Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: I’ll look past the fact that you just called me uneducated & remind you that you have taken this topic far afield. Please try to be relevant. I didn’t call you uneducated. I don’t know if you are educated or not. From your link, if you use the word “irregardless” people will think you are uneducated. Because of our mutual love for each other, in spite of the fact that you have called me a troll on multiple occassions, I don’t want you to look like an idiot. Edited September 28, 2018 by Sky Diver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 38 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: I don’t want you to look like an idiot. Good luck with this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fires Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Robb Riddick had a gym in Bradford after he left the Bills. He was training my brother. Great guy . Got to meet him . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: My Catholic school education kicks in when I see a butchering of the language. From your link “...if you use "irregardless," people will think you're uneducated.” Kory Stamper knows her stuff. Just finished her book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Bless him, he's one hell of a nephew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Please go visit this woman before Sunday's game. Perhaps we'll be up 24 zip again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Awesome story. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, quinnearlysghost88 said: Kory Stamper knows her stuff. Just finished her book. I learned standard written English in school. The use of the word “irregardless” was verboden. Are you an English teacher? Edited September 28, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sky Diver said: I learned standard written English in school. The use of the word “irregardless” was verboden. Are you an English teacher? I’m a writer. I was going to be an English teacher, but I balked after shadowing a few teachers as a junior. Also, language is living. If enough people use irregardless, it becomes part of the language. There are many examples of these words making their way into our lexicon. People are always up in arms when a word like bling or YOLO is added to the dictionary. Merriam didn’t decide that. We, as a culture, decided that. Same with irregardless. Edited September 28, 2018 by quinnearlysghost88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 13 hours ago, Thurman#1 said: I can top that from this trip. Saw three adult grizzlies, one of whom was a sow with two cubs, all wild, one a hundred yards away and the other two around forty to fifty yards away. I went to Yellowstone 45 or 50 years ago when everyone saw grizzlies because the Park had a garbage dump inside the park and there were usually half a dozen bears scavenging at that dump. I thought it would still be like that this trip but when we got there we discovered that that dump is gone and the bears aren't spotted nearly as often. On that earlier trip I saw something I've never forgotten as a result of it's being the single stupidest thing I've ever seen. In Yellowstone when you see cars lined up on the side of the road you know there are usually animals there. So we saw probably 30 cars lined up on both sides of the road and slow traffic. We just drove past and there was a massive adult grizzly within five yards of the road. And a guy had gotten out of his car, bringing his wife and son who was maybe eight years old. He had put his son on top of the grizzly to ride it, he was standing right beside it and his wife was standing two or three yards in front of him slowly lining up a picture. I asked my dad, "should we yell at him to get back in his car?" And my dad said, "No, we're not going to make any noise now, son." There were no reports of a tragedy so this moron got away with it but I'll never forget it. Whenever anyone mentions Darwin awards, that's what I think of. Oh, and one thing you learn in Yellowstone is how absolutely massive and powerful wild buffalo are. We must have seen several hundred, two big herds and maybe eight or ten solos. Man, those are some seriously huge animals. We saw no bears in the wild. We did see moose and mule deer. And bison, of course. We drove doen one side of the road while a line of bison walked singgle file in the other lane in the correct direction for the road. We stayed in the car, but we saw some idiot outside almost nose to nose with a bison trying to get a close up. The Darwin awards do come to mind with a lot of things that tourists do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, quinnearlysghost88 said: I’m a writer. I was going to be an English teacher, but I balked after shadowing a few teachers as a junior. Also, language is living. If enough people use irregardless, it becomes part of the language. There are many examples of these words making their way into our lexicon. People are always up in arms when a word like bling or YOLO is added to the dictionary. Merriam didn’t decide that. We, as a culture, decided that. Same with irregardless. I’ll use “regardless”. I don’t feel the need to participate in cultural decline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: I’ll use “regardless”. I don’t feel the need to participate in cultural decline. you don't? lol then how do you explain rooting for a team called Crimson Tide with an elephant as the logo? Did said elephant eat a lot of red fruit/berries? serious question on that elephant. I know the Red Elephants reference but it does not match Crimson Tide reference in the rain game that gave them their official nickname. Shouldn't they choose one? A big red crimson wave or some such. I do like the historical reference though. Edited September 28, 2018 by cba fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, cba fan said: you don't? lol then how do you explain rooting for a team called Crimson Tide with an elephant as the logo? Did said elephant eat a lot of red fruit/berries? serious question on that elephant. I know the Red Elephants reference but it does not match Crimson Tide reference in the rain game that gave them their official nickname. Shouldn't they choose one? A big red crimson wave or some such. I do like the historical reference though. I’m missing the connection between a mascot and standard written English. Big Al is grey, by the way. How many blue buffaloes have you seen? Edited September 28, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I had this window salesman at the house and it turned out he played DL/LB at Penn State and later the CFL. I probed a bit and realized he must have played with Maybin. He said Maybin was a great guy but the entire defense knew Maybin wasn't special and wouldn't make it in the NFL. Made me think scouts should do a little more digging before drafting a guy that high. I'm sure most aren't looking to throw a teammate under the bus, but I'd put as much stock in what teammates have to say as I would 40 times/stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 29 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: I’ll use “regardless”. I don’t feel the need to participate in cultural decline. Haha you have that right. But just know, language is evolving with or without your participation. You can choose to adapt or be the person that’s constantly frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, quinnearlysghost88 said: Haha you have that right. But just know, language is evolving with or without your participation. You can choose to adapt or be the person that’s constantly frustrated. I choose not to particpate in the bastardization of the language. Participating would be more frustrating. I spent too many years learning the proper use of the language. Edited September 28, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: I choose not to particpate in the bastardization of the language. Participating would be more frustrating. I spent too many years learning the proper use of the language. The irony is that English is a bastardization of ten other languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Just now, quinnearlysghost88 said: The irony is that English is a bastardization of ten other languages. I choose not to bastardize it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 18 hours ago, Jauronimo said: Its fun and games until you go back to the fridge for another beer, see that the squid is now gone, only to find it in bed with your wife. I don't know if you have a Japanese wife, or if so what area of Japan she's from, but mine keeps her food-play and her bed-play separate. Which is a very good thing, because 2 nights ago it wasn't squid in the fridge; it was eels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sky Diver said: I’m missing the connection between a mascot and standard written English. Big Al is grey, by the way. How many blue buffaloes have you seen? Yeah that was a stretch to get my logo question in. Still think crimson tide is good name but it is a wave or tide of crimson coming in. They should have a logo related don't you think.?? Or have the red elephant riding a wave or running in a tide. And if the elephant is grey why are they using it as a historical ref to the first nickname red elephants? Edited September 28, 2018 by cba fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, cba fan said: Yeah that was a stretch to get my logo question in. Still think crimson tide is good name but it is a wave or tide of crimson coming in. They should have a logo related don't you think.?? Or have the red elephant riding a wave or running in a tide. And if the elephant is grey why are they using it as a historical ref to the first nickname red elephants? I posted a link to the elephant story on the Roll Tide thread on the college forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Jon in Pasadena said: I don't know if you have a Japanese wife, or if so what area of Japan she's from, but mine keeps her food-play and her bed-play separate. Which is a very good thing, because 2 nights ago it wasn't squid in the fridge; it was eels. Looks like you're not very current on your hentai. Octopus/squid get all the girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Sky Diver said: I didn’t call you uneducated. I don’t know if you are educated or not. From your link, if you use the word “irregardless” people will think you are uneducated. Because of our mutual love for each other, in spite of the fact that you have called me a troll on multiple occassions, I don’t want you to look like an idiot. You didn’t say I’m uneducated, and yet that is the exact phrase that you decided to copy/paste. I’m not sure what the nuns taught you, but I was encouraged to infer. My inference is that you, earlier, called me uneducated and now in your passive aggressive way you are telling me I’m an idiot. Besides not learning “judge not lest he be judged” you also failed to learn about how to treat your fellow man. For penance 5 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys, 5 War Eagles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I appreciate the nice story being shared here. i can see the threads has derailed a bit. But Thurman's intentions were well received by me. Thanks. back to japanese female eels and the Alabama 24 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: Looks like you're not very current on your hentai. Octopus/squid get all the girls. taking notes. continue... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: Looks like you're not very current on your hentai. This is an accurate assessment. I am years behind on H anime. Btw, the word for octopus in Japanese is also slang for a guy who's way too grope-y. Edited September 28, 2018 by Jon in Pasadena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 2:16 AM, Thurman#1 said: It was very cool. The wife and daughter and I were flying out of Denver last Sunday after a couple of awesome weeks off the grid in Grand Teton and Yellowstone NPs. Fantastic, though I had pretty much missed everything Bills-related. <snip> Nice story. You may find this article interesting since you referenced another incident down thread: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/08/oregon_man_gets_jail_time_for.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: You didn’t say I’m uneducated, and yet that is the exact phrase that you decided to copy/paste. I’m not sure what the nuns taught you, but I was encouraged to infer. My inference is that you, earlier, called me uneducated and now in your passive aggressive way you are telling me I’m an idiot. Besides not learning “judge not lest he be judged” you also failed to learn about how to treat your fellow man. For penance 5 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys, 5 War Eagles In the future, you should actually read the articles you link. For repeatedly calling me a troll, your penance is to listen to Hail to the Chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) On 9/29/2018 at 3:34 AM, TigerJ said: We saw no bears in the wild. We did see moose and mule deer. And bison, of course. We drove doen one side of the road while a line of bison walked singgle file in the other lane in the correct direction for the road. We stayed in the car, but we saw some idiot outside almost nose to nose with a bison trying to get a close up. The Darwin awards do come to mind with a lot of things that tourists do. Yeah, we saw deer as well, but I'm jealous about the moose. Last trip (around 45 years ago) we saw a bunch of moose. Nothing this time, and my three year-old really wanted to see one. No moose and no elk this time but the grizzlies made up for it. Edited October 1, 2018 by Thurman#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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