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Have you seen the Mid-West Blood Bath Article
yes 0%
no 100%

Votes: 6

 Today 8-08-02

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Aug 08, 2002
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today I read an interesting headline
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this headline came from a Mag called New York Post this overall is one of the real ones and I stumbled upon it today when I was ringing up items at ShopRite the place that I work and the headline showed a pic of a normal lady and then a really ugly pic of her and I was like "what the hell" then I read the headline and it said "I survived the MidWest Bloodbath" and that my friend looked real serious I am going to do some looking up on it and ill post more tomorrow about this BloodBath plague in the MidWest... -Pete

       
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Pssst, special offer. (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by Ernest Bludger on Thu Aug 8th, 2002 at 09:39:57 PM PST
Dude,

I've got a batch of brand new full stops and commas. You won't find these in the shops, I've got an exclusive supplier. The are seriously good - the latest models. You interested? Of course you are. I'll cut you a great deal. Cash only of course. Get in touch.

Ernest.

Hello? (1.00 / 1) (#2)
by tkatchev on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 12:06:32 AM PST
It's called a period, not a full stop. Please learn to speak properly.


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Peace and much love...

Don't be such a snob. (none / 0) (#3)
by Ernest Bludger on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 12:36:23 AM PST
It is a shame that you can't stop languages evolving, especially when that evolution appears to endorse a 'dumbing down'. Whilst you may consider "period" to be the 'proper' word to use, I think you'll find that "full stop" can adequately be used as a synonym. (Yes, I know that there are dictionaries that won't include 'full stop'. It doesn't matter - they eventually will.)

Look, I don't like it any more than you, but if the masses want their full stops, then their full stops they will have. Period.

 
Period is the American variant. (none / 0) (#4)
by because it isnt on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 01:36:29 AM PST
It isn't used in the UK because the word already refers to the gushing red effluent that jets out of British women's fannies each month.

If you're an American, and are very confused at the previous sentence, it is because the word 'fanny' also has a different meaning in the UK (meaning minge, flange, etc.). This is why we are very amused when you talk about beating your fannies, fanny packs, etc.
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fun with periods (none / 0) (#5)
by Mr Somebody on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 04:00:41 AM PST
oh yes, see our childish faces light up whenever anyone talks about 'period funiture' (chuckle), a 'period fireplace' (teehee!) or the famous French gynecologist Pierre Iode (fnar fnar)

Something amusing, Mr Somebody? (none / 0) (#6)
by Anonymous Reader on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 05:29:46 AM PST
Would you care to share it with the rest of the class?

No?

Very well then, you shall be detained for interrupting everybody else's lesson. Come see me at the end of the period.
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you said 'fanny' (none / 0) (#7)
by Mr Somebody on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 07:27:06 AM PST
and period again!
*snik snik*

 
shoprite (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by Anonymous Reader on Fri Aug 9th, 2002 at 08:24:06 PM PST
I remember when we got our first shoprite in Lusaka and Ndola.

How excited we were.




 

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