mrpotatoheadd
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:06:30 PM
Does anybody know why the eBay logo is
ebaY
but the company's name is spelled
eBay
when you see it written just about everywhere on the site?
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tomwiii
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:22:47 PM
i vote for the guy who posts on these boards all the time but he is allergic to punctuation i don't know why but everytime i try to read his posts i end up chewing the carpet instead
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eventer
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:23:12 PM
mrpotatoheadd,,
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Because they LOVE you!
(With NO apologies to the Mickey Mouse Club which I believe is where eBaY got most of it's staff).
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Noshill
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:25:40 PM
Some of the recent feedback comments I've received:
"stuff git here me happy."
"If all went this way I woudnt drank any more."
"Hope is was asgood for you as for me."
Nostalgia: The good old days multiplied by a bad memory. <(©¿©)>
[ edited by Noshill on Jan 17, 2001 08:30 PM ]
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:29:28 PM
Noshill, I think the translation for that can be looked at this way:
huked en foniks werked fer mee!
As always, it's been your pleasure
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twinsoft
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:33:27 PM
I can't stop laffing!
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Noshill
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:44:37 PM
Since this is a fun thread, these may be appropriate:
Don't squat with your spurs on.
Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
If you're ridin' ahead of the herd,
take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
There's two theories to arguin' with a woman. Neither one works.
If you find yourself in a hole,
the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Never slap a man who's chewin' tobacca.
It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.
When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else.
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
* There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
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"OLD" IS WHEN... A sexy babe catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.
"OLD" IS WHEN... Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.
"OLD" IS WHEN... You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.
"OLD" IS WHEN... When you are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.
"OLD" IS WHEN... "Getting a little action" means you don't need to take any fiber today.
"OLD" IS WHEN... "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the parking lot.
"OLD" IS WHEN... An "all nighter" means not getting up to pee!
Nostalgia: The good old days multiplied by a bad memory. <(©¿©)>
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Kellyrj32
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:45:11 PM
The word that bugs me in RL is frustrated, people say flusterated a lot, and this grinds me! LOL
Kelly
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sharkbaby
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:51:01 PM
Ok, just one more from me that I hear all the time now and CAN'T STAND IT!!
"I should have WENT".......Yikes!!!!!!!!!
It's gone gone gone gone, ok? I should have GONE!
Thanks for letting me rage! shark
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Kaffro
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:53:40 PM
Ok, now I have one that I hear all the time and it drives me BONKERS!
"I seen that" -- no, you saw that or you have seen that...it makes me cringe
Kaffro 
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joycel
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posted on January 17, 2001 08:54:16 PM
What about--"My dog is a blue healer"
I always wonder if he's one of those faith healer dogs that got left out in the snow.
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nowwhat
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:08:58 PM
Definately is definitely not correct!
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motive8
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:16:26 PM
joycel, I don't now (know) about you're (your) dog, but mine's a Doberman PINCHER
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motive8
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:23:51 PM
I've long since deleted the email, but if you're into cars, you'll appreciate this one. I got an email that went something like this:
do you any rabbit parts?
I sell car accessories on eBay, and I had some Volkswagen Beetle accessories listed, so I didn't think much of that email, since I knew right away he was looking for CAR parts for a Volkswagen Rabbit, but a friend of mine who was watching me check my email was thinking to herself "it's true, you really can find anything on eBay."
I guess you had to have been there...
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Noshill
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:34:29 PM
I saw this in an auction description for a wet suit a few months ago:
"One wet suit, Capacity, 1."
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jmjones6061
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:40:18 PM
Hey - I want one of those first class male deliveries. Mine is usually about third rate because he spends his lunch hour (or two, or three) in the local bar.
But he always remembers my name....so I guess he's kind of a cheers male man!
Jane
PS - what about return reciept?
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beachbound
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:41:10 PM
Definately definitely makes me cringe.
gravid...infinitive, not infinative....
But...you didn't split it.
For whoever (whomever)?? aw shoot, WHATEVER!
Someone correct me.
For the person who wrote among vs amongst..
I rather like the sound of amongst.
I don't use it, but it IS a word and has a poetic ring.
Maybe it's because I'm older than Shakespeare and have an affinity for *olde* English spelling.
FUN THREAD!
beachbound here only
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Kellyrj32
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posted on January 17, 2001 09:45:58 PM
[ edited by Kellyrj32 on Jan 17, 2001 11:13 PM ]
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motive8
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posted on January 17, 2001 10:03:30 PM
I misspell (did I spell misspell correctly?) certain words on purpose and use improper punctuation, becuase I know some words difficult to spell, and people will do a search for both the correct and incorrect spelling and punctuation (ie: "ad's" and ads)
I hope some of the bidders don't think it's because I can't spell.
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ohandrea
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posted on January 17, 2001 10:10:48 PM
Could someone tell me if it is correct to describe something as "old fashion" when it should, in my opinion, be called "old fashioned"?
I first saw this applied to doughnuts at Safeway and it makes me cringe! But I have seen the phrase "old fashion" used so often that now I am beginning to doubt myself!
By the way, I have been shopping at that Safeway for 15 years and just last week noticed they are now "old fashioned" doughnuts!
If I'm wrong, will someone set me straight?
Just an old fashion girl.....
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Noshill
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posted on January 17, 2001 10:28:51 PM
Life's Imponderables:
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
If 7-Eleven is open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, why are there locks on the doors?
If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they make Teflon stick to the pan?
You know how most packages say, "open here." What is the protocol if the package says, "Open Elsewhere?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypads of drive-up ATMs?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?
Why do they have to advertise psychic fairs?
Who are Norm and Max and why are their names on all those car dashboards?
Why do close up and close down mean the same thing?
Why is a slim chance the same as a fat chance?
i souport publik edekasion
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Noshill
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posted on January 17, 2001 10:47:07 PM
Twenty words that don't exist, but ought to:
1. ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid)adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.
2. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
3. AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) n. The point where the stream of drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus relieving the drinker from:
(a) having to suck the nozzle, or
(b) squirting her(him)self in the eye (or ear or nose).
4. BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone marts who walk around picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not connected.
6. CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
7. DIMP (dimp) n. A person who insults you in a cheap department store by asking, "Do you work here?"
8. DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow `remove' all the germs.
9. ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma) n. A rescue vehicle which can only be seen in the rearview mirror.
10. EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz) n. Gangly people sitting in front of you at the movies who, no matter what direction you lean in, follow suit.
11. ELBONICS (el bon' iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
12. ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay'shun) n. The mistaken notion that the more you press an elevator button the faster it will arrive.
13. FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
14. LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) n. Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the `illegal' side.
15. NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see) n. A fluorescent light bulb struggling to come to life.
16. PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper.
17. PETROPHOBIC (pet ro fob' ik) adj. One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.
18. PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
19. PUPKUS (pup' kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
20. TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay'shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.
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amy
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posted on January 18, 2001 12:08:10 AM
In years to come the non-standard word will become the standard and the current standard word will become archaic.
English is a living language..it is constantly evolving. It isn't static.
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Capriole
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posted on January 18, 2001 01:02:18 AM
Well I'll be hornswaggled....
Irregardless in the dictionary????
Damn and Blast!
I like the way dictionary.com kindly, very kindly, calls it a bastardized word based on nonstandard usage.
Ah...the non-literate society!
Amy, yes language changes and it is less evocative and complex as it was in the past.
Boo hoo.
irregardless in the dictionary...grumble, grumble, grumble.
Whose and who's
Who's house did we just past whose porch needed repair?
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swoose
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posted on January 18, 2001 02:13:08 AM
Athough "loose" is still my favorite, "conformation" (for confirmation" comes close.
Great thread!
Susan (swoose on eBay (or is it eBaY?)
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swoose
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posted on January 18, 2001 02:14:39 AM
How DID that smiley face get in there?
Susan
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pumpkinhead
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posted on January 18, 2001 04:17:35 AM
It just aint write, I tell you..........!!
AINT - I hate that word or is it AIN'T ?!?!
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gravid
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posted on January 18, 2001 05:04:44 AM
AIN'T
Contraction of the Canadian/Australian usage,
ah is
ah not
That's simple ah?
Thanks beachbound. I am a very poor speller.
My wife is valedictorian of her class and an excellant speller and gammarian. She keeps a close eye on my speech. I usual;ly speak correctly because that is what I hear as an example, but I can't tell you why. I could not define what a split infinitive is. LOL
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thepriest
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posted on January 18, 2001 05:07:42 AM
Children are youngsters, the child...
Kids...are baby goats
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whitemist
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posted on January 18, 2001 05:10:41 AM
Youse Peeps hav weigh two lotsa tyme on ur hands.
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