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Raspberry Delight said:
It's almost like when we had all those Turkish fans that joined up when Memo came over. Banning left and right, I tell ya. Thank goodness we didn't give them their own forum.
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This one, Bum? I didn't take it seriously. I thought there was a "turkish" forum on the old board. What is it you think I should comment on, exactly?
 
Hopper said:
This one, Bum? I didn't take it seriously. I thought there was a "turkish" forum on the old board. What is it you think I should comment on, exactly?
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Gods, not only are the most obnoxious person on the planet, you're also as dumb as a rock. I hate you.
 
Hopper said:
Blood, you never responded to these questions, so I will make a brief observation about them. To begin with, it seems to me to be impossible to choose any mode of expression which suits the needs and desires of EVERYBODY in a large audience. Any given statement may be composed in such a manner as to be more readily understandable (and tolerable) to some than others. No matter what segment you may try to address your comment to, there will always be the remaining segment which may be left dissatisified with your manner of "communicating."
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I thought your questions were rhetorical.

Twain used Huck Finn and Jim's speech and dialect to tell the story. Faulkner used Benjy in much the same way in "The Sound and the Fury". Steinbeck used the Joad clan. Again, it was to tell the story. Twain also did it to breathe realism into Finn and Jim, as their characters were of little proper education. I doubt that is your case.

What story are you telling when you post with your style to discuss basketball? If we were sitting around and having a conversation, would you speak in the same way you write on this board? If so, fine. If not, why continue to write in that style on a basketball board, when most of the time it blurs the message?
 
YB85 said:
Twain used Huck Finn and Jim's speech and dialect to tell the story...What story are you telling when you post with your style to discuss basketball? What story are you telling when you post with your style to discuss basketball? If we were sitting around and having a conversation, would you speak in the same way you write on this board? If so, fine. If not, why continue to write in that style on a basketball board, when most of the time it blurs the message?
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Well, Blood, to answer the personal question you posed, the answer is "yes." I seldom adhere to one, and only one, dialect or style of "grammar-adherence" in my oral conversations.

You really only responded to part of the question, and didn't seem to pay much attention to my own observations about the topic (which you quoted). You talk about what "blurs" the message, but part of my point is that different things may "blur the message" for different people. I enjoy talking basketball, but let's face it, a lot of the convo round these here parts really has nuthin to do with basketball. Even if it was "strictly basketball" I see no reason to try to eliminate "colorful" expression, or any degree of "levity" from the exchanges.

My particular motives for varying my style may be different on different occasions. I'm not even gunna attempt to fully explicate my reasons for not acting like I'm in a grade-school grammar class where I am desperately seeking a A grade.
 
Hopper,

Was your mother using crystal meth while pregnant with you?

In light of how you turned out, what are your feelings on abortion?

Sincerely,
TIS
 
TheItinerantSon said:
Sincerely,
TIS
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Glad you told me your post was "sincere," eh, Son? Otherwise I might not have known. Sincere or not, it does not merit a substantive response, sorry. I'm sure you were not expecting a substantive response to begin with though. Perhaps some other expectation underlies your continuing posts in this same vein, but what could it be, I wonder?

Let me take a wild-*** guess, eh? Mebbe you hope to provoke the type of response from me that you can "flag" and then run to the mods complaining about how badly you have been VICTIMIZED, eh? That it?
 
Hopper said:
Glad you told me your post was "sincere," eh, Son? Otherwise I might not have known. Sincere or not, it does not merit a substantive response, sorry. I'm sure you were not expecting a substantive response to begin with though. Perhaps some other expectation underlies your continuing posts in this same vein, but what could it be, I wonder?

Let me take a wild-*** guess, eh? Mebbe you hope to provoke the type of response from me that you can "flag" and then run to the mods complaining about how badly you have been VICTIMIZED, eh? That it?
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I wish you would just tell us how you feel about the moderating staff.
 
Hopper said:
From what I've seen, Bum, the mod staff is especially sensitive to, and very vigilant in spotting, then punishing, "trolling."
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Can you believe that? I swear, it's like they're just out to get us. (my latest infraction was for trolling)
 
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