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PedantryAs I posted on these boards, I noticed that people had a habit of criticizing my overactive shift finger, and from this somehow managed to convince themselves that this meant my IQ was lower than algae.
So my questions are...
1. What is the most pedantic thing you've ever done or said?
2. What is the greatest amount of pedantry you've ever faced?
You many answer one or both questions.
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You forgot to put question marks at the end of your questions.(
wanderlust, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:36,
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Algae? Wasn't he one of Biggles' chums?(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:38,
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Why have you written your post like an exam test paper?(
girlinthehole, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:39,
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Those hyphens after the number references for your questions shouldn't be there.I suggest you employ colons* or full stops in this instance.
I think this might be my answer to question one.
*yes, ha ha, LIKE A GAY!!!!!!
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:41,
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Now remove the capital letter from the start of 'algae' and I think we're done.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:44,
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Maybe a colon instead of an ellipsis too.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:49,
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I am a ferocious pedant, as were my parents before me.My daughter (3 in a month's time) has no fucking chance.
She has started correcting the diction of her mother's friend. It's 'beeT rooT', apparently.
Good girl.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:50,
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I'll be in London some time after the 28th on a weekday evening.Tayaabs?
*This is pretty vague and might not happen but I'm hungry at the moment so I want it to.
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It is pretty much every night these days.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:55,
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if he were doing a better job then there'd be less people in there(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:02,
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My sister's little boysays "Me" instead of "I" when talking, he's 2. I started correcting him, natch. My sister asked me not to but it drives me up the wall. He sounds like an idiot.
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You have to correct them. That's how they learn.I can still hear my mother's voice saying 'different FROM, dear' to this day.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:56,
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Agreed. My Mum used to do it to me but she doesn't do it to him.
I suspect she likes her grandson more than her son.
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I like mayonnaise with my chips.Sometimes, tomato sauce. Occasionally, HP sauce. Often, sweet chilli sauce.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:44,
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I found out the other day that you can get sweet chilli sauce dips in Burger KingThis was the highlight of going to Burger King
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Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:46,
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I like Burger King, their chips are better than Maccy D'sbesides, I've not eaten in Maccy D's since I saw Super Size Me* and saw Morgan Spurlock hurling cheeseburgers out of his car window.
* in my mirror lolol
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:48,
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How's your head this morning?(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:49,
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Fine thanks, only had a couple before heading home(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 11:23,
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I'M TOTALLY UNAWARE WITH THATb3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1233927
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I'm totally aware with that about your awarehood about this fact.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:55,
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You deleted a post with conversation in, that is nothing to do with your shift finger.Now go fuck off to pokedex.net before I squrtal over your mums facebook photos.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:52,
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Steady on, old boy.The other choice is currently 'Al's breakfast'.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 9:58,
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oh Gonz, you wonderful oddball(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:00,
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"As I post on these boards, I noticed that people had a habit of criticizing my overactive shift finger, and from this somehow managed to convince themselves that this meant my IQ was lower than algae"Moving from present to past tense here, my boy.
It's not your over-active shift finger, it's your high-handedness. A high-handedness that has not been backed up by a single thing you've written. Arrogance is one thing, baseless arrogance is another.
Regardless of your English skills, you'd still receive a luke-warm welcome here due to being utterly insufferable from day 1.
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Kroney, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:03,
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I like him.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:03,
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He gives me a raging bone-on.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:05,
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that was a narrow escape for the guy who sits opposite meI was just about to drink when I read that and if I had he would have been totally soaked when I spat it all over him.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:06,
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He makes my balls ache like that time on the seesaw when Crusty Perkins gave me a boco.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:07,
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I kind of missed that but yes, they did.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:09,
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I'll give him one thingHe's different. Difference is generally a good thing.
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Kroney, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:05,
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Overactive practising of Ninpô is somewhat frowned upon in these parts.Just saying, like.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:12,
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CRITICIZING?!"£?!"?£(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:07,
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Be fair, he might be an American pretending to be a 16 yearold yamyam pretending to be a 21 year old politics student(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:22,
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no one cares about your IQthe average level of intelligence on here is considerably higher than the norm. Don't act like you are better than anyone and you will do fine, no matter what your views.
You will notice that I am almost unbearably smug, and yet (at least a few) people like me. A big ego and being liked are not necessarily mututally exclusive.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:10,
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I think Wormulus is excellentbut also, he doesn't care.
Freefair clearly does care, so he should stop.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:13,
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he get is the blood up?(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:16,
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I thought you said the average level of intelligence on here is considerably higher than the norm?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:17,
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I've missed that picturehowever, consider this:
most people are really fucking stupid right? Even the blithering idiots on here can muster a higher average intelligence than the norm.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:19,
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I'm just being a cunt.I reckon most people on here are around 5% more intelligent than the norm. Maybe even 7%.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:20,
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woah theredon't go overboard
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:21,
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I didn't say I admire him.(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:22,
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I do believe the average intelligence round here is much higher than normal.I also believe that some people have too high expectations as to the grammatical standards of the average adolescent Facebook user.
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being able to use proper grammar is not too high an expectation.As with all things though, the pedantry is a way to alleviate the boredom. You are never going to not make mistakes, and the abuse is never going to stop, so there is no point in questioning it.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:16,
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Minimum standards of grammar are required. Largely correct spelling goes uncommented on. (, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:17, Reply)
You led us to believe we should expect a high standard of your postswith your claim that your vocabulary is more expansive than the average British person's vocabulary.
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I really, really love this post.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:21,
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you spill my bird?(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:21,
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I'M GONNA FUCKIN CUT YOU!(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:28,
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Boasted, in fact.Then claimed high intelligence and told us all how great his grades were.
It's fair enough to say that people ought to hold low expectations of him and it's fair enough to be proud of your achievements. Expecting both is being a twat.
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Kroney, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:21,
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In fairness to the ladBased on what he told me of his predicted grades he's likely been living in something of a bubble of praise from teachers and parents, and would therefore be unused to being upbraided by bitter cunts like us.
Your last point is beautifully put, mind.
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It really is.Who thought the old log-freezer had it in him?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:28,
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So you not only enjoy space docking but also the stench of burning pubesYou are a whole new level of wrong
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So Is the vocabulary of almost every user on here.I'd suppose the average person doesn't even come close to most of us.
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it's frightfully gauche to keep banging on about it(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:24,
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Most of us wouldn't use the same word twice in one sentenceEspecially if the offending word was intended to underline a point.
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Fucking hell!You've got a lot to learn about people.
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girlinthehole, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:26,
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He's a baby! He's a baby!(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:27,
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Why is that then?Are 16 year olds not expected to be able to spell correctly?
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:22,
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Given that even the most special of special needs children achieve a minimum of 45 A******* GSCEs and a Master's by the age of 12,it's all a little odd, is it not?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:26,
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Indeed it is sirMy kids will be able to spell correctly
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:27,
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And then they turn up on my degree programme expecting to be spoonfed,saying things like "do we have to learn this, is it on the exam?", and claiming they've paid for their IIi.
It's enough to make me strike.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:30,
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I'll give you this, kidCredit for still plugging away. Takes stones, or gross stupidity, to stick it out in the face of the cliquey disdain of OffTopic.
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Which one is you?(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:27,
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gross stones(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:28,
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He's the 'sticquey jizzstain of OffTopic', Noel.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:29,
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I actually think it's more cliquey now than it was when I joinedI didn't get "fuck off Bert", for example, cos it was pre-Bertdown. And I'm no stranger to abuse, as you may have guessed.
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I still think you're a n00b.The only thing in your favour was that you didn't post song lyrics.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:32,
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He regularly quotes from 'film' which cancels that out.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:35,
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YetYou seem to be posting much more frequently these days. Gives us a chance to get to know each other.
*evil grin*
(, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:36, Reply)
I served my time. I'm a veteran now. I've been through the 'Nam of B3ta, earned my Best Of stripes.I just like to metaphorically wander around /offtopic with all my stories in a shopping trolley, limping on my amputated stumps, drinking to forget, occasionally muttering incoherent bullshit about my buddies from the old days.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:41,
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surprisingly close to your real life behaviour(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:42,
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Yeah, I didn't really lose my legs. I made that bit up.(
crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:45,
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I retract my previous statementYou're too clever for the likes of me, I might go back to baiting defenceless teenagers and gradually accept that I've become everything I ever hated, except a Derby County fan, obviously.
(, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:43, Reply)
I'd have thought hating Derby fans would be further evidence of my gaynessbeing, as they all are, cunts.
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I just wanted to call you a bender and a bigot with but a single word.(, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:52, Reply)
My apologiesI shall revise, you cardigan-wearing ponce who is also good with words.
(, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 11:03, Reply)
there's too much of thatit frightens people off
and frankly, I don't want to be in a clique with you cunts.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:33,
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Innit.If I want to hang out with a bunch of god-awful gaylords I'll make my way to Chariots Roman Spa off Shoreditch High Street*
*they found a dead bender in their sauna last year, fact fans.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:40,
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"Never pack shit, sing the bells of Shoreditch."It's on the BNP's "Family Folk Favourites" CD.
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Kroney, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:42,
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You seem to have a great deal of knowledge on these matters.Did you infiltrate their ring?
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:42,
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I penetrated their intimate circle.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:43,
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I'm going to regret asking thisHow did they know the corpse loved the cock?
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Because they found it in notorious gayhole Chariots all-male GAY Roman Spa.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:45,
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...clutching your phone number in his cold, dead, jizz-caked hand.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:46,
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Now that is compelling evidenceCan you advise me of his name, so I can remove it from my little pink book?
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Had his head been cut off?(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:52,
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Bill Clay did ok.As did Luggage. It's just a case of getting through the the shit and becoming a regular.
But then they aren't kids.
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girlinthehole, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:33,
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there's too much shit though(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:35,
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*shrugs*First it was too HSM sickly and now there's too much shit.
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girlinthehole, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:38,
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there's been a happy medium for a whilebefore it was half vomit-inducing sweetness and half unnecessary abuse
whereas recently it's been conversation scattered with abuse, which is fine. The shit I refer to is when someone knew arrives and they are bombarded with accusations of being someone else. Admittedly this chump didn't help himself.
It's been a bit of a vicious circle. The loudest "Fuck off Bert"ers have been those subjected to it themselves
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:41,
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If someone is going to come in here dry as it were then you will have to expect pain.If however, one is lubricated with the knowledge of what to expect then it will be enjoyable and fun for both parties.
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girlinthehole, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:47,
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delightfully put :-)(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 11:00,
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Luggage did have to put up with a lot of shitbut the difference is, the shit he had to put up with didn't exist when I joined, and he seems to have got through it. It would appear the best way to get along on B3ta is to not give anyone reason to have a pop, something I singularly failed to do.
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People barely noticed when I started posting.That says more about me than it does /OT, I think.
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Kroney, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:40,
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I genuinely misread that as'the best way to get along on B3ta is to not give anyone reason to have a poo' and now I cannot stop laughing.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:41,
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I heard that you 'enjoy the abuse'.Personally I 'enjoy the Akabussi' a litte more.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:35,
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Every thread I do turns into a discussion about me.I do not want this anymore.
So will anyone please just answer the questions?
(, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 10:51, Reply)
it's to do with how you started the thread"As I posted on these boards, I noticed that people had a habit of criticizing my overactive shift finger, and from this somehow managed to convince themselves that this meant my IQ was lower than algae."
sounds like you want it to be about you to me.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 11:00,
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You've missed the point of /OTNobody has to answer any questions you ask.
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 11:01,
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^ThisIt's not a quiz or a survey. We don't sit around hoping and praying that someone will start a thread asking for new and imaginative ways of calling each other cunts.
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it's all about filling the long dull hours sat in the office(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 11:17,
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Shouldn't you be in school you little cunt?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 12:11,
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