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Thanks to this spammer
If the newsgroup has to get spammed, it's nice of the spammer to use all
capital letters, isn't it? The human eye and the brain are good at visual pattern matching, and I'm finding I can skim over the all-caps subject lines and ignore them completely. My eye goes directly to the messages that are not in all caps. Thanks for small favors, eh? Tom Dacon |
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"Tom Dacon" wrote: (clip) I can skim over the all-caps subject lines and ignore them completely. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing, Tom. Going a step further, I have de-capitalized all the words in the subject heading. Please let me know whether you found this helpful. :-) |
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"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message ... "Tom Dacon" wrote: (clip) I can skim over the all-caps subject lines and ignore them completely. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing, Tom. Going a step further, I have de-capitalized all the words in the subject heading. Please let me know whether you found this helpful. :-) And, if you are of the current NEA generation, you can use: u for you ur for you are, you're, and your ther for their, there and acronyms for phrases, using the first letter of each word and lower case letters for proper names And just any old way of spelling and grammar because you don't have the brains to spell it right. fer sher kewl ossum Steve, and that's with a "S" |
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"SteveB" wrote in message news:EPNHe.54692$4o.49367@fed1read06... "Leo Lichtman" wrote in message ... "Tom Dacon" wrote: (clip) I can skim over the all-caps subject lines and ignore them completely. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing, Tom. Going a step further, I have de-capitalized all the words in the subject heading. Please let me know whether you found this helpful. :-) And, if you are of the current NEA generation, you can use: u for you ur for you are, you're, and your ther for their, there and acronyms for phrases, using the first letter of each word and lower case letters for proper names And just any old way of spelling and grammar because you don't have the brains to spell it right. fer sher kewl ossum Steve, and that's with a "S" And sorry, I did not mean YOU, as in YOU, but the plural YOU as in a bunch of yous, or like my Polish relatives said, "youse" and "youse guys". Wasn't speaking to anyone directly except the ones who tend to use chatroom slang and acronyms for common speech. So, hold yer flames........ Steve |
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indeed. lol
td "Leo Lichtman" wrote in message ... "Tom Dacon" wrote: (clip) I can skim over the all-caps subject lines and ignore them completely. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing, Tom. Going a step further, I have de-capitalized all the words in the subject heading. Please let me know whether you found this helpful. :-) |
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Well, ackshooly....
What's NEA?? I think the jury is out on the brains part.... altho, you might be (eventually) right. My initial response was that the peeple who started this web-speak stuff knew formal/purist english very well, and were sort of just playing, having phonetic fun. And, a lot of this might be a sort of "phonetic backlash" to the non-phonetic visissytudes of english--sposedly the second most difficult language, behind the oriental languages. I thought "ossum" was hilarious! But, indeed, there may be a new surfs-up-dewd generation who *don't* know the difference! Now DAT is an ossum concep. Many years ago, and maybe still today, there were linguistic efforts to streamline english, make it phonetic, even remove the vowels from the written word, etc. Maybe this is coming to pass. Personally, I find somce abbrev/acronyms pretty neat/economical: iirc, fwiw, STFU, etc. "Good english" used to be a kind of filter, sort of separating the haves from the have-nots, at least in the non-merchant class, via education. Now, goddamm executives are semi-illiterate. The well-written memo getting you a promotion is a thing of the past. And, iffin yer a talented programmer, you can be *totally* illiterate, just not in C++, and make $250K/yr. Part and parcel of all this is the hip-hop/rap blight on our cultchuh. Ackshooly, no longer a contained blight, as I think it has fairly well metasticized. Most of gangsta rap is bought by suburban white boyz, from one stat I read. Werd to their muthuhs.... My own Darwinistic Take on all this: The P4 chip/Internet is now allowing Humanity to become all they were meant to be/really were all along: self-interested fukn assholes--rude ones, at that, given web anonymity. Cyberassholes. More Darwin: The New WebDate: Two CyberAssholes w/ webcams, having websex--auto-erotica, of course. "Afterwards": (web-cammed pillow talk) Oh, you was great, that was ossumly good for me (altho I might haveta get a new keyboard), was it good fer you? Oh yeah, baby. I'd like to have yer child. email me a dollop of semen... Werd up. ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll "SteveB" wrote in message news:O2PHe.54696$4o.12099@fed1read06... "SteveB" wrote in message news:EPNHe.54692$4o.49367@fed1read06... "Leo Lichtman" wrote in message ... "Tom Dacon" wrote: (clip) I can skim over the all-caps subject lines and ignore them completely. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing, Tom. Going a step further, I have de-capitalized all the words in the subject heading. Please let me know whether you found this helpful. :-) And, if you are of the current NEA generation, you can use: u for you ur for you are, you're, and your ther for their, there and acronyms for phrases, using the first letter of each word and lower case letters for proper names And just any old way of spelling and grammar because you don't have the brains to spell it right. fer sher kewl ossum Steve, and that's with a "S" And sorry, I did not mean YOU, as in YOU, but the plural YOU as in a bunch of yous, or like my Polish relatives said, "youse" and "youse guys". Wasn't speaking to anyone directly except the ones who tend to use chatroom slang and acronyms for common speech. So, hold yer flames........ Steve |
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"Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message news Well, ackshooly.... What's NEA?? I think the jury is out on the brains part.... altho, you might be (eventually) right. My initial response was that the peeple who started this web-speak stuff knew formal/purist english very well, and were sort of just playing, having phonetic fun. And, a lot of this might be a sort of "phonetic backlash" to the non-phonetic visissytudes of english--sposedly the second most difficult language, behind the oriental languages. I thought "ossum" was hilarious! But, indeed, there may be a new surfs-up-dewd generation who *don't* know the difference! Now DAT is an ossum concep. Many years ago, and maybe still today, there were linguistic efforts to streamline english, make it phonetic, even remove the vowels from the written word, etc. Maybe this is coming to pass. Personally, I find somce abbrev/acronyms pretty neat/economical: iirc, fwiw, STFU, etc. "Good english" used to be a kind of filter, sort of separating the haves from the have-nots, at least in the non-merchant class, via education. Now, goddamm executives are semi-illiterate. The well-written memo getting you a promotion is a thing of the past. And, iffin yer a talented programmer, you can be *totally* illiterate, just not in C++, and make $250K/yr. Part and parcel of all this is the hip-hop/rap blight on our cultchuh. Ackshooly, no longer a contained blight, as I think it has fairly well metasticized. Most of gangsta rap is bought by suburban white boyz, from one stat I read. Werd to their muthuhs.... My own Darwinistic Take on all this: The P4 chip/Internet is now allowing Humanity to become all they were meant to be/really were all along: self-interested fukn assholes--rude ones, at that, given web anonymity. Cyberassholes. More Darwin: The New WebDate: Two CyberAssholes w/ webcams, having websex--auto-erotica, of course. "Afterwards": (web-cammed pillow talk) Oh, you was great, that was ossumly good for me (altho I might haveta get a new keyboard), was it good fer you? Oh yeah, baby. I'd like to have yer child. email me a dollop of semen... Werd up. ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll An outstanding post. NEA = National Education Association (Teacher's Union) I think. I learned English from a perfectionist English teacher. I still digressed into all the speak of the time, and subsequent times. But, I do know how to form a sentence and spell. I can write an essay, outline, first draft, final draft. In the new order, yes, there are new words, acronyms, and blurbs. Been like that ever since men spoke. The first person who did a shoulder shrug probably uttered something very similar to "I don't know" but in the mumbly version. I just get a little miffed when I drive down the street and see things wrong. A sign misspelled. Something a business person spent good bucks on and didn't get their money's worth. Example - Downtown L.A. - a store that says "Stationary Store". Now, I know that they meant to say "This is a store for paper and envelopes and that kind of stuff." But it said (with the A in stationary) "This is a store that doesn't move". I have seen countless business vehicles, and many expensive roadside billboards with misspelled words. I wonder if they got an adjustment in the bill or if anyone even caught it. The worst thing is now I find myself saying things to younger people that my dad and his generation said to me. EEEWWWWWWW ! YUCK! What a disgusting thing to hear myself say. So, I will continue to speak a mix of proper English, hip hop, 60's grooooovy man, and whatever else comes along to convey the message that I need another beer or an enema. Acshooelly, it's interesting. I wonder where we go from here. Steve |
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Tell me about it.
The street signs (w/ the street name) on my street are spelled *3* different ways! Goodgawd... What's to come? I think you and I don't really wanna know. In principle, one could say formalities don't really matter, it's the *thought underlying* the grammar, syntax, style, etc that's important. Which perhaps is the really sobering part, as, well, there is very little legitimate thought, as conflict-of-interest is essentially a passe notion. Sometimes, if I detect no vested interest, I get even more suspicious! Thought is what gets someone/some group ahead of the other suckas. Our "social thinkers" are media-prepped entertainers who somehow wangled a PhD along the line, but are little more than the intellectual version of New Kids on the Block--or Britney. Pop-Thought? I think so. Well, I don't know bout you, but ahm off to fullfil my true assholic pohtential, be the best asshole I can possibly be. ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll "SteveB" wrote in message newsw6Ie.55023$4o.12267@fed1read06... "Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message news Well, ackshooly.... What's NEA?? I think the jury is out on the brains part.... altho, you might be (eventually) right. My initial response was that the peeple who started this web-speak stuff knew formal/purist english very well, and were sort of just playing, having phonetic fun. And, a lot of this might be a sort of "phonetic backlash" to the non-phonetic visissytudes of english--sposedly the second most difficult language, behind the oriental languages. I thought "ossum" was hilarious! But, indeed, there may be a new surfs-up-dewd generation who *don't* know the difference! Now DAT is an ossum concep. Many years ago, and maybe still today, there were linguistic efforts to streamline english, make it phonetic, even remove the vowels from the written word, etc. Maybe this is coming to pass. Personally, I find somce abbrev/acronyms pretty neat/economical: iirc, fwiw, STFU, etc. "Good english" used to be a kind of filter, sort of separating the haves from the have-nots, at least in the non-merchant class, via education. Now, goddamm executives are semi-illiterate. The well-written memo getting you a promotion is a thing of the past. And, iffin yer a talented programmer, you can be *totally* illiterate, just not in C++, and make $250K/yr. Part and parcel of all this is the hip-hop/rap blight on our cultchuh. Ackshooly, no longer a contained blight, as I think it has fairly well metasticized. Most of gangsta rap is bought by suburban white boyz, from one stat I read. Werd to their muthuhs.... My own Darwinistic Take on all this: The P4 chip/Internet is now allowing Humanity to become all they were meant to be/really were all along: self-interested fukn assholes--rude ones, at that, given web anonymity. Cyberassholes. More Darwin: The New WebDate: Two CyberAssholes w/ webcams, having websex--auto-erotica, of course. "Afterwards": (web-cammed pillow talk) Oh, you was great, that was ossumly good for me (altho I might haveta get a new keyboard), was it good fer you? Oh yeah, baby. I'd like to have yer child. email me a dollop of semen... Werd up. ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll An outstanding post. NEA = National Education Association (Teacher's Union) I think. I learned English from a perfectionist English teacher. I still digressed into all the speak of the time, and subsequent times. But, I do know how to form a sentence and spell. I can write an essay, outline, first draft, final draft. In the new order, yes, there are new words, acronyms, and blurbs. Been like that ever since men spoke. The first person who did a shoulder shrug probably uttered something very similar to "I don't know" but in the mumbly version. I just get a little miffed when I drive down the street and see things wrong. A sign misspelled. Something a business person spent good bucks on and didn't get their money's worth. Example - Downtown L.A. - a store that says "Stationary Store". Now, I know that they meant to say "This is a store for paper and envelopes and that kind of stuff." But it said (with the A in stationary) "This is a store that doesn't move". I have seen countless business vehicles, and many expensive roadside billboards with misspelled words. I wonder if they got an adjustment in the bill or if anyone even caught it. The worst thing is now I find myself saying things to younger people that my dad and his generation said to me. EEEWWWWWWW ! YUCK! What a disgusting thing to hear myself say. So, I will continue to speak a mix of proper English, hip hop, 60's grooooovy man, and whatever else comes along to convey the message that I need another beer or an enema. Acshooelly, it's interesting. I wonder where we go from here. Steve |
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Oh yeah, 'member the CA school decision to teach homeys in their, uh, native
tongue: ebonics'n'****????!!!! Goodgawdyo.... Just says that the assholes who are sposed to be *leading* and, godforbid, elevating the rabble are dumber than the rabble themselves!!! ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll "Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message ... Tell me about it. The street signs (w/ the street name) on my street are spelled *3* different ways! Goodgawd... What's to come? I think you and I don't really wanna know. In principle, one could say formalities don't really matter, it's the *thought underlying* the grammar, syntax, style, etc that's important. Which perhaps is the really sobering part, as, well, there is very little legitimate thought, as conflict-of-interest is essentially a passe notion. Sometimes, if I detect no vested interest, I get even more suspicious! Thought is what gets someone/some group ahead of the other suckas. Our "social thinkers" are media-prepped entertainers who somehow wangled a PhD along the line, but are little more than the intellectual version of New Kids on the Block--or Britney. Pop-Thought? I think so. Well, I don't know bout you, but ahm off to fullfil my true assholic pohtential, be the best asshole I can possibly be. ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll "SteveB" wrote in message newsw6Ie.55023$4o.12267@fed1read06... "Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message news Well, ackshooly.... What's NEA?? I think the jury is out on the brains part.... altho, you might be (eventually) right. My initial response was that the peeple who started this web-speak stuff knew formal/purist english very well, and were sort of just playing, having phonetic fun. And, a lot of this might be a sort of "phonetic backlash" to the non-phonetic visissytudes of english--sposedly the second most difficult language, behind the oriental languages. I thought "ossum" was hilarious! But, indeed, there may be a new surfs-up-dewd generation who *don't* know the difference! Now DAT is an ossum concep. Many years ago, and maybe still today, there were linguistic efforts to streamline english, make it phonetic, even remove the vowels from the written word, etc. Maybe this is coming to pass. Personally, I find somce abbrev/acronyms pretty neat/economical: iirc, fwiw, STFU, etc. "Good english" used to be a kind of filter, sort of separating the haves from the have-nots, at least in the non-merchant class, via education. Now, goddamm executives are semi-illiterate. The well-written memo getting you a promotion is a thing of the past. And, iffin yer a talented programmer, you can be *totally* illiterate, just not in C++, and make $250K/yr. Part and parcel of all this is the hip-hop/rap blight on our cultchuh. Ackshooly, no longer a contained blight, as I think it has fairly well metasticized. Most of gangsta rap is bought by suburban white boyz, from one stat I read. Werd to their muthuhs.... My own Darwinistic Take on all this: The P4 chip/Internet is now allowing Humanity to become all they were meant to be/really were all along: self-interested fukn assholes--rude ones, at that, given web anonymity. Cyberassholes. More Darwin: The New WebDate: Two CyberAssholes w/ webcams, having websex--auto-erotica, of course. "Afterwards": (web-cammed pillow talk) Oh, you was great, that was ossumly good for me (altho I might haveta get a new keyboard), was it good fer you? Oh yeah, baby. I'd like to have yer child. email me a dollop of semen... Werd up. ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll An outstanding post. NEA = National Education Association (Teacher's Union) I think. I learned English from a perfectionist English teacher. I still digressed into all the speak of the time, and subsequent times. But, I do know how to form a sentence and spell. I can write an essay, outline, first draft, final draft. In the new order, yes, there are new words, acronyms, and blurbs. Been like that ever since men spoke. The first person who did a shoulder shrug probably uttered something very similar to "I don't know" but in the mumbly version. I just get a little miffed when I drive down the street and see things wrong. A sign misspelled. Something a business person spent good bucks on and didn't get their money's worth. Example - Downtown L.A. - a store that says "Stationary Store". Now, I know that they meant to say "This is a store for paper and envelopes and that kind of stuff." But it said (with the A in stationary) "This is a store that doesn't move". I have seen countless business vehicles, and many expensive roadside billboards with misspelled words. I wonder if they got an adjustment in the bill or if anyone even caught it. The worst thing is now I find myself saying things to younger people that my dad and his generation said to me. EEEWWWWWWW ! YUCK! What a disgusting thing to hear myself say. So, I will continue to speak a mix of proper English, hip hop, 60's grooooovy man, and whatever else comes along to convey the message that I need another beer or an enema. Acshooelly, it's interesting. I wonder where we go from here. Steve |
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"Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, 'member the CA school decision to teach homeys in their, uh, native tongue: ebonics'n'****????!!!! Goodgawdyo.... Just says that the assholes who are sposed to be *leading* and, godforbid, elevating the rabble are dumber than the rabble themselves!!! ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll Caaan yew saaaay tenure? I kneewww yew could. Steve ( doing a Mr. Rogers impression ) ( explanation for the humor impaired ) |
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Hilarious!
But, you forgot " ... boyz'n'gerlz?" Altho SNL was/is one of the most hobbled comedy shows in broadcast history (I'd rather the Gong Show), Eddie Murphy's ditty on Mr. Rogers was one of the few hilarious brite spots. There must be a ng or sumpn devoted to ferreting out/recalling the few SNL shows/skits that *were* funny. I wonder if there is a Mr. Rogers equivalent for politicians and ee-zecutives: Nowwww thiiiis, boyzngerlz, is howwwww..... you fuuuuuuuuuuuck the workinnnngggggggg (cl)aaaassssssss..... 1. 2. ..... 100. ..... 1,000. Oman, there's mileage in *this* one!!! But seriously, teachers got/preserved tenure w/ this ebonics fiasco in CA?? I would pay pay-per-view bucks to have been a fly on the classroom wall, watching some middle class asshole tryna "relate" to a classroom-ful of crypts/bloods/drug-dealing homeyz'n'****.... big bucks. More mileage!! Ahm *never* gonna get any work done tonite!! ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll "SteveB" wrote in message news:_naIe.55040$4o.40993@fed1read06... "Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, 'member the CA school decision to teach homeys in their, uh, native tongue: ebonics'n'****????!!!! Goodgawdyo.... Just says that the assholes who are sposed to be *leading* and, godforbid, elevating the rabble are dumber than the rabble themselves!!! ---------------------------- Mr. P.V.'d formerly Droll Troll Caaan yew saaaay tenure? I kneewww yew could. Steve ( doing a Mr. Rogers impression ) ( explanation for the humor impaired ) |
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