tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post5682553057157010036..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Ad AbsurdumJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-38595401398466647512009-01-25T15:39:00.000-06:002009-01-25T15:39:00.000-06:00Is there any reason why computers can’t be program...<I>Is there any reason why computers can’t be programmed in plain English?</I><BR/>You obviously haven't seen AppleScript yet.<BR/><BR/>A simple AppleScript:<BR/><I>tell application "Finder" to close Finder window "Macintosh HD"</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15816303789525697352009-01-24T19:15:00.000-06:002009-01-24T19:15:00.000-06:00Well, I like Boston brown bread. mmmm bread in a c...Well, I like Boston brown bread. mmmm bread in a can with molasses and raisins. So, you know, maybe you could cut me some slack. <BR/><BR/>And speak slower, damn it.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67106689158148640182009-01-24T18:44:00.000-06:002009-01-24T18:44:00.000-06:00"Then there’s Massachusetts. What’s the deal with ..."Then there’s Massachusetts. What’s the deal with adding an extra ‘awr’ to every damned word? If you’re going to add extra letters to perfectly good English words then you should move to Canada where that kind of shit is legal. That’s what I’m saying here – and take those nasty baked beans with the globs of pork fat floating in them with you."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps there is some confusion. We drop a certain letter to make our communications with each other more efficient. <BR/><BR/>If you're confused perhaps you could ask that the person speak more slowly....so you could keep up.....we understand....not everyone can be from Boston.BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58503993732180918002009-01-22T21:36:00.000-06:002009-01-22T21:36:00.000-06:00Si,DaYeah,and just in general, sure, ya, you betch...Si,<BR/>Da<BR/>Yeah,<BR/>and just in general, sure, ya, you betcha.<BR/><BR/>I used to drink Corona, until I got a real job, but the only Spanish I ever picked up was donde esta baño.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49718250389869827562009-01-22T19:22:00.000-06:002009-01-22T19:22:00.000-06:00"I've always thought this country's founding fathe..."I've always thought this country's founding fathers' should have declared English as our national language."<BR/><BR/>Since most of them also spoke French, I suppose that might have looked odd.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://xkcd.com/84/" REL="nofollow">And anyway</A>.Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8415487473111412182009-01-22T18:42:00.000-06:002009-01-22T18:42:00.000-06:00No, Nathan, I think Tempest Tossed was the star of...No, Nathan, I think Tempest Tossed was the star of <I>Tempest Toots the Teamsters</I>. Say, didn't you work on that flick?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73029460735857568532009-01-22T18:38:00.000-06:002009-01-22T18:38:00.000-06:00Tempest-Tossed.Isn't that the chick who played one...Tempest-Tossed.<BR/><BR/>Isn't that the chick who played one of Cosby's daughters?Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10665281917148469142009-01-22T18:19:00.000-06:002009-01-22T18:19:00.000-06:00That would be me talking, Warrant.It wasn't a crit...That would be <EM>me</EM> talking, Warrant.<BR/><BR/>It wasn't a criticism. <BR/><BR/>::snort::Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16425807693975361452009-01-22T18:08:00.000-06:002009-01-22T18:08:00.000-06:00I've always thought this country's founding father...I've always thought this country's founding fathers' should have declared English as our national language. <BR/><BR/>Grew up in western New York, have kind of a neutral mid-west type accent with a hint of Southern from being down here so long. Even went so far as to take extra English grammar courses in college, which helps with most of the jobs I've had. But, HEY, I can translate REDNECK real good fer ya. <BR/><BR/>And, for the record, I'm currently working as a paralegal/ legal assistant, and do a fine job of taking the bosses legaleze and turning it into plain English. And considering the court of appeals response I'm working on at the moment that concerns definitions of simple legal terms, plain English is a BITCH as well. <BR/><BR/>Y'all come back now, ya hear?<BR/><BR/>WendyB_09WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22406249496263683452009-01-22T17:48:00.000-06:002009-01-22T17:48:00.000-06:00Why I keep Carlsberg in the fridge at all times. ...Why I keep Carlsberg in the fridge at all times. ;)<BR/><BR/>And it's your tongue that needs to be drunk - a little Aalborg Akvavit and off you go...<BR/><BR/>What was that about English?Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854671368992589012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35009672219432712012009-01-22T17:25:00.000-06:002009-01-22T17:25:00.000-06:00*snork*One of these days I'll learn not to read th...*snork*<BR/><BR/>One of these days I'll learn not to read these posts while the rest of the lab is still here and working. <BR/><BR/><I>and requires Taco Bell to use real English words like Burrito and Nachos and Pizza and Hamburger.</I><BR/><BR/>My favorite part. :DMWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6407231543476742252009-01-22T17:09:00.000-06:002009-01-22T17:09:00.000-06:00I shouldn't be made to pronounce words that contai...I shouldn't be made to pronounce words that contain umlauts and that weird tilde symbol, Karl. Just sayin. <BR/><BR/>Also it depends entirely on the type of drunk you are, drinking Bud Light doesn't help at all when it comes to Icelandic, Carlsberg on the other hand at least gets you in the proper Scandinavian mindset...Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72249742781068416552009-01-22T17:02:00.000-06:002009-01-22T17:02:00.000-06:00Icelandic isn't so hard - your tongue just wasn't ...Icelandic isn't so hard - your tongue just wasn't drunk enough...Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854671368992589012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86063992688843971172009-01-22T16:58:00.000-06:002009-01-22T16:58:00.000-06:00Look who's talking, Senior Chief.Look who's talking, Senior Chief.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-625110868905482482009-01-22T16:56:00.000-06:002009-01-22T16:56:00.000-06:00Ah, sarcasm, how you amuse me.Ah, sarcasm, how you amuse me.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.com