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(...) I understand that Mladen may not have felt totally flattered by Eric's comment, but I sincerely believe that Eric _intended_ it as a compliment. I was just calling Mladen on his rudeness, because I don't think Eric deserved to be stomped on. I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have to agree with Sproat here...I've lost respect. Mladen - your attitude came off sounding like you felt you deserved more praise, and his compliment wasn't enough for your models. It appears to me, at least, that you have an over-inflated (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hey, I respect Mladen! His stuff IS great, as is Eric Sophie's work. I'm wondering though if you pull up to a full service attitude pump and pump your own attitude, effectively making it self-service, do you have to pay the full service price? (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) gut-level reaction. When I read your comment yesterday, it sounded to me like a "looking down on someone" kind of comment. I figured I musta been mistaking your meaning, but it seemed to stand out. I'd seen similar sorts of confusions in the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wait. The former governor of Texas loves oil companies? Well, that's a huge shock. eric (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Mladen, you are a braggart and a serious jerk. I think I speak for most everyone here when I tell you that you have just lost the valuable respect of many. It would be best if you left your whiny, self-serving attitude at home. Cheers, - (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Ok - your point? I did that. And yes, I saw the other thread - so what? Can I not start a new thread? Did I offend you, or anybody by starting a new thread? I really doubt it - so does it matter? Why did you feel you had to post this? Like I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) around and insult the person trying to pay you a compliment. Like the time someone told you you'd improved and you went off on them. (I just don't even feel like looking it up) Just exactly where do you get off anyway? ~Grand Admiral Muffin (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It Begins. (URL) a guy. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh quit cracking jokes. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Okay, there. Pared down. Happy? :-) (...) That depends: engineers can't spell, scientists are better about it. (...) You can call me Al, but you don't need to call me Aluminium? (...) Nothing to make it a long U. The root word is Al-um, not (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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My God, header frenzy!: (...) Sure, those Cal Tech boys can rig up an RF unit to screw with the Rose Bowl scoreboard, but can they really spell...? It's like asking someone with a doctorate in pediatrics (paediatrics for the ANZAC/UK crowd) to take (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenienttoday)
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(...) "Write" like a lot of other words has several meanings. I've always understood those shorthandings (of which there are soooo many in Dutch that I can't possibly follow any but the most rudimentary conversations even after eight months) have (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oops, I should clarify that Rolls Royce is both the singular and the plural form. Maggie C. (who has once again sacrificed clarity for the sake of brevity) Oh yes, and I shall henceforth use AFOL as the plural of AFOL since your argument that (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not a "real" word, but a word nonetheless, as opposed to a string of distinct letters. AFOL, if pronounced as a word ("I'm an AFOL") rather than spelled out ("I'm an A-F-O-L"), is an acronym by that definition. The convention was to say "WAC" (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "radar" wasn't a word until the technology was invented. So does that mean it isn't an acronym? This is what Dictionary.com has to say about it: ----- ac·ro·nym (kr-nm) n. A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm.. I've heard the phrase "so-and-so drives a Rolls," which is like saying "so-and-so drives a cars." Strange. I would argue that the plural of AFOL is AFOL, since "F" can stand for "Fans" as easily as it can for "Fan." I've often heard the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Okay, if attorneys general, courts martial and Rolls Royce are plural forms, shouldn't the plural of AFOL be AF'sOL? Or are the rules different for acronyms? And speaking of acronyms, hasn't it already been argued that technically in order to (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenienttoday)
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(...) Well that certainly makes more sense. I still think it sounds odd though - "write me", as if telling me to grab a sheet of paper upon which I must inscribe the word "me". Maybe's it's just me :-) Jennifer Clark (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I always assumed it was a shortened sentence for "Write me a letter." ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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