It’s very meta.
Elvis y not take a look at my previous post about how posters here worry about simple grammer rules instead of looking at the big picture? Grammer and English rules r the least of my worries when there r hardened criminals coming across the border at a seemingly endless rate. I’m not saying that they r all hardened criminals but that no one is monitoring or weeding them out. If all u have in life is to worry about my mastering the english language, do u really have a life? Also as previously stated I’m an ironworker,not a secretary. Do u think proper english is prevalent while we build the offices where u fetch your boss coffee?I no more know the home row on a keyboard than you know how to rig or erect a 10 ton I- beam. Only thing is this is a public posting site- but I wouldn’t let your proper english ass on the job site!!
Does charter member=narcisistic elitist? hmmm
Is the “big picture” the one where the camera pans out to reveal your hood?
Is the big picture one where a self-described ironworker with limited command of the English language still knows and casually drops phrases of art like ‘the home row on a keyboard’ into his rant? It’s almost like he’s (she’s?) trying hard to look illiterate, but getting tripped up by using coherent phrasing in complex sentences and including words like ‘prevalent’ that I don’t believe I’ve ever heard from the lips of a construction worker. Trying to make a point about misdirection of criticism from posters here, or something? Perhaps the OP doth ‘stupid up’ too much.
Still doesn’t change his apparent preferences in head gear though…
ETA-- sorry! Not the OP, the respondent leper
Ah, the Horny Handed Son of Labor speaks! Except that using “y” for “why” isn’t the usage of The Common Working Man who had to drop out of Junior High to support his Pore Widdered Mother. It’s Webspeak. Who knew that buildings under construction had WiFi? (Hint: Either spell “narcissistic” correctly or don’t try to use it; it doesn’t fit the part you’ve chosen to play.)
All we know of you here is how you express yourself. You express yourself poorly. And what we can perceive of your inner self (through your piss-poor language) is mean-spirited. Also sexist, racist & xenophobic.
Now, get back on that High Steel!
?hood? I live nowhere near the ghetto u dumbass
Oh dear.
Sorry… the u and y thing is trying too hard.
And too distracting for me to get at the point of your ‘argument’. If you were really trying to communicate, you’d be less cutesy and more straight-forward (You and Why would be a more honest way to “talk” to us).
I love it when school gets out, and the kiddies have nothing much to do.
Darn, you beat me to “cutesy.” We’re only missing a few LOL’s & WTF’s. Isn’t all that texting rather a dangerous distraction for an ironworker?
lepermessiah399 has stated he’s “an American union contractor.” Aren’t contractors supposed to do things like read contracts? He’d definitely need a high school education. Quite a few high school graduates are able to write decent meaningful sentences in English. Hey, some of them even read books!
Just because you work with your hands does not mean you are stupid.
ETA: I think** Euphonious Polemic** has the right idea.
AHHH I give up on YOU people. Once again I use Y(why) and U(you) because it is easier. Only the elitists here could turn a debate into English class,but if we were all on your high horse,who would YOU snobs have to look down upon? It’s like trying to explain to your grandfather that there is a better way than the horse and buggy. I have news for you, wish we could make bush(not capatalized on purpose so please don’t comment ty-THANK YOU) king thinking kind of people. There were no weapons of mass destruction(wanted to type WMD but for some reason digs, who wants to come across as a genius, cannot figure out a couple of simple abbreviations. I do have news for you though, I break down the people of this world into 2 categories. those who ran out on 9/11 and those who ran in. So while you ran out to type proper english and spell words correctly, my union brothers and I ran in because we really couldn’t give a fuck about about proper english or proper spelling,but second only to HEROS in the FDNY, we care about human life. My point is that there was one common thread at Ground Zero, if the American flag wasn’t sewn on their uniform,then it was on our hard hats or even tatooed on our bodies. If there had been a language barrier issue ,where even secons were crucial ,do you think we would have pulled anyone out of there alive? HMMMMM. I may not know how to spell narcisitic- but I can spell narci sissy! So next time you see an eldery person with a flat or car trouble, don’t laugh as you drive by in your elistist car.Maybe stop and lend a hand because I’m sure if it was your mother you would want some one to help her.I have a feeling that people here will tear people like me apart only because they have a really hard time looking in the mirror. I,on the other hand, have no problem with that. So go ahead and tear apart my English ,spelling and run on sentences. anything to avoid looking in that mirror right? lol… no LOMFL
Oh, you were there on 9/11? Or you weren’t and just want to claim credit because you’re pretending to be a union man & union members did behave heroically on that day?
Do you realize that people of different nationalities died then? Some of them were restaurant workers–who were not here legally.
What does your post have to do with the topic of this thread?
So we should stop letting Spanish-speaking people immigrate because otherwise we might not be able to rescue anyone during a second 9/11?
Well, I give you credit for trying.
Because your sentence-free, paragraph-free messages are really hard to read…
What makes you think any of us wanted Bush to be king? This is a pretty liberal board–listen to our Tame Conservatives bitch about it! (But I doubt even they dream about bowing down to Bush II.) Personally, I’m a Texan who proudly voted against every Bush I ever found on my ballot.
And just about everybody I know thought the WMD’s were a lie.
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My father graduated high school & took a few college classes at night. He was a union member when he wasn’t on active duty. Due to his early death, I don’t remember him. But, in searching out details on his life, I’ve come across some examples of his writing–in his high school magazine & as an officer describing how he evaded capture in Europe. He wrote the English language beautifully.
I realize that you may have untreated learning disabilities. But don’t regard everybody who is able to express themselves effectively as an “elitist.”
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So, do you think we ought to change the Constitution so that being born in this country is not enough to make a baby a citizen? That* is* the main topic of this thread.
:: digs bows to the assembled sdmb ::
:: scattered golf claps ::
Dear mizz burke, if you doubt me then send me a private message with the p.o.box and i will send you a couple of photos that you will not find in print anywhere!!! We were erecting the tallest bldg. in N.J. at the time. Some or most of us had some sort of camera due to the magnitude of the job and because we take pride in what we do. Check Golman Sachs in Jersey City. Erection started in the spring of 01 and we were well up out of the hole on that miserable day. All the bridges and tunnels were shut down but a couple of ferry boats were taking firefighters and ironworkers over to the south tip of Manhattan.I have photos of the F.D.N.Y. as they staged immediately following the collapses( again you won’t find them published anywhere,because I know where you will take this. you will say i got them somewhere) I have no reason to lie or doubt everyone because once again I have no problem looking in the mirror.
You do know that if it lasts over four hours you’re supposed to call a doctor, don’t you?
Good for you.
But you still haven’t explained why you want us to change the rules of citizenship as laid down in the Constitution.
messages are really hard to read…
Then y tear into someone for not using proper english or capitals an punctuation? that’s not an elitist way of thinking. I have given plenty of reasons for the way I see things… I’m not sure if it was you or another poster who asked “is America full?” and I responded “have you seen the unemployment figures?” And Obama wants to give these illegals amnesty so they can add to the jobless figures and drain the system even more. Bad enough I have to pay 50 yrs. of social security only to be told it will be bankrupt right before I retire. Guess it’s a good thing I have enough pride in myself to work union and have an annuity fund to fall back on. But what about all these illegals who want to come here and cut or undercut everyones throat for a job?At least unions keep the wages rising.Hope your children and grandchildren are happy to be paying for this Obama act of stupidity.
But once again you can grade my post for proper English.Why if you are calling an American institution in America should you have to press 1for english? That’s just the tip of the iceberg on how many tax dollars are wasted on bending over backwards to cater to the hispanics who wanna come here and not learn the language. Wait until you see the cost of changing every stop sign in this country to english and spanish. I have given plenty of reasons if you read back not as an english professor! Is America full? FUCK YEAH or at least fed up
What makes you think any of us wanted Bush to be king? This is a pretty liberal board–listen to our Tame Conservatives bitch about it! (But I doubt even they dream about bowing down to Bush II.) Personally, I’m a Texan who proudly voted against every Bush I ever found on my ballot.
And just about everybody I know thought the WMD’s were a lie.
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My father graduated high school & took a few college classes at night. He was a union member when he wasn’t on active duty. Due to his early death, I don’t remember him. But, in searching out details on his life, I’ve come across some examples of his writing–in his high school magazine & as an officer describing how he evaded capture in Europe. He wrote the English language beautifully.
I realize that you may have untreated learning disabilities. But don’t regard everybody who is able to express themselves effectively as an “elitist.”
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So, do you think we ought to change the Constitution so that being born in this country is not enough to make a baby a citizen? That* is* the main topic of this thread.
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