:D I'll leave it at that positive note :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by nk_lion
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:D I'll leave it at that positive note :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by nk_lion
That's always my motto too. You and ID clearly rub each other the wrong way, and that's understandable. Some people just affect us that way. All I'd like to say is I always enjoy reading what you both have to say, when you're not bickering. I regard you both as more friends than acquaintances, as I'm sure many other people here do also. So, to see you both leading each other on is akin to watching two friends argue, and the unpleasantness of that makes me feel uncomfortable. You're welcome to tell me to mind my own business, and I'll not ever mention it again, but I did want to air my feelings.
anonymouse
PS: The "Oh yes you did!" ... "Oh no I didn't!" exchanges early on were actually quite funny, in a Monty Python kind of way. :)
First of all, there’s really no reason why you need to mind your own business. This is a public forum and everything here is, well, public. If it’s a matter I post publicly and tell you to MYOB I probably should have posted it privately in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by anonymouse
And regarding the issue that seems to be between ID and myself, most have been instigated by some pet peeves mine being triggered combined with the fact that some of these are being directed at me in some way. I usually don’t get involved in issues not related to me unless they are particularly obnoxious.
Things are toned down here quite a bit. I have been known to let out a few verbal equivalents of my avatar among friends that would probably get me banned here. I’m sorry if it makes you feel a bit uncomfortable but I don’t think it should make you feel too bad. Mainly because it’s been more like an argument rather than irrational name calling and verbal ill will.
The "Oh yes you did!" ... "Oh no I didn't!" exchanges are kind of funny as well, but are mainly a result of me trying to let the issue die in my own “I’m not letting you get away with that one” sort of way. This would work, except ID is a bit like myself in this regard, so it doesn’t. I wouldn’t normally do so and would instead get it out of the way directly, but there are other private motivators that lead me to want to do this.
I don't particularly see anything bad going on here. All of you figured out how to stop the "fighting", and I think that you all did it in a rather timely fashion as well.
What fun is it if you can't pick on each other, even a little? It's human nature...
I hope none of this is going to be flagged as flaming somewhere down the line =\
Honestly, if there is a problem, I think that most of us here are able to sort it out without needing censors...I might be wrong, but what has gone down in this thread I think has only backed up my opinion.
Just to reitterate, I enjoy reading postings from both of you. It was sheer happenstance that I piggy-backed my feelings onto your post, OS. I do understand your point of view just as surely as I understand that of ID. This is simply what happens when a blonde thinks she can play Henry Kissinger :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocean_Soul
I agree completely with all your sentiments here, Dorkalicious, and am in no doubt that the mods here also have enough online experience to discriminate 'strong opinions forcefully expressed' from flaming. I'll go back to my cubby hole now and try and write something funny :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorkalicious
PS: Ocean Soul, I have a feeling the animated gif for your avatar originally came from a site called "Stick Figure Death Theater" (or similar). Somebody asked earlier in the thread, so I thought I'd pass along that info.
OS - I enjoy our sparing on here. True it can be rather intense and even a little brash, but I respect you for standing up for your views.
As far as anyone expressing their thoughts about our bickering, I agree with Ocean, if I didn't want you to say anything, I would do it in private.
Maybe we should change the title of this thread to:
So you want to verbally spar someone up
And yes that was my attempt at stupid moronic humor.
I have had a pissy week, and needed to get that one out.
I have enjoyed this thread though.
No reason for anyone to comment on a healthy exchange of ideas. Besides, if the Mods had come in and said anything, we never would have seen ID's "nu uh". That was my best laugh of the day! :D
I just appreciate all parties involved acting like mature adults.
Well, in a really cute, juvenile type way. :p
tessa :wave:
Sorry it was just a joke
*stumbles across the thread... reads the entire thing.. and just goes off confused.... way to late to try and sort this out tonight.... rofl*
=D I actually agree with cadence...The name of the thread should be changed, haha. But then again, it does add to the confusion, doesn't it? hehe
Two guys fighting, whats new?
Every time I see the thread title I want to correct the split infinitive of 'tie someone up'. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorkalicious
I've been going back and forth between the thread title and your post...Quote:
Originally Posted by anonymouse
I don't get it...
lol
It's something to do with some English grammar rules
>Message deleted<
Nothing really to see here anyway. The portion that is actually serious is borderline at best.Quote:
Originally Posted by just_annie
I figured out that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by nk_lion
Just my silly sense of humor, OS :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocean_Soul
Strictly speaking, there's no rule that says you can't use split infinitives with the most common example of good use of a split infinitive being the line from the Star Trek opening: "To boldly go..."
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Originally Posted by anonymouse
But, mousey, it's not a split infinitive at all! 'to someone tie up' would be. But this is a compound verb, (to tie + up), 'to tie' being the infinitive, and 'up' being an additional part of speech whose name I can no longer remember; it is correct to put the object (in this case, the thing - or person - being tied. Up.) between the infinitive 'to tie' and the - whatever, may be a substantive - 'up'
Ah! Noted, moptop.
I was thinking of prepositions and Churchill's most famous buggering of over-correctness:
“This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.”
:)
Ahh nods Anonymouse! hehe. I just go by the rule if it sounds good than it must be good. ;)
This is the most tangent-producing thread ever. I love it! Never know what's gonna be going on. :)
Absolutely, OS! There's a lot of nonsense words and phrases I love to use purely for that reason. The Washington Post annually publishes a list of nonsense words and their meanings made up by readers. I wish I could find some because they're often very, very clever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocean_Soul
lol I was thinking something similar.Quote:
Originally Posted by tessa
Glad it's a good thing!
Variety is the spice of life :)
Mmm, spices. Who likes to cook?
*raises hands*
(So, speaking of random tangents...)
I have an amazing recipe for chocolate chip oatmeal peanut butter cookies. Now those are something you could O for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorkalicious
I suck at cooking! One time I tried boiling hot dogs for dinner, and burnt them, ruined the pot. So I am now learning that you can vaporize water from a bowl of noodles in the microwave. Did you know they go back to hard when you do that?
yes... i learned that one the hard way...Quote:
Originally Posted by IDCrewDawg
also discovered that if you zap a hot dog long enough... it turns inside out before exploding.....
I laughed at that one ID. When I boil hot dogs I usually use a fair amount of water. Just thinking of how long it would take for me to boil off that water. DId you forget about them?
Usually when I make a cooking error it's something dramatic. Usually setting something on fire. I think I've set ablaze the kitchen 3 times in the past year. And usually some type of grease, makes sense, really the only easily combustible thing in the kitchen.
My mom's burned water before, so don't feel bad, ID :)
I love cooking! So much! Hehe...
I make a killer Cherry Cobbler, and it's so simple it's sad too...
yea, I forgot about them. I don't feel bad, I just learned that watching a good movie and cooking don't mix well.
I try to avoid cooking as much as I can, as I don't enjoy handling food with my hands. I find it to be worse than being elbow deep in grease on a car or something.
The first time I ever used a microwave was to cook a frozen quiche. In those days there weren't any microwave instructions on the quiche box and the oven settings were simply either on or off. So, I decided to zap it for a minute at a time. I checked the pastry after each minute and was surprised it didn't seem to be cooking at all. After several more minutes the egg/quiche started to bubble furiously but still the pastry remained limpid and cold. After being zapped for 30 or so minutes the thing appeared to become radioactive so I abandonned cooking it and made a sandwich instead.
About an hour later the quiche was finally cool enough to handle without wearing oven mits. The pastry hadn't cooked at all but the egg/quiche filling was black and as solid as a brick. Nobody told me that microwaves (apparently) don't work on pastry.
I had a similar experience the first time I tried to fry an egg in a microwave. I stood watching it on the plate through the glass door. For a long while, nothing appeared to be happening. Then, all of a sudden, the yolk of the egg ballooned to an enormous size and quickly exploded like a bomb. It took me about a week to clean the mess it left inside the machine...
As for near-catastrophes, I've discovered that Greek pita bread quickly catches fire in the toaster. You would think I might have learned the first time I had to throw a toaster fireball out into the back yard, but I've done this twice. On another occasion, I left some butter to melt in a pot and promptly forgot about it. I returned to the kitchen just in time to see flames licking the ceiling. Luckily, I had a fire blanket to throw over it.
Just recently I almost burned down the house again. I frequently am confused (and/or careless) about which stove hotplate control heats which element. I turned on what I thought was the back left plate and left it to heat up. When I returned, the back right plate was glowing bright red and a plastic shopping bag right next to it was smoldering. My purse also was close enough on the bench beside it that it also had started to melt. I had to have several ATM/credit cards replaced because they'd become too warped by the heat to use. ~rolls eyes at self~
Ok, I popped back in here to see what new thins there are about being tied up and find debates about grammer and lessons in how not to cook. Are we tying this thread up in knots because we are too arrogant to think we need help with knots?
Toaster fireball LMAO. I laughed so hard when I read that. Perfect imagery.Quote:
Originally Posted by anonymouse
No, it's because all relevant material got removed. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Rhabbi
So all that's left is filler. The sugary kind.
Oh and whenever I need help with knots and am also feeling to arrogant to say anything I just switch to duct tape. ;)
~giggles~ That was particularly brilliant, Ocean Soul.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocean_Soul
So, we've gone from good grammar to cooking catastrophes. And after what Ocean Soul said about duct tape, I wonder if we are headed towards all things hearth and home?
Since you never know what's gonna be happening when you come in, you could get all tied up in knots trying to figure out whats what when you come back. :blurp_ani
You know, I thought this thread should be renamed "Tangents", but thinking about the name in place, it actually "ties" in with what I just said. (ha-get it? "tie someone up"..."tied up in knots"..."tie" in)
:o Anyway...
*sitts in the recliner giggling until her sides hurt...note to self to remind Sir to put the fire department on speed dial...maybe something can be rigged up so that the phone is linked to the microwave and the oven..auto notification to the fire department..*Quote:
Originally Posted by IDCrewDawg
but wait...he manages popcorn without a fire....alas!! a glimmer of hope!!!