# A message for bj0rn... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 29, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917 "2000-03-29T17:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/41 "2000-04-06T21:34:00Z")
**bj0rn** , please tell me you’re doing this deliberately to confuse us. If not, I really fear for your mental health. I _think_ I know what you are saying, but only by applying vast extrapolations that can only result in misunderstandings when reproduced here. The one thing that no extrapolation will clarify is these end-messages of yours. They are, one by one, all, totally insane. Elbows? What the fuck? Please, do not assume we know any Icelandic slang. If your big point is to get all the confusion out of the way (I’m thinking about your _Irony & Sarcasm_ thread here), please show us that you are willing to do so yourself, and **drop the fucking verbal vomit at the end of your posts already**. That is all. Coldfire - a lamp only is as bright as the height of the table. _(See? Bullshit! Useless Bullshit!)_ * * * **Defect borg: _“Refutile is sistance. Your ass will be simulated”._** * * * **WallyM7** on Coldfire: _ **"Yeah, he knows a little about everything because they have a good prison library."** _ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/42 "2000-04-07T23:58:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Coldfire: > \*\*Elbows? What the fuck? \*\* There is a poster above named **Elbows3,** who expressed a somewhat derogatory opinion of Bjorn’s writing style. I believe the statement “im not getting in the way of three elbows…” is intended to mean, “3elbows is entitled to his opinion.” Of course, judging from the way this conversation has been going, I could be completely wrong. It probably isn’t Icelandic slang, although if it is, it’s intriguing to speculate on what it might mean. Something to do with beer drinking? Elbows on the table? Too many elbows on the table? People who are eagerly drinking, “two-fisted” drinking, with both elbows on the table, room for only three elbows on the table? Or maybe it’s a folk dancing thing, link arms and twirl around, only room for two elbows? ## **Bjorn,** sweetie, can you just tell us, in 25 words or less, what you want? Okay? Let’s just sit calmly here, and I’ll pat your hand, _:: :pats hand comfortingly:::_ and you tell me what you want. Say, “I want…” what? I would like to talk to you, Bjorn. I am not using irony or sarcasm here one little bitty bit, honest. I think you have an Important Message for us, and we would all like to hear it, OK? But we are having trouble figuring exactly what you’re trying to say. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/43 "2000-04-08T00:02:00Z")
Oopsie! I don’t normally repost for typos but I’d better clarify for the Viking’s sake, that the above post **WAS NOT INTENDED TO HAVE A GREEN STICKING-OUT TONGUE** in the middle, OK? The Smilies tricked me into putting a colon next to a lower-case “p”, which of course produced a :p. That part of it is supposed to say,“pats hand comfortingly”. OK? Whew, that was a close one. ## That’s what I get for trying to be cute… :rolleyes: “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/44 "2000-04-08T02:22:00Z")
I’ve been following the myriad bj0rn threads now, and all I can think of is Mike Myers on SNL doing “Sprockets” (or however it was spelled). The obscurity and irrelevance in some posts (not naming names) sounds like it was lifted straight from one of the episodes. Just waiting for someone to end their post with “touch my monkey”. ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/45 "2000-04-07T08:43:00Z")
yes thank you notthemama, you are quite correct. you know it hurts to be hit by an elbow… what i want? ill tell you what i want. the acknowledgement that every person may and can have an opinion. and that opinion is true and holy(and stuff like that) unless that opinion does not acknowledge other peoples opinion. bj0rn - because the table casts a shadow… ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/46 "2000-04-07T08:50:00Z")
Huh? So, what do you want? You want us to have opinions, but only if these opinions do not limit other peoples opinions? **Do they ever?** Answer my previous question please, bj0rn. If you want to understand what everyone else is saying (you even urge everyone to stop linguistic tools that are neyond your comprehension, such as sarcasm and irony), why don’t you at least **try** to convince us that you are willing to make a good effort too? All you do is you call your incoherence “style”. Sorry bj0rn, but that just doesn’t cut it. * * * **Defect borg: _“Refutile is sistance. Your ass will be simulated”._** * * * **WallyM7** on Coldfire: _ **"Yeah, he knows a little about everything because they have a good prison library."** _ ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/47 "2000-04-07T09:58:00Z")
> [@](#): > > All you do is you call your incoherence “style”. i did not! bj0rn - please ignore this sentance. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/48 "2000-04-07T10:07:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by bj0rn: > **there is, and has always been just one thing i would like everybody to accept. and thats my style of writing (no caps and '). every other error i do is unintentional.** Lack of punctuation and capitalisation makes your posts harder to read. Don’t tell me you didn’t claim that that was your style - it’s right there. * * * **Defect borg: _“Refutile is sistance. Your ass will be simulated”._** * * * **WallyM7** on Coldfire: _ **"Yeah, he knows a little about everything because they have a good prison library."** _ ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/49 "2000-04-07T13:15:00Z")
so by adding capital letters and ’ my posts would not be incoherent? or would they just be easier to read, but just as incoherent? from another perspective: if my grammar was perfect, but i would leave out capital letters and ’ could you call my posts incoherent? you seem to be calling them ‘harder to read’, not incoherent. grammar perspective: from your point of view: i am wrong and you are right. from my point of view: i am wrong and you are right. but, hell. im not complaining, why are you? bj0rn ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/50 "2000-04-07T16:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **bj0rn** : > > but, hell. im not complaining, why are you? Because you annoy the shit out of us. Esprix * * * [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) (or, if you prefer the Jesusfied version, [Asketh the damn Priest Guy!](http://www.askjesus.org/ask.cgi?http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html)) ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/51 "2000-04-07T16:25:00Z")
why thank you exprix, i am going to have to take that as a compliment. you have to admit it got you thinking 😉 _given that annoyance is a self inflicted “problem”._ bj0rn - who says hypnotism is a hot dog? ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/52 "2000-04-07T19:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **bj0rn** : > > given that annoyance is a self inflicted “problem”. I’d consider it your problem since the way you write makes you incomprehensible, and since this is a forum where the written word is used to convey ideas, annoying people by being unable (or unwilling) to write intelligibly leaves you impotent. So if you want to be considered an idiot, have at it - you’re doing a bang-up job so far. Esprix * * * [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) (or, if you prefer the Jesusfied version, [Asketh the damn Priest Guy!](http://www.askjesus.org/ask.cgi?http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html)) ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/53 "2000-04-07T22:33:00Z")
Touch my monkey. * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![CreoSote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@CreoSote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CreoSote)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/54 "2000-04-08T02:40:00Z")
-=-=-=-=- bj0rn - please ignore this sentance. -=-=-=-=- I love it… -=-=-=-=- so by adding capital letters and ’ my posts would not be incoherent? or would they just be easier to read, but just as incoherent? -=-=-=-=- I thinks he’s got a valid point here. And I DO understand it. I even agree with him. In the like to the GDebate link posted by Esprix he’s perfectly comprehensible. Occasionally he’s used an incorrect word, which you may have to replace with an idea to understand what he says, but you have to do the same thing when translating. Not difficult. Perhaps some ppl in here are just looking for a arguement. Perhaps some ppl in here are intimidated because bj0rn has a good point and some ppl can’t understand it. Perhaps some ppl are just mean. I generally go with no. 3 Morkster * * * Legal Notice: Receipt of this message constitutes your unconditional acceptance of agreement with all terms, conditions, conclusions and opinions, either expressed or implied, as interpreted by the author without further clarification. Use of any information contained herein [inclusive of any and all attachments] or omitted in part or in whole from the actual message is strictly prohibited and will be subject to collection of significant financial damages. ---
**Author:** ![CreoSote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@CreoSote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CreoSote)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/55 "2000-04-08T02:43:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by CreoSote: > In the like to the GDebate link posted by Esprix he’s perfectly comprehensible. > \*\* DOH, I should proofread more. Should read -in the link provided by Esprix- ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/56 "2000-04-08T02:55:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I generally go with no. 3 Who gives a fuck what you go with? You’ve proven that you know zero about the history of the posters in this topic. You’re obviously too lazy or too stupid to use the Search function. And what the fuck is ppl? If you mean “people” spend the extra three keystrokes and say so. This isn’t AOL Teen Chat. Putz. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/57 "2000-04-08T15:00:00Z")
This isn’t AOL Teen Chat? Geez… No wonder nobody posted to my thread about NSync… * * * “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/58 "2000-04-08T15:13:00Z")
Plese Please Please [BjOrn\*\* I’m beg beg beging you PLEASE Do something for the assembled masses Would you find a **Aspa** thread and contribute to it?The two of you will become firm,if mutually incomprhensible,friends. I would attempt to read every post of such an exchange. . . . . It’s all fish that comes to the net(BjOrnese) ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/59 "2000-04-08T20:49:00Z")
Bj0rn, I acknowledge your writing style. I also akcnowledge that it makes you look like a fucking dumbass. You don’t **have** to undertake all the changes and learning the others have suggested, but I can promise you one thing: if you don’t, you will never be accepted as a rational human being with valid points to make, only as a stupid, socialist Icelander that hates America and can’t post anything sensible. Your call. ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2000, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917/60 "2000-04-10T11:07:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I acknowledge your writing style. I also akcnowledge that it makes you look like a fucking dumbass. correction: **you** acknowledge my writing style. **you** also acknowledge that **you** think it makes **me** look like a f\*\*\*ing\ dumbass. bj0rn - there is a difference [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-for-bj0rn/5917.md?page=4)