What they don't grasp is the futility of the whole silly exercise.

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The whole idea is silly.

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Until around the Fourteenth Century the Church scolded people who believed in witches and rejected the whole idea as a silly peasant superstition.

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Admittedly, there is something silly about the whole pen discussion.

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The whole issue may seem a little silly but what makes it interesting is the fact that Mayo is a top notch analyst and well regarded in the industry.

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Like many fans, he holds the original "Dawn of the Dead" in high regard: "Except for one silly scene involving bikers throwing pies at zombies, the whole movie has great dramatic tension and a genuine feeling of horror, " he said.

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Retail prices would have to rise a whole lot more than 10% for us to even consider switching to something as silly as tea.

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But the best part is how Sciarra, like some pro wrestler, denies the whole thing and then fakes outrage the refs would dare accuse him of something so silly.

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The striker, who apologised for his actions after the match, said emotions "took over me" and that it was "silly" to run up to the fans, but claimed he had been insulted for the whole game.

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