what pple derserve in life

pple deserve more respect

more than what?

I disagree, do people deserve respect? or is respect something that is earned?

Myself, I have sort of a "default level of respect" that applies to people I do not know.

as I get to know people, then they earn a real and proper respect, in my regard.

Respect that isn't earned is next to meaningless. IMNSHO.

People, by virtue of their being born, are entitled to respect in the sense that their rights and liberties must be respected.

No one *deserves* respect beyond that until they earn it.

that's what i call the "default level of respect"

tomayto, tomahto.

Alot of people deserve a swift kick in the ass.

Amen. ;)

A lot of people deserve respect in the ass.

�. . . I don't know what that means.

I dunno, must be a gay thing. :)

i think people deserve more vowels. :)

whtvr do u mn?

;-)

Certain languages certainly do! :)

Please donate your extra vowels to Wales.

People deserve better kissing ability. See Kris and me for more info. ;)

Man, you guys are quite the entrepeneurs.

People deserve cake. If they are good, chocolate cake.

Yes, yes they do. Especially jerk-off's who are allergic to chocolate!

who says that people deserve anything? one of my favorite recent rants is how people feel too big of a sense of entitlement.

Cogito ergo sum

yeah, ummmm, latin?

yes, yes it is. ;)

-- Pauley

No, no, Pauley.� I think Kris was saying that "pple" deserve Latin.� Right?

um, yeah, sure that's what I was saying, pple derserve (misspelled according to the forum thread title) Latin. people, on the other hand, do not derserve latin.

I agree. Cogitat Gella ergo est.

Does that mean Gella thinks, therefore she is?

I think in Latin, therefore I deserve to be smacked.

I say people deserve things. I believe that if you show up to work every day, you deserve your paycheck. If you keep your car tuned up, you deserve to have it work for you. If you don't use protection, you deserve to have std's. etc. etc.

I say people deserve things. I believe that if you show up to work every day, you deserve your paycheck.

You don't deserve it, you earn it, that's different.

If you keep your car tuned up, you deserve to have it work for you.

You don't deserve it, you work for it by paying for maintenance.

If you don't use protection, you deserve to have std's. etc. etc.

You don't deserve to have STDs, you cause yourself to get STDs by not being careful

Okay.. so you deserve to earn those things. heh

*applause*

kris deserves it. both for her anti-entitlement ranting and her apparent mad kissing skilz.

people in general? they deserve what they want to give others.

People deserve your mom . . . dot com . . . in a shoebox . . . .of LIIII-EE-IIII-EE-IIIIIIEES!"

Them's fightin' words!

ppl dsrev to be humphed wit dildoes in there clints.

u sed id ghet ur dildoe

u gett my dildoe othr ppl hav dildoez to dont u no n e thin?

ur dildoe is teh b0mmb itz' grean

*applause*

Oh. My. God.

Jela do u hav a dildoe lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!1!!11!$!@#5413~~!~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!

carree is a LAZBEAN LOLOLOLOLOLOL

(I'm really starting to scare myself)

While I think I'm losing IQ points just for reading this thread, I must say it's rather entertaining. ;)

-- Pauley

jelo iz a lazbean 2 lolololololololhahahahahabitchez!!!1!!!!!!!

dwd, where did you learn all that? *dies*

have i sent you the link to The Worst Lizzie McGuire Fic EVAROMG?

OoOoO.� I'd like to read that.� There's nothing like something that's REALLY bad.� . . . . Except something else that's really bad.�

no. send.

Since when do lesbians need dildos?

*pouts*
But... can't *I* at least call you my god?

can I call you Sweet Cheeky Pudding, Bringer of Geckos and Death-Flavored Yams?

eastwood?

hehe. That's exactly what crossed my mind in the first place. But I didn't have the chuzpe was too lame to post ...

pple is not a word. In a title you shouldn't abreviate. I know I am not one to speak when it comes to spelling or grammer, however, unlike people who use internet speak, I try. I think internet speak has dumbed down America and people who use it deserved to be thwacked!

agreed, with the possible exception of text messaging, which is where the whole practice of using such abbreviations originated. when you have a limited number of characters available, you sometimes have no choice but to use "r" and "u" instead of "are" and "you."

what I really worry about is if the people who over abbreviate online also extend the practice to writing things by hand.

in 15 years, are people going to start receiving thank you notes for wedding gifts that say "OMG!111 THX 4 TEH CHINA!!!11! IM GLAD U MADE IT 2 R WDDNG!!!!!1!!"?

Laughing�out loud.� I sure hope so.

Yup. SMS-Speak is really horrible. There was this fun story last year of a Scottish 13 year-old girl�writing and submitting an essay�written in �SMS-Speak to her teacher and almost got suspended.

Enjoy!

*shrug*
Language changes.

I doubt that the abrev. will make it that far, but I'm sure some of it will, and no one will really care or notice. While I find it annoying, it's no less "pure" than anything else in English is.

So long as people understand it, it serves its function. There is a place/need for a formal form of English, but in the long run, it wouldn't make a difference if the abbreviated speak was the formal form.

Lawrence,�you are right about IMing on a phone, but when you are face to face with someone they shouldn't say "Tee Tee Why El" or "Oh Em Gee" Which I find annoying.� I so desperatly want to smack them.�

Didn't Prince start the whole thing years before text messaging?

How has it dumbed down America?
Granted, it doesn't make people sound(or read) smarter, but what does using "u" instead of "you" have to do with someone's intelegence?

The next step is arguing it's a language.� Fortunally Scotland is nipping it in the bud (see above post).� Or are you one of those people who 'axe' a question?

from what I understand, and I may be wrong, "axe" was once considered a legitimate alternate pronunciation in the middle ages or something.

correct me if I'm spreading misinformation.

Well, it could be well on its way to being a kind of dialect.

Threatening to suspend a kid for using text-speak isn't going to put an end to it. Nor would every school system in the world doing the same. If I were the teacher in that case, I would have the kid go back and put it into more formal English, just as I would if they turned it in heavy with slang. That's all it is, another form of slang.

As for the "axe" vs. "ask". Is that somehow worse than "Sir-up" vs. "Sear-up"? There isn't a platonic idea of pronunciation that makes one dialect better than another. More formal, yes, but not better or worse.

"As for the "axe" vs. "ask". Is that somehow worse than "Sir-up" vs. "Sear-up"?"

In my opinion, yes. Because your example constitutes two different ways to pronounce the "syr" letter construction. Neither of which are invalid on their face. But a-s-k has a sequence of sounds that is put out of order when you pronounce it a-k-s. Pronunciation of a syllable is a liberty I can understand taking. Rearranging of the word's parts in order to affect the pronunciation...not so much. :)

Hmm.. good point.

Although taken that way, I miss how it's the same (or similar, or related) to the txt-speak.

If I had the time, and background, I'd be curious to track the progression of it and 1337 and see if there are either direct connections, or a similar pattern...

hehh oh I'm totally not aking a positon on the argument at large, I was just addressing that queston of yours. :) (damn tis keyboard)

I think I tend to be more tolerant of the txt speak when it genuinely is saving keystrokes. there's at least a logic to that. It's when it saves all of one keystroke or none--it's just for cuteness...then it gets on my nerves. Because at that point you have the ability to make the effort to do it correctly, you know?

I also have a higher tolerance for it in more casual speak. I have a coworker who uses it in all her emails, even to the team (incuding our bosses). That just seems to scream laziness and immaturity. Snobby on my part? Probably.

Actually, it annoys me quite often too, but I don't think it's going to cause the end of language either ;-)
I don't know if it screams laziness in the emails (because, as you pointed out, it sometimes uses more characters), but it does show immaturity (particuarly in a coporate email). In casual usage, I find it annoying, but I don't think it's any worse than any other type of slang. It's just not a kind I like ;-)

Exactly.

Next customer at work that tries to "ax me something" I'm going to plead for my life and to not get beheaded by an ax.� maybe that'll make'em think about what they're saying. :-P

-- Pauley

.oO Mean Annie.... Mean Annie... Mean Annie gonna axe her mother Oo.

this converasation went from wat pple deserve in life to something waayyy different

Most things do around here. We never stay on topic.

ya i guess so... : )

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sincerely,
The Reply Button Police

The Reply Button Police have the power of arrest, strip search at their (in)discretion, and telekenesis.

A thread is started, lots of posts, and no one knows what it's about.
*grin* I love you guys!

where are my pants!?!

Hee!

That made no sense, but was the funniest thing I've�ever read on a forum.

I'm moving this thread to the top of the list!!

I second the motion!

Plus, I do think I deserve a pony.

*gives joolee a pony*

All I ever wanted...here...for me...I'm so...happy... *collapses in happiness*