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Tricorders (whir whir whir  )
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1 | 10.00% |
| Hyposprays (the real kind, not those tanks and hoses) |
  
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| PADDs (we know they can do more than Palmpilots) |
  
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4 | 40.00% |
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| Lightsabres (I see your Swartz is as big as mine) |
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| Phasers (so we can blink them to death) |
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12-15-2006, 01:56 AM
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Dave Barry, referencing Ex-Prez Nixon.
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12-15-2006, 03:43 AM
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Bonus points for you. Dave Barry will always be one of those people who have a quote for any situation. That's a rare accomplishment. The only other sources I can think of at the moment are Shakespeare, Friends, and the Bible. There's a trifecta, huh?
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12-15-2006, 01:43 PM
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Why should we move away from using the language correctly? It means that you can read what is written with greater clarity, hear what is said with less confusion, and it generally makes for an easier time of things, whereas ifutlklkthszomfgitsoooooodifftorednundrstndinnitbr uv?!!?, 0|2 |!|<3 th15, a5 \/\/3||, l0lz0r!!!111!!!oneone!!1!
Also, contractions are fine. Contracting words that shouldn't be contracted isn't.
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12-15-2006, 02:04 PM
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Never said that contractions weren't fine, just that some people are anal about never using them. I'm not. I even use ain't and tisn't.
Contracting words that shouldn't. Like 'sup and tisnt, I suppose. I suppose we can return to The Dave and Willy the Hat Shakespeare for more examples: Hamlet: O did'st thine vesper'd dreams 'ere burnt the day? Nor can'st thou findest not plums in frinklewhey? Gertrude: What?
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12-15-2006, 06:55 PM
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Quote:
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12-15-2006, 07:21 PM
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Oh, you wound me. Nothing hurts as much as the truth, does it?
At least give me credit for (usually) having a leadin for my segues. They aren't (usually) totally random. I prefer to think of it as volleying the topic in a new direction, but there are anchor points. So what does that load of gibberish mean? If it's leet, I must've left my leet/english dictionary in my other set of online skates.
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12-15-2006, 09:25 PM
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Is 'ain't' a contraction or a corruption, though?
And that gibberish, spelt out says 'if you talk like this zomfg [random z, O My Flowering Geraniums] it is soooooo difficult toread and understand, innit bruv [isn't it, brother]?!!?, or like this as well, lolzor [Laugh out Loud, Zebra on the Roof].'
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12-15-2006, 11:49 PM
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12-16-2006, 12:37 AM
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Grammar, on the other hand, is hit-or-miss.
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