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 Siran d'Vel'nahr  Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7381 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 
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Intestinal gas. Had it for 2 days now.... (-:< CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 342944 ·  |
The Simonator  Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 
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People who complain about me posting "hi" in every thread.... d-:< Hi Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. 
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Captain Avatar  Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0
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People that try to start arguments, and complain to the mods about their posts being deleted. Yup It's all Misfits Fault Too! 
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Jack Lass  Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 120 Credit: 41,972 RAC: 0
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Similar to the previous LPG Gas rant, I get annoyed at PIN Number. PIN stands for Personal Identification Number. A PIN Number would be a Personal Identification Number Number. Another product of the division of redundancy division. They share quarters with the incredibly dumb design division of General Motors. THE MOTHER OF FOOLS IS ALWAYS PREGNANT I'M TROLLING FOR FOOLS. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE! ID: 343058 · |
Jim  Send message Joined: 28 Jan 00 Posts: 614 Credit: 2,031,206 RAC: 0
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People who use "nother" as if it's a real word. As in, "That's a whole nother issue." Yikes. "...an other issue." even "...another issue." Not "...a nother issue." Yikes again. Without love, breath is just a clock ... ticking. Equilibrium ID: 345026 · |
Misfit  Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0
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Hey Jim! You have a post count of 666. Kind a creepy, but That's a whole nother issue. ;) Oh that brings up memories. me@rescam.org ID: 345036 · |
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Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0
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Hey Jim! You have a post count of 666. Kind a creepy, but That's a whole nother issue. ;) March of the Penguins! me@rescam.org ID: 345052 · |
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Jim Send message Joined: 28 Jan 00 Posts: 614 Credit: 2,031,206 RAC: 0
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Yikes one more time! Hey Fuzzy darlin'. Okay to break the Satan post count: How about people who's first language is English and who are (seemingly) otherwise intelligent and successful who cannot master the elementary concepts of making a noun plural or creating a contraction. Now I understand that Einstein is rumored to have had difficulty with simple math - which may or may not be true - so I am willing to offer these people a one time "out" regarding these concepts. Being that they can claim that they are intellectually so far beyond the most basic rules of English grammar that the fundamentals remain distant and insignificant points of minutiae (pl). Concepts, you all understand, that are taught to 2nd and 3rd graders here in the US and sooner and more thoroughly, I'll assume, in other countries. For example: If there are more than one of something just add an "s". None of this crap about adding an apostrophy "s" ('s)! For God's sake it's "Cows" not "Cow's" if you just mean to indicate more than one cow. "Photos" not "Photo's". "Cars" not "Car's" If the word originally ended in "y" and you mean to relate the presence or existence of more than one, merely change the "y" to "i" and add "es" (the rule we learned as 4-6 year olds). "Company" becomes "Companies". "Country" becomes "Countries". And now the seeming mind blower of contractions - oh boy. A contraction is a single word "contracted" or shrunk into one word by the sly inclusion of an apostrophe. Simple. "You are" = "You're" "I will" = "I'll" "I am" = "I'm" "I would" = "I'd" "She is" = "She's" "He is" = "He's" "Should not" = "Shouldn't" "Cannot" = "Can't" "She will" = "She'll" "They have" = "They've" "Does not" = "Doesn't" "Have not" = "Haven't" "Let us" = "Let's" "We are" = "We're" It also seems to be a huge challenge to figure out which of "There", "They're" and "Their" to use. By now it should be obvious but here's a tutorial: "There" is simply an indication of a place or location. "They're" is a contraction of "They are". "Their" is a possessive indicating that something belongs to someone or to a group of people. Simple. Here's an example: "They're unloading their fishing boats on the slip over there." Now we're all smarter. Ignorance should not be worn as a badge of honor. President Bush embarasses his country enough by not being able to pronounce the common word "nuclear" properly. The rest of us should do our best to show the world that we're not all language fools. In the spirit of learning - Jim Without love, breath is just a clock ... ticking. Equilibrium ID: 345066 · |
Scary Capitalist  Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0
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Jim, have you ever mispronounced a word when forming an argument or statement? Does your mispronnuciation of that word effect the substance of your argument? Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! 
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Jeffrey  Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
How about people who's first language is English and who are (seemingly) otherwise intelligent and successful who cannot master the elementary concepts of making a noun plural or creating a contraction. who's, whose Who's is a contraction of who is; whose is a possessive pronoun. Who's ready for more popcorn? Whose coat is this? A Writers Reference Third Edition ~Dianna Hacker Sorry... Nothing personal... I just couldn't help myself... ;) ID: 345089 · |
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Jim Send message Joined: 28 Jan 00 Posts: 614 Credit: 2,031,206 RAC: 0
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Jim, have you ever mispronounced a word when forming an argument or statement?I suppose, over time, it's certainly happened. It must have in the heat of an argument at times. Does your mispronnuciation of that word effect the substance of your argument?It may or may not effect the substance of the argument, depending on the person with whom I am debating. There is no doubt that with a better or equally educated person, a grammatical misstep is very often the same as a factual error in regard to who is in advantage. I make missteps just the same as anyone else does. It takes a lot (there is no such word as "alot" - sorry, I couldn't help myself) of focus to concentrate on both grammar and content if grammar is not second nature. A beer or two can have the same effect on me as it does on anyone else as well. If you were to hear me speak, you wouldn't hear a Henry Higgins sort of person talking. But since accurate communication, both written and verbal, are my stock in trade, being as good at both of them as I can means a better chance of a promotion or a raise. But since I've mentioned Henry Higgins, I might as well bring up a few of my very favorite quotes from "My Fair Lady". Henry, look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned by every syllable she ever uttered. By law she should be taken out and hung, For the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue. and "Garn!" (go on) Henry I ask you, sir, what sort of word is that? It's "Aoooow" and "Garn" that keep her in her place. Not her wretched clothes and dirty face. Why can't the English teach their children how to speak? and An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him, The moment he talks he makes some other Englishman despise him. and But use proper English and you're regarded as a freak. Why can't the English, Why can't the English learn ... to ... speak? With respect, Jim Without love, breath is just a clock ... ticking. Equilibrium ID: 345093 · |
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Jim Send message Joined: 28 Jan 00 Posts: 614 Credit: 2,031,206 RAC: 0
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Well spotted! I stand corrected. I'll never take something like that personally as long as it is meant in good humor. I should have known better and in fact I do. I was absorbed in the moment and I suppose that this may be to what Robert was referring. I'm not perfect, but to strive for anything else seems to me to be a waste of energy and time.How about people who's first language is English and who are (seemingly) otherwise intelligent and successful who cannot master the elementary concepts of making a noun plural or creating a contraction. Thank you for spotting my error. Jim Without love, breath is just a clock ... ticking. Equilibrium ID: 345097 · |
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Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0
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Just argue a point instead of ad Hominem...why don't you... edit....just realize clinton, blair, whoever make mistakes...but it's not germane to the argument. I thank you for your honesty in the matter.. Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing!
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Fuzzy Hollynoodles  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
It annoys me when manufacturers of products add something to the product that's supposed to be an improvement of the product, where it turns out to be a reduction. My freezer has a little spout to draw out, so when defrosting it the water is supposed to run to the bottom of the freezer and directed down into a bowl through this spout. But it doesn't work that way! First, the icelumps that fall from the defrosting tubes are jumping everywhere, down to the bottom of the freezer and out on the floor, and the lumps are blocking those drains that's formed in the bottom, so the water is running freely everywhere. And there are usually chinks also where the water can run down on the floor under the freezer. So why do they pretend that defrosting a freezer is just a question about putting a bowl under a spout, where the reality is several towels spread on the floor, soaking wet, and lots and lots of water on the floor under the freezer? Ok, the upside of it is that you get a clean floor after mopping up all the water! "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me 
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Octagon  Send message Joined: 13 Jun 05 Posts: 1418 Credit: 5,250,988 RAC: 109
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It annoys me when manufacturers of products add something to the product that's supposed to be an improvement of the product, where it turns out to be a reduction. Your defrosting it wrong... you're supposed to use a blow-torch to heat up the ice as quickly as possible. Most will vaporize, and any remaining water will drain out the spout. :-) No animals were harmed in the making of the above post... much. 
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Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
Ah, thanks. I'll try that. I'm about to get ready for the task, so I'll use my hairdryer. But it bugs me to spend electricity on something, nature (in this case an open freezerdoor and roomtemperature) would do for free. >:-( "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me
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Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
And freezer defrosted and cleaned! Thanks, Octagon, for giving me this tip. I had never thought that a guy would be able to give me advise about cleaning, but you certainly did today. :-) Melting the ice was fast and very controlled, so only a little water went besides the bowl, which the towel soaked up. And I could "herd" the water to the spout with the airstream. I'll look for a blow-torch the next time I'm in one of those handyman's heaven stores. I'll see how expensive it is, and if it's not too expensive, I'll add one to my toolbox. Then I could take up cooking Crème brûlée's for dessert! ;-) I really like cleaning when it's fast and effective, and I actually bought one of these, when I saw an ad for them. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me
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Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0
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You're sending us plane tickets to come by and eat creme brulee when? *flips through scheduler..* ID: 345594 · |
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Octagon Send message Joined: 13 Jun 05 Posts: 1418 Credit: 5,250,988 RAC: 109
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Why use the hair dryer for heat? There were plenty of flames on the forum today, and they're free. No animals were harmed in the making of the above post... much.
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Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0
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No they're not free..... ------here's a well guarded secret... everybody involved is getting paid by the hour...pass it around...I MEAN DON'T pass that around.... ID: 345606 · |
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