X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,12b49a8f35c1747 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-21 06:15:44 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!news.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail From: Bateau Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: need care bear art Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:09:00 +0800 Message-ID: References: <9qnk10$p0o$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk> <9qrftj$46v$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk> <806sq9.v61.ln@Thankmar.local> <8v0uq9.sl.ln@Thankmar.local> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 141 NNTP-Posting-Host: i110-219.nv.iinet.net.au X-Trace: news.iinet.net.au 1003669877 15467 203.59.110.219 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:8786 hola Markus Moebs , soy una robusteza! >Bateau wrote: >> hola Markus Moebs , soy una robusteza! >> >Bateau wrote: >> >> hola Sam Blanning, soy una robusteza! >> >> >"Bateau" wrote in message >> >> >news:xZrQOwbYfms5VsiWlGffRsGMZ=Ts@4ax.com... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Yeah, and people who like strawberries should be shot. I >> >> >> >>>> fucking hate strawberries. And let's go back to lynching >> >> >> >>>> foreigners because they speak funny too. Hell let's just kill >> >> >> >>>> all the youth out there using slang too. >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>>If they can't be bothered to type one extra letter to make >> >> >> >>>'later', why should we be bothered to type hundreds of letters to >> >> >> >>>make them some >> >> >ASCII >> >> >> >>>art? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Because whether or not they take the time to type that extra >> >> >> >>letter DOES NOT AFFECT YOU *ONE LITTLE BIT*. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >1) It makes it more irritating and awkward to read. >> >> >> >> >> >> ROFL. >> >> >> You were irritated and put out by his use of "l8tz"? >> >> >> It's hardly an integral part of the message is it? >> >> >> Maybe you just need a little more experience on the net. >> >> > >> >> >Of course it's irritating. So is the pathetic argument 'You disagree >> >> >with me, N00B N00B N00BIE!' >> >> >> >> Who ever said that? Stop making things up. That's really pathetic. >> > >> >I did! >> >> You should fuck off then. > >But I never wrote 'l8tz'... so,, may I come back please? What the fuck are you on about? >> >> >It's not just the 'l8tz', which isn't even a proper abbreviation. >> >> >'Lates'? What exactly does that mean? It's the fact that he couldn't >> >> >be bothered to take time over his *entire* message, not just his >> >> >farewell, not even finding it within him to say the magic, six-letter >> >> >word 'please'. >> >> >> >> He didn't shorten any other words. >> >> Plenty of people don't say please. You don't blow your top over them >> >> though. >> >> >> >> >> >2) It makes the poster look like a little kid. >> >> >> >> >> >> Gee maybe he is? He is asking for Care Bear art after all. >> >> > >> >> >Er, no. If he's a little kid, I doubt he'd want *ASCII* art. >> >> >> >> Why? >> > >> >yes, why? I'm a six year old, too; refering to people that know me, N00B >> >N00B N00BIE! >> >> See the kind of scum you've attracted to this group drsquare? Thanks a >> fucking lot. > >I was here before drsquare was... just had a break. You never had the guts to act like such an idiot before though. >> >> >> >3) He's the one begging to us for care bear art, if he's not going >> >> >> >to say please, the least he can do is take the effort to spell >> >> >> >correctly. >> >> >> >> >> >> Again, you act like his spelling is somehow your business. >> >> > >> >> >It's not, but us having to read it is. >> >> >> >> It's how a lot of people talk. If you don't like it then you should >> >> leave the group. Don't start attacking people for no reason though. >> > >> >Talk?? I ususally talk by opening my mouth and doing some other phonetic >> >stuff, but even if I'd say "CU L8tr" into my mic, that stupid program >> >would still type "See you later" >> >> "Now you're the one getting pedantic over words." > >yes. why not? this disussion is not serious at all, and so am I. I can take >any view coming to my mind and switch my opinions more often than my >underwear. Stop trolling. >> >> >> >>>This is not real-time communication of any sort, you can spend >> >> >> >>>all the >> >> >time >> >> >> >>>you want writing your message, so you should use proper speaking. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>It doesn't matter whether you do or not. Using "l8tz" instead of >> >> >> >>"lates" is the same as using "see ya" instead of "see you later" >> >> >> >>and it's the same as using "see you later" instead of "I will see >> >> >> >>you later". I don't see you complaining every time someone uses >> >> >> >>any kind of contraction or shortened slang version of a term so >> >> >> >>why are you blowing your top now? >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Why should anyone take the time to spend hours and typing thousands >> >> >> >of characters doing him his care bear art when he doesn't have the >> >> >> >decency >> >> >to >> >> >> >either ask politely or use proper words? >> >> >> >> >> >> Oh dear you didn't answer my question, please try again. >> >> >> I found his level of politeness to be adequate. It's not "indecent" >> >> >> to use improper english at all. That's just snobby and silly. >> >> >> He didn't actually ask for anyone to draw it anyway, he just said he >> >> >> needed some. >> >> > >> >> >Now you're the one getting pedantic over words. Are you saying that he >> >> >wasn't asking anyone to draw him ASCII art, he was just announcing to >> >> >the world in general that he needed some for no readily apparent >> >> >reason? If you do, I point you to the words "hey [sic] if anyone cna >> >> >[sic] help me" >> >> >> >> Asking for ascii art doesn't mean that he wanted people to draw some >> >> for him does it? I'm amazed that I have to explain this to you but >> >> there is a LOT of pre existing ascii art out there. >> > >> >I think, you should not give him ascii art of the care bears... nobody >> >knows what he'll do with it. You cannot give ascii art to people whose >> >spelling is as confusing as his/hers... That would be irresponsible. I >> >think I read something about that in the Bible or the UN Charta... It >> >would be similar to giving THE BOMB to Saddam! > -- | _ .\ ~~ _ ^~ | <')_,/ , ; .\ >(')__, . ` ' , | (_~=/ \._`.'. .\ (_~_/ _, _..-''-._,____,----,____ | ='- \=~_) ; .\ ~^~~^~ ` (_~_/ `'--'` `~~~~)_)=\_\-.( | -'= .\ ~^~ ~^~~^~ ICQ:11367619 EMAIL:bateau:-)jupiter-io.net WEB:http://tyrian2000.cjb.net