I have extended my hatred of the question mark to the comma, that is a done deal.
I am still not decided on the apostrophe. Pretty sure the possessive one is getting it, but the contraction may still survive t'purge.
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I have extended my hatred of the question mark to the comma, that is a done deal.
I am still not decided on the apostrophe. Pretty sure the possessive one is getting it, but the contraction may still survive t'purge.
Eldest manklet phoned me up today at half two; 'Dad, we've got a game in an hour'. I told him that I had appointments and that I wouldn't be able to make it. He replied with; 'But it's Senghenydd, we hate them'. You'll appreciate I had little choice when faced with such eloquent reasoning. I spent the next 45 minutes lying to clients and loading yet more work onto the already overly-taxed hawt burds. I was still going to be late as Senhenydd is at the arse end of nowhere, traffic was being a twat, and by the time I got my wellies on the half time whistle was sounding as I approached the field. Still, not bad, I thought.
I then noticed his not insubstantial frame loping over to me. 'Where have you been? Cracking first half, two fights and we're 19-5 up.' Enthused by his enthusiasm, I set in for the second half, which looked to be starting imminently - only he was still standing next to me. I enquired about this and he informed me that they've got this system where forwards can't play more than 100 minutes in a week, so he was being rested for the second half as they've got a cup game on Thursday. It had been pre-arranged, apparently.
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Do you extend that odd curly wurly aversion quirk to text messages and work related correspondence?Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
I'm now wondering whether your odd chatting aversion quirk extends to abstinence from both these activities anyhow to render my enquiry moot :eyebrows:
This may be worth watching if one has access
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083s663
You did the right thing. That is how you dad properly. :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
I never use the curly wurly, including text messages and official correspondence. Which is quite bizarre as I also eschew any of the puerile text speak. Though why I would do that in official correspondence is a mystery.Quote:
Originally Posted by mankerDo you extend that odd curly wurly aversion quirk to text messages and work related correspondence?Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
I'm now wondering whether your odd chatting aversion quirk extends to abstinence from both these activities anyhow to render my enquiry moot :eyebrows:
I will go to great lengths not to ask questions in fairly serious missives so as to avoid having to use them.
Though to be honest a reasonably worded question doesn't really require the curly wurly anyway, wouldn't you agree.
It is obvious when someone is asking a question, why would I rub their nose in it.
May favourite bit was when he wasn't playing in the second half.Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
I take it he's like 12 if they are only aloud limited fight time in any given week.
It's decent of you to say so. However, there's always a yang.Quote:
Originally Posted by megabytemeYou did the right thing. That is how you dad properly. :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
It was good for that kid, but then I was late home from work and only saw the others for half an hour before their bed-time. It was okay with them though because I brought a tiny action figure and a teddy with me. The missus wasn't best impressed but hey ho.
The dad part of being a dad who works 50+ hours a week is really easy. It's a couple of hours a day doing stuff you really like doing anyway.
Being a mam is the hard thing, that's why I've got so much respect for you and JP.
I share a little of your disdain for the question mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaulI never use the curly wurly, including text messages and official correspondence. Which is quite bizarre as I also eschew any of the puerile text speak. Though why I would do that in official correspondence is a mystery.Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
I will go to great lengths not to ask questions in fairly serious missives so as to avoid having to use them.
Though to be honest a reasonably worded question doesn't really require the curly wurly anyway, wouldn't you agree.
It is obvious when someone is asking a question, why would I rub their nose in it.
It can work for you, though. I use it very sparingly, to elicit a specific response. Almost conditioning an unsuspecting reader. Yes, that makes me sound like a tit but people often don't cotton on.
If I'm being srs bznz, then I'll dress actual queries as rhetoric and eschew the technically correct punctuation altogether as you do, as if there is only one possible answer (an answer I favour). I'll prod the reader by alluding to that answer a little later in the piece.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Either way, it puts my narrative in a slightly more authoritative light.
If I'm more confident about the query, I'll append a curly wurly to it so that the respondent reaffirms my belief in the reply, yet wonders if he or she has won a small battle by doing so.
This seemingly insignificant gesture often leads to greater concessions further down the line. A small part of the dance which I enjoy in its entirety.
The downside to all this is that I spend longer on words, which I don't charge for, than I do for the numbers :eyebrows:
Yep, 12. I think they're allowed to legally beat the shit out of each other for as long as they want when they're 15.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaulMay favourite bit was when he wasn't playing in the second half.Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
I take it he's like 12 if they are only aloud limited fight time in any given week.
I could be wrong, though, I had to give up rugby at an early juncture owing to being shite at fighting.
Curiously, that disability didn't hold me back in the slightest with footie.
Posting in this thread - priceless :)
:lol::earl:Quote:
Originally Posted by mankerIt's decent of you to say so. However, there's always a yang.Quote:
Originally Posted by megabyteme
It was good for that kid, but then I was late home from work and only saw the others for half an hour before their bed-time. It was okay with them though because I brought a tiny action figure and a teddy with me. The missus wasn't best impressed but hey ho.
The dad part of being a dad who works 50+ hours a week is really easy. It's a couple of hours a day doing stuff you really like doing anyway.
Being a mam is the hard thing, that's why I've got so much respect for you and JP.
You are a credit to yourself and the rest of the cawklords.
I'm a big fan of things like "As you will be aware .." and " I'm sure you will agree ..." or "What type of fuckwit would not realise ..."Quote:
Originally Posted by mankerI share a little of your disdain for the question mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
It can work for you, though. I use it very sparingly, to elicit a specific response. Almost conditioning an unsuspecting reader. Yes, that makes me sound like a tit but people often don't cotton on.
If I'm being srs bznz, then I'll dress actual queries as rhetoric and eschew the technically correct punctuation altogether as you do, as if there is only one possible answer (an answer I favour). I'll prod the reader by alluding to that answer a little later in the piece.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Either way, it puts my narrative in a slightly more authoritative light.
If I'm more confident about the query, I'll append a curly wurly to it so that the respondent reaffirms my belief in the reply, yet wonders if he or she has won a small battle by doing so.
This seemingly insignificant gesture often leads to greater concessions further down the line. A small part of the dance which I enjoy in its entirety.
The downside to all this is that I spend longer on words, which I don't charge for, than I do for the numbers :eyebrows:
Passive aggressive pros ftw.
:wub:Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
Rashford's on :smilie4:
Tonight I have been mostly watching Westworld...which I am liking.
People don't half get upset when their music trackers die. I don't really get why.
I'm only on punktorrents but I've raped that for what I like and I'd say there are about 10 albums out per year when I think 'I gotta have that' - and they're always on rutracker anyhow.
Get a life, get laid, wankers.
What is Albums?? Is that something you put your kids photos in:DQuote:
Originally Posted by manker
No, that's a hard drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by shainaWhat is Albums?? Is that something you put your kids photos in:DQuote:
Originally Posted by manker
Am I missing some new thing that the cool kids call albums these daze.
It seems to be all 'playlists' these days :unsure:
It seems that the young 'uns don't really bother with 'owning' music anymore, they just stream it when they want it.
...but I'm sure you know all this better than me. :idunno:
I was just joking Manker... I have one of those Digital Picture Frames still in the box, that you can add a bunch of .jpeg, .image files and have them on display:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mankerNo, that's a hard drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaina
Am I missing some new thing that the cool kids call albums these daze.
I actually still prefer to listen to vinyl over CD or Digital Downloads, but it can be hard to find vinyl albums today. I have quite of few from Jazz to Rock and Disco originals,
And i bet Idol has even more than i do....
But between SeriusXM Radio and Spotify, and many other free streaming music companies today no need to even purchase music, just need speakers in the house and outside and use your phone or laptop, it is just more convenient..
You can even add docking stations around the house or mini Ipads.
Also while we're on the subject of young 'uns, they don't understand that not all screens are touch-sensitive screens. What's that all about?
Daughter #2 was using the laptop last night, and starts prodding the screen with her finger, shouting "IT'S NOT WORKING. WHY ISN'T IT WORKING?" :facepalm:
Yeah, I guess. I don't listen to a lot of music. I stubbornly stick to the one genre I like and switch up the albums on my phone for when it's needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by shainaI was just joking Manker... I have one of those Digital Picture Frames still in the box, that you can add a bunch of .jpeg, .image files and have them on display:DQuote:
Originally Posted by manker
I actually still prefer to listen to vinyl over CD or Digital Downloads, but it can be hard to find vinyl albums today. I have quite of few from Jazz to Rock and Disco originals,
And i bet Idol has even more than i do....
But between SeriusXM Radio and Spotify, and many other free streaming music companies today no need to even purchase music, just need speakers in the house and outside and use your phone or laptop, it is just more convenient..
I usually listen to an audiobook if I'm driving on my own or inflict Talksport upon my companions if I'm not.
Don't get the vinyl thing. It's like looking at someone's imperfect 'art' depiction of a scene when a photograph does a better job.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
I've seen my kids reaching up for the telly to do that, too.
We should all number our kids. In the before time, I thought JP did it 'cos he's old and has hundreds.
Thinking about it now, though, it's just a convenient way of relaying the pertinent information to a reader.
Carnage in the cricket. England 80-5 in reply to India's 445 :pinch:
I've programmed myself like a Westworld host to pretend that cricket doesn't exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
So your comment doesn't look like anything to me.
For instance.. If you listen to a Supertramp, Genesis, any old school Disco, the sound is day and night. People try to describe vinyl being a warmer sound, but i don't understand what that means, i compared with the same speakers using all the different formats, and i still prefer vinyl:yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
And i am not talking the new Record Players, i am talking about vintage ones, and you cherish them because they sound amazing plus it is a real pain in the ass to find replacement needles for them :'(
To each there own i guess on the sound people look for, that would be the same for headphones, in ear or over ear...
I tried listening to audio books for a while and it never stuck, i prefer playing loud music to keep me entertained, if i am not watching something on the TV..
Now that is hilarious!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
I think i downloaded Cricket for Xbox360 and still have yet to play it...Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
Have you ever played Cricket Manker??
I don't get the vinyl thing either. The quality of the music is more important than the quality of the sound.
Also... I don't get the "original art" thing. Why do people pay millions for an original piece of art, when a perfectly good reproduction will do. It's the same picture after all.
Same goes for forgeries. If a forgery is 99.9% accurate, what's the problem? Still looks good on the wall...
Yeah, I sucked at it though. Played a bit for school and then joined the local team. My parents got all the kit for me, except a bat. I was to get a bat after my first 50.Quote:
Originally Posted by shainaI think i downloaded Cricket for Xbox360 and still have yet to play it...Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
Have you ever played Cricket Manker??
It transpired that fielding was my forte and I 'participated' for a few games as a non-bowling number 11. Never did get that bat.
Interesting thought Barbarossa.. And i would agree with you when you are attaching a Movie/Visual part, but ask yourself this?? How many BD50's movies do you download?? or even purchase 4K movies??Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
When it is a movie i really like, and this would be mostly Action movies, i download the BD50 version. What is that?? That is basically the true version of the Blu ray rip, and it can be 30-60gig's , reason the sound tracks are really big, when you download a 1080 MKV file it is shrunk down and degraded, and it removes a lot of the sound quality, eg.. like MP3 from Flac..
But when you want to listen to raw 2 channel sound and you listen to it loud, it just seems to sound more raw and not digitally sampled..
Again it is your own personal preference..
As for real original art and reproductions, that would go under what you want and can afford, like going to art shows/auctions, and buying original signed art from an up and coming painter/artist or even a sculpture , and you like his or her work, if you can afford it and you want it, do what the heck you want:D
Maybe you could compare that to someone that buys and collects Sports cards for a few bucks because they want it, not saying they need it per-say...
Again Barbarossa, what you put in your house or dwelling is up to you, i am not really a art guy but i do have a few sports things that i purchased and like, and have them displayed in rooms in my house..
That is what i like:D,
I figured that would be a School sport on your side of the Pond. I have never played, but i tried watching it a few times and between that and Baseball i find it kind of boring to watch, and it would be the same, in school i played Baseball, but i guess i was lucky i got to bat:D and usually played outfield or third base...Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
For house league or pickup games i preferred playing hockey, ice or ball, didn't matter to me, then Tennis took over a few years, now it is mainly Golf:01:
Do you play any sports now Manker??
Yep, agree 100%. It's all about the fedora factor, innit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
I saw this painting on imgur the other day, it is fantastically realistic. The kind of thing that would look good in one of the kids' bedrooms.
The original would go for thousands I imagine, so I went to the artist's website and looked to see if there were any prints available instead.
There were, so I got my card out and thought even with shipping, it won't be too expensive. I've done this kind of thing before when I've liked some picture or other that I saw on the internets.
It was $800 US. For a print. The last one I bought was £30, and I thought that was a bit cheeky, like.
Artists are cocks. Fact.
$800 doesn't sound so bad. You can't put a price on a hi-res teddy bear's orgy. Any child would love to wake up to that every morning :unsure:
I am glad you are happy Manker:)Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
I had an artist come to my house and paint kids theme shit right on the walls, what ever it costed, so many years later i painted over it with something else:idunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
Your way Manker, i would have more shit in the basement or be giving it away to someone that had young kids. Or what i did do on some shit is i gave it away for Tax Receipts:D
Here is a question for you Torrent Guys...
When it comes to private torrent sites, is there always someone seeding??
Example... When you go to lets say Piratebay, and you look something up and it shows it was there one time, but now there is no one seeding...
Occasionally i use torrents if someone asked me for something and i can't get it on Usenet, it is rare but i get more pissed when you see it listed on the torrent site but no one is seeding, which makes it useless to even say it is there....
Does that happen on private Torrents??
Really what does this statement mean Barbarossa??Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
Could you elaborate/explain what you mean??
I might have not responded correctly the first time...