Chat speak, and text talk, will be deleted, so at least try to make sense. :D

o, really?

You,really

OMG!! Y? Are you fr reel?

Chat speak, and text talk, will be deleted, so at least try to make sense.
There should be only one comma in that sentence. Hmmmmmmmm, which one is correct?

Chat speak, and text talk, will be deleted, so at least try to make sense. :D

Chat speak and text talk will be deleted, so at least try to make some sense!!

Do I get the green T-shirt?

Good stance and admonition, Tal! Your efforts at making this a quality site are appreciated!

Thank goodness!

Well actually, if the "and text talk" was an interjection, it would be grammatically correct. And I realize that I'm grasping at straws, but come on, SOMEBODY's got to be on Tal's side =D

I must admit I do prefer my version: Ask Me Help Desk - Announcements in Forum : Teens (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/teens/announcement-read-before-posting-teens-board.html)

But Tal's is snappier ;)

My version is meaner.

People really hate my version.

Probably because I'm telling them that they're acting like children in an adult forum, really.

Chat speak and text talk will be deleted, so at least try to make some sense!!!

Do I get the green T-shirt?

I'll arm wrestle you for the shirt! Any bets gentlemen? You know you want to watch! ;) :D

I think part of the problem is that they *are* children and texting is their world outside of here. With the advent of more and more web-enabled portable devices we can sadly expect more text-talk not less. <sigh>

I guess that makes me some kind of outlaw text messager. I use complete sentences and punctuation :D
Ber

I really have to wonder how the kids are getting a passing grade in school. Not only is it text talk, many can't even spell a word correctly anymore. I'm not saying all kids/teens are like this, but there sure are a good majority of them, I've noticed. It's too bad.

Also, apparently the use of capital letters, puntuation, and paragraphs have gone out the window too! I guess they are used to "spell check." Is there any such thing as translate this into English so I can read it, check? LOL!

For school work they use Word, complete with spellcheck and grammar check. :D

Amazingly, since I work at a college----those SAME kids are amazed when they don't get "excepted to ur collage".

Dats knot rite! Y didn't u cept them?

DOn'7 57AR7 w17 7h@ rU8815h, 57ar8uCK, o7H3rW123 W3'lL 3nd UP w17 3v3RY7h1n' PO573d L1K3 7h12.

NOw 7h@'2 wh@ 1 cAlL harD 7o r3Ad!

Now that's scary! I could actually read that! Eeeekkk! They've gotten ahold of my brain!

There's spell check on this forum. Yet, I still see misspelled words. Sad.

And Firefox has the spell check built in. IE sucks to high heaven.

God, I'm such a geek.

Totally recognized 1337 5p34|<

Okay, I feel left out. Ben, what the heck did you say? I think Starbuck was in there, but the rest is a mystery.

Don't make me start writing in German, I will! ;)

Вы обещает сделать ваши пальцы не может держать;)

Alty sollten Sie nicht mit den Jungen wie das spielen! Sie werden sie schreien lassen! Sie sind ein großer Geizhals!

Starby, that's not fair, you're cheating, badly! ;)

Ben. Huh?

Eww, this thread is sticky! GROSS!

Retsy, was that a hint, or am I completely off my rocker?

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Ich werde jetzt Deutsch sprechen. Ich kann nich Chat speak sprechen, aber Deutsch, Englisch under swein latin kann ich sprechen. Sei gut kinder, ich bin alt und kann nicht mehr lernen. ;)

Ha! :)

ACHTUNG!
--------
Das forum is nicht fur gerfingerpoken und mittengrabben.
Ist easy schnappen der Sprinngwerk, blowenfusen und
poppencorken mit spitzensparken.
Ist nicht fur gewerken by das Dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken
sightseeren keepen hands in das Pockets.
Relaxen, reading und watching...

Oh fooey, busted! :);)

Love it K.I.S.S. now that's funny! :)

This thread has now degenerated into using other languages...
AND YOU YELL AT US KIDS FOR SAYING LOL??
=P

Yesireee! We can't understand a lot of the teen text talk, so they have to figure out our German! LOL!

Thank god for Google translate

Personally I can't read through stuff slowly and so when they use a lot of txting it gets to where it can't be followed so then it is difficult to give a reply. Then if it is something I really want to reply to I have to refer to the other posts to get what is going on. I don't mind a couple texts here and there but every third word or so is just too much!

Wirklich ist Altenweg von Deutschland, so braucht sie nicht einen Übersetzer, und es gibt viele andere auch! Ich bin deutsch, aber ich bin daran nicht sehr gut! Versuchen Sie jetzt und übersetzen Sie diesen Rücken ins Englische. Leider bin ich auf eine Google-Seite für das dumme Gespräch nicht gestoßen... LOL!

I think I tried to read something that looked similar to this from a teen just lastnite! ;)

Personally I can't read through stuff slowly and so when they use a lot of txting it gets to where it can't be followed so then it is difficult to give a reply. Then if it is something I really want to reply to I have to refer to the other posts to get what is going on. I don't mind a couple txts here and there but every third word or so is just too much!

What drives me nuts is when they are not only using text talk, the questions are 3 mls. Long, and there is no capitals, no puntuation, and no spaces! I often won't bother. It just gives me a headache! :rolleyes:

Edit: I have to add, that it is not just teens! A lot of the adults are guilty too!

Here you goes you po peeps kant eva git it str8 txting or alien language.:rolleyes:


Wirklich ist Altenweg von Deutschland, so braucht sie nicht einen Übersetzer, und es gibt viele andere auch! Ich bin deutsch, aber ich bin daran nicht sehr gut! Versuchen Sie jetzt und übersetzen Sie diesen Rücken ins Englische. Leider bin ich auf eine Google-Seite für das dumme Gespräch nicht gestoßen... LOL!



Old way of Germany is actual, needs it not a translator, and there is many other also! I am German, but I am on that not very good! Try now and translate this back into the English. Unfortunately I am not bumped into a Google side for the stupid conversation...

http://ets.freetranslation.com/

Sorry there is no txting to english translator on the site. :(:eek:

here ya goes ya po peeps kant eva git it str8 txting or alien language.:rolleyes:



Old way of Germany is actual, needs it not a translator, and there is many other also! I am German, but I am on that not very good! Try now and translate this back into the English. Unfortunately I am not bumped into a google side for the stupid conversation...

http://ets.freetranslation.com/

Sorry there is no txting to english translator on the site. :(:eek:

Haha! I'm German too NH, but I can't speak, read, or write a lot of it. Alty can. I can understand some. Just like text. It's like their own foreign language! The only words I understood above were "alien language." ;)

I'm lost, the only thing I understood was the German. ;)

Whaaaaaat??

Huh?

What are you kidz tlkin about I wihs I could undresand u. could you xplane?

Starby, don't make me smack you! ;)

Tal, there's violence going on here! Someone stop this woman before she gets out of control! :D

Too late. :D:cool:

Rigardi, se Mi havas diritan al ĉiuj el vi ek.. inte dirita al vi milionon da tempoj. Halt poŝtanta en neklaraj lingvoj ke neniu iun senescepte uzas aŭ... eĉ interpretas. Se vi ne halt Mi devos dir al viaj patrinoj sur vi kaj Mi estas certa tiu.. os mi ne teo kaj rekte al lito.

Translated: Look, if I've told you all once I have told you a million times. Stop posting in obscure languages that no one ever uses or even understands. If you don't stop I'll have to tell your mothers on you and I'm sure that will me no tea and straight to bed.

Fooey, busted again. :(

Ich verpasse meinen Käse! Kann jemand meinen Käse finden?

Ich kann deine Kaese nicht finden, entschuldigung, es ist verloren.

You really are making me think too much, I'm not using a translator, this is all coming out of my poor wee brain. :(

But you didn't answer my question! Has anyone found my cheese?

I told you that I can't find it. Jeesh! ;)

Besides, the cheese stands alone. :)

Boy, you guys take a simple sentence of instruction, and turn it into an international food fight! Unbelievable!

Ich möchte spielen "Ausblenden der Käse" zu.

Ich möchte spielen "Ausblenden der Käse" zu.

Aber ich habe noch meinen Käse nicht gefunden! Ich brauche es, um mit meinem Wein zu gehen!

Miete einer Maus.

Do you know of a good mouse rental place? LMAO!

Mice "r" Us?

As a matter of fact, I do. While I was out one day I snapped these photos with my camera phone.

Incidentally I saw a reindeer today.

Ahhhh Huhhh! A picture of the get away car! Did you chase down the culprit and confiscate my cheese?

I think you need to call The Cheese Enforcement Agency, don't you?

Cheese Enforcement Agency - Homepage (http://www.jasperfforde.com/specops/cheeseindex.html)

I think you need to call The Cheese Enforcement Agency, don't you?

Cheese Enforcement Agency - Homepage (http://www.jasperfforde.com/specops/cheeseindex.html)

:eek::eek: These thieves are in big trouble! They weren't suppose to move my cheese!

X-14 (Unrated)

Extremely dangerous, new form of cheese only just discovered.
DO NOT approach this cheese.
DO NOT eat this cheese.
Do NOT attempt to move it.
If safe to do so, cover with a wet blanket and
Contact the CEA immediately.
TAKE NO RISKS. X-14 is a KILLER.

Duty charged per kilo: None. Illegal Cheese.
Punishment for illegal ownership: Imprisonment.

Don't forget that sustained cheese abuse can render you infertile, destroy your tastebuds, cause baldness, memory loss, numbness in the extremities and in some instances, death.
:eek:

(We're going to get in trouble from Tal or Ben!. I guess we better stop!) It's was funny though! :D

Hey it's not my sticky so...
M
O
R
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C
H
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S
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!
!
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!

I got sum cheez fer u! ::WARNING::



Mynachlog-ddu Old Contemptible (7.2)

Easily recognised - it has to be kept in a glass jar as it will eat through cardboard or steel. If left open to the air it will start dogs howling within a seventeen mile radius. Designed as a cheap high explosive in the dark days of the Somme, it is still used as a cheap alternative to the phosphorus needed in tracer rounds and a malleable (if somewhat unstable) plastic explosive. Highly dangerous and strictly illegal, any reports of the whereabouts of any 'Old Contemptible' may be rewarded by a cash bonus.

Duty charged per kilo: None. Illegal Cheese.
Punishment for illegal ownership: Imprisonment and/or psychiatric evaluation.

Is there anything we can do about people who post run on sentences that just don't ever seem to end they just keep going and going while the describe the entire ordeal that their life has been put through without a period or comma to help us older folk and english speaking people understand what they are trying to convey without losing our breath or minds

No Romefalls there is nothing we can do to stop people from posting run on sentences with no punctuation so that we old foggies can read the post and then respond accordingly it's just a fact of life

Darnit, that was hard, I need my punctuation! ;)

I know, I had to keep backspacing what I would write because I had the punctuation marks ha ha!

Me too. Do you know how hard it was not to at least put a period at the end of that sentence?

Does that mean we're a bit anal retentive? :eek:

I just think it means we have a few brain cells left that say "REMEMBER ENGLISH CLASS"

I know, I had to keep backspacing what I would write because I had the punctuation marks ha ha!

I think we both refused to answer the same question yesterday because of the run on sentences, the txt talk, and atrocious spelling. The whole thing made absolutely no sense at all! I wonder how they heck they get through school? :rolleyes:

Texting and chat talk is actually taught as a foreign language in high school now... (right?)

LOL!!

That we did Starbucks, I am more than willingly to help someone out who is looking for advice but not at the expense of hurting my head for the rest of the day.

Exactly!

http://www.postsmile.net/img/35/3514.gif (http://www.postsmile.com/)

My head hurt so badly I had to go take meds. ;)

I don't know how these people make it through school. Is text talk actually allowed in school now? Is it an acceptable form of communication? If so, then heaven help me, I'm outdated and not willing to learn. No, I can't be taught! I refuse!

Okay, I'm fine now. What were we saying about cheese? ;)

There has been a few instances where end of year exams (term papers) have been written completely in text.
There was one recently that was for an ENGLISH exam.
Now surprisingly enough the idiot failed the year ;)

Kinder können nicht mit ihrem vollen Mund sprechen. Füttern Sie sie Käse! Wird das sie verschließen? Ich bezweifle es!

Now surprisingly enough the idiot failed the year

Yes, but did he learn from his mistakes?

You have to question why he failed? After all, it was an English class, what was the teacher teaching? Was he listening? Was he too busy texting during class? If so, why didn't the teacher take away his phone? Blah, blah, blah. I mean, it can't be his fault, right? ;)

I failed chat speak 101, I'm bitter. :)

Kinder können nicht mit ihrem vollen Mund sprechen. Füttern Sie sie Käse! Wird das sie verschließen? Ich bezweifle es!

I'm going to start speaking Japanese in a second Starby, you just wait!

If you want to stump me then say that in chat speak. Can you? I bet you can't. I triple dog dare you. :D

Ben riechen Sie wie Käse?. oder ist das Alty? Puh!

Alty, I ask you this, how can you teach some one that refuses to learn?

Remember the UK education system isn't any of this "no person left behind" PC bovine Excrement, more of the "you fail you're working McD's" ;)

I'm going to start speaking Japanese in a second Starby, you just wait!

If you want to stump me then say that in chat speak. Can you? I bet you can't. I triple dog dare you. :D

I would if I could remember what the heck I said! :p

I's tink what I said was sum budy smells lik cheez!

Wat hebben jullie verteld over het gebruik onbegrijpelijk Europese talen?

But Ben, if everyone passed then there wouldn't be a McDonalds, think of it, no Mcnuggets, Big Mac, cherry pie. The horror, the horror! Should we really be encouraging these kids to learn? Who'll flip the burgers? ;)

Wat hebben jullie verteld over het gebruik onbegrijpelijk Europese talen?

Is that Dutch? :confused:

Wat hebben jullie verteld over het gebruik onbegrijpelijk Europese talen?

Oh oh... I's in troubles now! I's dunt undrestund!

But Ben, if everyone passed then there wouldn't be a McDonalds, think of it, no Mcnuggets, Big Mac, cherry pie. The horror, the horror! Should we really be encouraging these kids to learn? Who'll flip the burgers? ;)



SpongeBob of course ;)

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070416/070416_spongebob_vmed_1p.widec.jpg

SpongeBob of course ;)

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070416/070416_spongebob_vmed_1p.widec.jpg

Schwamm bewegt sich Auf und ab ähnelt Käse.. und er hat eine Spachtel! Schnipst er?

Okay, you two have got to stop trying (yes, trying) to speak German! Oy vey! ;)

Sponge Bob kann nicht I'm McDonalds arbeiten, er is nur I'm wasser, nicht am land. Ich kann schwimmen, aber mein Mann kann nicht.

Okay, my german is really rusty. Sorry. :(

Esta é sua última advertência.
Qualquer mais dessas travessuras e haverá problemas,
Eu vou lhe enviar para o seu quarto, sem qualquer chá.

And yes I like cheese ;)

The cheese stands alone Ben, the cheese stands alone. ;)

My fav cheeses, gouda, parvati, cheddar, heck, I'll try anything once. ;)

Do you like the new thread title:

No chat speak, no text talk! - The Nonsense and NO topic version

It's my favourite thread! LOL!

Oops, was that my fault Ben? :o

I think Starby had a hand in it, all that talk about cheese. ;)

We have the gift for gab, what can I say? Oooh, I can say lots, lots and lots. ;)

::hanging head in shame, going back to corner:: :cool:

Hahahahaha! You really did change the title!

http://www.postsmile.net/img/34/3494.gif (http://www.postsmile.com/)

He really, really did Starby! :eek:

I give up, back to the cave! :eek::confused:

Sorry Tal! Us yackety yack yacks defeated the purpose of your thread!

Wir bedauern! :(

Wir sind schlechte Höhle-Mädchen.

Würde es helfen, wenn ich meinen Käse mit Ihnen teilen würde?
http://www.postsmile.net/img/35/3518.gif (http://www.postsmile.com/)

Limberger Käse links in einem heißen Auto. Yum!

Limberger Käse links in einem heißen Auto. Yum!

But my cheese will melt in a hot car! :( Can't we transport it in a :cool: car?

Okay back on topic for a sec.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/internet-web/2-know-whats-good-website-2-find-dvd-decoder-303216.html

SERIOUSLY?

I mean... SRSLY?

U wnt me 2 cme out my cve 4 that? Are you sreos?

No sorry :( I b good

Ahhhhhhh! I can't do that! No fair! :(

People actually trying to learn chat speak?

I have failed every time I tried, all my text messages goes on to 2-3 messages because it is so hard to not correct spelling mistakes and/or punctuations!

I am not that good with my English but to actually make myself shorten words Eeeeeks that's like killing a language.. can't ever do that.

:( but forcing myself to do it, so that other people don't get fed up reading my lengthy messages. :)

C you (one of the few things I actually manage to text without a mistake or correction :D!

I'm the same way Firmy. I literally cannot do it, that's why I don't text, it would cost me a fortune because I'd have to type complete words.

I cannot shorten anything, I have a hard enough time with LOL and LMAO, but I've gotten used to it. Heck, when I first came here to AMHD I didn't even know what LOL and LMAO meant. I'm that bad! ;)

Alty,
The things we have to learn to survive in a crazy world! ;)

I don't think I can learn this Firmy. The scary thing is, one day we'll be in the minority, the whole world will be talking chat speak and we'll be sitting there with blank looks on our faces. Not fair. I say we have to fight, fight for the english language, fight for all the oldies like me that refuse to learn! I cannot be taught, nope, not me! ;)

C*M oN AlT WaT tHe DeAl? Don't Want to LeArN SuM nEw ShYt?


Wow that took me seriously 5 minutes to type that. My head hurts

Wow Rome,
That's good.. I am sitting here scratching my head trying to come up with a genuine chat speak sentence and Eeeks I can't think of any.:(

Is OK frm, don't wry about it. :)))) lmaololwtfbbq

Chris,
The only thing I didn't understand was bbq?:eek:

C*M oN AlT WaT tHe DeAl? DoNt WaNa LeArN SuM nEw ShYt?


Wow that took me seriously 5 minutes to type that. My head hurts

Wow, I'm impressed. Impressed that you did it, but even more impressed that I understood it. Yay me! :)

I can't do it. Is there a translator I can download? :eek:

is ok frm, dnt wry abt it. :)))) lmaololwtfbbq


Ahhhh, and I was doing so well. What the heck does that mean? Can your tell me? Is it bad? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Brain hurts, doesn't work, must take pills, must rest head, not good, not good! :(

is ok frm, dnt wry abt it. :)))) lmaololwtfbbq

Lmaobbq! Are you hvn stk?

Stop it! :(

Are you getg md because we are bgn u Alty?

If u cn raed this tehn you mghit be giong cazry!

I'm getn md Stby. OMG, did I do that right? I'm guessing now, I just want to belong! :(

Are you satrnig 2 c pnik epehants and prulpe forgs?

OMG! I lyke hve no ida what you gys are talkn about

Okay, the BBQ thing is oldschool :) It's meant to make fun of netspeak. You just put a whole bunch of other ones in front of it, then you use BBQ, because there's brb (be right back) bbl (be back later) bbs (be back soon)... you get the idea. So BBQ just comes naturally.

LOLWTFBBQ!! 1!! ONE

Pnk lfnts are gr8t! OMG, I love ths stf, really! :D

Di u fd 1 n yr pnut btr Chky?

Lol. Hey starby... is that Chunky, or Chicky?

LOL! 4 my s8k it btr b Chicky! Hahaha!

O you, str$, pnut btr lfnts r da bst!

F prpl forgs gru wngs would dey bmp der A$$ when dey hpd?

And proper setting position is required for all when typing at your keyboard.

We are not liable for injuries from poor posture.

Finally, a post I can understand, thanks Charles, but its to late, this hump in my back is here to stay.

I used spell chek

Okay, the BBQ thing is oldschool :) It's meant to make fun of netspeak. You just put a whole bunch of other ones in front of it, then you use BBQ, because theres brb (be right back) bbl (be back later) bbs (be back soon)...you get the idea. So BBQ just comes naturally.

LOLWTFBBQ!!!!1!!!ONE

I knew what you were doing Retsy! Made me laugh! Gtgbrbttysbbfniouirscia!

All right, you all... I'm playing old school...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! :D

Alright, you all... I'm playing old school...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! :D

Now I find that language quite atrocious! :p

Lol... my PC is acting up... :D blame it on the computer! Not the user!

Lol... my pc is acting up..... :D blame it on the computer! Not the user!

Ok I'll blame da game not da playa! :D

Grrrrr.

Tal, Chuck, we have to stick together, I can't understand these whipper snappers! :(

I understand them, they are crazy, and I'm staying in my cave.

Can I join you guys in seclusion? I may be young(22) but do like my brain cells and knowledge to stay at the current level

You're 22 Rome? You are young, just a baby really, still wet behind the ears. ;) Great, now I feel old, very, very old. Sigh, ah, to be 22 again.

I'm, gulp, 38, so really, I'm to old to learn this chat talk, text speak, gooblygock. I will stick to english and german, and sometimes sarcasm. ;)

Ok I'll blame da game not da playa! :D

New quote for the sig line. Funny stuff.

**edited... crapola... I can't add any more lines for my sig... stoopid bandwidth... id have to dump "Starby: "I'z mite be you babyz muma! "... and I'm not emotionally ready to do that.**

Aw, poor KP, that's not fair. How about dropping the "Inspired by" line, would that give you enough added room?

new quote for the sig line. funny stuff.

**edited... crapola... i can't add any more lines for my sig... stoopid bandwidth... id have to dump "Starby: "I'z mite b ya babyz muma!!"... and im not emotionally ready to do that.**

You can't break up with me!! :( I'll throw myself down a flight of stairs... I swear! I'll hold my breath till I turn blue! I won't let you do it! ::sniff:: Don't youz lub me no mores?

What happened to your sig about pooping butterflies Starby? I liked that one, now I'm sad, no more poo butterflies. :(

What happened to your sig about pooping butterflies Starby? I liked that one, now I'm sad, no more poo butterflies. :(

I was just going to change it! I don't know what happened. It wouldn't accept it for some reason. It kept on telling me I could only have 6 lines... but I didn't have more than 6 lines. I was tired, so I just left it. :rolleyes:

The spaces count as lines Starby, so double spacing like you did means that you did use 6 lines. Single space and it should work, I think. Ben? Ben? Am I right? Help! :)

Weird... I have WAY more than six lines...

Weird.... I have WAY more than six lines....

I know Chicky! I used to have more too! I don't know what's up with that?

Hmmm, that's true. Weird. Ben? Any help? Ben? Tal? Anyone? Someone? We need answers! :eek:

It's a conspiracy! :)

That's it, that's what it is. Must be. Maybe you're special HC, you get more than the rest of us. I'm going to try and add some more to my sig, see what happens. I'll be back. :)

Nope, I couldn't do it. Only 6 lines allowed. Maybe it's a new thing.

Don't youz lub me no mores?
First... I neva was going to dump da old won... was guna xchang them.

And now... crap twice and flush thrice!. you left me with yet another to ponder... lub me no mores...

I can't evict linny. Nor alty. Nor synn.

Maybe chi-mama gets to boot? She didn't like my calling her "honey" but she's a solid girl, even if she isn't willing to play with me.

Hmm... I guess synn could be just one line... alty gets props for effort and cuteness all around (plus she's primed all the time... love that little pent up girl), and linny, well she just rocks the casbah. Heaven help us all if she returns to her home continent anytime soon.

Damnit... confused and conflicted. As usual.

alty gets props for effort and cuteness all around (plus she's primed all the time... love that little pent up girl)

Muwah (that's a kiss) right back at you KP. :)

You could dump my "double dog dare" I don't mind, I'm not a jealous girl, I can share. ;)

Muwah (that's a kiss) right back at you KP. ;)

You don't know how much I enjoyed that virtual kiss.

Could use a kiss today. Would help if your shirt was off and skin on skin... just saying...

you dont know how much i enjoyed that virtual kiss.

could use a kiss today. would help if your shirt was off and skin on skin... just saying...

But, my shirt is off, I thought you knew. :D

That's it... I'm getting a room...

I've been a bad girl, send me to your room. :D

Oops, we really are bad, Tal's going to come out of his cave and kick our butts! ;)

Wow, I'm impressed. Impressed that you did it, but even more impressed that I understood it. Yay me! :)

I can't do it. Is there a translator I can download? :eek:



And while we're on the subject - I don't understand the use of "stay" in place of "live." I ask where a person lives and get a blank stare. Where do you stay, that they understand.

And when did the word youse come into practice? I've come to understand it's the plural of you. For example, if I'm alone, "What do you want?" If I'm with a partner, it's "What do youse want?"

Text speak - I have no idea but I find the English (or semi-English) language is becoming more and more confusing.

And then there's the whole "my sister on my father's side, my sister on my mother's side" confusion.

My sister on my mothers side? Huh? Doesn't that still mean she's your sister? Wow, this world is too darn confusing.

You're right Judy, the english language is being lost in translation. ;)

Why? It seems like some teens don't know how to communicate any other way.

I personally find it annoying but I would not refuse a question simply because some one posted it in an improper manner.
How do you differentiate between chat speak and just poor grammar and spelling?

Maybe English is someone's second language , you would not want to be considered prejudicial ,would you?

I do appreciate the concept in theory but what are you going to do if someone with a very serious problem logs on and asks for help in chat speak?

Artlady, I understand what you're saying, but, really, I wouldn't be able to help that person because I really don't understand chat speak. I can't get my head around it, they might as well be writing in a foreign language because that's what it amounts to for me.

Most times, when someone posts and english is their second language, I can tell, and I do make an effort to understand what they are writing, but chat speak is often just laziness, not the inability to write complete words in complete sentences. Most times, when asked, the person using chat speak can come back and write in proper english.

I usually ask them to re-write their post, if they can't or are unwilling, well, hopefully someone who can understand the post will come along and help.

My sister on my mothers side? Huh? Doesn't that still mean she's your sister? Wow, this world is too darn confusing.

You're right Judy, the english language is being lost in translation. ;)


My sister on my mother's side means we have the same mother but different fathers. Father's side is same father, different mothers.

Have you ever met my sister? We're sisters on the far side. But that's for another board.

You and I, for example, are sisters on the AMHD side.

All right, the whole youse thing must have come from my crazy family. Those old style dutch Americans tend to use it a lot. I only say youse when I make fun of people. "Hey youse guys." Like the overweight tough guy on Futurama.

And while we're on the subject - I don't understand the use of "stay" in place of "live." I ask where a person lives and get a blank stare. Where do you stay, that they understand.

And when did the word youse come into practice? I've come to understand it's the plural of you. For example, if I'm alone, "What do you want?" If I'm with a partner, it's "What do youse want?"

Text speak - I have no idea but I find the English (or semi-English) language is becoming more and more confusing.

And then there's the whole "my sister on my father's side, my sister on my mother's side" confusion.

... and where did this word "prolly" come from? As in... "I can prolly ask my bff to come wiv me" Which brings up another one! "wiv?"

ArtLady, I will answer the serious questions if I can, but I do remind them that chat speak/text speak is against the rules here! They are suppose to read the rules when they join. Some will appologize and use proper English, so we know they can actually spell if they want to. It's just a matter of being lazy. Many will get nasty with you, and tell you they will talk the way they want... after calling you names. These are the ones I won't bother with. If they don't have any respect, they will get what they give.

Too much, way too much, my poor brain hurts!

We need a new dictionary, one for chat speak, text talk, and other words that are used on a daily basis. I need help with all this!

I really think I'm too old to learn youse guys. ;)

Why? It seems like some teens don't know how to communicate any other way.

I personally find it annoying but I would not refuse a question simply because some one posted it in an improper manner.
How do you differentiate between chat speak and just poor grammar and spelling?

Maybe English is someones second language , you would not want to be considered prejudicial ,would you?

I do appreciate the concept in theory but what are you going to do if someone with a very serious problem logs on and asks for help in chat speak?



If it happens on the legal boards the OP is asked not to speak in chat or text speak. Poor spelling is you. Text speak is U.

And, yes, people have come onto the boards and criticized other people's spelling, including on the forum help board. It was interesting because the "correct spelling" person used atrocious grammar - but that she didn't see.

I don't really know what the other boards do - I don't like chat/text on the legal board and it's very hard to take someone seriously, particularly when the person is giving advice, when there's a lot of "cuz" and "u" going on.

...and where did this word "prolly" come from? As in........"I can prolly ask my bff to come wiv me"

ArtLady, I will answer the serious questions if I can, but I do remind them that chat speak/text speak is against the rules here! They are suppose to read the rules when they join. Some will appologize and use proper English, so we know they can actually spell if they want to. It's just a matter of being lazy. Many will get nasty with you, and tell you they will talk the way they want...after calling you names. These are the ones I won't bother with. If they don't have any respect, they will get what they give.

So true Starby. We deal with this a lot on the teen threads. When I go to the adult sexuality threads and someone is posting in chat speak, well, that's a pretty big sign that they aren't 18 and shouldn't be posting there.

We get a lot of young people here, and I welcome their questions, and try to give them answers, but I'm not willing to spend an extra 1/2 hour of my time just trying to figure out what they are asking in their post.

If they can't be bothered to spend the extra time to write a clear post, then why should I spend time de-coding it?

Exactly Alty! If they want a genuine response, they can at least have the courtesy to write their question properly!

Might be characters?

Computer's use bytes, nibbles and words not lines. Storage is in bits, bytes, nibbles or words. Might also depend on puctuation like color for that uses more VBScript. So "RED" is shorter than "RED" by 20 characters.

Are you nibbling on us K.I.S.S. ;)

Might be characters?

Computer's use bytes, nibbles and words not lines. Storage is in bits, bytes, nibbles or words

Don't forget the double word!

Double word? Is it bad? Grrrrr, you computer people don't speak english either. ;)

Double word? Is it bad? Grrrrr, you computer people don't speak english either. ;)

Nah, it's good. A double word is 16 bit. It can represent a number up to 65,535. A regular word only goes up to 255.

Alty - I know you speak English and German but don't you also speak Canadian, eh?

Alty - I know you speak English and German but don't you also speak Canadian, eh?

LMAO Judy. It's funny, most Americans think that all Canadians speak like newfies (Newfoundlanders) but that's not the case.

Starby and I were actually talking about this the other day. Yes, we do have some phrases that are different then yours. We say Grade one intead of first grade, and other things like that. Most times, when a Canadian is portrayed on TV, they make them talk like Newfies, I don't understand Newfies and I live in Canada.

Sneezy and I were talking the other day, he asked if I knew any Eskimos. Now I'm sure he was kidding, or I hope he was, but no, I don't live anywhere near Eskimos, I've never seen an igloo, never hunted a seal and it's not winter all year. ;)

Okay, long explanation, sorry, but now you know, eh? God, that feels unnatural, even when I write it! :eek:

Nah, it's good. A double word is 16 bit. It can represent a number up to 65,535. A regular word only goes up to 255.

Gushundheit!

Alty:

If you don't understand chat speak, how do you expect to understand this: Nibble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibble)

Why does this thread keep degenerating into food?

I sound like I'm from Lon Guyland (as opposed to Long Island). I sort of pick up accents and phrases as I go. After I long day of work I'm calling people bro' and dude. Takes a day or two to get back to normal.

While I'm posting this I am most definitely NOT a dude - maybe I should post my photo again. Dude-ette, possibly. But a dude? No.

And do you go on vacation or holiday?

Eh?

We take a vaction and go on holiday's. ;)

KISS I wasn't talking about food, I though you were nibbling on my ear. If that wasn't you, who was it? ;)

Starby, bless you. :)

LMAO Judy. It's funny, most Americans think that all Canadians speak like newfies (Newfoundlanders) but that's not the case.

Starby and I were actually talking about this the other day. Yes, we do have some phrases that are different then yours. We say Grade one intead of first grade, and other things like that. Most times, when a Canadian is portrayed on TV, they make them talk like Newfies, I don't understand Newfies and I live in Canada.

Sneezy and I were talking the other day, he asked if I knew any Eskimos. Now I'm sure he was kidding, or I hope he was, but no, I don't live anywhere near Eskimos, I've never seen an igloo, never hunted a seal and it's not winter all year. ;)

Okay, long explanation, sorry, but now you know, eh? God, that feels unnatural, even when I write it! :eek:

It is funny that most things portrayed on TV are either French speaking Canadians, :rolleyes:, or everything in eastern Canada! It's funny how people think we say "aboot" instead of "about." I've only heard one person say "aboot" once in my life (a newfie) other than the comedians on TV who are doing a stereotypical act. The Western Provinces are MUCH different than the Easterners. I say "eh" once in awhile when I'm trying to be funny... or something like... "that sucks eh?" But more often if I'm being more serious, I'll say "hey that sucks!" Means the same thing, but with "eh" I'm more often than not, making fun of the ones that use "eh" after everything they say.

The Eskimo thing is hilarious! I honestly had someone ask me one time if I was scared of Polar Bears when I went outside, or if we had actual stores or if we went out ice fishing everyday to catch our supper! Too funny! Hahaha! I've known people from the States that think we don't even have cars here! They think we go places in dog sleds, and we eat Walrus meat for dinner! Oh, and we all wear touques! Alty... do you have a touque? I'm surprised I know how to spell it! LOL!

Anyone watching this US Airways Jet that just crashed in the Hudson River? I wonder how many people were aboard. The jet sank.

EDIT:: They got 151 people off the plane before it sank.

I do have a touque, darnit, I'm a goner. :(

You haven't had walrus meat? Wow, you're really missing the good life. ;) I saw a polar bear once, at the zoo. As for the sleds as means of transport, why do you think I have 3 dogs? I've been ice fishing once in my life, when I was around 6 years old. I remember it well, I almost fell into the darn hole and became an Altysicle. We had to drive for hours just to find a lake that we were told had fish, we fished all day until someone finally told us that finding fish in the lake was like finding Santa in Hawaii, not going to happen. ;)

Aboot the touque, I only wears it in winter. ;)

I do have a touque, darnit, I'm a goner. :(

You haven't had walrus meat? Wow, you're really missing the good life. ;) I saw a polar bear once, at the zoo. As for the sleds as means of transport, why do you think I have 3 dogs? I've been ice fishing once in my life, when I was around 6 years old. I remember it well, I almost fell into the darn hole and became an Altysicle. We had to drive for hours just to find a lake that we were told had fish, we fished all day until someone finally told us that finding fish in the lake was like finding Santa in Hawaii, not going to happen. ;)

Aboot the touque, I only wears it in winter. ;)

Maybe we will get a Chinook, and we can go to Timmies for a double double, some Timbits and a Nanaimo bar! Then we can put on our runners and go for a Kokanee and some Poutine! It's Happy Hour at the Pub so bring your Loonies and Toonies! Then we can take off to Cowtown and compete with the Buckle Bunnies for Jello Shots! Then we can do a farmer turn to Edmonchuk and get a farmer tan along the way. We can't forget to stop and pick up a flat and a forty pounder!

Why? It seems like some teens don't know how to communicate any other way.

I personally find it annoying but I would not refuse a question simply because some one posted it in an improper manner.
How do you differentiate between chat speak and just poor grammar and spelling?

Maybe English is someones second language , you would not want to be considered prejudicial ,would you?

I do appreciate the concept in theory but what are you going to do if someone with a very serious problem logs on and asks for help in chat speak?

First... I hesitate to throw around the word prejudice so easily. It dilutes and diminishes the meaning of the word.

If I wander onto a site that is in spanish or cantonese or anything but english... I don't think "those terrible, prejudiced people!"...

I think... well, they have a niche market and perhaps limited resources for their site, bandwidth...

So...

Yes, there are gray areas... btw's and lol's get passed all the time. Some experts and mods are more strict than others. Personally I don't care all that much until it becomes 2 much lik this an you no it isn't the fault of a skipped consonant here or there.

Short answer is life demands some restrictions most of the time. If you cannot speak in a manner that those offering you help (again... free help here... ) can manage... then maybe you need to seek other resources.

I have a refugee couple living with me, rent free. One speaks broken english, the other barely understands it and speaks less. I'm happy to give them the resources I can. If either posted on this site with textspeak, id turn them away.

Site rules. Its not prejudiced to ban textspeak. It is a restriction that might limit the usefulness of AMHD to some members... but not prejudiced.

It is prejudiced to kill the father, brothers, and sister of an 11 year old boy in the congo because he belonged to the "wrong tribe"...

I'm guessing maniriho wouldn't find the request for textspeak to be abandoned here to be a gross violation of his rights as a human... maybe that's just perspective.

Then again... if the site ever demands the proper use of capital letters and punctuation, well, it'll be a hard decision to make. I like my lazy shortcuts...

But it isn't my site or rules.

Maybe we will get a Chinook, and we can go to Timmies for a double double, some Timbits and a Nanaimo bar! Then we can put on our runners and go for a Kokanee and some Poutine! It's Happy Hour at the Pub so bring your Loonies and Toonies! Then we can take off to Cowtown and compete with the Buckle Bunnies for Jello Shots! Then we can do a farmer turn to Edmonchuk and get a farmer tan along the way. We can't forget to stop and pick up a flat and a fourty pounder!

I'm impressed Starby, you pulled that off without a hitch, I couldn't have done it. Now I have a craving for Timmies, bad girl, and a nanimo bar, after my poutine, my heavenly, heavenly poutine (a heart attack waiting to happen!).

Did you hear that their talking about getting rid of the $5 bill and turning it into a coin too? How much weight do they expect us to carry? What will they call it? We've got the loonie, the toonie, are we getting a foonie? :eek:

KP, bravo, bravo, bravo, I couldn't have said it better myself, in fact, I didn't say it better.

Personally, if you started using capitals I wouldn't know what to do. I like your uncapitalized posts, they are pleasing to the eye. Now, I myself cannot go without capitals, too many years of typing and having my fingers wacked with a ruler if I did it wrong. Darn typing teachers, they're all mean! :(

I'm impressed Starby, you pulled that off without a hitch, I couldn't have done it. Now I have a craving for Timmies, bad girl, and a nanimo bar, after my poutine, my heavenly, heavenly poutine (a heart attack waiting to happen!).

Did you hear that their talking about getting rid of the $5 bill and turning it into a coin too? How much weight do they expect us to carry? What will they call it? We've got the loonie, the toonie, are we getting a foonie? :eek:

Foonie foonie for foonie... banana fana for foonie... fe fi for foonie... FOONIE! They're insane!

Before we know it all of our money will be coins, we'll have to lift weights just to be strong enough to carry a wallet! :(

I thought they were being reasonable with the loonie, a bit insane with the toonie, but a $5 coin, have they lost it completely? Darn Canadian government, they won't be happy until they break our backs!

I say fooey to the foonie!

I want to know where they came up with these stooopid names to begin with?! That's the East for you... eh?

Yup! Darnit, got to hook up the team to the sled, it's time for me to pick up the kids. I'll be back later, hold down the igloo for me.

Are we bugging them too much about the Canadian thing Starby? ;)

Yup! Darnit, gotta hook up the team to the sled, it's time for me to pick up the kids. I'll be back later, hold down the igloo for me.

Are we bugging them too much about the Canadian thing Starby? ;)

Make sure you don't get pulled over by the Mounties and get caught with a Mickey or worse yet, a Texas Mickey or a poverty pack you square head! And whatever you do... don't go stubble jumping!

Stubble jumping? Whatsat?

Stubble jumpin? whatsat?

Taking a shortcut through a farmers field... lol

Oh, we don't have a lot of farmer where I live. Sorry. ;)

Did you shower? Are you all fresh and clean now? Sniff, sniff, um, what's that? ;)

Oh, we don't have alot of farmer where I live. Sorry. ;)

Did you shower? Are you all fresh and clean now? Sniff, sniff, um, what's that? ;)

I think only Big A and his friends went stubble jumping... otherwise I wouldn't have known what it was either! I knew that one would getcha! LOL!

Smell?. oops... sorry! :p

Starby! If you're going to fluff at least leave the room, jeesh, my mouth was open! :(

Starby! If you're going to fluff at least leave the room, jeesh, my mouth was open! :(

:o... sorrwweee are you bizzzeee?

starby! If you're going to fluff at least leave the room, jeesh, my mouth was open! :(

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Actually, I'm waiting for Wiggy to get home with din din and then I have to give the rugrats a bath, tuck them in, read them a book, go crazy, cry, drink, you know, the usual! ;)

I'll email you when I'm done with all that, then we can talk without the "mommy, I want, mommy Jared hit me, mommy Sydney won't play with me, mommy, mommy, mommy". It's amazing, when they're born you can't wait until they say "mommy" for the first time, now I sometimes wish they didn't know the word! ;)

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I'z chasin youse! I'z guna hole u down n fluff on yer hed!

KP, quick, get into my room, you'll be safe there.

Oooh, supper's here. Later kids. :)

Who the hell asked for safe??

Ooh... supper?

[sitting quietly for his din din]

[34 f's work great, give or take some give or take]

32 F, 32, not 34! ;)

Are you lactose intolerant? It really doesn't matter, I'm lactose free! :)

Mkay... 32f... 34f... don't care.

Just make it hard for me to breathe.

And make it hard.

Crap...

This is probably the wrong forum for this.

Oops.

Ban me.

I can't ban you, I don't have the heart for it, just can't do it. Wait, I can ban you, to my room, now mister. Don't worry mods, I'll make sure he doesn't do it again. :)

Did someone say din din?
This is the perfect thread for...

NOM NOM NOM!

Did someone say din din?
This is the perfect thread for...

NOM NOM NOM!

Uhhmmm... hehhhh?

Nom? Huh? Is that french? :)

TIH2O

For the full effect it must be in all caps, but the forum doesn't allow. Somehow adding ths line made it work. Yippie.

Something about water KISS? But what? Darnit, I'm lost again. :(

What does that mean... "tih20"?

I don't know either Firmy. At least I'm not alone. :)

Funny, when I saw it I thought, "Ditto?? Huh?"

Weird... must be too much coffee... :D

I'll let it simmer for a while then you'll ROTFLMAO. I promise.

Alty:

If your lost, get a GPS.

GPS? Kidding. ;)

Okay, tih20, let's dissect it. I really think it has something to do with water, but the ti part, no idea. Anyone?

It should be noted that it's an Oh "O" and not a zero "0"

The first thing that comes to my mind is "This is hard to operate"

Oooh, Retsy, I like it. Okay, I'm going with you on this one. :)

It's not "Titanium Water"

Ti is the symbol for Titanium

Two Ice in the water? Is that it? ;)

Remember, it has to be funny?

This thread is about nonsense, so can you make sense out of what is seemingly nonsense?

In other words, you made it up, it means nothing, I can't Google it, not fair! :(

Nope. Not made up,

I googled it, found a site that claims someone used this as their license plate and that it's considered obscene, but they wouldn't say why.

I give up. Uncle, uncle, uncle. Please tell me.

Yep, that's it. A supervisor saw it when he was vacationing and that's how I know. Sii, I didn't make it up.
Sleep on it.

Now that's just great, waiting for an answer to a riddle!! This thread started so dignified, and now I can't show my face in public!

Tal, no worries, I've got a paper bag you can wear, I cut out holes so you can see, and another hole so you can breath. I even decorated it with polka dots and sparkles, it's really pretty, ooh, and a paper sailor hat and a fake mustache (I picture you with a mustache). So, no worries, you're all set to go out! :)

That makes two paper bags I have, thanks to you, and the grandaughter. Hmmm, hers has sparkles too, hey what's going on here??

What can I say, you're obviously a sparkles kind of guy, sadly you're also a paper bag kind of guy, at least according to your grandaughter. ;)

Did hers include a hat? How about the mustache? Wear mine, wear mine, please. :)

TIH2O

Read it backwards...

I think this is the reflective compliment of

"oh sh!t"...

Am I right?

read it backwards...

i think this is the reflective compliment of

"oh sh!t"...

am i right?

I think you got er! ;)

Yep, a front license plate of a car, as seen in the rear view mirror by the driver ends up as you described.

Good job!

You get the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award for today.

Obscene is in the eye of the beholder. It just missed the censors that's all.

Bear... go to bed... it's past your bedtime! LOL!

I guess Bear took my advice and went to bed! He was here! I see all! He cannot be invisible! I know you're here too Rome! LOL! I like my invisible glasses! :D

Hey Alty:

Ever want to keep tabs on your hubby, try this:

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Hey Alty:

Ever want to keep tabs on your hubby, try this:

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Now why did you bust us? Alty wasn't suppose to know! Quick Wiggy... grab this towel and run!

Hay .I didn't know there was a Loungeee.
:mad:I didn't get the memo. The new girl is always the last to know.:(
There is so much I don't know about your secret society.

That's why sometimes nothing makes sense because you are talking in the lounge (elitist)

You people all rock really!

Hay .I didn't know there was a Loungeee.
:mad:I didn't get the memo. The new girl is always the last to know.:(
There is so much I don't know about your secret society.

Thats why sometimes nothing makes sense because you are talking in the lounge (elitist)

You people all rock really!!

Now that you've found the lounge... can you help me find my cheese? It's been missing for a long time!

Hi Artlady.

I may be wrong, it's been a long time since I was a newbie, but I believe that the lounge isn't available until you reach 200 posts, or is it another forum that becomes available then, or am I completely off my rocker?

Anyway, come on in, the water's fine. Just a warning though, we're all a bit crazy, especially Starby, she's completely wacko! :)

KP, good job, I never would have figured that out.

KISS, um, ah, hate to admit this, but, we don't have a cell phone, we're still stuck in the 80's. Heck, I'm shocked that we have a computer! ;)

Hi Artlady.

I may be wrong, it's been a long time since I was a newbie, but I believe that the lounge isn't available until you reach 200 posts, or is it another forum that becomes available then, or am I completely off my rocker?

Anyway, come on in, the water's fine. Just a warning though, we're all a bit crazy, especially Starby, she's completely wacko! :)

KP, good job, I never would have figured that out.

KISS, um, ah, hate to admit this, but, we don't have a cell phone, we're still stuck in the 80's. Heck, I'm shocked that we have a computer! ;)

Achemm! Wacko you say? Wacko? You just wait 'till I find you young lady! I'll show you Wacko!

Now get back to looking for my cheese!

Cheese causes constipation you know. ;)

You're a bit wacko, but sane is boring so no worries. :)

This is not a lounge! It is a legitimate stickie, for the info of all who visit, that has been invades by some crazy people, and for some reason I don't understand, the delete button doesn't work!! Darn, now I'm trapped in this cave, with this goofy bag over my head!

Where is the justice?? Will trade for cheese, to give to the crazy people!!!

Um, Tal, sorry, but you're one of us! :eek:

Now go back into your corner with your hat, be good, we don't want to have to whip you into submission. You know I'll do it. :D

This is not a lounge!! It is a legitimate stickie, for the info of all who visit, that has been invades by some crazy people, and for some reason I don't understand, the delete button doesn't work!! Darn, now I'm trapped in this cave, with this goofy bag over my head!

Where is the justice?? Will trade for cheese, to give to the crazy people!!!

BUSTED!! We've located the keeper of the CHEESE!!! Let's corner him in his cave and torture him until he reveals the location of said CHEESE!! The cheese police will decide his fate for this deplorable crime against CHEESE LOVERS EVERYWHERE!! For shame!! The man with the paper bag face shall be tried by a jury of his shopping bag peers, and the judge will decide his sentence from his cardboard box!

Um, Starby, you okay? ;)

The cheese is in the fridge, it's moldy though.

The 'other' site I joined is full of all kinds of 'chatter':p

They are a more social site,but also have a great 'Expert' area also,kind of a split personality,so-to-speak.

The moderation is done by the long standing members,not just a few.. The whole entire community can request moderation of comments/questions,and copy/multiple 'similar' questions will be move to appropriate areas,or deleted outright.

The members who are 'tracking'/'stalking'/'TROLLING' in the site are quickly dealt with and removed,no matter their 'seniority' of status within the community.They even have a troll patrol,members who have specific names to their screen names who can be contacted in the idea of a 'moderator' but namely there for the reporting of troll like behavior.

I do rather appreciate that part of the site,no negativity from other members,just community spirit and fellowship,not judgementalism.(New word!! )

KBC, good to see your still around.

What you've said sounds exactly what we are doing here.
Admittedly the more social side is still in it's infancy, with Groups and the Member discussion areas, but over all we do everything else ;)

I agree Ben, and KBC, it's good to see you. :)

I love this site. I love the social aspect of it very much. I've made many great friends here, friends I talk to off the site, I cherish them, so glad I met them, wouldn't have were it not for AMHD.

The mods here do a great job, when I RIP something it's usually taken care of within minutes, that's amazing to me because I know all of you have lives to live, can't be here 24/7 but you're all on the ball.

LOVE AMHD! :)