Random Thoughts Thread

[Matt H.O.W.L.]

Went to Notting Hill Carnival in London this past weekend believe me, it was not underwhelming 

Ahh, here's where you're getting confused. A carnival may have a parade, but a carnival (in that sense) is a street PARTY. The root of "carnival" is the Latin for "flesh," fer crissakes! That doesn't make me think of middle-school girls twirling batons and diabetic shriners throwing sugar-free saltwater taffy at kids from tiny clown cars. 

[Taylor]

Ahh, here's where you're getting confused. A carnival may have a parade, but a carnival (in that sense) is a street PARTY. The root of "carnival" is the Latin for "flesh," fer crissakes! That doesn't make me think of middle-school girls twirling batons and diabetic shriners throwing sugar-free saltwater taffy at kids from tiny clown cars. 

Fair play. I dont think ill be going to any parades soon!

[Farrell]

For approximately the 1,276th time, I've just seen "weary" instead of the intended "wary" in a published internet article on a reasonably reputable web site.  Drives me fucking nuts.  They don't mean the same goddamn thing at all.  Aren't there editors on these sites?  Or do they not know the English language either?  I am growing weary of this mistake, and am therefore wary of reading these articles in the first place.  See how easy that is?

A close second place is "peaked" where "piqued" should be. 

Grr.

[Matt H.O.W.L.]

For approximately the 1,276th time, I've just seen "weary" instead of the intended "wary" in a published internet article on a reasonably reputable web site.  Drives me fucking nuts.  They don't mean the same goddamn thing at all.  Aren't there editors on these sites?  Or do they not know the English language either?  I am growing weary of this mistake, and am therefore wary of reading these articles in the first place.  See how easy that is?

A close second place is "peaked" where "piqued" should be. 

Grr.

Holy synchronicity, Jason! I was going to post about the same thing! I was going to say "There's 'leery' and there's 'wary.' You can't put them together to make a super-word!"

[Farrell]

Holy synchronicity, Jason! I was going to post about the same thing! I was going to say "There's 'leery' and there's 'wary.' You can't put them together to make a super-word!"

Heh, maybe that's it.  Maybe Walt Kelly's ghost is proofreading for them.

[JimN]

For approximately the 1,276th time, I've just seen "weary" instead of the intended "wary" in a published internet article on a reasonably reputable web site.  Drives me fucking nuts.  They don't mean the same goddamn thing at all.  Aren't there editors on these sites?  Or do they not know the English language either?  I am growing weary of this mistake, and am therefore wary of reading these articles in the first place.  See how easy that is?

A close second place is "peaked" where "piqued" should be. 

Grr.

ROFL! I laugh because I sympathize, my friend. That weary/wary mistake drives me nuts, as does use of the non-existent word "prolly" in place of "probably".

Of course, my favorites are when I see someone write "pre-madonna" when they mean "prima donna" or "ludacris" instead of "ludicrous". I've seen both mistakes numerous times on sports message boards and they never fail to amuse. Welcome to the age of pop star english!

Jim

[Farrell]

Of course, my favorites are when I see someone write "pre-madonna" when they mean "prima donna" or "ludacris" instead of "ludicrous". I've seen both mistakes numerous times on sports message boards and they never fail to amuse. Welcome to the age of pop star english!

Jim

Hilarious! I had yet to see either of those.

[Matt H.O.W.L.]

If I've learned anything from TV, it is that any change to a person caused by trauma to the cranium can be reversed by a similar BONK on the bean! 

[David]

If I've learned anything from TV, it is that any change to a person caused by trauma to the cranium can be reversed by a similar BONK on the bean!

 

[Kenney]

For approximately the 1,276th time, I've just seen "weary" instead of the intended "wary" in a published internet article on a reasonably reputable web site.  Drives me fucking nuts.  They don't mean the same goddamn thing at all.  Aren't there editors on these sites?  Or do they not know the English language either?  I am growing weary of this mistake, and am therefore wary of reading these articles in the first place.  See how easy that is?

A close second place is "peaked" where "piqued" should be. 

Grr.

I hate seeing posts like this because they just remind me that I'm surely guilty of those kinds of mistakes. I love the Grammar Girl podcast because she highlights a lot of these common mistakes, and gives suckers like me ways to not make them. Hey, but at least I have my "two" "to" "too"/ "their" "there" "they're"/"it" its" "it's" shit down -- so that's something. 

[Sean M.]

I hate seeing posts like this because they just remind me that I'm surely guilty of those kinds of mistakes. I love the Grammar Girl podcast because she highlights a lot of these common mistakes, and gives suckers like me ways to not make them. Hey, but at least I have my "two" "to" "too"/ "their" "there" "they're"/"it" its" "it's" shit down -- so that's something. 

My favourite example of errors such as these was the corner shop near where I used to live- it was called "Kennies"- clearly owned by more than one "Kenny".

[Farrell]

I hate seeing posts like this because they just remind me that I'm surely guilty of those kinds of mistakes. I love the Grammar Girl podcast because she highlights a lot of these common mistakes, and gives suckers like me ways to not make them. Hey, but at least I have my "two" "to" "too"/ "their" "there" "they're"/"it" its" "it's" shit down -- so that's something. 

Hey, if you bother to listen to a grammar based podcast, you're way far away from the people I'm talking about. 

Besides, everybody makes mistakes.  What I don't understand is how articles get published on major websites with mistakes this obvious.  I assume it's somebody's job to proofread these things, and it's probably not the writer.

[zack kruse]

If I've learned anything from TV, it is that any change to a person caused by trauma to the cranium can be reversed by a similar BONK on the bean! 

I think that's the same principal homeopathy operates on. So, really, those TV writers must know what they're talking about

[Richard]

Why do people think music of this generation sucks, all I see on various message boards are comments like these...

LIEK OMG MUZAK TODAYS LIEK SUCKZ, BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN RULEZ! CLASSIC ROCK 4EVAR!

Please shut the fuck up, and stop blowing these bands.......yes we know their good, but there's plently of good music in this generation as well.

[Richard]

What's with Japan's fascination wth underage girls, it's fucking creepy.

[Matt H.O.W.L.]

What's with Japan's fascination wth underage girls, it's fucking creepy.

Yeah! Buncha sickos! 

[Richard]

Yeah! Buncha sickos! 

Touche. 

[ireadcomicbooks]

Why doesn't Cyclops' eye beams burn off his eye lids? I never got how they could go through metal, but not a pair of sunglasses...

[Spooky]

Why doesn't Cyclops' eye beams burn off his eye lids? I never got how they could go through metal, but not a pair of sunglasses...

You meant eyelids, not sunglasses, didn't you? Because his glasses and visor is made out of quartz, which stops his beams and helps him control them. But what it is about his eyelids. Well, I guess it wouldn't be a magnificient power, when his body wouldn't naturally accustom to his beams. It would be a gruesome world, if everyone can't sustain their bodies when their powers manifest.

[Matt H.O.W.L.]

Why does my Mac Mighty Mouse not scroll down half the time? It's never any other direction. Just down. It makes wasting time here much less fun.