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Snob, and proud of it. by ER March 11, 2012 7:29 am

"Y'know," I heard a person last night who said "y'know" once every 2 seconds, and even stacked them up. "Y'know, ... by bowser 2012-03-12 15:52:00
- I find when it comes to slang, it should be used sparingly at best - usually to accentuate a point. To ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-12 16:51:28
  - Well, I was at a Spanish-speaking meeting about 12 years ago in Argentina. I wanted to tell a person ... by bowser 2012-03-12 18:10:32
Biggest example of this (in my life and in general): Ghetto speak. Have you ever even TRIED to listen ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-11 18:25:27
- I can't understand it. Somehow, speaking unintelligibly and in a fashion that is perceived by most as uncouth and ... by ER 2012-03-11 20:01:41
  - It's not just black people, white, hispanic, and even asian people do this too. It's an pandemic! Also, how did ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-12 15:38:36
    - What I meant was that the needs of industrialization changed the nature of education. History, philosophy, ancient languages, literature, ... by ER 2012-03-12 18:37:58
      - That's... not right. It's not right that the newer generations learn less than their predecessors, it's not right that ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 14:05:25
        
        It's not a matter of black and white, or good and bad, its more subtle than that. I've talked to you ... by ER 2012-03-14 19:15:38
        
        I never said it was a black and white scenario, and I don't think I ever made it out to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 21:11:52
        
        You're right of course. I guess the important thing to keep in mind is that much of what happens in technology ... by ER 2012-03-15 08:54:43
      - Adaptation is part of education like it is everything else. by TB 2012-03-12 19:43:24
- "Oh no you dih ent" by Jody 2012-03-11 19:21:15
Phrasing a statement as a question. That one seems to have gone over my head. I assume you mean, I ... by FrankC 2012-03-11 15:56:03
- "Phrasing a statement as a question" is a bit strong, what you actually hear is a slight upward lilt at ... by ER 2012-03-11 16:17:42
and then there is this.... by Jody 2012-03-11 13:41:23
Ouch. by TB 2012-03-11 12:18:49
- Not "Ouch". "Gross". Like, totally. by ER 2012-03-11 12:30:49
  - Verbal Pause by FrankC 2012-03-11 16:11:55
"We have a situation here." by Robert 2012-03-11 12:02:48
Indubitably. by Jody 2012-03-11 09:10:08
- From Urban Dictionary dot com by ER 2012-03-11 12:52:54
  - :) by Jody 2012-03-11 15:23:49
Redundancy. Like, "Snob, and proud of it." Actually, isn't proud of it part of being a snob? ... by bowser 2012-03-11 08:17:13
- Don't even get me started on 'cop-speak'. They can't just say "We went to the house." It's "We responded to ... by ER 2012-03-11 09:49:50

Arachnophobes, stay out... by TB March 12, 2012 8:43 pm

Replace "Somewhere" with "Anywhere", and you probably have a more accurate picture. Plus, spiders are the least of your ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 02:24:29

Cleaning up crime by TB March 12, 2012 8:33 pm

Crime always has a tendency to ebb and flow. by ER 2012-03-12 21:06:04
- Like time, it waits for no man. by ER 2012-03-13 04:27:23
  - When they had the old Arm and Hammer making small ones out of big ones it was better. by bowser 2012-03-13 23:43:35

I HAVE HAVE HAVE to post this!!!! by Jody March 12, 2012 8:39 pm

My Man!!!! by Jody March 11, 2012 7:43 pm

Hands up everyone who first heard this song when Rufus Wainwright(?) sang it in "Shrek." by TB 2012-03-11 20:06:34
- Hah! That is how I found Leonard Cohen a few years ago......by following the leads on You Tube, after hearing ... by Jody 2012-03-11 20:15:14
  - Turns out movie version was John Cale. Wainwright was on the sound track, I guess. by TB 2012-03-11 20:17:44
Man, I remember him when he was young. I've been watching the resurgence of his career with interest. It's good to see ... by ER 2012-03-11 19:58:33

Earthquakes by johannes March 1, 2012 10:47 am

Maybe all those earthquakes after the Japan quake were just after shocks of the the Japan quake? Tom Bombadil by visitor 2012-03-09 19:23:53
"The earth quakes... by alcaray 2012-03-01 15:41:00
- "Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. by TB 2012-03-01 16:02:08

How much is that in gold? by TB March 9, 2012 12:34 pm

If someone's a great tipper, don't tell. by TB March 8, 2012 9:33 pm

Photos of the elderly in black and white. by Jody March 4, 2012 11:57 am

I've enjoyed those several times. by bowser 2012-03-05 13:39:26

I laughed by FrankC March 1, 2012 5:53 pm

That is cute. Sad, but cute. Unfortunately in my city the cops have a motto: It is ... by bowser 2012-03-02 00:18:07
I giggled...my bad then, too. But do you know how many *Capricorns* it takes to change a light bulb? Just one. But it ... by Jody 2012-03-01 18:26:22

Origin of a word inquiry... by Jody March 1, 2012 8:55 am

See this link from the Online Etymology Dictionary. by TB 2012-03-01 09:57:19
- Thank you Tom...I am working on something and I was quite curious. I dunno ifin' I agree with the origin...but ... by Jody 2012-03-01 18:22:03

Snow Circles! by TB February 29, 2012 1:44 pm

Pretty! by Jody 2012-02-29 17:53:38
Since humans are clearly unable to create such things, the "man who walked all day" is a clever cover story ... by alcaray 2012-02-29 16:09:31

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