quote:Best not to think the worst first.
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
Wanna play ...
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror." -Oscar Wilde
"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." -Jeseph Joubert
quote:Love that Wilder.
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror." -Oscar Wilde
It's a simple question really. I need your AuctionSniper.com userId, and/or your email address. My guess is you went crazy yelling at us and calling us about your missed snipes and our horrible support yet you arent even using us. I think some other snipe company screwed up and we're taking the heat.
quote:
Is that a Twainism?
No, just a personal observation of how life works.
Come to think of it, it just might make a good siggie."In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants and the other is getting it." --Oscar Wilde
You can't use your little smiley guys at all? 
quote:One of my favorites.
"In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants and the other is getting it." --Oscar Wilde
Mine too, Rick. And it is so very true! 
Rick posted:
Let's see:
"If you say the glass is half-empty, you're a pessimist."
"If you say the glass is half-full, you're an optimist."
"If you say the glass is the wrong size, you're a pragmatist."
"If you say, 'Somebody's been drinking out of my glass!', you're one of the 3 bears."
"If you say it's George Bush's fault, you're a Democrat."
Anyone care to add to the list along the same vein?? "If you say_____, you're a _____."
quote:Interesting thought!
Thanks! All these years people thought it was a quantity issue. It’s really a container issue.
Maybe there’s a tee-shirt opportunity. I think it’s original.
Let's see:
"If you say the glass is half-empty, you're a pessimist."
"If you say the glass is half-full, you're an optimist."
"If you say the glass is the wrong size, you're a pragmatist."
"If you say, 'Somebody's been drinking out of my glass!', you're one of the 3 bears."
"If you say it's George Bush's fault, you're a Democrat."
Anyone care to add to the list along the same vein?? "If you say_____, you're a _____."
quote:
Mike from West Yorkshire, welcome to our forum! And yes, this was what I was trying to ask Carrie also!!
Thanks, Mrs M - looks interesting!! I really must try to limit the number of fora that I join and get some work done
Rick posted:
Let's see:
"If you say the glass is half-empty, you're a pessimist."
"If you say the glass is half-full, you're an optimist."
"If you say the glass is the wrong size, you're a pragmatist."
"If you say, 'Somebody's been drinking out of my glass!', you're one of the 3 bears."
"If you say it's George Bush's fault, you're a Democrat."
"If you say that you need to get an upgrade to fill it, your name is M$oft"
"If you say it is the wrong kind of glass, your name is RailTrack" (non-UK may not get this one)
Anyone care to add to the list along the same vein?? "If you say_____, you're a _____."
quote:
Thanks! All these years people thought it was a quantity issue. It’s really a container issue.
Maybe there’s a tee-shirt opportunity. I think it’s original.
Interesting thought!
Let's see:
"If you say the glass is half-empty, you're a pessimist."
"If you say the glass is half-full, you're an optimist."
"If you say the glass is the wrong size, you're a pragmatist."
"If you say, 'Somebody's been drinking out of my glass!', you're one of the 3 bears."
"If you say it's George Bush's fault, you're a Democrat."
"If you say that you need to get an upgrade to fill it, your name is M$oft"
"If you say it is the wrong kind of glass, your name is RailTrack" (non-UK may not get this one)
Anyone care to add to the list along the same vein?? "If you say_____, you're a _____."
quote:The plural of forum is officially fora although forums is more widely acceptable (and understood!) these days...
Originally posted by Mike from West Yorkshire:I really _must_ try to limit the number of fora that I join and get some work done
R2
Thanks for priming the pump and pointing out (maybe inadvertantly) that some statements are regionally or even nationally understood, but not internationally.
With that in mind, the revised list with hopefully international appeal & understanding:
"If you say the glass is half-empty, you're a pessimist."
"If you say the glass is half-full, you're an optimist."
"If you say the glass is the wrong size, you're a pragmatist."
"If you say, 'Somebody's been drinking out of my glass!', you're one of the 3 bears." (???This was a childrens story I heard in USA -- is this children's story told internationally???)
"If you say the glass needs an upgrade to fill it, your name is M$oft"
"If you say it is the wrong kind of glass, you work for the government."
"If you say the glass needs to be washed, you're obsessive-compulsive."
"If you say 'Er you gonna drink dat?', you're a redneck."
"If you say 'MINE!', you're a 2-year-old."
Anyone care to add to the list along the same vein?? "If you say_____, you're a _____."
With that in mind, the revised list with hopefully international appeal & understanding:
"If you say the glass is half-empty, you're a pessimist."
"If you say the glass is half-full, you're an optimist."
"If you say the glass is the wrong size, you're a pragmatist."
"If you say, 'Somebody's been drinking out of my glass!', you're one of the 3 bears." (???This was a childrens story I heard in USA -- is this children's story told internationally???)
"If you say the glass needs an upgrade to fill it, your name is M$oft"
"If you say it is the wrong kind of glass, you work for the government."
"If you say the glass needs to be washed, you're obsessive-compulsive."
"If you say 'Er you gonna drink dat?', you're a redneck."
"If you say 'MINE!', you're a 2-year-old."
Anyone care to add to the list along the same vein?? "If you say_____, you're a _____."
Et al,
It doesn’t look like carries is coming back, so as they say, “When the OP’s away, the mice will play.”
Mike and R2,
Thanks for the heads up on “fora”. Even my spell checker doesn’t appreciate it.
Jabber,
Of course I’m partial to the pragmatist outlook.
Jabber and Mike,
This tee shirt is going to have to be very big, or the type very small.
Here’s my contribution:
“If you say you’re going to tax the remaining water and give it to those less fortunate, you’re a Democrat.”
“If you say you’re going to seize the remaining water because doing water is addictive and immoral, you’re a Republican.”
“If you say you’re going to blow up the glass, you’re a terrorist.”
“If you say you’re going to change the remaining water into wine, you’re an evangelist.”
“If you say you don’t be believe in water, you’re an atheist.”
“If you say the water’s existence is senseless, you’re a nihilist.”
“If you say the water is on top, you’re upside down.”
“If you say you can hold the glass upside down without spilling the water, you’re an astronaut.’
“If you say you’ll have to think about it, you’re indecisive.”
“If you say you don’t favor either the fullist or emptyist, you’re a neutralist.
“If you say the water and the void is the Yin and Yang, you’re a Taoist.”
“If you are indifference to or exclusion of the water, you’re a secularist.”
“If you spend this much time on a response, you need a therapist.”
Lexie,
“It’s not how hard you make it – it’s how you make it hard.”
Chistine,
I’m a sucker for Wilde quotes, but I’m getting a kick with Twain’s.
It doesn’t look like carries is coming back, so as they say, “When the OP’s away, the mice will play.”
Mike and R2,
Thanks for the heads up on “fora”. Even my spell checker doesn’t appreciate it.
Jabber,
Of course I’m partial to the pragmatist outlook.
Jabber and Mike,
This tee shirt is going to have to be very big, or the type very small.
Here’s my contribution:
“If you say you’re going to tax the remaining water and give it to those less fortunate, you’re a Democrat.”
“If you say you’re going to seize the remaining water because doing water is addictive and immoral, you’re a Republican.”
“If you say you’re going to blow up the glass, you’re a terrorist.”
“If you say you’re going to change the remaining water into wine, you’re an evangelist.”
“If you say you don’t be believe in water, you’re an atheist.”
“If you say the water’s existence is senseless, you’re a nihilist.”
“If you say the water is on top, you’re upside down.”
“If you say you can hold the glass upside down without spilling the water, you’re an astronaut.’
“If you say you’ll have to think about it, you’re indecisive.”
“If you say you don’t favor either the fullist or emptyist, you’re a neutralist.
“If you say the water and the void is the Yin and Yang, you’re a Taoist.”
“If you are indifference to or exclusion of the water, you’re a secularist.”
“If you spend this much time on a response, you need a therapist.”
Lexie,
“It’s not how hard you make it – it’s how you make it hard.”
Chistine,
I’m a sucker for Wilde quotes, but I’m getting a kick with Twain’s.
quote:hmmmm
If you say you’re going to tax the remaining water and give it to those less fortunate, you’re a Democrat.”
“If you say you’re going to seize the remaining water because doing water is addictive and immoral, you’re a Republican.”
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Originally posted by region2:quote:The plural of forum is officially fora although forums is more widely acceptable (and understood!) these days...
Originally posted by Mike from West Yorkshire:I really _must_ try to limit the number of fora that I join and get some work done
R2
R2, I delight in the occasional bit of obfuscation and even pedantry, so I appreciate your comments!
Have you noticed how many plurals are becoming singular? 'data' has been for years now, but more folk are using 'criteria' and 'phenomena' as singulars now.
Trying to stop words becoming extinct is a bit like King Canute having his paddle at the seaside
Am quite surprised the half-glass challenge got the creative juices flowing from only a few folks. Of course, Rick's extensive contributions may have been intimidating! Especially the LAST line! BTW, Rick, who said it was WATER???
Whatever happened to the OP???
Probably got her refund from AS.... 
Especially the LAST line! BTW, Rick, who said it was WATER??? Whatever happened to the OP???
Probably got her refund from AS....
Speaking of words becoming extinct, whatever happened to 'railway station' - suddenly over here it's 'train station'. I even heard a BBC (that one-time bastion of 'proper' English) report that said 'train station'.
Are we just dumbing it down for the morons, is it easier than educating them?
I have a beef with American 'english' as well. Since when 'pled' the past tense of 'plead'????
GG
Are we just dumbing it down for the morons, is it easier than educating them?
I have a beef with American 'english' as well. Since when 'pled' the past tense of 'plead'????
GG
quote:I don't know, GG!! Where did you hear this?? And, maybe we can call our language "American".
I have a beef with American 'english' as well. Since when 'pled' the past tense of 'plead'????
...Oh, I do know where ! It was the local chimley sweep!
Naah, it's true Mrs. M. Anyway, last person down our chimney was Mr. Claus, and judging by the smell, he's still up there.
I've heard it a couple of times in recent weeks. First was on some silly courtroom drama I flicked on by accident and the other was a local airing of a US news programme.
I make a point of missing the news so I don't know what the programme was.
Maybe it's an obscure legal term derived from the latin - I don't know. Or perhaps the logic is that the past tense of bleed is bled, rather than bleeded?????????
GG
I've heard it a couple of times in recent weeks. First was on some silly courtroom drama I flicked on by accident and the other was a local airing of a US news programme.
I make a point of missing the news so I don't know what the programme was.
Maybe it's an obscure legal term derived from the latin - I don't know. Or perhaps the logic is that the past tense of bleed is bled, rather than bleeded?????????
GG
quote:Yea... I won an auction for a pair of scissors,
Have you noticed how many plurals are becoming singular?
and they only sent me one.
I may not speak English well...
but I surely do talk good American.
quote:Touché!
BTW, Rick, who said it was WATER???