Said representation is a pathetic, politically-motivated hoax pushed by tree-hugging, tofu-eating, anti-civilization hippies who base scientific theories on emotion, ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2012-04-29 09:14:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- typo tofu-eating -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-04-29 09:46:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or even HIPPY-DIPPY TYPE MEDIATORS -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2012-05-04 08:24:48 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- glad to have helped |
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