Shall Mr Vacula Make a Misstep in the Capital of Eire?

[welch]

There is one holocaust denier on the board, a poster going by the name of Git

And is the only person I've blocked.

Is he actually full-on denier? Given his rather frothy "Israel uber alles" attitude, it would seem a bit odd.

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

And now Alicja has corrected me. I was wrong. "An" is seemingly more than acceptable.

[Tribble]

C'mon, give him a break. His heart wasn't in it. It was actually in NY at the time.

I always get this "Same Time Next Year" vibe out of the way he sniffs around her and is always talking about her....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078199/

I guess I've known too many late-middle-age, cheat-on-their wives husbands... But whenever I see an old-guy sniffing around a woman who is way too young for him... I get suspicious.

[ReneeHendricks]

This bit by Steersman is still bugging me (regarding my old sig on growing a thicker skin):

Which she seems to have forgotten at “the moment of truth”. So to speak.

Steersman, are you indicating at some point I started to whine about other people's words? Trying to get a handle on the nature of this "drive-by" mentioning.

[DW Adams]

Phil: Here is your rule

If the noun is modified by an adjective, the choice between a and an depends on the initial sound of the adjective that immediately follows the article

This would show why "a European country" works.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

There is a reason why we use "mensch" to denote a righteous and upstanding person rather than "frau", ya know?

1) Diese Beteutung für "mensch" stammt aus Yiddisch;

2) Auf Deutsch, "mensch" beteutet bloß "person"; ("Mann" = "man");

3) Also, Männer und Frauen beide sind Menschen;

4) Auf Yiddisch, jemand könnte sogar (zB) 'eyn shaynes maydl' und 'eyn mensch' sein.

Aber sie wussten dies alle schon, oder?

[AnonymousCowherd]

There is one holocaust denier on the board, a poster going by the name of Git

And is the only person I've blocked.

Is he actually full-on denier? Given his rather frothy "Israel uber alles" attitude, it would seem a bit odd.

I thought tony was just stirring.

[Tribble]

If it's red, you're fucking dead...

After the 25th time or so you get used to it. ;)

Which is good because there are about 375 more to go, before menopause.

you filthy menstruating whore, why did you speak to that fucking serpent? Christ, women are fucking dumb, it was a goddam snake for fuck's sake. Fuck.

Yes, a snake, mmmm. With a rapidly flicking tongue, and a muscular cylindrical shape. Mmmmm.

That's about how many periods my daughter's had before they got it down. The first few were horrible messes. Then they got better-and-better. Especially the younger who did exactly ONE pad and demanded tampons. Sadly, her older, more conservative "I'm going to be a virgin until I get married" (nope) sister did pads for three horrible, bloody-underwear-soaking-in-the-sink years...

[FrankGrimes]

C'mon, give him a break. His heart wasn't in it. It was actually in NY at the time.

I always get this "Same Time Next Year" vibe out of the way he sniffs around her and is always talking about her....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078199/

I guess I've known too many late-middle-age, cheat-on-their wives husbands... But whenever I see an old-guy sniffing around a woman who is way too young for him... I get suspicious.

I think she's the kind of person who'd not be averse to flirting her way to the top. He's just too stupid to realise. And that party seems to have ended anyway.

I have and do know *people* IRL like RW - all smiles and flirts, obliging, charming and quick to heap on the praise when it suits. But once they've got what they wanted greener pastures await.

Yes, yes, psychoanalysis from afar I know but still, it's fun to speculate.

[AnonymousCowherd]

And now Alicja has corrected me. I was wrong. "An" is seemingly more than acceptable.

Think liaison.

[FrankGrimes]

This bit by Steersman is still bugging me (regarding my old sig on growing a thicker skin):

Which she seems to have forgotten at “the moment of truth”. So to speak.

Steersman, are you indicating at some point I started to whine about other people's words? Trying to get a handle on the nature of this "drive-by" mentioning.

He didn't provide a reference so I'm pretty sure you can disregard it.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

I was playing World of Warcraft one day - fighting panthers in Stranglethorn Vale to be exact - and I couldn't figure out why they kept MOANING like horny women. Turns out a porno was auto-playing in the background, but I was too dumb to figure it out, so I sat there scratching my head, completely at a loss as to why the WoW sound effects suddenly sounded like porn!

Thanks for sharing. I was beginning to worry that the Slymepit was just a home for IT nerds and Smart-Tech employees. :lol:

[LurkerPerson]

The sad thing is that despite being an obvious douchebag that fccq person that got banned had interesting things to say. And acting/being like a cunt shouldn't be a bannable offense, imo. If it was the forum would be quite depopulated :3.
I tend to approach my dislike of FTB "dogma" from the same perspective. Poststructuralist identity politics nonsense masquerading as rigorous scientific disciplines in order to give themselves weight and legitimacy. The whole refitting of marxist methodology (false consciousness, capitalism=patriarchy) with different terms that mostly have the exact same meaning and purpose. The "science wars" may have died down, but it's clear there was no total victory for either side. Po mo may not be as trendy and popular as it used to be, but it still largely dominates all the humanities.

[DW Adams]

Man, it's breakfast time here, but I want what Justin's having:

[bhoytony]

There is one holocaust denier on the board, a poster going by the name of Git

And is the only person I've blocked.

Is he actually full-on denier? Given his rather frothy "Israel uber alles" attitude, it would seem a bit odd.

Steersman is that you?

[AnonymousCowherd]

Hoe about a nice Mogun David?

Just cut to the chase and use a fasces - they turn up in the most surprising places.

[ReneeHendricks]

Man, it's breakfast time here, but I want what Justin's having:

I saw his pic as well. Does look yummy!

[Lsuoma]

The sad thing is that despite being an obvious douchebag that fccq person that got banned had interesting things to say. And acting/being like a cunt shouldn't be a bannable offense, imo. If it was the forum would be quite depopulated :3.
I tend to approach my dislike of FTB "dogma" from the same perspective. Poststructuralist identity politics nonsense masquerading as rigorous scientific disciplines in order to give themselves weight and legitimacy. The whole refitting of marxist methodology (false consciousness, capitalism=patriarchy) with different terms that mostly have the exact same meaning and purpose. The "science wars" may have died down, but it's clear there was no total victory for either side. Po mo may not be as trendy and popular as it used to be, but it still largely dominates all the humanities.

He got banned for announcing intent to start socking, not being a cunt.

[AnonymousCowherd]

Man, it's breakfast time here, but I want what Justin's having:

What is that - Shootout at the Mayonnaise Factory?

[bovarchist]

She was probably checking out potential stepfathers. If she hadn't been stopped, her next words might have been "Mom, he's ok. You should go out with him." :D

I suppose that is a possibility. She did introduce me to her younger brother and sister, and told me where they lived. I suspect it was innocent though.

Something to note is that this is a "high trust" area. A lot of people here generally seem to have a high default expectation of other people and this includes their children.

So far the most notable incident to my mind, was when three little girls knocked on my door and asked if they could have some cookies. I have no idea who they were, but they seemed to know me well enough to ask.

(Small town dynamics. You may not know someone, but they know all about you from those who do)

Did you know that your avatar is pooping out racist hats? :lol:

I didn't think there were any places left that were so trusting, even in small towns. It's nice that there still are some.

In 2001, I tried riding a bicycle across Canada. I habitually knocked on people's doors and asked if I could pitch a tent in their backyards. Most said yes. Many invited me in for dinner.

[bhoytony]

And now Alicja has corrected me. I was wrong. "An" is seemingly more than acceptable.

First rule of Feminism, listen to the chicks.

[bovarchist]

I'm not an it. I'm a "he" or "him" depending on if you're using the nominative or objective case, you black bastard.

Ok, racism. Inacceptable, too. I find the timing very interesting. We have just three posts in about the Slymepit from our "opponents", and suddenly the troll is here coughing up any cliché that fits their narrative.

Yep. Why people are engaging him I don't know. The troll is just laying seeds for another Nugent style 'gotcha' some time in the future.

Oddly, I had ffqc on ignore when I went to bed last night. This morning, he was magically back. I'd like to know how that happened.

[Lsuoma]

Oddly, I had ffqc on ignore when I went to bed last night. This morning, he was magically back. I'd like to know how that happened.

No idea.

[Tribble]

Nice job being disingenuous, faggot. Why don't you read just the Wikipedia article on the native american depopulation. I don't want to sound like I'm an expert, but I took a college class on this particular issue. For example, take a look at chapter 9 of Unending Frontier: An ecological history of the early modern world, which discusses the Columbian exchange and the practical annihilation of the Taino population on Hispaniola primarily through disease.

I have to go back through my textbooks and the readings from the class, but the scholarly consensus is basically what I've said.

The problem is you're using one-half the story to deny the other half of the story. There are documented cases of whites deliberately (at least attempting) spreading diseases among indian populations.

So, yes, about 90% of the 'genocide' was disease related. We know this. But to deny in absolute terms that it didn't happen because you 'took a course in college' doesn't make it so. I, too, took a course in college. And the subject came up. And the documentary evidence was provided.

It was uncommon. In fact, documented cases are pretty damn rare. And it's, in many cases, not entirely clear-cut as some historians argue that many of these instances where the disease ridden blankets were given out were done in 'good will' as opposed to given with genocidal intent.

But it did happen. And this isn't the place to play the one-sided-fast-and-loose-with-the-facts bull-shit game. Too many educated people here who may very know the subject matter as well as you. Hell, anyone who's read Guns, Germs & Steel would know the facts at least as well you've demonstrated them.

[Tribble]

See, I have to go with troll. No one can actually be that oblivious and not have starved to death three weeks off the tit.

It's getting to be a compelling case. Racial insults. General assholery and tough-guy posturing in a caricature of what "Slyme Pitters" are supposed to be... Disingenuous, troll-bait arguments full of false certainties...

[bovarchist]

This account is locked. Any more accounts you use other than ffqc will also be locked and/or deleted. Your IP will also be banned. Yes, I do ban people.

If that's the way you want to play, next time the information about the second account wont' be forthcoming and I'll just sockpuppet. I have 15 days until I fly back to NJ. I have very very little to do over that period of time. You will regret your decision,

Banned.

I fear you have awoken a sleeping earthworm.

[Gumby]

There's just something wrong associating that face you just want to slap with something attractive.

Yeah, I know.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd24 ... 366e93.jpg

Lsuoma, here's a smaller version if you feel the need to change the Hitler avatar. Inspired by the recent idiot's banishment.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd24 ... e78ef5.png

[Matt Cavanaugh]

Hi, this is a sort of hit-and-run post ....

I, for one, am interested in what Sea has to say about their experience at the conference. If that interferes with the mustache jokes and the "No, I'm the Queen of Tech Support!" pissing match, we can always take it to another thread.

BTW, I'm working on the assumption that Sea is not a troll, and really does live in Ireland -- I don't know how to trace IP addresses, but their use of the word "craic" is one hint.


Oh, and I was accused of being a troll when I first posted here, too. (Must be your version of [[[virtual hugs.]]] ) But y'all have a hair trigger. There's no real harm in suffering a true troll for a few posts, but considerable harm in driving away an earnest newcomer.

[bovarchist]

Oddly, I had ffqc on ignore when I went to bed last night. This morning, he was magically back. I'd like to know how that happened.

No idea.

One theory...banning him from the site removed him from my foe list, making his previous posts visible again.

[Tribble]

It depends on the context. In my case I am completely inured to all kinds of insults, racial, gendered or otherwise because of my online gaming experience.

Mind, insults in that context are thrown out scatter shot to see which one scores a hit. In any case the objective is disrupt your game play enough so that the other person can win.

My favourite insult was when someone sent me email after a match inviting me to "suck my grannys dick" (sic). I needless to say, was very pleased.

Did the same for me too. You can call me any damn name you want. I'm just gonna continue to be quiet and continue to grind your ass into the dust. Then when it's over, I'm gonna gloat about your weak-spunk and limp-dick because while I'm a graceful loser and will take my lumps, I am a bad, gloating, rub-it-in winner...

[Lsuoma]

Hi, this is a sort of hit-and-run post ....

BTW, I'm working on the assumption that Sea is not a troll, and really does live in Ireland -- I don't know how to trace IP addresses, but their use of the word "craic" is one hint.

IP is from an ISP in Eire.

[dathotbutt]

Nice job being disingenuous, faggot. Why don't you read just the Wikipedia article on the native american depopulation. I don't want to sound like I'm an expert, but I took a college class on this particular issue. For example, take a look at chapter 9 of Unending Frontier: An ecological history of the early modern world, which discusses the Columbian exchange and the practical annihilation of the Taino population on Hispaniola primarily through disease.

I have to go back through my textbooks and the readings from the class, but the scholarly consensus is basically what I've said.

The problem is you're using one-half the story to deny the other half of the story. There are documented cases of whites deliberately (at least attempting) spreading diseases among indian populations.

So, yes, about 90% of the 'genocide' was disease related. We know this. But to deny in absolute terms that it didn't happen because you 'took a course in college' doesn't make it so. I, too, took a course in college. And the subject came up. And the documentary evidence was provided.

It was uncommon. In fact, documented cases are pretty damn rare. And it's, in many cases, not entirely clear-cut as some historians argue that many of these instances where the disease ridden blankets were given out were done in 'good will' as opposed to given with genocidal intent.

But it did happen. And this isn't the place to play the one-sided-fast-and-loose-with-the-facts bull-shit game. Too many educated people here who may very know the subject matter as well as you. Hell, anyone who's read Guns, Germs & Steel would know the facts at least as well you've demonstrated them.

Please note that I made it clear that there was no _systematic_ use of biological warfare. Of course there may have been a few instances of its use, but it was the exception, not the norm.

[Tribble]

[youtube]S7tyhpWiZyM[/youtube]

What's that clip from? The animation is fantastic!

Song of the South.

Wikipedia gives a good, brief summary of it in their introduction:

Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris. The live actors provide a sentimental frame story, in which Uncle Remus relates the folk tales of the adventures of Br'er Rabbit and his friends. These anthropomorphic animal characters appear in animation. The hit song from the film was "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", which won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Song and is frequently used as part of Disney's montage themes, has become widely used in popular culture. The film inspired the Disney theme park attraction Splash Mountain.

The film has never been released in its entirety on home video in the United States,[3] because of the subject matter, which Disney executives thought might be viewed by some as politically incorrect and racist toward black people, and is therefore subject to much controversy. Some portions of the film have been issued on VHS and DVD as part of either compilations or special editions of Disney films.

And, yes, it's has some of the 1940's casual racism in it. Not like Birth of a Nation racism, but there is still some there.

[Lsuoma]

Nice job being disingenuous, faggot. Why don't you read just the Wikipedia article on the native american depopulation. I don't want to sound like I'm an expert, but I took a college class on this particular issue. For example, take a look at chapter 9 of Unending Frontier: An ecological history of the early modern world, which discusses the Columbian exchange and the practical annihilation of the Taino population on Hispaniola primarily through disease.

I have to go back through my textbooks and the readings from the class, but the scholarly consensus is basically what I've said.

The problem is you're using one-half the story to deny the other half of the story. There are documented cases of whites deliberately (at least attempting) spreading diseases among indian populations.

So, yes, about 90% of the 'genocide' was disease related. We know this. But to deny in absolute terms that it didn't happen because you 'took a course in college' doesn't make it so. I, too, took a course in college. And the subject came up. And the documentary evidence was provided.

It was uncommon. In fact, documented cases are pretty damn rare. And it's, in many cases, not entirely clear-cut as some historians argue that many of these instances where the disease ridden blankets were given out were done in 'good will' as opposed to given with genocidal intent.

But it did happen. And this isn't the place to play the one-sided-fast-and-loose-with-the-facts bull-shit game. Too many educated people here who may very know the subject matter as well as you. Hell, anyone who's read Guns, Germs & Steel would know the facts at least as well you've demonstrated them.

Please note that I made it clear that there was no _systematic_ use of biological warfare. Of course there may have been a few instances of its use, but it was the exception, not the norm.

This IP banned too. Newly registered user datbutt is likely the same tool.

[Mykeru]

Doh yourself, motherfuck. Wonderist invited me here, and now he's got buyer's remorse. He knew what he was getting. I was linking videos to triple anal in Justin's chat.

The person linking to anal videos -- presumed because no one was dumb enough to click the fishy link -- on Brave Hero chat "hardgrinder", or some such, was an obvious troll too. I didn't get the impression that you were ever one of the callers, but then I arrived to the party late.

But it would explain why you went on and on here about supposedly "doxing" yourself on air, when that caller used his actual name, to give the impression you were that caller.

You are not. You were just some random asshole in the chat that saw a link to The Slymepit and decided to troll here as well. You are just a troll trying to prove something or other not worth the effort and wasting everyone's time and patience in the process. Even worse, by troll standards you aren't even particularly clever or entertaining.

Fuck off.

[Gefan]

Wow, I missed a lot.

Fucking trolls.

Yeah. I think we were on page 8 when I fell asleep (something to do with an Italian liqueur that resembles Pernod - I don't even remember the name of the stuff, a shame because I need to avoid it in future).
Wake up to six pages of new stuff. Must be something good in there, right?

Wrong.

Was it Amaretto? Nothing beats a headache like Amaretto and orange juice.

No. It was apparently Sambuca. The experience essentially equates to being savagely beaten with a liquorice-flavored baseball bat.

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

Man, it's breakfast time here, but I want what Justin's having:

What is that - Shootout at the Mayonnaise Factory?

I'd guess tomatoes, cucumber and onion on rye bread, with what looks like a mix of mayonnaise, olive oil, garlic and whatever. At least, that's what I'd do.

[datass]

Doh yourself, motherfuck. Wonderist invited me here, and now he's got buyer's remorse. He knew what he was getting. I was linking videos to triple anal in Justin's chat.

The person linking to anal videos -- presumed because no one was dumb enough to click the fishy link -- on Brave Hero chat "hardgrinder", or some such, was an obvious troll too. I didn't get the impression that you were ever one of the callers, but then I arrived to the party late.

But it would explain why you went on and on here about supposedly "doxing" yourself on air, when that caller used his actual name, to give the impression you were that caller.

You are not. You were just some random asshole in the chat that saw a link to The Slymepit and decided to troll here as well. You are just a troll trying to prove something or other not worth the effort and wasting everyone's time and patience in the process. Even worse, by troll standards you aren't even particularly clever or entertaining.

Fuck off.

hahahahaha. I am not trolling, faggot.

[Tribble]

Steers - I've seen you try to make this argument several times. I know you want the goose and gander to be equally covered with sauce and all that, but I think you're making Benson's argument for her and backing yourself into a corner. If "nigger" and "faggot" are no different from "dick," "bitch," or "cunt," why do you sometimes call people "twats" but never "niggers" or "faggots?"

Warning - no citations follow: Historically/culturally, large numbers of racist/gay-hating people have used "nigger" and "faggot" to pejoratively refer to all black or gay people. Generally, "nigger" hasn't been used to single out that one black asshole you don't like (as opposed to all those other black people you like). "Faggot" hasn't been used to refer to a particular unpleasant gay person among all those gay people you think are cool. These words have predominantly been used as tools of universal insult by bigots.

"Bitch," "prick," "cunt," "dick," on the other hand, have a predominant history of being used like "asshole" -- not because the speaker hates all women or men, but because there is a particular woman or man who is being douchey and you want to single them out for doing so. That's the difference.

Very well said,

[Gefan]

This just in from The Rystefn Home Improvement Company (a division of the ACME Corporation):

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http://www.picturevip.com/x/clean/image ... /CpGIi.jpg

http://www.picturevip.com/x/clean/image ... /AGswz.jpg

[Parody Accountant]

Man, it's breakfast time here, but I want what Justin's having:

There's been a mistake...

[youtube]bU3Oo3r9b9s[/youtube]

[Gumby]

Gefan, those ads are hilarious.

[Skep tickle]

This just in from The Rystefn Home Improvement Company (a division of the ACME Corporation):

http://www.picturevip.com/x/clean/image ... /rBbHo.jpg

http://www.picturevip.com/x/clean/image ... /CpGIi.jpg

http://www.picturevip.com/x/clean/image ... /AGswz.jpg

I am wheezing from laughing so hard.

Renee - maybe Steersman mixed you & Aneris up; she expressed some concern about use of specific words w/in the last 12 hrs or so.

[Tribble]

This account is locked. Any more accounts you use other than ffqc will also be locked and/or deleted. Your IP will also be banned. Yes, I do ban people.

If that's the way you want to play, next time the information about the second account wont' be forthcoming and I'll just sockpuppet. I have 15 days until I fly back to NJ. I have very very little to do over that period of time. You will regret your decision,

I think you should just be IP banned now. You're obviously here to be an ass. But, in the mean time, welcome to ignore you pompous, over-blown twit.

[Tribble]

Yeah, I know. From post two or three it was obvious.

I like your new avatar...

[Lsuoma]

This account is locked. Any more accounts you use other than ffqc will also be locked and/or deleted. Your IP will also be banned. Yes, I do ban people.

If that's the way you want to play, next time the information about the second account wont' be forthcoming and I'll just sockpuppet. I have 15 days until I fly back to NJ. I have very very little to do over that period of time. You will regret your decision,

I think you should just be IP banned now. You're obviously here to be an ass. But, in the mean time, welcome to ignore you pompous, over-blown twit.

Each time s/h/it pops up the IP gets banned. Three or four so far.

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

Hi, this is a sort of hit-and-run post ....

BTW, I'm working on the assumption that Sea is not a troll, and really does live in Ireland -- I don't know how to trace IP addresses, but their use of the word "craic" is one hint.

IP is from an ISP in Eire.

Stop doxxing, you fascist doxxer!

[Tribble]

While I think he is being an A-class dickhead himself

Totally unrelated question, yet honest one:

Isn't the indefinite article supposed to accord with the noun, and not its qualificatif article? Would make it "a A-class dickhead". Again, honest inquiery.

A" goes before words that begin with consonants.
•a cat
•a dog
•a purple onion
•a buffalo
•a big apple

"An" goes before words that begin with vowels:
•an apricot
•an egg
•an Indian
•an orbit
•an uprising

Exceptions

Use "an" before unsounded "h." Because the "h" hasn't any phonetic representation and has no audible sound, the sound that follows the article is a vowel; consequently, "an" is used.
•an honorable peace
•an honest error

When "u" makes the same sound as the "y" in "you," or "o" makes the same sound as "w" in "won," then a is used. The word-initial "y" sound ("unicorn") is actually a glide [j] phonetically, which has consonantal properties; consequently, it is treated as a consonant, requiring "a."
•a union
•a united front
•a unicorn
•a used napkin
•a U.S. ship
•a one-legged man

[ReneeHendricks]

Renee - maybe Steersman mixed you & Aneris up; she expressed some concern about use of specific words w/in the last 12 hrs or so.

Possibly. It does have me a bit confused.

[Mykeru]

This just in from The Rystefn Home Improvement Company (a division of the ACME Corporation):

I began with "Hey, how is a "whale gutting knife" different from an ordinary skinning knife? And then, as the post "woke-up-made-some-coffee-had-some-breakfast-went-back-to-sleep-because-I'm-old-and-tired-made-some-more-coffee" coffee hit my bloodstream, the sheer awesome dawned on me.

[Tribble]

There is one holocaust denier on the board, a poster going by the name of Git

And is the only person I've blocked.

Is he actually full-on denier? Given his rather frothy "Israel uber alles" attitude, it would seem a bit odd.

I'm tolerant about a lot of things. But in the five or six posts of his I read before I put him on my (now two person) ban list, he stepped over the line. I can tolerate different ideas and people who believe differently. But the things he was saying were too far off the charts for me to give him the benefit of the doubt.

And I saw no reason to deal with the horse-crap or start a flame war over the horse-crap.

[bhoytony]

This just in from The Rystefn Home Improvement Company (a division of the ACME Corporation):

I began with "Hey, how is a "whale gutting knife" different from an ordinary skinning knife? And then, as the post "woke-up-made-some-coffee-had-some-breakfast-went-back-to-sleep-because-I'm-old-and-tired-made-some-more-coffee" coffee hit my bloodstream, the sheer awesome dawned on me.

Yes, I missed the manual chainsaw first time I looked.

[Wonderist]

Steers, I am no native speaker much less do I know the intricate differences between the many english versions out there. And then insults and their nuance aren't exactly a feature of school english lessons.

You could have fooled me.

Seriously. Makes me wish I could read German to see how well he writes natively. Cheers, Aneris! :clap:

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

While I think he is being an A-class dickhead himself

Totally unrelated question, yet honest one:

Isn't the indefinite article supposed to accord with the noun, and not its qualificatif article? Would make it "a A-class dickhead". Again, honest inquiery.

A" goes before words that begin with consonants.
•a cat
•a dog
•a purple onion
•a buffalo
•a big apple

"An" goes before words that begin with vowels:
•an apricot
•an egg
•an Indian
•an orbit
•an uprising

Exceptions

Use "an" before unsounded "h." Because the "h" hasn't any phonetic representation and has no audible sound, the sound that follows the article is a vowel; consequently, "an" is used.
•an honorable peace
•an honest error

When "u" makes the same sound as the "y" in "you," or "o" makes the same sound as "w" in "won," then a is used. The word-initial "y" sound ("unicorn") is actually a glide [j] phonetically, which has consonantal properties; consequently, it is treated as a consonant, requiring "a."
•a union
•a united front
•a unicorn
•a used napkin
•a U.S. ship
•a one-legged man

Thanks a-plenty much! Most helpful *not even sarcatic, thanks much*

[Gefan]

This account is locked. Any more accounts you use other than ffqc will also be locked and/or deleted. Your IP will also be banned. Yes, I do ban people.

If that's the way you want to play, next time the information about the second account wont' be forthcoming and I'll just sockpuppet. I have 15 days until I fly back to NJ. I have very very little to do over that period of time. You will regret your decision,

I think you should just be IP banned now. You're obviously here to be an ass. But, in the mean time, welcome to ignore you pompous, over-blown twit.

I have no claim to expertise in the field but, when trolling shouldn't the time and effort expended by the troll be less than that expended on swatting said troll?

Having said that, somewhere around 2006 I got involved in a debate on IMDB that rapidly turned into "trolls with flamethrowers at ten paces". My attention span having already dwindled somewhat even back then, I soon forgot about it.
Around 2008 I stumbled onto the topic again and the fucking argument was still going on. I wouldn't be massively surprised if it's still underway now.

In other words, what do I know?

[Lsuoma]

I have no claim to expertise in the field but, when trolling shouldn't the time and effort expended by the troll be less than that expended on swatting said troll?

Having said that, somewhere around 2006 I got involved in a debate on IMDB that rapidly turned into "trolls with flamethrowers at ten paces". My attention span having already dwindled somewhat even back then, I soon forgot about it.
Around 2008 I stumbled onto the topic again and the fucking argument was still going on. I wouldn't be massively surprised if it's still underway now.

In other words, what do I know?

The lowest effort way of dealing with trolls is for everyone to ignore them.

[BarnOwl]

Dang, a combination garden hose/extension cord would be really useful and space-saving.

Of course, electrocution would eliminate the need to do yard work again.

[Lsuoma]

Dang, a combination garden hose/extension cord would be really useful and space-saving.

Of course, electrocution would eliminate the need to do yard work again.

I liked the logo on the mohel knife.

[16bitheretic]

So I'm looking through Justin's ETWS conference Tweets and I'm floored, absolutely floored, by the high level of in-depth discourse I can piece together from the talking points:

-sexism hurts both genders
-men and women need to work together
-education is necessary to overcome gender inequality

I'm amazed that it takes an expensive conference the course of a whole weekend to get this information out to the people interested enough to pay attention in the first place.

I think the only thing I've heard about from the conference that I thought was actually interesting was Maryam Namazie and Taslima Nasrin yesterday shitting on the absolutely obnoxious liberal sentiment (and this is coming from a liberal) that those of us who aren't from Muslim backgrounds and who live in western society have no right to judge Sharia law and Islam-dominated governments for their atrocities against humanity.

This whole sentiment of "you privilieged first world people can't judge another culture" is and has always been bullshit. Murder is murder, oppression is oppression and indoctrination is indoctrination, no matter the source or geolocation. My grandparents are korean immigrants who moved to the US after the Korean War, I don't go around telling white people "Oh hey, you can't judge the DPRK and Kim Jong Un because you don't understand Korean culture" because that's bullshit. A concentration camp is a concentration camp no matter if it's in 1942 Caucasian-ruled Germany or 2013 Asian-ruled North Korea.

So yeah, the talk by Maryan and Nasrin sounds like the only thing so far that hasn't stated the obvious. Perhaps I'm wrong and we'll hear some more in-depth discussion of things that can't fit into a series of Tweets, but what I;ve been reading has practically made my eyes glaze over as I think "No shit...."

[ReneeHendricks]

I predict a flurry of angry blog posts soon regarding EWTS2013 and Catherine O'Brien's comments this past hour. Further prediction - the blog posts will contain a lot of "what about the menz?" sentences.