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Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:52 pm

Whoa, ok ok ok, I agree we have extra vowels and it makes a language barrier.
Come to think of it, I looked up on the Columbine/Doom thing and feel a bit a prick now so you all win.
Besides, I lose all my arguements anyway.

Edit: I prefer Imperial measurements, my scales don't do Metric.

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:55 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:And they use the metric system.

Actually, MANY (if not most) of them don't.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:03 pm

I like the metric system better. It just makes everything easier. Foot-pounds? Slugs? The fuck?

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:22 pm

How so?

Because it isn't the one I was taught in school when my mind was still supple enough to easily learn such things.

Post by **Delphine** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:32 pm

Gibs, you know, most of the world uses the metric system except us.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:57 pm

That isn't my fault, and I don't see why I should have to deal with it.

Post by **Esrever** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:22 pm

I wish we had adopted a base-twelve numerical system.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:19 am

Esrever wrote:I wish we had adopted a base-twelve numerical system.

You did for a while.

Samface · Post by **Samface** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:06 am

Baba O'Reily wrote:I don't care that your 'paedophile' is closer to the Latin version. Look at this and this!
You fuckers are throwing in vowels just because you can!

If I pronounced colour "col-or" I'd spell it color. But I pronounce it col-ur so I spell it...uh...colour. Instead of colur. Yeah. Also, I really pronounce it cull-ur. Witness my argument fall apart around my ears.

Ooh! Ooh! I got a new one! "Color" is just a simple keyboard slip away from "colon". And we don't want that. So nyerrrrrrrrr.

*ISBANNEDHARD*

Dunjohn · Post by **Dunjohn** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:50 am

Green Gibbon! wrote:That isn't my fault, and I don't see why I should have to deal with it.

Then it's set. When you come over this side, feel free to use your imperial system AND your spelling and, most especially, your side of the road on the motorways

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:14 pm

If I ever go to Europe (which I plan on avoiding unless absolutely necessary), I will make sure to be as American and obnoxious as possible.

Post by **Delphine** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:19 pm

Double-S- wrote:If I ever go to Europe (which I plan on avoiding unless absolutely necessary)

...why?

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:23 am

Double-S- wrote:If I ever go to Europe (which I plan on avoiding unless absolutely necessary), I will make sure to be as American and obnoxious as possible.

We'll just be as British and eccentric as possible. We'll take your passport and you will be stuck in Britain 4EVA.

Samface · Post by **Samface** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:50 am

And we'll force-feed you black pudding and steak and kidney pie. And tea. Milky tea.

Koosh Koosh! · Post by **Koosh Koosh!** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:31 am

AND SCONES.

re: the english language, we invented it shup

Edit: Also, Samface lives right next to me, apparently (I'm in Farnborough). S'up, Farnbuddy?

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:53 pm

It's not even base 12. It goes from 12 to 3 to 1760. There is no logic.

Post by **Esrever** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:15 pm

Yeah! I meant we should adopt a REAL base-twelve numerical system. One with twelve different digits.

Groups of ten are so inconvinient. You can either divide them in halves or in... fifths. How impractical is that? But a group of twelve can be readily divided into halves, thirds and fourths, which are the most common divisions you're ever going to have to make in your day to day life.

This wouldn't have happened if we all had an extra two fingers.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:30 pm

You don't know how true that sounds.

Samface · Post by **Samface** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:30 am

Koosh Koosh! wrote:Edit: Also, Samface lives right next to me, apparently (I'm in Farnborough). S'up, Farnbuddy?

Heh, cool. My sister worked in Farnborough until last October.

One Classy Bloke · Post by **One Classy Bloke** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:02 am

I live in Camberley. Hampshire is chav central! Surrey 4ever!

Dunjohn · Post by **Dunjohn** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:34 pm

That's another thing I don't get. What means this word "Chav"? From whence came it? 'Cuz I know it seems to be a bit of a phenomenon in Britain at the moment, something to do with beige caps.

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:40 pm

Click here, and know the true horror.

http://www.chavscum.com

Samface · Post by **Samface** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:45 pm

Chav, noun. Also townie, ned, scally, and some others I can't remember right now.

A chav is a fellow, generally between 15-24 though can be any age, that is the blot on the A4 of humanity. They can be identified by their plaid caps (ideally Burberry), short hair, cheap gold chunky chain jewellery, England football shirts, jeans/Adidas trousers and eye-dazzlingly bright white trainers. Typical chav behaviour includes hurling insults at random people on the street, lurking menacingly in town centres, talking incessantly about football, starting fights in pubs, starting fights out of pubs, starting fights with themselves, slapping their significant others and being boy racers. Typical chav names include Baz, Gaz, Daz, Dave, Mike and Rick.

Chavettes are the female versions, usually decked out in matching tracksuits (hence their occasional nickname "Kappa slappers"), with hair pulled back so far in a ponytail it distorts their face (there's a name for that, but I forget it). Typical chavette names include Shaz, Tray, Kel.

EDIT: Damn it, why didn't I just link that site?!

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:40 pm

Out of sheer curiosity, anyone here live in or around Shropshire?

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:12 pm

I'm seperated by a few counties but yeah, we have chavs, the ones around here are all cunts.