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[quote name='Cheese']The word "fair" has about ten definitions, 9/10 are outright positive; at it's worst it means "average." There is no degrading way to use Fair. Average isn't a negative. It's not high praise, but it's not a knock either.

They have an option to not answer, that's the null. Some 6% chose to do that.

If you ask your boss how you are doing and he tells you, "Eh, fair, I guess." You might not get that raise you were hoping for, but you're not getting fired anytime soon either.

To leave more then a third of the respondents completely out of their analysis (they aren't even mentioned in the article) is some bullshit right there.[/quote]

If you believe the bolded part then you need to look the word up again.
 
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fair

fair
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1.free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge. 2.legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight. 3.moderately large; ample: a fair income. 4.neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good: fair health. 5.marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising: in a fair way to succeed. 6.Meteorology. a.(of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy. b.(of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy. 7.Nautical. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel. 8.unobstructed; not blocked up: The way was fair for our advance. 9.without irregularity or unevenness: a fair surface. 10.free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip. 11.easy to read; clear: fair handwriting. 12.of a light hue; not dark: fair skin. 13.pleasing in appearance; attractive: a fair young maiden. 14.seemingly good or sincere but not really so: The suitor beguiled his mistress with fair speeches. 15.courteous; civil: fair words. 16.Medicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having stable and normal vital signs and other favorable indicators, as appetite and mobility, but being in some discomfort and having the possibility of a worsening state. 17.Dialect. scarcely; barely: It was just fair daylight when we started working. –adverb 18.in a fair manner: He doesn't play fair. 19.straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting: He threw the ball fair to the goal. 20.favorably; auspiciously. 21.British, Australian. entirely; completely; quite: It happened so quickly that it fair took my breath away. –noun 22.Archaic. something that is fair. 23.Archaic. a.a woman. b.a beloved woman. –verb (used with object) 24.to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even. 25.Shipbuilding. a.to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form. b.to adjust the form of (a frame or templet) in accordance with a design, or cause it to conform to the general form of a hull. c.to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form. d.to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position. 26.to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment. 27.Obsolete. to make fair. —Verb phrase28.fair off or up, South Midland and Southern U.S. (of the weather) to clear: It's supposed to fair off toward evening. —Idioms29.bid fair, to seem likely: This entry bids fair to win first prize. 30.fair and square, a.honestly; justly; straightforwardly: He won the race fair and square. b.honest; just; straightforward: He was admired for being fair and square in all his dealings. 31.fair to middling, Informal. only tolerably good; so-so.
 
[quote name='paddlefoot']If you believe the bolded part then you need to look the word up again.[/QUOTE]

Sorry, you're right...

it has 11 definitions.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair

fair
Pronunciation:
\ˈfer\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English $$$er, fair, from Old English fæger; akin to Old High German $$$ar beautiful
Date:
before 12th century
1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality
2: superficially pleasing : specious
3 a: clean, pure b: clear, legible
4: not stormy or foul : fine
5: ample
6 a: marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism b (1): conforming with the established rules : allowed (2): consonant with merit or importance : due c: open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule
7 a: promising, likely b: favorable to a ship's course
8archaic : free of obstacles
9: not dark
10 a: sufficient but not ample : adequate b: moderately numerous, large, or significant
11: being such to the utmost : utter

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1 - positive
2 - positive
3 - positive
4 - positive
5 - positive
6 - positive
7 - positive
8 - positive
9 - null, but also used as "Women are the the fair Sex" which is a compliment
10 - adequate, a moderate increase
11 - positive
 
I stand corrected according to Websters, I looked it up at another site.

I have a father who deals in vintage toys. In this hobby, fair condition basically means its trash. Rusted, repainted, chipping, etc.

If my boss tells me I did a fair job, that is neither positive, nor negative, but usually it I need to pick up the pace. Satisfactory is a positive term that a manager would use.

If hear that somebody makes a fair amount of money, I know they are doing well.

Do you honestly believe the people who answered this question gave that much thought to the word fair?

Lastly, why would a survey list 3 positive options and 1 negative option. Unless it is a poorly designed survey

That is why I said it was a useless answer.
 
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"But Senator Christopher S. Bond, the Missouri Republican who is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said there was nothing to fear in the bill “unless you have Al Qaeda on your speed dial."

I was raised in Missouri and I'm genuinely surprised how him and Ashcroft turned out to be fascists.

You know what? The government violated a lot of people's 4th Amendment rights. The piper needs to be paid.
 
[quote name='fatherofcaitlyn']"But Senator Christopher S. Bond, the Missouri Republican who is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said there was nothing to fear in the bill “unless you have Al Qaeda on your speed dial."

I was raised in Missouri and I'm genuinely surprised how him and Ashcroft turned out to be fascists.

You know what? The government violated a lot of people's 4th Amendment rights. The piper needs to be paid.[/quote]

There is a 4th Amendment?
 
[quote name='paddlefoot']There is a 4th Amendment?[/quote]

There was. It was like the dollar. People used it every day. We had to get rid of it so we could fight Al Queda in Iraq.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']I wonder if we could find the 4th amendment, do you think the tenth is near by?[/quote]

Tenth? That thing was buried around 1864.
 
[quote name='RAMSTORIA']isnt it obvious what it means, our government sucks. all branches. all parties.[/quote]


Yep. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As long as the two party system exists things will only get worse in this country.
 
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