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Hey there H-H, you realize of course that there is no guarantee that your reply to a thread will appear directly adjacent (or even next to) the original post and that your "random" statement may not be associated to the posting with which you had desired to attach the comment which may or may not have relevance to whatever it was that you felt you needed to make a statement about, but which, through the vagaries of the posting method on a non-GUI interface such as that upon which we BOTL's find ourselves, namely, to wit herewith for your perusal UKCF, may appear many, many serial posting comments away and therefore, thusly, be totally at loggerheads to the au courant who are trying to follow a train of thought, story, or chain of events into which you, at that point, have thrown a large impediment toward the understanding of same by forcing the more diligent to try to unearth the original comment to which you are replying, but mostly for those poor sods (like myself) pressed for time with only the ability to skim over what is in the UKCF mainstream and perhaps drop a line, ditty, or petit four in response, will only just ignore what you may have thought was a brilliant witticism to the postie which has been lost to posterity and thus out of sight, out of mind.
So, what's so friggin' hard about hitting the "QUOTE" button which (pay attention now) quotes the comment to which you are replying. What a concept! And should the comment be overlong (follow closely now), it is the matter of a nonce (perhaps two nonces if your mouse skills are rusty) to highlight the offending or protracted text and then smartly strike the "Delete" button, so conveniently placed there explicitly for your enjoyment.
Speaking of which... this is the bloke who emails me on 4 September: "Hi there, I have been looking for that Cuban crafter perfecto and they are all in the U.S.A would it be cheaper if you sent it to me as a gift and I pay through PayPal or something? Thanks. Oh by the way I really don't want customs to pick it out."
Didn't know Royal Customs gave the proverbial rodent's hindquarters about a cigar cutter, but who knows?
Anyhow, turns out I happen to have a spare Cuban Crafter cutter (having met Don Kiki who is Cuban Crafters, in person, and being gifted his very own, personal cutter) so I figure I'll make H-H's day with a teensy surprise and I tells him to send me his snail mail address.
He sends me his email addy.
I PM him "Sorry, mate. Thought it was a common term. Apparently not. Snail mail refers to the postal system, since it take so long to get something. So I was asking for your postal address; where I should mail a packet. hth."
H-H responds: "Ohh right . Well how much would it cost in total if you order it for me? (Adding shipping)?"
I tell him: "We'll worry about compensation later. Just send me your postal address, please."
This is on the 9th. Haven't heard from him since.
Now, my largesse extends only so far.
So... sorry, H-H, you lose.
I really, really tried to send you my extra Cuban Crafters (guaranteed for life, btw) most excellent cutter for free, no charge, a gift, no shipping & handling, carefully disguised as a toxic high explosive so that Customs wouldn't think it was a cigar cutter, delivered to your door, not recommended if you are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, insured, warranted against any defect biological or inherited, pressurized for use up to 30 meters underwater, ionized to deter alien bacteria, polished with the finest of llama fur, and 100% completely entirely totally anatomically accurate!
if you are using english in its correct way then all is fine, if, however, you were using it in a slang way then
nonce
Noun. 1. A sexual deviant, having been convicted of a sex crime against children.
2. An objectionable or contemptible person, by extension of the definition in noun 1.
I started out with nothing and i've still got most of it left - Seasick Steve
Hey there H-H, you realize of course that there is no guarantee that your reply to a thread will appear directly adjacent (or even next to) the original post and that your "random" statement may not be associated to the posting with which you had desired to attach the comment which may or may not have relevance to whatever it was that you felt you needed to make a statement about, but which, through the vagaries of the posting method on a non-GUI interface such as that upon which we BOTL's find ourselves, namely, to wit herewith for your perusal UKCF, may appear many, many serial posting comments away and therefore, thusly, be totally at loggerheads to the au courant who are trying to follow a train of thought, story, or chain of events into which you, at that point, have thrown a large impediment toward the understanding of same by forcing the more diligent to try to unearth the original comment to which you are replying, but mostly for those poor sods (like myself) pressed for time with only the ability to skim over what is in the UKCF mainstream and perhaps drop a line, ditty, or petit four in response, will only just ignore what you may have thought was a brilliant witticism to the postie which has been lost to posterity and thus out of sight, out of mind.
Oh well.
[The majority of this quote was deleted to spare those who actually read the original]
Easy come, easy go.
DANG!!!! I feel like I just had a sneak peek at what probably should have been a Private Message between senors Rok and Double H.
YUCK! I feel so dirty now. I think I need a shower.
Senor Rok, why are you being so hard on the lad?
He's just a knewbee afterall, and you are an elder hombre from the retirement state of Florida, a seasoned scientist, a member of the geezer brigade.
Is the fine Florida sun getting a bit too hot lately.
BTW, consider using the return button a bit more often and perhaps a "period" every now and then.
That first sentence/ paragraph is a real doozy!
TJ
sigpicVaya con Dios, Amigos! - don TJ and the Coros
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