bluesboy Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Tonight, Sunday night December 9th the History channel is showing a new documentary of the year 1968. It's called 1968 with Tom Brokaw . I was 17 at the time and SO MANY events happened that year. Plus maybe they'll have some new news footage I haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I find the new smileys are funny... But what does this one mean? And ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 What on earth is the viking one for?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) I was planning to have a viking mood too... Why do I have an offline graemlin when I´m online and choosed twice? In my profile I can see the cool graemlin but not on the boards... Edited December 13, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Why do I have an offline graemlin when I´m online and choosed twice? In my profile I can see the cool graemlin but not on the boards... it always takes a couple of minutes to update... just like you're not in the "online now" box right after coming here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Martin, I feel safe when you´re around, you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 We went to a Christmas program at church tonight and the choir sang a verse of "Silent Night" in German. I immediately thought of the terrifically Teutonic Farin. So fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr to you, Martin. I really hope that reads "Merry Christmas" in German. I'm at the mercy of Google for the translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 We went to a Christmas program at church tonight and the choir sang a verse of "Silent Night" in German. I immediately thought of the terrifically Teutonic Farin. So fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr to you, Martin. I really hope that reads "Merry Christmas" in German. actually it does fröhliche Weihnachten to you too terrifically Teutonic I have to remember that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I love cheese. Like, I really love cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 The meek shall inherit the earth? That's rubbish. Ordinary decent people have no power whatsoever. The world is run by money-grubbing, capitalist swine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 I love cheese. Like, I really love cheese. Like I love cantaloupe, or Diggs sheep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 The meek shall inherit the earth? That's rubbish. Ordinary decent people have no power whatsoever. The world is run by money-grubbing, capitalist swine. Yep. And there's nothing that can be done about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 The meek shall inherit the earth? That's rubbish. Ordinary decent people have no power whatsoever. The world is run by money-grubbing, capitalist swine. hey b-f... have you been listening to some music lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 I've been at home on my own for much of the weekend, so naturally, I have (been listening to music). But what's that got to do with anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 oh, nothing... I just had to think of a post I made a while ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 The world is run by money-grubbing, capitalist swine. Hey! Who you calling "capitalist"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 The meek swine. They're the ones which cast pearls amongst them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Lake Superior State University's list of ' banned' words or phrases ( not officially , but they would like to see them dropped ) . Feel free to add your own at the link below . I added ' make no mistake ( about it ) ' and ' old school ' . --------------- PERFECT STORM – "Overused by the pundits on evening TV shows to mean just about any coincidence." – Lynn Allen, Warren, Michigan. "I read that 'Ontario is a perfect storm,' in reference to a report on pollution levels in the Great Lakes. Ontario is the name of one of the lakes and a Canadian province. This guy would have me believe it's a hurricane. It's time for 'perfect storm' to get rained out." – Bob Smith, DeWitt, Michigan. "Hands off book titles as cheap descriptors!" – David Hollis, Hamilton, New York. WEBINAR – A seminar on the web about any number of topics. "Ouch! It hurts my brain. It should be crushed immediately before it spreads." – Carol, Lams, Michigan. "Yet another non-word trying to worm its way into the English language due to the Internet. It belongs in the same school of non-thought that brought us e-anything and i-anything." – Scott Lassiter, Houston, Texas. WATERBOARDING – "Let's banish 'waterboarding' to the beach, where it belongs with boogie boards and surfboards." – Patrick K. Egan, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ORGANIC – Overused and misused to describe not only food, but computer products or human behavior, and often used when describing something as "natural," says Crystal Giordano of Brooklyn, New York. Another advertising gimmick to make things sound better than they really are, according to Rick DeVan of Willoughby, Ohio, who said he has heard claims such as "My business is organic," and computers having "organic software." "Things have gone too far when they begin marketing T-shirts as organic." – Michelle Fitzpatrick, St. Petersburg, Florida. "'Organic' is used to describe everything, from shampoo to meat. Banishment! Improperly used!" – Susan Clark, Bristol, Maine. "The possibility of a food item being inorganic, i.e., not being composed of carbon atoms, is nil." – John Gomila, New Orleans, Louisiana. "You see the word 'organic' written on everything from cereal to dog food." – Michael, Sacramento, California. "I'm tired of health food stores selling products that they say are organic. All the food we eat is organic!" – Chad Jacobson, Park Falls, Wisconsin. WORDSMITH/WORDSMITHING – "I've never read anything created by a wordsmith - or via wordsmithing - that was pleasant to read." – Emily Kissane, St. Paul, Minnesota. AUTHOR/AUTHORED – "In one of former TV commentator Edwin Newman's books, he wonders if it would be correct to say that someone 'paintered' a picture?" – Dorothy Betzweiser, Cincinnati, Ohio. POST 9/11 – "'Our post-9/11 world,' is used now, and probably used more, than AD, BC, or Y2K, time references. You'd think the United States didn't have jet fighters, nuclear bombs, and secret agents, let alone electricity, 'pre-9/11.'" – Chazz Miner, Midland, Michigan. SURGE – "'Surge' has become a reference to a military build-up. Give me the old days, when it referenced storms and electrical power." – Michael F. Raczko, Swanton, Ohio. "Do I even have to say it? I can't be the first one to nominate it…put me in line. From Iraq to Wall Street to the weather forecast – 'surge' really ought to recede." – Mike Lara, Colorado. "This word came out in the context of increasing the number of troops in Iraq. Can be used to explain the expansion of many things (I have a surge in my waist) and it's use will grow out of control…The new Chevy Surge, just experience the roominess!" – Eric McMillan, Mentor, Ohio. GIVE BACK – "This oleaginous phrase is an emergency submission to the 2008 list. The notion has arisen that as one's life progresses, one accumulates a sort of deficit balance with society which must be neutralized by charitable works or financial outlays. Are one's daily transactions throughout life a form of theft?" – Richard Ong, Carthage, Missouri. "Various media have been featuring a large number of people who 'just want to give back.' Give back to whom? For what?" – Curtis Cooper, Hazel Park, Michigan. 'BLANK' is the new 'BLANK' or 'X' is the new 'Y' – In spite of statements to the contrary, 'Cold is (NOT) the new hot,' nor is '70 the new 50.' The idea behind such comparisons was originally good, but we've all watched them spiral out of reasonable uses into ludicrous ones and it's now time to banish them from use. Or, to phrase it another way, 'Originally clever advertising is now the new absurdity!'" – Lawrence Mickel, Coventry, Connecticut. "Believed to have come into use in the 1960s, but it is getting tired. The comparisons have become absurd." – Geoff Steinhart, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. "'Orange is the new black.' '50 is the new 30.' 'Chocolate is the new sex.' 'Sex is the new chocolate.' 'Fallacy is the new truth.' – Patrick Dillon, East Lansing, Michigan. BLACK FRIDAY – "The day after Thanksgiving that retailers use to keep themselves out of the 'red' for the year. (And then followed by "Cyber-Monday.") This is counter to the start of the Great Depression's use of the term 'Black Tuesday,' which signaled the crash of the stock market that sent the economy into a tailspin. – Carl Marschner, Melvindale, Michigan. BACK IN THE DAY – "Back in the day, we used 'back-in-the-day' to mean something really historical. Now you hear ridiculous statements such as 'Back in the day, people used Blackberries without Blue Tooth.'" – Liz Jameson, Tallahassee, Florida. "This one might've already made the list back in the day, which was a Wednesday, I think." – Tim Bradley, Los Angeles, California. RANDOM – Popular with teenagers in many places. "Over-used and usually out of context, i.e. 'You are so random!' Really? Random is supposed to mean 'by chance.' So what I said was by chance, and not by choice?" – Gabriel Brandel, Farmington Hills, Michigan. "Outrageous mis- and overuse, mostly by teenagers, i.e. 'This random guy, singing this random song…It was so random.' Grrrrr." – Leigh, Duncan, Galway, Ireland. "Overuse on a massive scale by my fellow youth. Every event, activity and person can be 'sooo random' as of late. Banish it before I go vigilante." – Ben Martin, Adelaide, South Australia. "How can a person be random?" – Emma Halpin, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. SWEET – "Too many sweets will make you sick. It became popular with the advent of the television show 'South Park' and by rights should have died of natural causes, but the term continues to cling to life. It is annoying when young children use it and have no idea why, but it really sounds stupid coming from the mouths of adults. Please kill this particular use of an otherwise fine word." – Wayne Braver, Manistique, Michigan "Youth lingo overuse, similar to 'awesome.' I became sick of this one immediately." – Gordon Johnson, Minneapolis, Minnesota. DECIMATE – Word-watchers have been calling for the annihilation of this one for several years. "Used today in reference to widespread destruction or devastation. If you will not banish this word, I ask that its use be 'decimated' (reduced by one-tenth)." – Allan Dregseth, Fargo, North Dakota. "I nominate 'decimate' as it applies to Man's and Nature's destructive fury and the outcome of sporting contests. Decimate simply means a 10% reduction – no more, no less. It may have derived notoriety because the ancient Romans used decimation as a technique for prisoner of war population reduction or an incentive for under-performing battle units. A group of 10 would be assembled and lots drawn. The nine losers would win and the winner would die at the hands of the losers – a variation on the instant lottery game. Perhaps 'creamed' or 'emulsified' should be substituted. – Mark Dobias, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. "The word is so overused and misused, people use it when they should be saying 'annihilate.' It's so bad that now there are two definitions, the real one and the one that has taken over like a weed. – Dane, Flowery Branch, Georgia. "'Decimate' has been turned upside down. It means 'to destroy one tenth,' but people are using it to mean 'to destroy nine tenths.' – David Welch, Venice, Florida. EMOTIONAL – "Reporters, short on vocabulary, often describe a scene as 'emotional.' Well sure, but which emotion? For a radio reporter to gravely announce, 'There was an emotional send off to Joe Blow' tells me nothing, other than the reporter perceived that the participants acted in an emotional way. For instance: I had an emotional day today. I started out feeling tired and a bit grumpy until I had my coffee. I was distraught over a cat killing a bird on the other side of the street. I was bemused by my reaction to the way nature works. I was intrigued this evening to add a word or two to your suggestions. I was happy to see the words that others had posted. Gosh, this has been an emotional day for me." – Brendan Kennedy, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. POP – "On every single one of the 45,000 decorating shows on cable TV (of which I watch many) there is at LEAST one obligatory use of a phrase such as ... 'the addition of the red really makes it POP.' You know when it's coming ... you mouth it along with the decorator. There must be some other way of describing the addition of an interesting detail." – Barbara, Arlington, Texas. IT IS WHAT IT IS – "This pointless phrase, uttered initially by athletes on the losing side of a contest, is making its way into general use. It accomplishes the dual feat of adding nothing to the conversation while also being phonetically and thematically redundant." – Jeffrey Skrenes, St. Paul, Minnesota. "It means absolutely nothing and is mostly a cop out or a way to avoid answering a question in a way that might require genuine thought or insight. Listen to an interview with some coach or athlete in big-time sports and you'll inevitably hear it." – Doug Compo, Brimley, Michigan. "It seems to be everywhere and pervade every section of any newspaper I read. It reminds me of 'Who is John Galt?' from 'Atlas Shrugged.' It implies an acceptance of the status quo regardless of the circumstances. But it is what it is." – Erik Pauna, Mondovi, Wisconsin. "Only Yogi Berra should be allowed to utter such a circumlocution." – Jerry Holloway, Belcamp, Maryland. "This is migrating from primetime 'reality television' and embedding itself into otherwise articulate persons' vocabularies. Of course it is what it is...Otherwise, it wouldn't be what it would have been!" – Steve Olsen, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. UNDER THE BUS – "For overuse. I frequently hear this in the cliché-filled sports world, where it's used to describe misplaced blame – i.e. 'After Sunday's loss, the fans threw T.O. under the bus." – Mark R. Hinkston, Racine, Wisconsin. "Please, just 'blame' them." – Mike Lekan, Kettering, Ohio. "Just wondering when someone saying something negative became the same as a mob hit. Since every sportscaster in the US uses it, is a call for the media to start issuing a thesaurus to everyone in front of a camera." – Mark Bockhaus, Appleton, Wisconsin. "Please, just 'blame' them." – Mike Lekan, Kettering, Ohio. "Just wondering when someone saying something negative became the same as a mob hit. Since every sportscaster in the US uses it, is a call for the media to start issuing a thesaurus to everyone in front of a camera." -- Mark Bockhaus, Appleton, Wisconsin. LSSU accepts nominations for the banished-words list throughout the year. To submit your nomination for the 2008 list, go to http://www.lssu.edu/banished/submit_word.php. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I used to think that the man living in the condo above me was a very loud snorer. The woman who lived with him kicked him out in December, and the snoring continues... Things that make you go "hmmmmm...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I used to think that the man living in the condo above me was a very loud snorer. The woman who lived with him kicked him out in December, and the snoring continues... I just read this to my husband and he went too... Shawna, your walls are very thin... (and the roofs, and the floors) We once lived in a small appartment where we could hear our neighboor pee every morning at 7.30 am and we also heard everything above, downstairs, right, left, even three floors up... we left as soon as we could... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Edna, you've killed the entire subforum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Fin!! Why did you post?! I wanted to go for 24 hours without a new post here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Radhi!! I'm terribly sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 It would've been a record too missed by an hour and twenty minutes. Bah :beady: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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