liberal terms

September 14, 2018, 10:39 AM

liberal terms

is navel gazing a liberal term? just wondering, as i've seen in on a left movie site.

September 14, 2018, 10:46 AM

Hound Dog

I've heard of 'navel maneuvers,' which have very little to do with the navy. . .

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September 14, 2018, 11:10 AM

cheesegrits

I've generally seen it used as a term used to describe lefties. As in, he's a dope-smoking, long-haired, maggot-infested, navel gazing, FM type.

September 14, 2018, 11:24 AM

egregore

I heard it as "contemplating" one's navel, something hippies did when high.

September 14, 2018, 12:26 PM

Ripley

Introspective, solipsistic, self-absorbed, onanist, ego centric -- not mentalities generally cultivated. I use the term "navel gazing" regularly these days.

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September 14, 2018, 12:29 PM

TigerDore

I've always taken it to mean someone who is lazy and not too bright, hence he's content to sit and gaze at his own navel, rather than be productive.

September 14, 2018, 12:52 PM

FrankMoses

I guess it’s the 2018 iteration of “contemplating his navel”.

September 14, 2018, 01:29 PM

RichardC

IN D.C., there's a whole building dedicated to the enterprise:

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September 14, 2018, 01:48 PM

nhtagmember

^^^

ha - good one - hadn't thought of that

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September 14, 2018, 03:53 PM

Scott in NCal

quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Maybe it's akin to "meat gazing"?

At least have the common decency to knock on the bathroom door before entering! You dont want that reputation.

September 14, 2018, 03:55 PM

HighZonie

It is called omphaloskepsis.

>> https://www.merriam-webster.co...onary/omphaloskepsis

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September 14, 2018, 09:52 PM

Fenris

quote:
Originally posted by HighZonie:
It is called omphaloskepsis.

I love new words, but there is no way I'll ever remember how that is written nor pronounced.

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September 14, 2018, 10:52 PM

fatmanspencer

Int that a term for dumber than a sack of rocks? Or is it some type of phrase some liberal women shout when a male looks at them?