[Town Heretic]

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[Daedalean's_Sun]

1) Why do Indians with thick accents at outsourced call-centers insist on telling me their name is Hank or Suzy? I know your name isn't Hank or Suzy, stop lying to me.

2) I wonder if Burqas come in XXXL?

3) Why does the U.S. Army love acronyms and initialisms so much? Some of the acronyms are actually longer than what they are supposed to be short for.

4) Has anybody ever tried to send something which was actually true via chain mail, just to throw people off?

5) Why do young kids who come up to you to ask you about Jesus always assume that you don't know anything about the Bible?

6) If I could afford to wear brand new socks everyday, I would.

[bucksplasher]

Originally Posted by Daedalean's_Sun

1) Why do Indians with thick accents at outsourced call-centers insist on telling me their name is Hank or Suzy? I know your name isn't Hank or Suzy, stop lying to me.

2) I wonder if Burqas come in XXXL?

3) Why does the U.S. Army love acronyms and initialisms so much? Some of the acronyms are actually longer than what they are supposed to be short for.

4) Has anybody ever tried to send something which was actually true via chain mail, just to throw people off?

5) Why do young kids who come up to you to ask you about Jesus always assume that you don't know anything about the Bible?

6) If I could afford to wear brand new socks everyday, I would.

All but number two funny. Number two questionable but not enough to fight over. tWINs

[rainee]

I'm closing a thread and thought you want some of your stuff back.
I couldn't make any sense out of it, couldn't tell who you were talking to, it looked like gobelty gook to me but it must mean something to you?

Anyway here you go.


[quote=Town Heretic;3218378]I never learned how to work the multi quote, so I just hit the quote button and at the end of the first thing I want to respond to I type in (without the space I'm about to leave): [/ quote]

The next one is easier because all I have to do is highlight the whole thing then click on the quote wrap icon above (looks like a speech bubble in a comic and is to the left of the # symbol).

Repeat that until you get to the last thing, because you should have a [/ quote] waiting and all you'll have to add is the [ quote] at the beginning.


So say I have a post and when you hit the quote it looks like:

[quote=TownHeretic;12345 ] You stink! Go away!

For years I've wanted to say that. Now I have.

Again, if you're hard of reading: you stink. Go away. [/ QUOTE]

You have steam pouring out of your ears and want to answer each line separately. It would look like this (without the extra space to keep it visible):

Originally Posted by TownHereti

You stink! Go away![/ quote]
...your comments.

[QUOTE ]For years I've wanted to say that. Now I have.[/ QUOTE]
...your scathing retort.

[ QUOTE]Again, if you're hard of reading: you stink. Go away.
[/ QUOTE]

...your outraged summary response.


Hope that's helpful.

[Town Heretic]

Originally Posted by rainee

I'm closing a thread and thought you want some of your stuff back.
I couldn't make any sense out of it, couldn't tell who you were talking to, it looked like gobelty gook to me but it must mean something to you?

I was helping out someone (bucksplasher) who was having difficulty using the quote function.

Anyway here you go.

Doesn't make any sense except as a spam exercise. I'll give you your reward shortly.

[rainee]

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

I was helping out someone (bucksplasher) who was having difficulty using the quote function.


Doesn't make any sense except as a spam exercise. I'll give you your reward shortly.

Really?
So when I complained to you about making a mess on my thread - I should have said you were spamming? Is that the magic word that justifies you about your thread no matter what you do on somebody else's??

[Town Heretic]

Originally Posted by rainee

Really?
So when I complained to you about making a mess on my thread - I should have said you were spamming?

I always answer a present post and/or remain on the OP point. What you just did was only for the purpose of spamming a thread. I didn't need to have you reproduce that post any more than I need you to remind me of my name.

Is that the magic word that justifies you about your thread no matter what you do on somebody else's??

Supra. Cite to your complaint and/or feel free to bring it up to the mod. But I never spam threads.

I would have given a fair warning, but you knew exactly what you were doing. If you do it again I'll object more formally.

[Town Heretic]

Additional awards notices found a few posts earlier.

Did something other than vote for a democrat that chrys could never manage...

Nah, it's just an opinion. I am to humble what pepper is to pudding.

Have you even seen the value menu?

Watched LA spoil the milk...

Thanks for leaking the new TOL motto and ruining it for everyone.

Then chrys had a new spite nomination...

I'd say you should be ashamed of yourself, but even my optimism has limits.

I guess you explained it in the Gather thread.

Too soon?

Then took him to task on his drum...

Of course you are. You never talk about your guy.

You're a hypocrite and a fraud by your own definitions and a coward for failing to stand up on the point.

And even if I agreed with your approach and understanding, which I don't, I'd be ahead of you this election, not voting for either.

Of course, no one running then or now is going to overturn Roe. And any president trying to impact the issue has to do so through Congress. And the only way you're going to defeat Roe is with a Constitutional amendment, but why worry about that? It doesn't let you sell your lies and vent your spleen.

Ah, well.

Other than that though, it's really great to see you back...did I miss your apology to LMOHM?

Then wrapped up battling the banal with...

You and chrys are both up for the Say it (even if it) ain't so award.

Then...

...If the people at the other end of a swing got to decide how it went boxing would mostly consist of hugs.

And...

Well if you don't know ask the worm in your glass...

Tomorrow? New kids and chrys newest whine gets older.


Award updates:
Updating the People's Voice Awards Winners:

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

The You Shall Not Post Award for most closed posts goes to...

Eeset.

Now all we need is an apology for that apology thread.

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

The Brickest Wall Award for the TOLer who uses TOL as their own one-way soapbox, plowing along endlessly against the face of reason and despite reality goes to...

It's a four way tie!!

Congrats to everyone!

TruthSetsFree - For "I Didn't Read Past The First Line... Geeze"

aMisinformationalistWarrior - For "Infaguation!

Chrysostom - For "I Can't Hear You" and "Republican Republican Republican"

Lets((()PROVE me wrong you GENIUSES!!!!!))))argue

Voices in the wilderness of their own minds.

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

Solomon's Sun Award: for the poster most illustrating nothing new.

Nominations: chrys, Letsargue, aMisinformationalistWarrior...

And the winner is:

No one. Literally no one wins for this.

[rainee]

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

I always answer a present post and/or remain on the OP point.

Then where is your answer to mine when I complained to you about messing about and mucking up my thread? Oops - maybe you meant "almost always"

What you just did was only for the purpose of spamming a thread. I didn't need to have you reproduce that post any more than I need you to remind me of my name.

That was not spamming unless you were spamming! I told you I couldn't make head or tails of it after I had already asked you not to muck about.
"

Two things: first, who decides what a proper target is? Seems like that person is you, so far as you're concerned. And why shouldn't I decide that for myself and what makes your opinion the one to control between us? Secondly, what sense of social order? I've never expected more from anyone than I demand from myself.

Or maybe you didn't mean that above either?

Supra. Cite to your complaint and/or feel free to bring it up to the mod. But I never spam threads.

...Sounds like a plan...Rusha, you're wasting your time on this rainee and her like. I'm going to start a couple of bow shots and move on policy. ...

Speakingof trying to make sense of your post - I never understood the above one either, would you explain what you meant it??

I would have given a fair warning, but you knew exactly what you were doing. If you do it again I'll object more formally.

[/quote]

Oh so I can't ask you questions about what you said on my thread?

See you just have to explain it - like to a two year old, ok? So I don't get lost in the spin.

[Town Heretic]

Originally Posted by rainee

Then where is your answer to mine when I complained to you about messing about and mucking up my thread? Oops - maybe you meant "almost always"

That's a declaration. I said to cite to it. Shouldn't be hard to do, but you aren't doing it...

That was not spamming unless you were spamming! I told you I couldn't make head or tails of it after I had already asked you not to muck about.

You're not being honest with your intention, rainee. There's literally no reason in "returning" a post. You were just venting your spleen. Why you thought I'd put up with it is anyone's guess.

Or maybe you didn't mean that above either?

Nothing in what you wrote makes that point.

Speakingof trying to make sense of your post - I never understood the above one either, would you explain what you meant it??

Shots across the bow. Essentially I was noting that there's no real reason to lock into a contest when a point can be made as well as it ever will be with a few posts.

Oh so I can't ask you questions about what you said on my thread?

I didn't say that. Feel free to send me a PM on any point and I'll be glad to clear it up.

See you just have to explain it - like to a two year old, ok? So I don't get lost in the spin.

I don't spin and why would anyone take a moment to explain anything to someone who denigrates the effort before I've begun?

Well, I'll do it. Just shoot me a PM. I won't answer it here, but I will answer any inquiry sent by PM.

[Town Heretic]

Welcomed the newest Aussie guy...

That's great. You should start by figuring out what happened to those bears of yours. That can't be right.

Maybe...or maybe you only think it is.

And, to beat that drum like a drunk monkey, you came up with that how?

We need a drunken monkey smiley.

Were you the main speaker at Klan Fest? Did you begin an address with sweet or sugar followed by a gender specific anatomy reference? Otherwise, probably not.

Then, in 's closed thread things were taking a turn...

Normally you'd have to work in a daycare to find that sort of repartee on hand...that and very large crayons.

Breathe. Tell yourself, "It's only the internet." Then click your heels together three times and click the "x" in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

And there was Shelli...

So do as you ask and not as you do...

You've been answered. It isn't complicated.

"Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus
is the Son of God." 1 John 5:1-21

Tried to separate Stripe and MoMo...

Also, Rhodes scholars...

And...

Eh, memory is an indicator of intelligence though. Inordinately intelligent people tend to have appreciably well developed...what was I talking about? Go COLTS!

I don't know.

While in my Letterman thread...

The law of diminishing titillation?

One more thing Madonna and Cinemax ruined for the rest of us...

Then in the Chick-fil-a thread...

I don't know what facetious means, but I know good chicken. I guess this means we're going to find out any day now that they kill their chickens on Sunday.

I mean, if commerce isn't sacred in this country what have we come to...

No, really "What?" I dozed off.

Then there was dave trying to browbeat bybee...

Well they certainly won't learn that from your approach...so...mission accomplished?

You're full of...yourself mostly. I don't think there is any real room for beans and horsefeathers in there with all that self righteousness just bubbling up like some crazed high school volcano science project.

What you do for the least of these...who said that? And your neighbor as yourself...who was that?

Now listen here you pocket prophet, nothing she said led you to that conclusion regarding her belief or the operation of her faith. Go stand on the corner and rend your garments. You have your reward.

While back in the chicken thread, the ecumenical spirit was flourishing...

I'm in complete agreement with your complete agreement.

I just killed the thread, didn't I? Shoot.

Called Knight on the carpet...well, on a phone on the carpet...

Well that's just silly. Syrup will ruin the thing.

Before returning to Stripe and MoMo and whatever it was they were talking about...

So it's a sports bar we're raising?

Socrates and his student helper. But I have to admit it was pretty much all Greek to me.

That would eventually make them perfect.

And still found time to lend a helping hand...

In general or just a particular Catholic? Because the latter would really open up the field.

While reserving a moment for SIM city...

Well maybe that's why God made you.

Enjoy your Sunday (either).

[Town Heretic]

Oh, why not?

You're thinking of his Easter show.

Tried on a topic...

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

Has Postmodernism Affected You?

I think so. I'm feeling...edgier. Though it's the post literate playing heck with these boards.

Had a word with bs...

In the "Mormons who ran for president" poll. Yes, he will almost certainly be considered one of fifty.

Asked chrys the question on everyone's minds...

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

Is the plan to run these awards year round?

Chimed in on the Ten Best Presidents thread...

Mostly on the strength of his vampire killing. If Washington had driven his wooden teeth through vampire hearts he'd have edged Lincoln.

They just put him in because his name made them laugh in grade school.

With the second comment drawing fire...

Then you should probably move...

Spent a little more time with...

Whereas to hold down chrys' part the last will do.

And you could be a giant if you were tall enough.

Then, sadly, but as expected...

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

The How Can We See to it that AB Finally Wins Something Award:

given to the poster most likely to be called by the initials AB.

Nominations: chrys, rexlunae, Town Heretic, Arthur Brain, A Beginner...uh-oh...


And the winner is........it's a tie!

Congrats, inexplicably, rexlunae and A Beginner!

And the equally expected bitter recriminations...

Rex just sneaked in under the wire...I'm certain no cash changed hands or better will in the immediate future if someone knows what's good for him.

And by him I mean rex.

Then, over in the Ask an Aussie thread...

I think they actually call those bidets.

And...

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

MoMo's questions gave me an idea. Do foods taste backwards and if so what does chicken taste like?

This is the worst idea since strip Jeopardy.

After which, zoo's future of the rep system post move drove me to...

Sad, sad, sad, sad, sadder....I mean that's ridiculous...I can't even pretend to play along with something like...disappointed doesn't even begin to..."Blue"...like that's even kosher...

The rest of it rocked like Bon Jovi at a rest home though.

Then anna said...

Anna, Anna, don't even start to think like that...I mean, it could have been a dare or something... Or maybe an accident. Sometimes I forget to hit the red check...so then.

Well...I know and I still don't, so there's no real certainty in any of this.

Ah, the halcyon days of August.

Back when a rep knew its place.

And before you know it...

I'm crying on the inside.

You kidding? I had it framed. I'm looking at it right now.

Everyone thinks that. Until they're mauled by a bear.

The same as the great men of antiquity. Corn liquor.

We were all younger, naive, trusting...likely intoxicated.

And everyone wants to speculate on the impact of the move on the rep system...

How about if he just zeroed out those who think it would be nice.

How would that be?

Tomorrow? How should I know? I just work here.

[Town Heretic]

Answered kmo's lengthiest, most literate post yet, on the subject of possible improvement to the rep system...

Ah, the golden age of leisurely promenades down shiny new threads, tipping straw hats and howdy-doos, drinking lemonade...and at night, a bonfire, those newfangled smores then everyone gathering to neg rep the heck out of zoo.

Now it's darn near impossible to even gather--right chrys?

Sill too soon? Well, Jello for everyone then.

Then, in Dharma's new guy thread...

I was going to ask, "Where's Greg?"

Then chrys lamented, inferentially, the story of his internet life...

bs wasn't...though everyone knows the two of you are thick as thieves. In fact, I can't tell you how often I've heard the two of you talked about together. Wherever chrys goes, there goes bs.

Then Eeset had a neat idea...

...Dead Horse (that way he or she would arrive expecting a beating).

Came to ASCon's defense...

Not true. He has mad skills. The Denny's would be backed up without him. Literally.

Still trying to connect the dot, but he's not going to give up until he does.

And there was kmo again...

And you aren't dirt poor you're "off the grid", eh kmo? Back, back I say--into that Appalachian condo of yours and this time pull the lid back down so the raccoons won't wake you.

But things got sideways in chrys "vote like men" thread...

Yeah. That's what we get for giving them shoes and birth control...and microwave ovens.

BELLY?! Metrosexual!

Fixed that for you.

That won't happen, because the party is about a great deal more. That's why you've never had an effective position that will advance the agenda, only one that will advance your apparent desire to feel morally superior.

You change people's ideas on abortion, on the issue (and that shift has been happening for a while now) and eventually you change that plank. You try to make it about the party and you broaden the resistance and division. You should be able to understand that, but you don't appear to want to.

I'll likely vote Paul. I wish Huntsman had the Republican nod, but that's that.

Leading to the inevitable interjection by some she female...

See what I mean? I bet you own a microwave too. And you obviously can read, so you must have been reared in a "progressive" household.

Now go cover your head. Preferably with a Bible.

[Town Heretic]

Tried to put a fresh face on an old rep gripe...

But really, how many refrigerators do you have?

So put it on that one.

And...

That's odd. They gave me one when I got here and I just asked Knight if he had another one laying around and he gave me that one too.

But I'm sure yours is on the way. Any ol day now.

Then, in the Why we should stop minting pennies thread...

Originally Posted by Town Heretic

Seriously, who even puts those in their mouth? That's just nasty.

Then zoo went yard on chrys in ASCon's thread, of all places...

Well there went a perfectly good pair of pants.

Thought I suppose saying that in an aMW thread is problematic.

Talked potential ending with bs in chrys' award thread...chrys, bs, a thread on it's last legs...

It's never over until the fathead no longer slings.

Ego isn't a consideration in small minded business, but inflation is still problematic...

You need it, but you don't really want it. So no.

You've been reasoned with and responded with bad poetry. Go raise vegetables and yaks. Yams. Yams and yaks. You could even put a sign outside of your home:

"Chrysostom's Yak and Thanks for the Yammary."
(All purchases final.)

That would be something...

Commended Eeset for personal courage...

It's very brave of you to talk so openly of your feet. But walk in the daylight, unashamed!

Then chrys got even funnier...

In an internet forum...

One of your more unintentionally funny posts in hours.

Beyond that, noting that all of his posts, numerous and continual, are giving the Republican Party a hard time seems like a waste of time. It's like taking a great many pictures of the Pope to expose his penchant for large hats.

Eh...a short couple of days.

[Town Heretic]

Sometimes the best thing you can do is just set it out...

Because we don't share the same philosophy or support the same candidate. I'm no more on his side than you're on the Klan's side because you oppose the President and vote against him.

I don't vote to be on the winning team. I think that if that's your motivation you should lose the right, because you don't understand it.

Not mutually exclusive propositions.

Self contradict much?

Still don't get it then. You decided to distinguish your part from women and make sex the issue. I was illustrating the deficiency of your division. You could and should more readily distinguish between the largest of your group, white men and the rest. You could then say to the majority of minorities what you say to the women.

You made a stupid comment that merited a hard response.

Call you out on an insufficiency of consideration? Absolutely.

I am not. But you are demonstrably desperate in this. And irrational.

And you're inconsistent.

You mean unknowingly, almost accidentally then. I wonder if even you believe what you write these days...I hope so. Someone should.

Well, no. What new laws?

You've had both without a change in business/rhetoric as usual.

Now, again, is it harder to change people on an issue and move the plank or to change them philosophically and on a wide range of issues? Because no matter which approach, your errant judge notion or the amendment path, that's what you have to do.

I'll wait while you don't answer that simple question.

Then there was the defense of musicals…

Stealing chrys' motto is uncalled for.

Call that one anything you want, it's a chick film.

Knight's hidden sensibility.

And you know what they say: an open love of singing and dancing is better than sensitivity carefully concealed.

And more chrys..

It's honest. I can see how you'd think that was a stupid move.

Before someone with a clearer understanding of his own madness...

All I can say is you better hope there aren't any squirrels there...at least no giant squirrels. Because if there are giant squirrels in heaven you're going to be in the best shape of your...afterlife.

I'll get back to you.

And…

Hey, thanks Paul! Coming from you, well, I can't tell you what that means to me...which is a welcomed relief from the usual I can't tell what you mean post.

That might be the cruelest heaven I've ever not heard described.

After which...

If it does, you're doing it wrong.

Which is it: often or some?...

Actually, most studies show that people with pets are happier and better adjusted, more social and empathetic than people without.

You seem more like the "without" sort.

Tomorrow? Things get goofy.