c'mon kids

[Playm8]

Originally Posted by lily

My brain has become a Herzog film

Did you eat your shoe?

Originally Posted by lily

I think I want to run away to Brisbane. I need to be told (repeatedly) that this would not be a good idea

Brisbane – not the friendliest environment for the pseudo Goth… (yup, using the persuasive fashion argument) All those cool boots wouldn’t be wearable in Brisbane, and you’d get a tan.
(Oh, did you want actual legitimate reasons, like having just gotten your daughter settled in school and renewed upheaval, already getting rid of those new friendships you've (both) formed, and the much less comedy in Bris?)

Originally Posted by lily

I also need to earn more money and/or find a cheaper addiction. Hmmm, maybe cheese is the go....

You know, some people (boring, I know) might suggest not having an addiction at all…

[sooty]

grumble. my boss is playing that ever fun game of 'you're expensive, and give me the shits even though I can't flaw your work ethic, so I'm only going to give shifts to the little girls, and you can suffer on 5 hrs a week bitch.'

he says it with his eyes...

[lily]

Originally Posted by Playm8

Did you eat your shoe?

No, it must have been another one.

Originally Posted by Playm8

Brisbane – not the friendliest environment for the pseudo Goth… (yup, using the persuasive fashion argument) All those cool boots wouldn’t be wearable in Brisbane, and you’d get a tan.

I can't believe you just called me a goth - albeit psuedo - I might have to go cry into said boots.

Originally Posted by Playm8

You know, some people (boring, I know) might suggest not having an addiction at all…

Yeah... but then what would I do with all this time?

[op shop girl]

Originally Posted by sooty

grumble. my boss is playing that ever fun game of 'you're expensive, and give me the shits even though I can't flaw your work ethic, so I'm only going to give shifts to the little girls, and you can suffer on 5 hrs a week bitch.'

he says it with his eyes...

I know that feeling. I celebrated this week when I was rostered on 8 hours. I can almost afford a tank of petrol now.

[Playm8]

Originally Posted by lily

I can't believe you just called me a goth - albeit psuedo

You must admit you have certain goth-like proclivities

Originally Posted by lily

Yeah... but then what would I do with all this time?

Do another degree; after all, no-one really expects you to pay HECS back

[Renee_Turner]

Originally Posted by sooty

grumble. my boss is playing that ever fun game of 'you're expensive, and give me the shits even though I can't flaw your work ethic, so I'm only going to give shifts to the little girls, and you can suffer on 5 hrs a week bitch.'

he says it with his eyes...

I have the opposite problem. I'm doing part-time postgrad (which will now interfere with my sleep, yay), working 35 hours a week and the boss keeps trying to give me more shifts.

[susanjacobs]

AAARRRGGGHHHH! I feel better now.

I have been reading fiction online. I ain't being picky about the subject matter; I am looking to be mildly entertained 'cause most of the stuff I have found doesn't even measure up to that.

I have noticed that a couple of different authors used the word(s) "his self" and "hisself". Now, I remember my grammar and I remember being taught that this was incorrect. The correct word is "himself".

But then for a moment, I doubted myself. So I turned to my trusty resource of words -- dictionary.com. The word "hisself" was there. The meaning was "himself". This cannot be. I don't want to live in a world were "hisself" is in the dictionary.

[Renee_Turner]

meh, it's a .com. It was probably written by Americans.

One day, the Grammar Nazis shall rise.

[sooty]

mmm, almost positive there aint no such thang as a hisself y'all :0p

[Playm8]

Just because something is in the dictionary doesn’t mean it should be used, e.g. ‘youse’ is in the dictionary. This just means that its use has been widespread enough to be recorded. The downside of dictionary.com is that it doesn’t offer a lot of other information, such as saying it’s a colloquialism or in non-standard use.

End of nerdiness.

[Mythor]

Dictionary.com does list some words as being "non standard" (ain't) or "informal/slang" (gimme) or even "vulgar slang" (shitcan)

I don't really think of dictionary.com as a hardcore guide to the English language, it's more useful as a tool for discovering the meanings of obscure words and occasionally acronyms. Especially the extremely obscure words that are often used improperly by people trying to look smarter than they are.

If you want a dictionary to read for fun, UrbanDictionary.com is good.

[susanjacobs]

Originally Posted by Mythor

Dictionary.com does list some words as being "non standard" (ain't) or "informal/slang" (gimme) or even "vulgar slang" (shitcan)

I have long been a fan of the word "ain't" and I remember when it wasn't in the dictionary.

Originally Posted by Mythor

I don't really think of dictionary.com as a hardcore guide to the English language, it's more useful as a tool for discovering the meanings of obscure words and occasionally acronyms.

My spelling sucks. I use it to check my spelling. I also love to get into semantic arguments. I use it to back up meanings of words. Mainly though, it helps me spel write.

Originally Posted by Mythor

If you want a dictionary to read for fun, UrbanDictionary.com is good.

That one is hilarious... some of the words in there are just... so... interesting.

[Gutter Monkey]

Originally Posted by Mythor

If you want a dictionary to read for fun, UrbanDictionary.com is good.

I don't like their definition of "gutter monkey".

[sooty]

yeah, that's a pretty crappy one there GM. Some of the Bushisms and acronyms are pretty funny though. I quite like B.O.B.F.O.C. (body off baywatch face off crimewatch)

[Playm8]

Not a rant, but…

Did it take anybody else ages to work out where they knew that annoying voice from in The Fast and The furious: Tokyo Drift’s main character? Li’l Caleb from American Gothic is all grow’d up. (Or perhaps I’m the only one willing to admit watching such utter shite )