Giving Reps

[Vorpal]

If only Thump's soul were in Suschew's body.

[Cavebear]

What is it about Vorpol you admire so much to give a +Rep?  Explain to me what I am missing.

I have a certain Jai ne se qua the likes of you will never comprehend.

You have to be kidding. Half my family is French Canadian, so I do know some phrases. "Jai ne se qua" means "something (such as an appealing quality) that cannot be adequately described or expressed". You are as close to opposite of that as Donald Trump is to "democracy and honesty".

There is nothing "appealing" about you.

I apologize to the rest of you, but I just couldn't let such a ridiculous claim go un-replied and insulted.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I have a certain Jai ne se qua the likes of you will never comprehend.

You have to be kidding.  Half my family is French Canadian, so I do know some phrases.  "Jai ne se qua" means "something (such as an appealing quality) that cannot be adequately described or expressed".  You are as close to opposite of that as Donald Trump is to "democracy and honesty".

There is nothing "appealing" about you.  

I apologize to the rest of you, but I just couldn't let such a ridiculous claim go un-replied and insulted.

I cannot fairly describe a good honest stench, either.

[Cavebear]

Do you have the slightest conceptual understanding what "Admin" (and Mods) mean?  Almost by definition (owning the site), they aren't accountable to anyone.  If you don't like it, leave.

Go fuck yourself, clown. Preferably with something pointy and do it as long as it takes to get some clue.

Also you're on ignore now.

What part of my post are you disagreeing with? I merely stated that Admins and Mods control sites and that you weren't understanding that. That makes sense as they are the site-owners.

And, in return, I get "Go fuck yourself, clown"?

OK, someone help me understand that...

[Vorpal]

@Cavebear
You are frequently and abruptly rude in your posts and seem to have little awareness of this. You have trouble understanding modern cultural references, nuance, sarcasm, or satire.

But otherwise you are a stand up guy.

[Cavebear]

@Cavebear
You are frequently and abruptly rude in your posts and seem to have little awareness of this.  You have trouble understanding modern cultural references, nuance, sarcasm, or satire.

But otherwise you are a stand up guy.

I'm sorry that you don't understand straight-forward honest statements. "Frequently and abruptly rude" is more in the mind of the reader. But quite frankly, I think you are a dumb ass and if we met face-to-face I would just laugh at you. I personally consider you one of the most obnoxious posters on the forum today. On a scale of 10, you might be a 2 (there are worse nuts, sometimes).

That's just my personal opinion, of course.

[arewethereyet]

It's quite tempting to give Vorpal a rep...just 'cause.

What is it about Vorpol you admire so much to give a +Rep?  Explain to me what I am missing.

Bold mine - 
A sense of humor.

[Thumpalumpacus]

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[no one]

Here's a gazillion reps for everyone.


Merry Fucking Christmas!

[Gwaithmir]

I haven't the slightest idea what's going on here. 

[Vorpal]

You have to be kidding.  Half my family is French Canadian, so I do know some phrases.  "Jai ne se qua" means "something (such as an appealing quality) that cannot be adequately described or expressed".  You are as close to opposite of that as Donald Trump is to "democracy and honesty".

There is nothing "appealing" about you.  

I apologize to the rest of you, but I just couldn't let such a ridiculous claim go un-replied and insulted.

I cannot fairly describe a good honest stench, either.

Can you describe what it is like to be butthurt?

[Vorpal]

I haven't the slightest idea what's going on here. 

I admire you.

[Thumpalumpacus]

[TheGentlemanBastard]

What is it about Vorpol you admire so much to give a +Rep?  Explain to me what I am missing.

I have a certain Jai ne se qua the likes of you will never comprehend.

Holy fuck, but you're full of yourself. "Jai ne se qua" /= shit-posting, shit stirrer, which is exactly the type of troll you are. Everyone here, except for possibly the forum staff, comprehends you all too well. I've stayed out of your "arguments" (for want of a better term, like "diarrhea fountains"), given your comments exactly as much response as they deserve, and given you the attention you deserve. But, I've observed you defend the indefensible, project your personal butt-hurt on others, never pass up an opportunity to insult those who disagree with you, even mildly, and generally act in a puerile manner. You are of little to no value to the forum, despite your delusions of grandeur.

[Fireball]

It's "Je ne sais quoi", Vorpal. If you want to seem educated...

[Szuchow]

I have a certain Jai ne se qua the likes of you will never comprehend.

Holy fuck, but you're full of yourself. "Jai ne se qua" /= shit-posting, shit stirrer, which is exactly the type of troll you are. Everyone here, except for possibly the forum staff, comprehends you all too well. I've stayed out of your "arguments" (for want of a better term, like "diarrhea fountains"), given your comments exactly as much response as they deserve, and given you the attention you deserve. But, I've observed you defend the indefensible, project your personal butt-hurt on others, never pass up an opportunity to insult those who disagree with you, even mildly, and generally act in a puerile manner. You are of little to no value to the forum, despite your delusions of grandeur.

Yet he still find his admirers. It's so far beyond despicable that there are no words in vocabulary of civilized people to speak about this.

[Vera]

Jai ne se qua

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je ne sais quoi

[Thumpalumpacus]

Jai ne se qua

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je ne sais quoi

A long time ago, living in SoCal, I had been reading about European writers and wanted to check out Camus. So one day on the way home from work I stopped in at the used book store, a nice place with lots of hardbound and rare volumes, and went up to the genteel older woman running the shop and asked he if she had some Camus on hand, pronouncing it "Cay-muss' like the good Texan I am, lol. She looked at me over the top of her tortoiseshell glasses and corrected my pronunciation gently, then led me to the right shelf.

That's kinda what this here reminds me of.

[Vera]

A long time ago, living in SoCal, I had been reading about European writers and wanted to check out Camus. So one day on the way home from work I stopped in at the used book store a nice place with lots of hardbound and rare volumes, and went up to the genteel older woman running the shop and asked he if she had some Camus on hand, pronouncing it "Cay-muss' like the good Texan I am, lol. She looked at me over the top of her tortoiseshell glasses and corrected my pronunciation gently, then led me to the right shelf.

That's kinda what this here reminds me of.

And to think I look down on people who pronounce it Camus as in put and not as in view (well, the french u is not the same as in view but is much closer to it than to the sound in put) Same with deja vu

But, seriously, it ain't the same; it's kinda how they say that when you hear a non-native speaker mispronounce a word - it means they've seen it in book, which is always a good thing, n'est-ce pas?

Though it annoys me to no end when people (tv presenters, narrators, etc., not people in everyday life) mispronounce fairly common foreign names, like Ivan (when we're talking about a Russian person), or Modigliani, or Luciano, or even bloody Giorgio. You don't say GEorge, it's the same bloody thing!

Also, it's not KaTCHya, it's KaTya. Why add an extra - and extra irritating - sound

Phew, finally got this off my chest

[Thumpalumpacus]

A long time ago, living in SoCal, I had been reading about European writers and wanted to check out Camus. So one day on the way home from work I stopped in at the used book store a nice place with lots of hardbound and rare volumes, and went up to the genteel older woman running the shop and asked he if she had some Camus on hand, pronouncing it "Cay-muss' like the good Texan I am, lol. She looked at me over the top of her tortoiseshell glasses and corrected my pronunciation gently, then led me to the right shelf.

That's kinda what this here reminds me of.

And to think I look down on people who pronounce it Camus as in put and not as in view (well, the french u is not the same as in view but is much closer to it than to the sound in put) Same with deja vu

But, seriously, it ain't the same; it's kinda how they say that when you hear a non-native speaker mispronounce a word - it means they've seen it in book, which is always a good thing, n'est-ce pas?  

Though it annoys me to no end when people (tv presenters, narrators, etc., not people in everyday life) mispronounce fairly common foreign names, like Ivan (when we're talking about a Russian person), or Modigliani, or Luciano, or even bloody Giorgio. You don't say GEorge, it's the same bloody thing!

Also, it's not KaTCHya, it's KaTya. Why add an extra - and extra irritating - sound  

Phew, finally got this off my chest  

We have a town down here called Llano, Spanish word which basically means "plains" or "flatland". Being somewhat bilingual with Spanish, I know what the double-L is supposed to sound like, and it drives me nuts that they say "Lah-no" rather than "Yah-no".

Then I remind myself that I was there too, once.

Following the news about Ukraine, I'm discovering a lot about how Russians and Ukrainians pronounce things. I'm pretty ignant in most cases.

[Cavebear]

Jai ne se qua

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je ne sais quoi

A long time ago, living in SoCal, I had been reading about European writers and wanted to check out Camus. So one day on the way home from work I stopped in at the used book store, a nice place with lots of hardbound and rare volumes, and went up to the genteel older woman running the shop and asked he if she had some Camus on hand, pronouncing it "Cay-muss' like the good Texan I am, lol. She looked at me over the top of her tortoiseshell glasses and corrected my pronunciation gently, then led me to the right shelf.

That's kinda what this here reminds me of.

Sticking to the detail about "Camus" for this post for the understanding of it...  When I was a child, I read a lot.  English can be tricky sometimes, so I understand about "Camoo", LOL!

Some words or names are written but not spoken infrequently.  Once, Mom asked me to bike to the nearby grocery stotre to get some "boloney".  All I found was "bologna" and returned home without it.  I read both the Illiad and the Oddessy around 10.  I knew Ulysses's wife was Penelope, but thought it was pronounced like "envelope".  I knew what "debris" was but not as "debree".   Life can be difficult for early learners.

And along that line, I often spoke of "calvary" coming to the rescue on horseback.  I wasn't alone on that sort of oddity.  My brother counted things backwards.  He would say he had 8 or 7 items; it was always the larger number first.  

Speaking of reading...  By the time I was about 12, I had read all the books in the "young adult" section of the library.  Back then, children weren't allowed to check out adult books (at least where I lived).  I got special permission to read more "adult books" (screened by the librarian).  She never refused one, but only because I never asked for anything "sexy or controversial".  I was going straight to science fiction and real science.

[skyking]

And to think I look down on people who pronounce it Camus as in put and not as in view (well, the french u is not the same as in view but is much closer to it than to the sound in put) Same with deja vu

But, seriously, it ain't the same; it's kinda how they say that when you hear a non-native speaker mispronounce a word - it means they've seen it in book, which is always a good thing, n'est-ce pas?  

Though it annoys me to no end when people (tv presenters, narrators, etc., not people in everyday life) mispronounce fairly common foreign names, like Ivan (when we're talking about a Russian person), or Modigliani, or Luciano, or even bloody Giorgio. You don't say GEorge, it's the same bloody thing!

Also, it's not KaTCHya, it's KaTya. Why add an extra - and extra irritating - sound  

Phew, finally got this off my chest  

We have a town down here called Llano, Spanish word which basically means "plains" or "flatland". Being somewhat bilingual with Spanish, I know what the double-L is supposed to sound like, and it drives me nuts that they say "Lah-no" rather than "Yah-no".

Then I remind myself that I was there too, once.

Following the news about Ukraine, I'm discovering a lot about how Russians and Ukrainians pronounce things. I'm pretty ignant in most cases.

How about Kelly? Now there's a real shit show El-yay AND y griega?

[Cavebear]

What is it about Vorpol you admire so much to give a +Rep?  Explain to me what I am missing.

Bold mine - 
A sense of humor.

I personally think I have a great sense of humor. I enjoy even weak jokes and enjoy even bad comic strips. I usually get the point even if it is kinna lame. I recall old ones and recognize repeats. I like TV comics. Jeff Dunham cracks me up all the time, and I love Jeff Foxworthy. Convoluted puns are always great (see my tag line). I can even still laugh at old Bob Hope and Bill Cosby routines.

So, you are utterly wrong about that.

What you might be trying to get at (as a guess) is that you think Vorpal is "humerus" (funny bone, get it?). No, he seems to be very serious". If he is trying to be humorous, he is failing badly.

I might have a failure of recognizing sarcasm in print, though. I enjoy it, properly done, but I have trouble seeing it in print sometimes. The body-language clues are missing. I tend to read posts rather literally because of that.

Oh well, you can't always understand everything.

[Cavebear]

@Cavebear
You are frequently and abruptly rude in your posts and seem to have little awareness of this.  You have trouble understanding modern cultural references, nuance, sarcasm, or satire.

But otherwise you are a stand up guy.

I'm sorry, but you had several typos in your post. I have corrected them to read: "You are frequently correct and admirable in your posts and seem to have awareness of this.  You have little trouble understanding modern cultural references, nuance, sarcasm, or satire".

See, now that's sarcasm!

[Cavebear]

I haven't the slightest idea what's going on here. 

I'm being attacked by the crazies...