It figures...

topic posted Thu, January 11, 2007 - 1:06 PM by  LynC
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I just got all excited about y'all, and joined what appears to be a dead tribe, (based upon the fact that no one has said anything in several months). How utterly dorky of me.

I clearly have SO much to offer...
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LynC
Texas
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  • Re: It figures...

    Thu, January 11, 2007 - 7:24 PM
    I joined a few weeks ago, and have been keeping watch from yon rock with my nifty binoculars. What have you to offer? :-)
    • Re: It figures...

      Fri, March 30, 2007 - 4:54 PM
      Tell you what, I'll seed the Petri dish with my "Pet Peeve du jour", hearkening from my geeky bend of skateboarding in the 80's:

      ollie

      Main Entry: ol·lie
      Pronunciation: 'ä-lE
      Function: noun
      Etymology: Ollie, nickname of Alan Gelfand b1963 U.S. skateboarder
      1 : a maneuver in skateboarding in which the skater kicks the tail of the board down while jumping in order to make the board pop into the air
      2 : a maneuver in snowboarding in which the rider transfers weight from the front to the back foot to snap the board up off the ground
      - ollie verb


      Now, when you try to conjugate the verb, you open a whole can of worms relating to spelling choices:

      Present Tense: Olliing? Ollieing?
      Past Tense: Ollied? Ollieed?


      All of this could have been easily avoided if they'd stuck to the Original term "Ollie Pop", making "Ollie" a slang reference to the Proper Noun/Verb, and consequently any conjugations with the slang are, by their nature, exempt from standard rules, norms, and expectations... :)

      Damn those folks at Mirriam Webster!

      How's that, and welcome aboard.... :)

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