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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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 Posted - 03/14/2007 : 12:54:23
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
Do note the improper use (in Sal's opinion) of scotch that 'stuck'.
I haven't said that anything's improper. I just said that Scotch wasn't used for people other than by Americans, and this is just true.
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 12:57:54
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Ali
I am also baffled, slightly petrified, yet no longer surprised, that Salopian has made an Everest out of a mole hill with this Scotch/Scottish business. His pettiness would be charming if it weren't covered with so much unnecessary ire.
Once again, I agree with the point he's making, but definitely not his belligerent style.
If you actually look at the progression of posts, you can easily see that I only became irate after Whippersnapper started making his idiotic responses and jibes at me. My original post on the matter was extremely brief and minor. If you want to level charges of making a mountain out of a molehill, you should direct them towards him.
Funny, because I cannot find any idiotic responses or jibes from Whipper, who only pointed out what many others have done so at various intervals that you sport a "perceived superiority over everyone else in the use of language." He also referred to you as obtuse and blinkered, and, while not necessarily two adjectives I would use, they are, nonetheless, descriptive of your general attitude when it comes to your views on the English language.
I have, however, come across instances where you refer to his posts as "idiotic," "egomaniacal" and "nonsensical," not to mention the following sentence:
"Please do not continue your normal incessant muddle in response to this. If you wish to continue, please respond to what I have actually said and try to make some sense, rather than wittering on about adjectives and nouns in a way that is neither accurate nor relevant to what I have said."
Now I am no expert on the English language, but I will go out on a limb and categorise adjectives such as idiotic, egomaniacal and nonsensical as a tad harsher and more offensive than blinkered.
Anyway, I shall cease and desist the meta-textual commentary, while climbing down off of my high horse.
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 14:16:02
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Whip, would the terminology be any different if I was descended from BOTH Scotland and Ireland? As it happens, Mom's people were MacKinnons from Scotland and Dad's were Penders from Ireland.
Again, just looking for clarity. 
Why ask me? Salop is the expert around here on anything linguistic. I know because he says so.
If I had to take a guess, you would be Scots-Scotch-Irish, but then again it could be Scotch-Irish-Scots. It's an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum, so it is. 
Personally I avoid showing any favouritism between Scotch and Irish. Whether it's Famous Grouse or Jameson's is fine by me.  
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randall 
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 14:24:19
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| V&V, and now I don't have to visit this boring, pedantic thread ever again. Thank you, sweet Jesus! |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 16:27:05
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
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Originally posted by Sludge
VV to Mister B
1) Is Mister B me?
2) Whuzzat mean?
1) It must B you.
2) V&V (or VV) means "viewed and voted", indicating that someone has finished going through all the FYCs.
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 16:45:13
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oh yes i did
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lemmycaution
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 20:49:17
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My God, finally V&V. I'm going to go and open a bottle of Scotch.
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demonic 
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 22:35:12
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All done.
Sludge is my hero of the round - "Staging Bull" for "Wag the Dog" is total genius and deserved more votes! 
Regarding the current battles on the forum can we end tonight with this final thought...
Take care of yourselves.... and each other. ( )
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Josh the cat
"ice wouldn't melt, you'd think ....."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 22:38:12
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Apologies to redPen for the crap that has been displayed here by fwfrers that should know better!
As far as I know the term as used in the uk is Scots-Irish but you use what is common to you.
I will not be revisiting this thread so if anybody responds to this post I won't know.
VR&VA, it is the attitudes displayed here that make users old and new think about not joining in to start with or not coming back.
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 22:43:46
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 23:02:08
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
Hey, if I add a question mark to a review, does that shove it back into the waiting queue?
Not sure. If you change some punctuation, like periods and commas, it doesn't get resubmitted, but I'm not sure about question marks. However, my advice would always be to make your reviews as good as they can be, so if you think the review is better with a question mark then just add it and if necessary wait for it to return improved.
I've V&Ved.
I was really impressed by Salop's Sliding Doors review "Life goes down Tube". Sheer genius.
There may be a passing resemblance to my "Relationship goes down Tube" review for that film, but still... But I'm wittering again...
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Airbolt
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 23:48:54
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 02:26:07
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Mom was here all weekend seein' the grandboys, and she got on her way this morning, so I'm here with all-new stuff!
In "Snatch," Brad ("Fight Club") Pitt plays another bare-knuckle brawler, but this one was an Irish gypsy.
Very good impression of Brad's accent there
Exceptionally good. Now if redPen only had long hair and a six-pack, I'd fall in love....
In regards to Wikipedia: I'm not at all convinced it is a good authority as the final word in anything, considering it is a user created-user monitored website that is in constant revision and dispute. Page upon page of it is in continual debate depending on the politics, nationality and religion of the various contributors. Kind of like the IMDB.
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 03:09:17
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Hhmmm, you do know about the real history of the kilt, right?
This is the history of the kilt as it applies to my life. Ten years ago, I was living with and engaged to a bodacious hunk whose one paternal grandfather was a Scottish immigrant (the other was Cherokee). Now, being the old hippie that I am, I was going to get married in a floor length gypsy skirt (purples and golds and greens), an off the shoulder gypsy blouse, barefoot and flowers in my hair. It was going to be an outdoor wedding, on a small island in the midst of a local pond. My outfit cost about $120.
This was before the internet was the enterprise it is now. He decided he couldn't get married without an authentic Davidson tartan kilt. We would have to special order this outfit, which was a formal dress kilt (about 8 yards of fabric), kilt shirt, a Sgian Dubh, a clan badge kilt pin, a leather Sporran, ghillie brogues, and bonnet. All told, over 500 pounds in 1997 ($1000 USD). We did get the kilt. For some reason or another, we never did get officially married, just one of those "I marry thee, I marry thee, I marry thee" things in the yard. It did save on the divorce, one of those "I divorce thee, I divorce thee, I divorce thee" things, also in the yard.
To make a long story short, I know all about kilts. Too much. I often wonder if he used that same kilt for his next marriage...
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 03:47:52
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Sean's FYCTH - #282
