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Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Thats the same here in germany Chris. Teenagers think they are cool and dont realize its just embarrassing. In ten years time they are laughing about themselves. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
I think it is absolutely fascinating to hear what younger people are doing with the language. I try to make predictions as to what changes will happen in my life time, and I am delighted when I am wrong. (Yes, I am delighted a lot these days.) |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Over here we still have teenage boys swaggering around with jeans at half mast showing their underwear. Apparently it's hip! We have that too. We adults keep hoping they will notice that it's already out of fashion with the rappers. We have a rule against it in school. Apparently, the word hip is hip again. As for the language of rap/hip hop, just yesterday I did a thingy here at work to promote a book we just bought: Book of Rhymes: the poetics of hip hop. The author postulates that hip hop is the modern form of poetry and people should accept it as such. (I still say bleah.) (But I'm not all that fond of poetry anyway.) David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Zalster Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242 |
Unfortunately it's epidemic and I don't see an end to it anytime soon. Best we can hopeful is that some of them "see the light" and decide to go against the flow and come out "normal" |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
come out "normal Oh, I'd like to see some of that some day..... |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Belated post that I never got around to last night: Tragedy and woe! I burned my last two slices of bacon. ;( David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Koalas are running around a bit crazily, must be Friday. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Koalas are running around a bit crazily, must be Friday. Cripes, guess the koalas will be running around tomorrow as well :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Belated post that I never got around to last night: ...I saw it on news 24... :( :) |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
All the grand kids are happy, Nona just made fudge, and Grand Dad got to clean out the pot! Yum! |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Koalas are running around a bit crazily, must be Friday. What? You're going to be chasing the koalas about? But they've only got likkle legs :( AND I think it's against the health and safety regulations! :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22225 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Burns' Nicht (Burns' Night) Sunday 25th January is Burns' Nicht, and as usual there will be a Burns' Supper for all to enjoy. As usual Rocky's has obtained a space-time distortion permit, which means, while the Supper only takes place once, it will appear to take place at the same local time everywhere (no worries about adding or subtracting strange numbers of hours from Rocky's time). Arrival at 18:00 for 18:30, carriages 04:00 (latest) The Honoured Guest list is complete, and the after dinner speaker has agreed to talk for no more than 3 hours. Supper will be served at 20:00, and will, as ever I, your Master of Ceremonies, will be in full Highland Dress(*), and will address The Haggis with the traditional welcome (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8l2m3_2Xjg) We one very Highly Honoured Guest, who wishes to remain anonymous, and his anonymity is to be respected - as an incentive to this, while one may talk about said guest if one should let slip his identity you will be presented with the drinks bill for the entire evening (As will anyone else who thinks we are joking). This year we are grateful to two Scottish companies for their most generous sponsorship of the Supper, Mogerleys of Dumfrise are supplying the haggis, and Jura have kindly donated all the Single Malt Scotch Whisky for the evening. There are three of their "normal" range available, Origin (10yrs), Prophecy (12yrs) and Turas Mara (16yrs), plus a few very special barrels, some nearly 40years on the wood (now are they smooth...) (*)In answer to the question "Is anything worn under your kilt? The response will be: To Ladies: "Nae Lass, everything is in perfect working order" and To Gents: "Ask your wife" Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
I shall be here, don't have a kilt but an ex left a skirt. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
The last time I addressed a haggis it got returned by the post office as not known at this house. Are you kidding! I've got quite some attention when wearing a skirt :) Cheers :) *attention being pints bought :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Is anything worn under your kilt? There's nay a problem lassie, why he's no even circumcised! |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20338 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Is anything worn under your kilt? Depending on the weather I might say. Just 100% me under there. |
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