In light of several recent threads in About This Message Board and elsewhere, I propose that we create a new forum devoted entirely to proposals for new fora. That way, people could happily suggest new ways to expand and codify the range of topics on the Straight Dope Message Board without cluttering up other areas.
No, really.
I disagree.
I think we need more new forums than that: One would be a forum to propose new forums to consider the forums that will be discussed in your proposed forums.
Another could be a forum to discuss forums that will be debated in my first proposed forum before they graduate to your proposed forums.
And so on.
Fenris
This is getting too complicated forum me.
Maybe we should take it to a new forum.
I also propose a new forum to discuss whether the plural of “forum” is “forum”, “fora” or “get a life, you loser”*.
[sub]*When I asked someone what the plural of “forum” was, this is the answer I got. I never did understand the intricacies of Latin conjugation.[/sub]
Conjugation refers to verbs (eg. ero, eris, erit, erimus, eritus, erunt)
Nouns have declintions.
Now excuse me, I have an appointment to get beat up and thrown in the girls bathroom.
I don’t like the tem ‘forum’ – I propose a non-forum to discuss re-naming the ill- named sections in which this message board is divided: What is this, friggin Rome or summin’ !
Oh.
In which case…
I propose the About this Message Board ‘forum’ be retitled: ‘Beware, the Ides of Mods’
As GWB might say: Either you’re forum or against 'em
<cue pit orchestra>
Something familiar,
Something peculiar…
Those were awful puns and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Fenris
And verbs have debushes, and adverbs deroosevelts.
Or is that too silly?
I don’t want to display bad forum.
Aah did not conjugate with that woman.
Yeah, right on the Dog ! Since when is oral word play conjugation ???
If I could have your attention forum minute.
Declensions.
That is all.
Romans they go the house.
Ya know, for years I never, ever read ATMB, but, thanks to threads like this, this is becoming my favorite forum.
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum…
That caused me to lose my decorum
My Toga got caught
Leaving me frightfully distraught
And with a nasty gash in my scrotum.
Forum, 2nd Decl. neuter, genitive fori, so the nominative plural is…? Fora, of course.
Fora whatever it’s worth.
C’mon, L_C, you can do better than that:
A Doper from old Glockamora
While reading SDMB fora
Was heard to exclaim
“Man, this limerick is lame
But at least it scans. Fuckin’ begorrah!”
[sub]Many apologies to Twisty and other Oirish folk.[/sub]
“Hello Cleveland” indeed.