OK, I think that about covers it - no one is allowed to post anything anymore, because it’s all annoying.
Really, you buncha fucking whiners - what is permissible?
Esprix
All right, now I know people are deliberately ignoring my posts. I’ve long suspected it, but this confirms it. Or did you not notice my post on this exact subject in this very same thread!!! It’s up there ^.
Okay, let’s add whining about how everyone ignores all your posts.
It’s overdone and overdramatic.
I hate it when people don’t log off properly.
You MUST go back to the powered board screen and find the little log-off tab at the bottom, and click on that. Otherwise you’re just not logged off properly. It’s for your own good.
And TOO MANY people are not putting the plastic cover on the key board when they finish. Why do you think the manufacturers supply these covers? To be used, and to lengthen the life of your machine. So use them!
Also, some of you are not flossing every day! It’s the best way to look after your teeth and it really doesn’t take long.
And another thing, too many
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It’s also very distracting when people feel they can’t type certain words because it would somehow reflect negatively on their soul in the afterlife or something. Guess what? Typing sex and s-x are the same fucking thing! And yes, you might have well as typed God… If you don’t wanna say the lord’s name in vain or something, how about you don’t type it at all? G-d doesn’t have some kind of sophisticated boardtapping device that listens for exact spellings of words to write down on his list of people to fuck over. Even if he did, I think G-d would qualify just the same. It’s really fucking distracting when trying to read a post and filling in the blanks as you go.
I’ll give you a hint so as to lessen your confusion and distraction. When you see “G-d” the missing letter is “o”!
Now that we’ve resolved a major source of emotional upset for you, y’might want to retract your head from your ass and do a little research before you start spewing garbage like the above.
Orthodox Jews believe (and have for (IIRC) thousands of years) that one does not write out God’s name because anything you write it on is impermanant and it’s disrespectful to God to write his name on something that’ll eventually be destroyed.
It’s done out of love and respect for God, not fear.
Fenris
As much as I would like to take this on, anything I would say in response would be taken as disrespectful and, dare I say, sacreligious. So instead I’ll just leave the G-d thing alone for now (until somebody starts up a GD perhaps) and say that the s-x part is still utter horese-shit.
But hasn’t “G_d” become a sort of proxy for “God” and therefore cause Jews who use it to still blaspheme? I mean, the use (in print) of any name for the Creator must be blasphemous since “God” wasn’t in use when this law or ruling came into force. When Jews discuss Islam, do they write “_ll_h”? Seems kind of silly to me or is that just me being all Anglo-Celtic-Christian-centric?
While we’re at it - can we not bash people who slip in a sly reference to “ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!”?
For some inane reason, this phrase still cracks me up every time I see it.
Yes, I am pathetic.
A) It’s not blasphemy as far as I know. My understanding is that there’s no actual rule saying you have to write it G-d, it’s a sign of respect to do it, but it’s not a sin to not do so. Imagine calling someone who was on the beach at D-Day “sir”. You don’t have to, but it’s polite, but it’s not rude to use “Mr.” Again, my understanding only.
B) I have no idea how Orthodox Jews refer to other dieties. It’s actually an interesting question and I may post in over in GQ.
If Chaim or Zev were here, they’d know for sure.
Fenris
[The spotlight follows celestina as she enters stage left and walks to the mike at center stage. She taps the mike to make sure it’s on, and is reassured by the echoing thump-thump she hears in the dark theater.]
Here’s a little poem I composed in honor of this thread.
Ahem
Oh Dear, Someone Said *uck!
Fuckluck, fucknut,
Quack, quack.
Fuck, duck. Fuck, what?!
Fuckhow, fucksow, fuckcow,
Fuck. Bow. Fuck. Pow.
Oh fuck. A row! Yeowww!
Fucknow? Fucknow.
Fuckwow!
[giggle]
Fucktrowel.
Fugup.
Fucksuck. Fuck-I’m-stuck. Oh fuck, Look!
Fuck, mistook a fuck. A fuck? A fuck.
Fuck, fuckfuck, fuck, fuck. Fuck.
Y’all have a nice day! :0)
[celestina curtseys and exits stage right]
celestina
So that was you down at the Gypsy Den the other night?
Why, kylasdad99, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I just got caught up in a fuckstream dream. :-0 What is the Gypsy’s Den?
Aren’t we setting the standard for an acceptable post a little too high? We can’t all be Oscar Fucking Wilde 24/7. I for one will never tire of anyone or anything being described as a “steaming pile of [dog] shit/crap”, as long as it’s not me. Even if it were me, I’d probably chuckle.
All right, here’s another one that’s getting on my nerves lately:
OP: "You know, I really hate it when people do/say X.
Next 17 thousand posts: “X, and minor variations thereof.” It was funny ONCE. Not since then.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go … discuss … something with Silver Fire.
Bring it on, Smeg! Show me what you got, I’m in #straightdope RIGHT NOW!