The Inflationary Language game

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Luciene Higher Spirit
8 Aug 07 - 01:41
wrote:Inspired by Victor Borge's classic skit....

As prices rise, we need to prepare ourselves by adding one to every number in our words.

Tuesday becomes Threesday
intoxicated->intoxic-nined
tend->elevened


So, three-da-loo.
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Wammy Foliot
8 Aug 07 - 05:10
Yes. Gas prices are very high. That's why it's good three be conservative.
I'll take a potato chip...AND EAT IT!! - American Light Yagami
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Luciene Higher Spirit
8 Aug 07 - 16:08
Aww...why is no-two replying? Maybe they think this game is s-three-pid. Un-five-tunately, the worst is yet three come :)
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Mwamba Higher Spirit
8 Aug 07 - 17:20
And you made this thread befive you're off camping? This thread will either be dead or raped by threemorrow...
流口水的婊子和猴子的笨儿子。
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Gladstone Golem
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8 Aug 07 - 17:29
Please don't use the word rape like that...
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Apollo Marid
8 Aug 07 - 18:18
Yeah, it's three inaproprinine.
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Wammy Foliot
8 Aug 07 - 20:55
I agree. Did you know that Levar Bur-eleven used three be Bob?
I'll take a potato chip...AND EAT IT!! - American Light Yagami
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Apollo Marid
8 Aug 07 - 21:09
Really? Three bad I didn't know that befive.
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Post Higher Spirit
9 Aug 07 - 09:16
I really must meet your 5 year old members some day, Gladdy.
Shame of the Super Son
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9 Aug 07 - 12:58
Gladstone wrote: Please don't use the word rape like that...
ELEVENK YOU.
Nothing to see here, move along.
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Gladstone Golem
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9 Aug 07 - 13:20
Post wrote: I really must meet your 5 year old members some day, Gladdy.
Granted its used to everyday speech by some people, but it shouldn't. Its a bad habit.
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Post Higher Spirit
9 Aug 07 - 16:19
I'll never do justice to Paolini with this restrictions.
Shame of the Super Son
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Wammy Foliot
9 Aug 07 - 17:40
I think you can make restrictions restrictwos, not that I want three urge you on.
I'll take a potato chip...AND EAT IT!! - American Light Yagami
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9 Aug 07 - 20:24
Five grnine justice!!! :D
I wish I were a cat-dragon
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Random Utukku
9 Aug 07 - 20:40
Three be or not three be? That is the question.

Wow, this is just insane.
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Mwamba Higher Spirit
9 Aug 07 - 22:08
Wow? I offend four people? Fine, I won't say it again, but I do think this is kind of stupid.

I wasn't really misusing the word rape, it really can mean any kind of general violation other than the sexual kind. (Which, for most of the word's life, that's what it meant.) Hell, it can also means a plant.

Political correctness can kiss my as/s. "Don't say that's go gay! That's offending gay people. Say it's lame (never mind that it originally meant a form of a physical disability, and so, could be attacking that group of people.)

Bleh.
流口水的婊子和猴子的笨儿子。
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Nathaniel Djinni
10 Aug 07 - 07:30
Mwamba wrote: Wow? I offend four people? Fine, I won't say it again, but I do think this is kind of stupid.

I wasn't really misusing the word rape, it really can mean any kind of general violation other than the sexual kind. (Which, for most of the word's life, that's what it meant.) Hell, it can also means a plant.

Political correctness can kiss my as/s. "Don't say that's go gay! That's offending gay people. Say it's lame (never mind that it originally meant a form of a physical disability, and so, could be attacking that group of people.)

Bleh.
Here Here! Don't worry I didn't see much wrong with your use of rape there.
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Gladstone Golem
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10 Aug 07 - 08:26
Nathaniel wrote:
Here Here! Don't worry I didn't see much wrong with your use of rape there.
:rolleyes:

Well, I think its disgusting the way its been brought into everyday speech. Its stupid, its uncessesary. And for some reason I don't think you meant the plant. :hmm:

As for using the word "gay" as a negative is another of those idiocies. It all started with people's intolerance of homosexuality. I'm not as concerned about the fact it offends people as that it's just rediculous. Its no way to promote equality when one group of people are constantly being referred to as a negative is it?

In no way am I advocating political correctness I don't think, for example, that as what happened in the UK when Christmas trees couldn't be displayed in certain towns. I just think its good to be considerate of others.
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Post Higher Spirit
10 Aug 07 - 10:06
When a word enters common usage, it loses it offensive edge. Impolite, maybe.
It's a fact that swearing can add force to a point.

There will never be equality, Human beings are born inequal. Rome was built on the backs of slaves. Discrimination and bigotry is in our genes. In the Amygdala, I believe.
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Nathaniel Djinni
10 Aug 07 - 16:11
Gladstone wrote: As for using the word "gay" as a negative is another of those idiocies. It all started with people's intolerance of homosexuality. I'm not as concerned about the fact it offends people as that it's just rediculous. Its no way to promote equality when one group of people are constantly being referred to as a negative is it?

In no way am I advocating political correctness I don't think, for example, that as what happened in the UK when Christmas trees couldn't be displayed in certain towns. I just think its good to be considerate of others.
But, perhaps by your own argument for not using those word in that, they are used i the wrong context etc, then you shouldn't see the word gay as homosexual, as you probably know was not the original meaning of the word.

I know what you mean though, just being pedontic. :P I don't see the point in swearing and so don't, it just shows that one has a limited vocabulary, something I do not find true in many people who swear.

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