# Party Quirks II -- discussion thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 12, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242 "2008-07-12T15:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/41 "2008-07-13T20:02:54Z")
[QUOTE=Drain Bead] I am selecting my words very carefully, but that’s not the reason why. Mine might be tough unless you read all my posts at once. [/QUOTE] x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x Do you just choose words like this (however never choosing language having properties along selfsame parenthetical parameters)? Daniel ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/42 "2008-07-13T20:56:11Z")
p p pp p ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp ppppppppppppppppppppppppppp pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp p p p p pp ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp p pp p p p ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp [QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] I think that leet-speak and the like are a scourge of modern times. We were far better off when folks stuck to regular mail and its more formal style. I say that despite the fact that I like to text people, send email, blog, and go on messageboards. Daniel [/QUOTE] Tee hee! Good one! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/43 "2008-07-13T21:07:26Z")
x x x x x x x x x x x x [QUOTE=Inner Stickler] Edit: Is **Dolores** being **Liberal**? [/QUOTE] Hee!! No! I’m actually wanting Barack Obama to pick me to be VP… I am _soooo_ apolitical, I have no idea what to say! I had to look up the freakin’ duties of the VP - there really aren’t any except to help get him elected. Any ideas are gratefully accepted. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/44 "2008-07-14T02:21:47Z")
q q q qq qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Q Q QQ Q Q Q QQ Q QQ Q Q hee hee hee! I am having fun! **Dolores** , do veeps cut ribbons and christen ships & things like that? You could always make a joke about knowing how to spell “potatoes” (or was it “tomatoes”?), but I guess that would be too obvious… ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/45 "2008-07-14T02:29:16Z")
x x x x x x x x x x x x Talk about how you know Robert’s Rules of Order backwardand forward, and how that would help you control the Senate. Say you and Robert Byrd go back a Loooong ways… ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/46 "2008-07-14T02:49:26Z")
x x x x x x x x x x x x **tdn** , you’ve got quite the musical mind going on there, don’tcha? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/47 "2008-07-14T02:51:12Z")
x x x x x xx x x x x x xx x x x Dolores, point out that you won’t be a dick [cheney]. Make a comment about how your friends always think of you as a tiebreaker. You were let into the VIP lounge somewhere, even though you don’t think you’re important (VIP minus I). Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/48 "2008-07-14T04:13:33Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] Dolores, point out that you won’t be a dick [cheney]. Make a comment about how your friends always think of you as a tiebreaker. You were let into the VIP lounge somewhere, even though you don’t think you’re important (VIP minus I). Daniel [/QUOTE] x x x x x xx x x x x x xx x x x CRAP! Forgot to put the nonsense in front of it! Hell hell hell–and it’s not even my quirk that I risk giving away. Is there any way to fix this? Sorry, **Dolores** and **twickster**! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/49 "2008-07-14T04:29:40Z")
L o o k d o w n unless you’re a host. t h e n d o n ’ t I reported it to the mods so hopefully one will be by soon to edit it for you. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/50 "2008-07-14T04:37:17Z")
W T F A M I D O I N G ?!?!?!?!? Will no one stop the madness!? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/51 "2008-07-14T04:38:09Z")
O n e m o r e t h i n g for nonhosts I think all the hosts are offline for the nonce. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/52 "2008-07-14T04:39:27Z")
S H E E S H X X X X X I’d kinda guessed that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/53 "2008-07-14T04:50:38Z")
b l a n k x x x x x x x x I was hoping to allay **LHoD’s** fears. You slipped a post in on me. Sorry for the confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/54 "2008-07-14T11:19:06Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] I was hoping to allay **LHoD’s** fears. You slipped a post in on me. Sorry for the confusion. [/QUOTE] b l a n k x x x x x x x x Thanks for reporting it! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/55 "2008-07-14T11:49:24Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x Do you just choose words like this (however never choosing language having properties along selfsame parenthetical parameters)? Daniel [/QUOTE] x x x x xx x x x xx x x xx x Methinks you’ve got it! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/56 "2008-07-14T12:03:29Z")
x x x x x x x x x x x x [QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] Dolores, point out that you won’t be a dick [cheney]. Make a comment about how your friends always think of you as a tiebreaker. You were let into the VIP lounge somewhere, even though you don’t think you’re important (VIP minus I). Daniel [/QUOTE] Good ideas, there! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/57 "2008-07-14T15:02:08Z")
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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/58 "2008-07-14T15:04:43Z")
x x x x x x x x x x Thanks, **fluiddruid** , for fixing my screwup! **twickster** , it should be safe for them to search on me again. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/59 "2008-07-14T15:42:16Z")
Drat. Now I can’t say, “Ah ha! Have we won now?” ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242/60 "2008-07-14T16:55:42Z")
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x I wasn’t sure about this quirk at first, but it’s been a blast **Twickster**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-discussion-thread/456242.md?page=4)