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Yukon 
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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 Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:08:27
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Any one else notice this...
All my approved reviews are coming back with periods at the end.
I generally don't like periods, so I went through my pending pile to make sure there are none. But when approved, they appear.
What's up? Am I period paranoid? Is there a period conspiracy? Are the MERPS forcing periods upon the people?
Just wondering...
P.S. HOLY CRAP! I just checked my approved file and had a new batch of 30 come in! Thank you MERPs. |
Edited by - Yukon on 05/09/2006 18:11:06 |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:18:09
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Must be that time of the month. 
Lucky you getting 30 passed. I havent had any passed in days |
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MM0rkeleb 
"Better than HBO."
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:22:55
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As for the period, I've noticed that, too. I'm guessing it's because reviews are supposed to be written in sentences (and surprisingly many fwfr's are complete sentences). Also, if everyone has periods, it looks nicer than some having periods and others not.
And I've also noticed my approved pile growing at an alarming rate today. Thanks, MERPs! Now, let's all not go on a submitting frenzy - let the MERPs work.
I myself won't be submitting any more for the rest of the week, in thanks. |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:29:14
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Must be that time of the month.
You just made me laugh out loud at my office. My co-workers may figure out that I'm not working right now.  |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:31:36
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Must be that time of the month.
Lucky you getting 30 passed. I havent had any passed in days
Try figs.
Actually theres a mega-blitz going on right now - I've had 25 50+ reviews passed in the last hour few hours. There's life in them old MERPs yet, bless their cotton socks. |
Edited by - Whippersnapper. on 05/09/2006 20:06:14 |
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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:34:38
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Reminds me of when I was working with a combination of US & UK tech people. A Brit was telling a Yank what to type and at the appropriate point in a filename or sentence to put in a "full stop". The American promptly came to a full stop. Then it degenerated into an Abbott & Costello routine. "I said full stop." "I have!" "Where?" "What do you mean?"
I had to explain to the American that "full stop" was the British term for "period".
Don't even ask about the time the American asked how to spell "Zed".
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Edited by - RockGolf on 05/09/2006 18:35:18 |
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benj clews 
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 18:43:32
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By periods, do you mean full stops?
If so, this has always been the policy (unless you've got an exclamation mark or question mark or something at the end). |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 19:22:13
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Originally posted by benj clews
By periods, do you mean full stops?
If so, this has always been the policy (unless you've got an exclamation mark or question mark or something at the end).
So your telling me.....When a captian asks for full stop. He's asking for a period?
You Brits are funny. lol.
BTW. Traveling the Tube sounds pretty disgusting in America. lol |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 20:13:11
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Originally posted by benj clews
By periods, do you mean full stops?
If so, this has always been the policy (unless you've got an exclamation mark or question mark or something at the end).
Yes, I guess, I mean full stops. Thanks for the explanation, I'll remember to put periods, urgh, I mean full stops, on all my reviews.
And thanks for all the approvals. I've had 40 today. You rock, Benji!
P.S. TitanPA--Brits also like to smoke fags as well. Should we tell them what 'sucking on a fag' means in North America? |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 20:22:17
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Originally posted by Yukon
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Originally posted by benj clews
By periods, do you mean full stops?
If so, this has always been the policy (unless you've got an exclamation mark or question mark or something at the end).
Yes, I guess, I mean full stops. Thanks for the explanation, I'll remember to put periods, urgh, I mean full stops, on all my reviews.
And thanks for all the approvals. I've had 40 today. You rock, Benji!
P.S. TitanPA--Brits also like to smoke fags as well. Should we tell them what 'sucking on a fag' means in North America?
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 21:24:40
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Before the anti-smoking lobby grew teeth we used to buy candy/lolly cigarettes called Fags.
The red coloured tip was later removed and the name changed to Fads but the kids still pretended they were smoking.  |
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MM0rkeleb
"Better than HBO."
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 21:31:47
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Originally posted by Yukon
quote:
Originally posted by benj clews
By periods, do you mean full stops?
If so, this has always been the policy (unless you've got an exclamation mark or question mark or something at the end).
Yes, I guess, I mean full stops. Thanks for the explanation, I'll remember to put periods, urgh, I mean full stops, on all my reviews.
And thanks for all the approvals. I've had 40 today. You rock, Benji!
P.S. TitanPA--Brits also like to smoke fags as well. Should we tell them what 'sucking on a fag' means in North America?
I'm reminded of the Clerks TV show, second episode, when Randal and Dante are reminiscing about working at a convenience store in Britain:
Customer: Pack of fags.
Randal: You're a fag.
Customer: It's a cigarette, mate.
Randal: I'm not your mate, fag. |
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thefoxboy 
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 21:49:05
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Originally posted by Conan The Former Geek
Before the anti-smoking lobby grew teeth we used to buy candy/lolly cigarettes called Fags.
The red coloured tip was later removed and the name changed to Fads but the kids still pretended they were smoking.
I still buy those Fads and the Big Boss Cigars. |
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 05/09/2006 : 22:02:09
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
I still buy those Fads and the Big Boss Cigars.
At least you're not contributing to passive smoking. 
Has anyone else notice a downward trend with smoking? When I was a kid over 75% (based on a childhood recollection, not census figures) of teachers smoked. Now not one of our staff smokes. (I couldn't find a smoker smilie with the teeth and face colours reversed. ) |
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benj clews
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Posted - 05/10/2006 : 00:58:30
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Originally posted by Yukon
And thanks for all the approvals. I've had 40 today. You rock, Benji!
Don't blame me- I've been sat in a cinema shushing Italians, Germans and French people for the last couple of hours |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 05/10/2006 : 01:46:21
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Originally posted by Yukon
P.S. TitanPA--Brits also like to smoke fags as well. Should we tell them what 'sucking on a fag' means in North America?
I once saw someone bum a fag after I travelled the tube. |
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