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ski

09-07-2004, 07:00 AM

Just a notice to any and all forum members:

I have contacted GAM about their decision to move this thread (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78707) from the Deals forum to the Spam forum. This deal CLEARLY does not have any referral information in it. It is simply a link to FatWallet, and even the link given on that forum is non-referral.

I also do not see the need to change this poster's rank to "deck swabber" as they did nothing to violate forum rules. If they had a problem with my post that gave an OPTIONAL link to help Maarchk out, and it was clearly labeled as the MLM forum, they could have deleted my post, no hard feelings. Do not take away someone's deal just because of that. I have a feeling they immediately saw "infone" and went to town after that.

I request that all Moderators re-read the Deals Forum Rules (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/announcement.php?f=5).

Should they have moved this deal to the spam forum?

Jenny

09-07-2004, 07:39 AM

I request that all Moderators re-read the Deals Forum Rules (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/announcement.php?f=5).

You make it sound like there are a bunch of them... Afaik, aside from the admin (Apex & Leon) who move & delete things occasionally, there is only one GAM...

Talk about being on your high horse with that one... :|

Merlin

09-07-2004, 07:55 AM

Okay I gotta ask, who is Afaik?

Cubsfan

09-07-2004, 07:57 AM

Okay I gotta ask, who is Afaik?
I believe that stands for "As far as I Know"

Merlin

09-07-2004, 08:17 AM

Cool. :thumb:

IrishSS

09-07-2004, 08:27 AM

You make it sound like there are a bunch of them... Afaik, aside from the admin (Apex & Leon) who move & delete things occasionally, there is only one GAM...

Talk about being on your high horse with that one... :|
Maybe its time for you to stop being on your high horse... I know I'm not the only one growing tired of you throwing around your coupon-wielding powers as if you are the all knowing authority around here.

And stop acting stupid... a lot of us around here know more than you think we do...

ray

09-07-2004, 08:29 AM

And stop acting stupid... a lot of us around here know more than you think we do...

Hahahahahahaha. Sorry, had to laugh at that comment.

Where's the love people? Everyone makes mistakes, even the GAMs! After all, we're only human...or are we...

Jenny

09-07-2004, 08:35 AM

Maybe its time for you to stop being on your high horse... I know I'm not the only one growing tired of you throwing around your coupon-wielding powers as if you are the all knowing authority around here.

And stop acting stupid... a lot of us around here know more than you think we do...

Scuse me? When have I acted like I'm the all knowing authority?

And when did I act stupid? Or say that you or anyone didn't know ****? So I told ski that as far as I know, there is really only one GAM... So?

What an ass you are being, geez...

ski

09-07-2004, 08:36 AM

You make it sound like there are a bunch of them... Afaik, aside from the admin (Apex & Leon) who move & delete things occasionally, there is only one GAM...

Talk about being on your high horse with that one... :|
Me on MY high horse? Excuse me, I don't want any trouble ma'am, but I believe I handled it in a more professional way than most people carry themselves around here. I think I missed the part where I gloated.

Whoever decided to move that post is on HIS or HER high horse. Not following forum guidelines and giving the new member a negative custom rank. I'm still waiting to understand what was wrong with the original post he or she made.

It is perfectly fine to make mistakes as long as you correct them.

If it was not a mistake, please explain why it violated forum guidelines to post a non-referral link as a deal.

Cubsfan

09-07-2004, 08:39 AM

I'm still waiting to understand what was wrong with the original post he or she made.

My guess is that it wasn't the original post, but that you replied with what was basically a referral link. (I have no opinion on this, just pointing that out...)

ski

09-07-2004, 08:45 AM

Well, I posted a link within the forum, also stating it was optional and it was clearly labeled as going to the MLM forum. I can understand removing the link to the inter-board forum, but the only beef I have is removing someone else's deal.

Another thing to understand is that I have nothing to gain by protesting this... I am doing it to help the original poster of the deal. That's part of the deal community. So not to beat a dead horse :P but I am the least of people who should be thought of as on a high horse.

IrishSS

09-07-2004, 08:54 AM

Scuse me? When have I acted like I'm the all knowing authority?

And when did I act stupid? Or say that you or anyone didn't know ****? So I told ski that as far as I know, there is really only one GAM... So?

What an ass you are being, geez...I really don't think you want to get into this argument, but I'll throw a couple of examples out there.

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=725638#post725638

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=720780#post720780

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=720668#post720668

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=714317#post714317

Not to forget the hundreds of "this belongs in the "" forum", "your picture is too big", "your signature is too big", blah blah blah. More often that not you try and act like a moderator from within your own account.

LegendKiller

09-07-2004, 08:54 AM

Hey guys, just relax. GAM might have had a perfectly good reason for doing it. There is NO need to jump on Jenny.

LK

I really don't think you want to get into this argument, but I'll throw a couple of examples out there.

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=725638#post725638

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=720780#post720780

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=720668#post720668

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=714317#post714317

Not to forget the hundreds of "this belongs in the "" forum", "your picture is too big", "your signature is too big", blah blah blah. More often that not you try and act like a moderator from within your own account.

Look guy, Jenny is a well respected member of the G|A community and she WORKS for this website. She used to do some admin stuff but got tired of people like you throwing down their dick every time they felt wronged.

She tries to remind people that doing stuff IS wrong, getting asked by her is a LOT better than getting asked by GAM.

Now, you can stop this crap and knock it off, or the GAM WILL smack you down.

IrishSS

09-07-2004, 08:58 AM

Hey guys, just relax. GAM might have had a perfectly good reason for doing it. There is NO need to jump on Jenny.

LKI could care less about what GAM did... I'm tired of Jenny's holier-than-thou attitude that goes unchecked.

Look guy, Jenny is a well respected member of the G|A community and she WORKS for this website. She used to do some admin stuff but got tired of people like you throwing down their dick every time they felt wronged.

She tries to remind people that doing stuff IS wrong, getting asked by her is a LOT better than getting asked by GAM.

Now, you can stop this crap and knock it off, or the GAM WILL smack you down.Bring it. And least you forget, I worked my ass off for this site before as well. So don't give me that line.

LegendKiller

09-07-2004, 09:06 AM

I could care less about what GAM did... I'm tired of Jenny's holier-than-thou attitude that goes unchecked.

Bring it. And least you forget, I worked my ass off for this site before as well. So don't give me that line.

Again, all she's doing is trying to keep people in line, thats all. Now you are attacking me? For what? For defending a person who doesn't do much to anybody except try to maintain some order when GAM can't see everything?

I don't even know who you are, perhaps you were before my time, I have no clue, but there's no need to get so pissy.

LK

IrishSS

09-07-2004, 09:09 AM

Again, all she's doing is trying to keep people in line, thats all. Now you are attacking me? For what? For defending a person who doesn't do much to anybody except try to maintain some order when GAM can't see everything?

I don't even know who you are, perhaps you were before my time, I have no clue, but there's no need to get so pissy.

LK
So if you don't know me, don't presume to do so or threaten me. I've respected many of your arguments around here but you're stooping down to Jenny's level by threatening to have GAM "smack me down."

ski

09-07-2004, 09:11 AM

This isn't about Jenny or who GAM is or how many GAM's there are

If you want to read about the history of GAM in speculation, go here
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/search.php?searchid=80404

If you want to discuss, only discuss about the reasons for which the thread was deemed "Spam, MLM, or Referrals"

nickel

09-07-2004, 09:24 AM

my 5 cents:

ski, i think it's pretty clear that Cachygirl came from FatWallet and is promoting that site. she could have posted the deal here w/o linking us to FW to find it.

truth be known, that was the first kinda post i put up on Got/Apex myself. i came here and promoted another hot deal site in a roundabout way. :eek:
my post was promptly put in the spam bucket forum.

Jen girl, your reply to ski was a bit condescending. i know it's hard to have authority and not admit to it every now and then, but how was he supposed to know there is only one GAM? i thought there was a herd of them too. :shrug:

ski

09-07-2004, 09:36 AM

nickel, that makes sense...

it's just Tim doesn't need people to advertise for his site... FatWallet has been making unbelievable amounts of money and progress as it is. They hired a graphics design firm to help create first, the revamped logo, and next, the revamped whole website. That's much bigger than this site, NOT to say it makes it better, just that they don't need to send peons out to advertise on other forums for their forums, not even the website. I could definitely see this as a problem if someone new showed up and was like "check out my new deals site, go here THEN click here to get the deal"

Oh well... moving onto bigger and better things!

nickel

09-07-2004, 09:43 AM

most sites of substance have a "no promoting rule" no matter whether or not the offending site needs the advert or not.

i guess if Cachygrl had more than 2 posts it wouldn't seem like that was what she was doing? :shrug:
i dunno, i guess she didn't deserve the label. that seemed Anandtech-like.

ski

09-07-2004, 09:56 AM

i dunno, i guess she didn't deserve the label. that seemed Anandtech-like.

What's next? G|A?Banned :P

Anyway, I realize that FatWallet gets credit if anyone in the forum links to popular stores like Amazon, Buy, etc., but I'm pretty sure there wasn't any referral info for infone. It's not that big of a company.

Bah well, like I said, I was just mad they weren't clear on why she deserved the negative title and why exactly they moved it.

LPMiller

09-07-2004, 10:35 AM

She used to do some admin stuff but got tired of people like you throwing down their dick every time they felt wronged.

I tried to throw my dick down, but as it already was touching the ground, it kind of blew the moment.

LegendKiller

09-07-2004, 10:54 AM

So if you don't know me, don't presume to do so or threaten me. I've respected many of your arguments around here but you're stooping down to Jenny's level by threatening to have GAM "smack me down."

Look man, I could care less who/what you are/were/am/is. If your not Apex, Darth, LP, or Jenny you don't hold too much weight with me. Furthermore, I didn't threaten you with anything, I merely said that you should stop else GAM smack you down. This wasn't implying I had PM'd or IM'd GAM, this was stating that GAM had a reason for doing what he/she did and thats that.

If you want to be a prick, then go ahead, I could care less.

attgig

09-07-2004, 11:18 AM

I tried to throw my dick down, but as it already was touching the ground, it kind of blew the moment.
:heh:

Merlin

09-07-2004, 11:41 AM

I tried to throw my dick down, but as it already was touching the ground, it kind of blew the moment.
:eek3: :lmfao: :lmfao: Be careful. With talk like that Nickel might take a real liking to ya.

nickel

09-07-2004, 12:13 PM

:eek3: :lmfao: :lmfao: Be careful. With talk like that Nickel might take a real liking to ya.
well of course, that's why i like you http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/BedBunny/giggle.gif

Jenny

09-07-2004, 12:15 PM

Me on MY high horse? Excuse me, I don't want any trouble ma'am, but I believe I handled it in a more professional way than most people carry themselves around here. I think I missed the part where I gloated.

Whoever decided to move that post is on HIS or HER high horse. Not following forum guidelines and giving the new member a negative custom rank. I'm still waiting to understand what was wrong with the original post he or she made.

It is perfectly fine to make mistakes as long as you correct them.

If it was not a mistake, please explain why it violated forum guidelines to post a non-referral link as a deal.

I probably overreacted. I get pissed off when people bitch about decisions that GAM or Apex or Leon, etc make. I should have stated my feelings differently. Next time, the proper thing to do would be to send a pm to GAM (or whoever) instead of posting **** about it. When it's the admin of the site, that is the right thing to do, imo. I apologize for sounding bitchy about it, but like I said, that's one thing that pushes my buttons on here more than anything. ;)

As for the other ****, I think other people said what I would have.

gear02

09-07-2004, 12:23 PM

ok...now that that is resolved...on to more important stuff:

how exactly do you throw your dick down? doesn't it, like, bounce back up?

DarkFury

09-07-2004, 12:56 PM

I tried to throw my dick down, but as it already was touching the ground, it kind of blew the moment.
Git off your belly mang.... that's embarassing to say the least. :heh: :hihi:

Maarchk

09-07-2004, 01:49 PM

Git off your belly mang.... that's embarassing to say the least. :heh: :hihi:

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: Hehe sorry. That was pretty good. Although the milk on my screen was not so attractive.

ialsohaveadream

09-07-2004, 01:56 PM

throwing around your coupon-wielding powers

"Wolverine reporting for duty, sir."
"Well Wolverine, what are your powers?"
"I can heal myself, and I've got these wicked sharp claws."
"Excellent! Through this door please. Next! Ok, what are your powers?"
"Well, I wield coupons to offer shoppers discounts when buying online."
"....rrrrrrrright. Next!"

IrishSS

09-07-2004, 02:01 PM

"Wolverine reporting for duty, sir."
"Well Wolverine, what are your powers?"
"I can heal myself, and I've got these wicked sharp claws."
"Excellent! Through this door please. Next! Ok, what are your powers?"
"Well, I wield coupons to offer shoppers discounts when buying online."
"....rrrrrrrright. Next!"My point exactly.

Look man, I could care less who/what you are/were/am/is. If your not Apex, Darth, LP, or Jenny you don't hold too much weight with me. Furthermore, I didn't threaten you with anything, I merely said that you should stop else GAM smack you down. This wasn't implying I had PM'd or IM'd GAM, this was stating that GAM had a reason for doing what he/she did and thats that.

I'm sure Jenny holds a lot of weight with you... those ever abundant coupon powers... those can be scary when put into the wrong hands. :rolleyes:

If you want to be a prick, then go ahead, I could care less.
Good. Then shut-up already and quit replying.

ski

09-07-2004, 02:21 PM

Next time, the proper thing to do would be to send a pm to GAM (or whoever) instead of posting **** about it.
The first thing I did was send a PM to GAM.

The second thing is that this is the description for the Suckage/Not-So-Suckage forum: "Need to get something off your chest, too many Dells deals got you down or just want to say nice things, this is the place to do it."

So please, don't get outraged like that when this is the right forum for me to say in a calm, factual manner what is on my mind. I definitely don't think I posted "****" ... if I were whining without any substantial evidence, sure, go ahead... but if you took a look everything I said, you would see that I explicitly outlined what the problem was.

At any rate, like I said, case closed on this.

LPMiller

09-07-2004, 03:48 PM

Git off your belly mang.... that's embarassing to say the least. :heh: :hihi:

Oh, if only I could indeed lay upon my stomach. You wouldn't think there were downsides to being mighty, but there you go.

:eek3: :lmfao: :lmfao: Be careful. With talk like that Nickel might take a real liking to ya.

Explain to me the downside.

DarkFury

09-07-2004, 06:42 PM

Oh, if only I could indeed lay upon my stomach. You wouldn't think there were downsides to being mighty, but there you go.

Heh... you are definitely "mighty"... Mighty funny I must say. :D :hihi:

cheapie

09-07-2004, 07:14 PM

Look man, I could care less who/what you are/were/am/is. If your not Apex, Darth, LP, or Jenny you don't hold too much weight with me. Furthermore, I didn't threaten you with anything, I merely said that you should stop else GAM smack you down. This wasn't implying I had PM'd or IM'd GAM, this was stating that GAM had a reason for doing what he/she did and thats that.

If you want to be a prick, then go ahead, I could care less.

please for the love of God, it's I COULDN'T CARE LESS! how could you be as smart as you apparently are and constantly **** this up? :censored:

;)

LegendKiller

09-07-2004, 07:59 PM

please for the love of God, it's I COULDN'T CARE LESS! how could you be as smart as you apparently are and constantly **** this up? :censored:

;)

Seriously, I could care less, depending on how little I care. Perhaps I care on a scale of 1-10 at 2, but then I could care down to a 1.5, or even 1.

LK

sbp

09-07-2004, 09:14 PM

Hmm I wonder if fatwallet is still filtered out at PCA due to Storm's promotional attempt there.

Yeah still is. http://home.earthlink.net/~sbp777/smilies/aningrin.gif

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/fatwallet.jpg

cheapie

09-08-2004, 03:59 AM

Seriously, I could care less, depending on how little I care. Perhaps I care on a scale of 1-10 at 2, but then I could care down to a 1.5, or even 1.

LK

yes but the intent of the phrase is to establish it's lack of importance in the things you care about.

usedillusion

09-08-2004, 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by cheapie
yes but the intent of the phrase is to establish it's lack of importance in the things you care about.
true, but by using "it's" is it your intention to contract "it is" or indicate possession?

figured i'd join in the festivities :P

LPMiller

09-08-2004, 04:26 AM

yes but the intent of the phrase is to establish it's lack of importance in the things you care about.

Oh please, let's not do this. This is one of the more pointless internet grammar fights period.

It means "I could care less, but it take effort that you're not worth," or "I COULD care less, but I doubt it," and is a regional phrase. It's not incorrect in that regard, only in a grammar sense, much like "Y'all". Since grammer is in fact a function of dialect shifts and regional phrasing (not the other way around) this is one of those things, like 'ain't' or 'irregardless' that over time becomes more accepted, if not actually proper.

Merlin

09-08-2004, 04:50 AM

please for the love of God, it's I COULDN'T CARE LESS! how could you be as smart as you apparently are and constantly **** this up? :censored:

:stupid: Seriously, it is not that hard to get right.

LegendKiller

09-08-2004, 05:47 AM

yes but the intent of the phrase is to establish it's lack of importance in the things you care about.

<gasp> I used a phrase which *you* don't like, nor is proper. OOOHHHH NOES!!! Yeah, I guess that invalidates my intelligence on ALL levels, since we all know that if you get a BA, mba, and then CFA, you HAVE TO BE A PERFECT DIETY IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.

For f*cks sake dude, I can't always spell correctly and my grammar isn't perfect, but that doesn't ruin my "apparent" intelligence.

Man, some people will do ANYTHING to rip others down.

LK

Cubsfan

09-08-2004, 06:37 AM

Wow, this whole thread went down the crapper,didn't it? When did we all get to be such jerks?

gear02

09-08-2004, 06:49 AM

Wow, this whole thread went down the crapper,didn't it? When did we all get to be such jerks?

When the Astros started to kick ass. Cubs SUCK!!!

sorry :) :wavey2:

Cubsfan

09-08-2004, 06:55 AM

When the Astros started to kick ass. Cubs SUCK!!!

sorry :) :wavey2:
I think I'm going to cry :bawl: Don't worry though, the way we're playing we're going to finish in 5th place in the wild card race :dead:

nickel

09-08-2004, 08:58 AM

<gasp> I used a phrase which *you* don't like, nor is proper. OOOHHHH NOES!!! Yeah, I guess that invalidates my intelligence on ALL levels, since we all know that if you get a BA, mba, and then CFA, you HAVE TO BE A PERFECT DIETY IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.

For f*cks sake dude, I can't always spell correctly and my grammar isn't perfect, but that doesn't ruin my "apparent" intelligence.

Man, some people will do ANYTHING to rip others down.

LK
my grammar isn't perfect either. once she baked a cake and it fell in the middle. :D

LK, you do need to take a chill pill. retaliation doesn't hafta be annihilation :gle:

ShawnLee

09-08-2004, 11:30 AM

How fun. I hate it when I miss the fun threads until they're in their second page already.

LPMiller

09-08-2004, 04:21 PM

you snooze, you lose, man.

cheapie

09-08-2004, 04:53 PM

true, but by using "it's" is it your intention to contract "it is" or indicate possession?

figured i'd join in the festivities :P

dang. busted. lol.

Oh please, let's not do this. This is one of the more pointless internet grammar fights period.

It means "I could care less, but it take effort that you're not worth," or "I COULD care less, but I doubt it," and is a regional phrase. It's not incorrect in that regard, only in a grammar sense, much like "Y'all". Since grammer is in fact a function of dialect shifts and regional phrasing (not the other way around) this is one of those things, like 'ain't' or 'irregardless' that over time becomes more accepted, if not actually proper.

i was teasing him. and i'm suprised that someone as literate and articulate as you has no problem with a phrase being used incorrectly so often that the incorrect usage becomes an accepted part of our vernacular.

<gasp> I used a phrase which *you* don't like, nor is proper. OOOHHHH NOES!!! Yeah, I guess that invalidates my intelligence on ALL levels, since we all know that if you get a BA, mba, and then CFA, you HAVE TO BE A PERFECT DIETY IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.

For f*cks sake dude, I can't always spell correctly and my grammar isn't perfect, but that doesn't ruin my "apparent" intelligence.

Man, some people will do ANYTHING to rip others down.

LK

dude, wtf? who said it invalidates your intelligence. i even asked, kiddingly, how you could constantly screw that phrase up when you are intelligent. remind me to wear my asbestos suit whenever joking, commenting, or otherwise referring to you or your posts.

JackHammer

09-08-2004, 07:10 PM

Woo a fight a fight. In this corner we have the lovely Jenny. Who rules the Gotapex forum with an iron fist. She likes to ride on high horses. Ladies and gentlemen she takes no crap from nobody. And in the other corner we have Irish and Ski. Their signature move is to whine and moan and quote stuff via the link option on the forum. Irish drinks too much and is always intoxicated and Ski just fell off the wagon. Let's have a clean fight here. No hitting below the belt and no scratching, eye gouching or hair pulling. Let's get ready to RUUMMBBLLLE! :boxing: (me go run and hide)

LPMiller

09-08-2004, 08:38 PM

i was teasing him. and i'm suprised that someone as literate and articulate as you has no problem with a phrase being used incorrectly so often that the incorrect usage becomes an accepted part of our vernacular.

Blame 2 years of lingustic courses. Because that's pretty much the birth of English in a nutshell. Old English didn't even use the same vowels we do now, and shifted to what we have today as a result of the reality of how people were speaking. You go 200 hundred years back, or 200 years forward, and you'll have some trouble being understood, the rules will have changed so much. And no, I'm not talking slang.

English is constantly in flux, and the rules of grammer change as a result, all the time. In fact, some have argued that the constant harping of so called 'grammer natzis' actually harms the growth of English. I don't think it matters either way, since it's not like there is a panel somewhere that decides how we all speak. We decide as a collective group in how we talk, and English teachers come after the fact.

p3rsian

09-08-2004, 11:00 PM

cheapie

09-09-2004, 04:07 AM

Blame 2 years of lingustic courses. Because that's pretty much the birth of English in a nutshell. Old English didn't even use the same vowels we do now, and shifted to what we have today as a result of the reality of how people were speaking. You go 200 hundred years back, or 200 years forward, and you'll have some trouble being understood, the rules will have changed so much. And no, I'm not talking slang.

English is constantly in flux, and the rules of grammer change as a result, all the time. In fact, some have argued that the constant harping of so called 'grammer natzis' actually harms the growth of English. I don't think it matters either way, since it's not like there is a panel somewhere that decides how we all speak. We decide as a collective group in how we talk, and English teachers come after the fact.

i understand that. but...i was only kiddingly chiding lk about constantly messing that phrase up. i'm semi-frustrated at the fact that people don't care whether or not they use the phrase correctly.

Merlin

09-09-2004, 04:22 AM

Good points LP. However, when I read your post then the one after it it scares me to thing where the language might be going.

LegendKiller

09-09-2004, 05:09 AM

Good points LP. However, when I read your post then the one after it it scares me to thing where the language might be going.

YO yo homslice, whachu be sweatin about? We be goin da right diriction wit or werds yo. Jus axks da dawgs in da hewd, u be l33t n0W and cOo1 d0wN y0!

LK

oblongmelon

09-09-2004, 05:56 AM

ski

09-09-2004, 08:50 AM

U ARE ALL LOOSERS .. THIS IS THE FREKIN INTERNET ... Y WOULD U GET UPSET OVER IT ?

learn from me .. every one hates me on these boards and flames me and i dont give a ****.. jhiiizzzzz who careeeeeeees that your rank went down or whatever
Yeah, I'll be honest

Since Monday, I have been working on classes for about 16-18 hours each day. When you are as busy as I am earning a respectable degree, you have to include something else in your day aside from work and sleep. Some people have time for significant others or just cruising around... during the week, all I have time for is the "frekin internet" :spock:

Yossarian

09-09-2004, 09:16 AM

Yeah, I'll be honest

Since Monday, I have been working on classes for about 16-18 hours each day. When you are as busy as I am earning a respectable degree, you have to include something else in your day aside from work and sleep. Some people have time for significant others or just cruising around... during the week, all I have time for is the "frekin internet" :spock:

8 am classes suck

Maarchk

09-09-2004, 12:23 PM

8 am classes suck

I take an 8am over a 6 am and a 6 pm class..
At least my professors get me in the same state of mind. :dead:

ski

09-09-2004, 01:19 PM

I take an 8am over a 6 am and a 6 pm class..
At least my professors get me in the same state of mind. :dead:
i have an 8am and a class UNTIL 8pm twice a week... hmph

LPMiller

09-09-2004, 04:04 PM

i understand that. but...i was only kiddingly chiding lk about constantly messing that phrase up. i'm semi-frustrated at the fact that people don't care whether or not they use the phrase correctly.

That's because, as far as they are concerned, they are using it correctly. It's precisely in that way that English changes. I understand what you are saying though, they're are phrases that bug me too. And others I abuse with gleeful abandon. But I'm kind of a jerk, really.

Maarchk

09-09-2004, 04:13 PM

i have an 8am and a class UNTIL 8pm twice a week... hmph

My 6pm lasts until 10pm.... I think we ought to both just shoot ourselves. Or at least be allowed to drink in class. It would definitely add to the joy i get when discussing peoples disorders.

usedillusion

09-09-2004, 07:44 PM

Annoying English Error of the Day: Expresso.

i don't make it a habit of correcting people unless asked. in this case, it was in work being done for someone else so i had to be the advocate. at a sign company i do expediting for, i glanced over at the graphic designer's computer and saw him typing in "expresso" to be put on a sign, then he said, "that's the spelling... i think. right?"

i politely told him it was incorrect. he acted dubious about my input and was like "no i've seen it this way." i explained no matter how rampant that alternate spelling is, that "espresso" is the shortened version of the Italian "caffe espresso" and is the more sensible spelling. i don't know if he believed me in the end or not. why even bother asking if you're just gonna be like "no" :2far:

should we make this a daily thread? "TMOTD" (the misnomer of the day). it just might be helpful to someone out there :P

DaFunkyUnit

09-09-2004, 08:49 PM

I have perfect grammar and punctuation, and I never use profanity.

Therefore, I am always right, and those that argue with me by default are wrong.

:|

usedillusion

09-09-2004, 10:01 PM

mojo makes fun of me for using too much profanity. i hope it's an exaggeration but he says i'll be eating dinner and say "pass the f'n salt" :heh:

cheapie

09-10-2004, 08:55 AM

incorrect grammar makes you look bad. not so much here, but def in rl. if i hear someone say i could care less, i immediately notice. if they say suposubly, then i'm sure they're ignorant.

nickel

09-10-2004, 08:57 AM

mojo makes fun of me for using too much profanity. i hope it's an exaggeration but he says i'll be eating dinner and say "pass the f'n salt" :heh:
am i missing somthin?
are you mojo's girl? :shrug:

usedillusion

09-10-2004, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by nickel
are you mojo's girl?
what?! i thought you were ;)

nickel

09-10-2004, 10:59 AM

what?! i thought you were ;)
:shrug:
splain dat

InfiniteNothing

09-10-2004, 12:17 PM

Do you think Mojo knows he still shows up in polls.

Cheapie, I think LK might have meant that though he care's very little about this issue, it's even less important than that.

cheapie

09-10-2004, 12:26 PM

Airencracken

09-10-2004, 12:38 PM

I like it when people correct my grammer, give me a chance to learn.

Showtime

09-10-2004, 12:45 PM

I had a repsonse, but now I just want people to read my new sig. Should I do the quote thingies??? I could care less... ;)

FYI:The grammar argument is lame unless the persons spellin, etzetra is totallie baddd. Peepal tri to hit me fo dat everie few arguementz.

Ha ha!

And I like Jenny. She brings order to the choas known as the G|A Forums.

-j

InfiniteNothing

09-10-2004, 12:47 PM

usedillusion

09-10-2004, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by nickel
splain dat :shrug:

meaning i thought all of us male or female have been mojo's girl at some point or another... you know, those late nights we need it so bad and vote for "mojo the slut" to relieve our tension. but if you were really asking yeah, he's my compadre. he left all those glorious padre games behind, tho :hihi:

JackHammer

09-10-2004, 06:50 PM

incorrect grammar makes you look bad. not so much here, but def in rl. if i hear someone say i could care less, i immediately notice. if they say suposubly, then i'm sure they're ignorant.

So are you saying that the saying "I could care less" is incorrect?

ray

09-10-2004, 07:45 PM

So are you saying that the saying "I could care less" is incorrect?

Yes. If you don't care, you would say I couldn't care less.

By saying I could care less you are implying that you already care.

Nija

09-10-2004, 07:49 PM

meaning i thought all of us male or female have been mojo's girl at some point or another... you know, those late nights we need it so bad and vote for "mojo the slut" to relieve our tension. but if you were really asking yeah, he's my compadre. he left all those glorious padre games behind, tho :hihi:
so yur the tramp that stole him from me :angry:

JackHammer

09-10-2004, 08:01 PM

Yes. If you don't care, you would say I couldn't care less.

By saying I could care less you are implying that you already care.

Damn so for the past 20 some years I've been saying it incorrectly. Put a match under my ass and call me stupid. I guess you do learn something new everyday.

chrissy

09-10-2004, 08:04 PM

no offense but i don't buy that. people that say "i could care less" are definately not differentiating that phrase from "i couldn't care less." LK always says the former, as does everyone that messes it up.

while i was just teasing him, i think it's a crock to say that it's grammatically (sp?) correct to say it either way. nobody says "i could care less" with the intention of meaning that it's in the middle of the things they care about. the implication is always that it is at the bottom of the things you care about.

is there a doubt that he meant...go ahead and be a prick, i don't care at all...?

btw, i'm not a grammar nazi. i just said it teasingly but since i was called out on it, i figure i might as well defend myself.

I see what you are saying. I agree grammatically you are correct IF you are meaning it to be that you couldn't care less on the given subject.

Me, I grew up saying "I could care less" and so did my whole family. I was taught that it was a shortened "slang" for "I could care less if I wanted to waste more of my time..." type of a thing. It was an understood. Now, that might have been a regional thing... I couldn't tell ya. I just know that is what was explained to me as a kiddo.

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