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Beyond the Grave wrote:

StrongRad wrote:

Amazon is good. WalMart is another really good place (nothing about WalMart.com says textbooks, but, you'll find their prices aren't too bad).

I wouldn't set foot in Wal-Mart if it were the last store on Earth.

Then try WalMart.com, like he suggested.

What's with the sudden prejudice against Wal-Mart, anyway?

English peeve of the day: flowery writing (and speaking), i.e. adding words where none are necessary just for the sake of having more words. Case in point: "at some point in time" or "at this point in time." That little "in time" serves absolutely no purpose and irritates to me to no end. Say "at some point" or "at some time" instead, and if you're talking about now, just say "now."

I really don't like that, but not as much as I hate euphamisisms. I hate the sterilization of the English Language.

Beyond the Grave wrote:

I really don't like that, but not as much as I hate euphamisisms. I hate the sterilization of the English Language.

Some are good though. I love the humorus ones. I often replace words with weird euphamisisms that will just confuse people.

It must be nice to be able to do an 8-4, then go home, maybe do an hour's work here and there, and eat a "sit-down" meal with no real thoughts of work until the next morning.

StrongRad wrote:

It must be nice to be able to do an 8-4, then go home, maybe do an hour's work here and there, and eat a "sit-down" meal with no real thoughts of work until the next morning.

That thought alone is what kept me out of grad school.

Hooray for work.

ramrod wrote:

Beyond the Grave wrote:

I really don't like that, but not as much as I hate euphamisisms. I hate the sterilization of the English Language.

Some are good though. I love the humorus ones. I often replace words with weird euphamisisms that will just confuse people.

I do that to, but I hate it when some uses euphamisisms because they think they will offend somebody.

Peeve: (Slightly) overprotective mother. I hitched a ride home with a rather hot senior today, and she was thoroughly freaked out about it when I told her it was a student, and not a mother, who gave me a ride.

You guys are spelling it so wrong it's hilarious.

E-U-P-H-E-M-I-S-M.

The Experimental Film wrote:

You guys are spelling it so wrong it's hilarious.

E-U-P-H-E-M-I-S-M.

Me busting you over the head with a steel chair would hilarious too, toastpaint.

Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week. :eek:

Peeve: Three tests tomorrow, all right before Thanksgiving holidays.

Beyond the Grave wrote:

Me busting you over the head with a steel chair would hilarious too, toastpaint.

And painful. You don't exactly do it with the same flair as Didymus.

Acekirby wrote:

Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week. :eek:

... and she was hot?

Peeve: Idiots.

A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION (directly following a small debate over the merits of the Xbox 360)

ME: Meh, I don't know. I"ll probably get a Revolution when it comes out, especially if Super Smash Bros. Online comes with it.
GRANT: MAN, you're in HIGH SCHOOL! You shouldn't play MARIO anymore?
ME: Why so?
GRANT: [Suddenly changing subjects.] MAN, if GRAND THEFT AUTO was released on GAMECUBE, it would get NO MONEY.
ME: What are you talking about?
GRANT: Only KIDS play GAMECUBE.
<bell rings>
ME: Nintendo has the biggest fanbase of any console. Kids and adults play it. There are very few gamers who completely dislike Nintendo. If Grand Theft Auto was released for the GameCube, it would make just as much money, if not more.
GRANT: [Talking to Alan Johnson, who has no authority whatsoever. He ran for "Executive Council Member" of the freshman class, but lost. Grant probably has a secret love for him or something.] HEY, ALAN. Wouldn't GRAND THEFT AUTO lose MONEY on GAMECUBE?
ALAN: [Sniggering.] Yeah, yeah, because only, like, yeah, two people have GameCubes, yeah, you [indicating me.], and... some other guy.
GRANT: OH, OH, DEBO.
ME: ...

Gah.

FireBird wrote:

Acekirby wrote:

Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week. :eek:

... and she was hot?

Indeed she was. Although, like Teff, I'm not allowed to ride with her anymore. It kind of sucks.

If my parents saw me rding with and older girl they would want to know If I got her phone number.

:sewiouswy! I totalwe gotta go see the moovie!

My biggest pet peeve for November 22, 2005 is this.

I do not own Xbox 360.
Earlier this morning, my peeve was spending three days at grandmother's house.

Author:	Sexy_Sakura [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Argle bargle.
The Experimental Film wrote: Beyond the Grave wrote: StrongRad wrote: Amazon is good. WalMart is another really good place (nothing about WalMart.com says textbooks, but, you'll find their prices aren't too bad). I wouldn't set foot in Wal-Mart if it were the last store on Earth. Then try WalMart.com, like he suggested. What's with the sudden prejudice against Wal-Mart, anyway? WalMart is the devil, yo.

Author:	ramrod [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:13 am ]
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And the worse thing aboot Wal-Mart is that a Super Center is being built not even a quartermile from my house. God, I hate that place......yarr....

Author:	Mr.KISS [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:07 am ]
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Ya, Wal-Mart is pretty bad, But it isn't evil. Peeve: When you get a chicks number, only to find our it's a number to a pizza place. 310-30-30, I'm never falling for that one again.

Author:	Hot 60s Looking Girl [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:49 am ]
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It bothers me when you're in the grocery store, behind someone with three carts full of stuff (and that in itself takes forever), but then, they wait until the last possible minute to dig their check book out of their purse. That drives me nuts! With all the time it took to scan all that stuff, they could've filled out the basics of the check already. They already know where they are and who they are, so they could've filled in that part, but noooo! That really, really bugs me.

Author:	Jitka [ Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:16 am ]
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I'm cheesed off. Wanna know why? OK. It's because of World of Warcraft. I was loaned the game by a friend of mine, and I was going to try it out with the ten day free trial the game includes. But unfortunately, I still need to provide credit card info to register. I don't have a credit card, and I highly doubt my parents would let me use theirs. Dang. I really wanted to play it, too.

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Author:	Shippinator Mandy [ Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:33 am ]
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Idiots who think they are ever so smart. There's one kid in my science class who has said some remarkably stupid things (saying that Bush has an IQ of 0, for example...that's not even possible O_o), and he claims to have an IQ of 164. -_-

Author:	InterruptorJones [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:05 pm ]
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English peeve of the day: flowery writing (and speaking), i.e. adding words where none are necessary just for the sake of having more words. Case in point: "at some point in time" or "at this point in time." That little "in time" serves absolutely no purpose and irritates to me to no end. Say "at some point" or "at some time" instead, and if you're talking about now, just say "now."

Author:	StrongRad [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:15 pm ]
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InterruptorJones wrote: English peeve of the day: flowery writing (and speaking), i.e. adding words where none are necessary just for the sake of having more words. Case in point: "at some point in time" or "at this point in time." That little "in time" serves absolutely no purpose and irritates to me to no end. Say "at some point" or "at some time" instead, and if you're talking about now, just say "now." "at this time" also comes to mind. I hear that all the time. Actually, just read George Carlin's "Napalm and Silly Putty", specifically the section on airline travel. My peeve of the moment is homework. I have finals coming up, and a final project that is consuming about 50 hours a week of my time, and then, they slap another 2 or 3 homework assignments (covering things that won't be on the final OR in the final projects) on top of that. It must be nice to be able to do an 8-4, then go home, maybe do an hour's work here and there, and eat a "sit-down" meal with no real thoughts of work until the next morning.

Author:	Beyond the Grave [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:17 pm ]
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Well at that point in time it seem like a good idea to talk like this, not knowing that somewhere down the line, somebody would get peeved by it. I really don't like that, but not as much as I hate euphamisisms. I hate the sterilization of the English Language.

Author:	ramrod [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:23 pm ]
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Beyond the Grave wrote: I really don't like that, but not as much as I hate euphamisisms. I hate the sterilization of the English Language. Some are good though. I love the humorus ones. I often replace words with weird euphamisisms that will just confuse people.

Author:	racerx_is_alive [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:04 pm ]
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StrongRad wrote: It must be nice to be able to do an 8-4, then go home, maybe do an hour's work here and there, and eat a "sit-down" meal with no real thoughts of work until the next morning. That thought alone is what kept me out of grad school. Hooray for work.

Author:	StrongRad [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:32 pm ]
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racerx_is_alive wrote: StrongRad wrote: It must be nice to be able to do an 8-4, then go home, maybe do an hour's work here and there, and eat a "sit-down" meal with no real thoughts of work until the next morning. That thought alone is what kept me out of grad school. Hooray for work. The extra $15-20,000 a year I stand to make lured the republican in me to come here.

Author:	The Experimental Film [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:29 pm ]
Post subject:	Rawful.
Beyond the Grave wrote: ramrod wrote: Beyond the Grave wrote: I really don't like that, but not as much as I hate euphamisisms. I hate the sterilization of the English Language. Some are good though. I love the humorus ones. I often replace words with weird euphamisisms that will just confuse people. I do that to, but I hate it when some uses euphamisisms because they think they will offend somebody. You guys are spelling it so wrong it's hilarious. E-U-P-H-E-M-I-S-M.

Author:	Acekirby [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:33 pm ]
Post subject:	Wargle.
The Experimental Film wrote: Peeve: (Slightly) overprotective mother. I hitched a ride home with a rather hot senior today, and she was thoroughly freaked out about it when I told her it was a student, and not a mother, who gave me a ride. Are you me? Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week.

Author:	iKipapa [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:33 am ]
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Whoa. I finally figured out your avatar. Took me frippin' forever. Anyway, another peeve is seeing all the ads for 360. Ehh...

Author:	Marshmallow Roast [ Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:15 am ]
Post subject:	Hrgrrg.
I really can't stand ditzes. Science class, with microscopes... GIRL: "What do I do?! I'm so confused!" ME: "-_- Plug it in." GIRL: "Where? What?" ME: "See the cord wrapped around the microscope? Unwrap it and plug it in." GIRL: "Can I get some help over here?" AUGH.

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Author:	FireBird [ Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wargle.
Acekirby wrote: Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week. ... and she was hot?

Author:	ramrod [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:20 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Rawful.
The Experimental Film wrote: Peeve: Three tests tomorrow, all right before Thanksgiving holidays. I know what you mean. This past week was crazy for me. Papers, test, labs, and much more. Now times that by the college factor, and you, my friend, have an exploding head.

Author:	Didymus [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:43 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Rawful.
The Experimental Film wrote: Beyond the Grave wrote: Me busting you over the head with a steel chair would hilarious too, toastpaint. And painful. You don't exactly do it with the same flair as Didymus. Hey, BTG! Quit biting my style! FCOT+3!!

Author:	Acekirby [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:53 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wargle.
FireBird wrote: Acekirby wrote: Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week. ... and she was hot? Indeed she was. Although, like Teff, I'm not allowed to ride with her anymore. It kind of sucks.

Author:	The Experimental Film [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:20 am ]
Post subject:	Gah.
Peeve: Idiots. A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION (directly following a small debate over the merits of the Xbox 360) ME: Meh, I don't know. I"ll probably get a Revolution when it comes out, especially if Super Smash Bros. Online comes with it. GRANT: MAN, you're in HIGH SCHOOL! You shouldn't play MARIO anymore? ME: Why so? GRANT: [Suddenly changing subjects.] MAN, if GRAND THEFT AUTO was released on GAMECUBE, it would get NO MONEY. ME: What are you talking about? GRANT: Only KIDS play GAMECUBE. <bell rings> ME: Nintendo has the biggest fanbase of any console. Kids and adults play it. There are very few gamers who completely dislike Nintendo. If Grand Theft Auto was released for the GameCube, it would make just as much money, if not more. GRANT: [Talking to Alan Johnson, who has no authority whatsoever. He ran for "Executive Council Member" of the freshman class, but lost. Grant probably has a secret love for him or something.] HEY, ALAN. Wouldn't GRAND THEFT AUTO lose MONEY on GAMECUBE? ALAN: [Sniggering.] Yeah, yeah, because only, like, yeah, two people have GameCubes, yeah, you [indicating me.], and... some other guy. GRANT: OH, OH, DEBO. ME: ... Gah.

Author:	StrongRad [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:27 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Gah.
The Experimental Film wrote: Peeve: Idiots. A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION (directly following a small debate over the merits of the Xbox 360) ME: Meh, I don't know. I"ll probably get a Revolution when it comes out, especially if Super Smash Bros. Online comes with it. GRANT: MAN, you're in HIGH SCHOOL! You shouldn't play MARIO anymore? ME: Why so? GRANT: [Suddenly changing subjects.] MAN, if GRAND THEFT AUTO was released on GAMECUBE, it would get NO MONEY. ME: What are you talking about? GRANT: Only KIDS play GAMECUBE. <bell rings> ME: Nintendo has the biggest fanbase of any console. Kids and adults play it. There are very few gamers who completely dislike Nintendo. If Grand Theft Auto was released for the GameCube, it would make just as much money, if not more. GRANT: [Talking to Alan Johnson, who has no authority whatsoever. He ran for "Executive Council Member" of the freshman class, but lost. Grant probably has a secret love for him or something.] HEY, ALAN. Wouldn't GRAND THEFT AUTO lose MONEY on GAMECUBE? ALAN: [Sniggering.] Yeah, yeah, because only, like, yeah, two people have GameCubes, yeah, you [indicating me.], and... some other guy. GRANT: OH, OH, DEBO. ME: ... Gah. I will admit that there is a lack of variety in gamecube games, but the games they do have OWN!!! Is there a more fun fighting game than Smash Brothers Melee? I don't think so. I bought a game cube just because of that game (I own other games, but I would've been just fine without a gamecube if they weren't the only one with SSBM.) My peeve: Meth labs.. How stupid do you have to be to make this stuff? You run about a 50% chance of exploding yourself. The only people who are dumber are people that take the stuff... Check out the crap that's in it and how it's made if you disagree. I only bring this up because one of my buds back home got hurt when one of those labs blew up (he wasn't making meth, he was next door delivering a pizza).

Author:	Beyond the Grave [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:36 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Wargle.
Acekirby wrote: FireBird wrote: Acekirby wrote: Because pretty much this exact same thing happened to me last week. ... and she was hot? Indeed she was. Although, like Teff, I'm not allowed to ride with her anymore. It kind of sucks. If my parents saw me rding with and older girl they would want to know If I got her phone number.

Author:	Mr.KISS [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:16 am ]
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OK, Here's one... Whenever I'm on here, it always kind of bugs me when I see people quoting Homestar, typing it the way he would talk. Like... someguy wrote: :sewiouswy! I totalwe gotta go see the moovie! I don't have a good reason why it bugs me, it just does. Oh, and sorry to the people that do that, I just needed to get it out in the open.

Author:	iKipapa [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:11 am ]
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My biggest pet peeve for November 22, 2005 is this. I do not own Xbox 360. Earlier this morning, my peeve was spending three days at grandmother's house.

Author:	StrongRad [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:26 am ]
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iKipapa wrote: My biggest pet peeve for November 22, 2005 is this. I do not own Xbox 360. Earlier this morning, my peeve was spending three days at grandmother's house. You and everyone else and their brother! My neighbor got one and as he was leaving Best Buy, a guy offered him $650 for it (they had supposedly sold out, he doesn't know if they did or not)... My neighbor doesn't have a 360, but he didn't want one THAT bad.