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Well seeing how badly you usually butcher words stolen from French I don't think you can fault me for wondering. 
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Of all the words that people constantly spell wrong this is the one that annoys me most.
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May 3, 2016 23:57
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Coffee http://imgur.com/a/4tQYT
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duckmaster posted:Of all the words that people constantly spell wrong this is the one that annoys me most. What, 'daaaate'?
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May 4, 2016 00:14
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Khazar-khum posted:What, 'daaaate'? Broccoli. 
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Winter Stormer posted:Broccoli. 
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May 4, 2016 01:18
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It's usually pronounced "koo-pon" in English, but I've heard other English speakers annoy Americans by facetiously pronouncing it "kyoo-pon". The joke being that Americans usually drop the Y sound in words like "tulip" etc (they say "too-lip" rather than "tyoo-lip") and it sounds really weird.
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May 4, 2016 03:17
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The way some STDH writers switch to needless ALL CAPS partway through is annoying, but this one made it seem like the "comely stranger" just suddenly started shrieking at the top of his lungs, which is at least kinda funny. TheKennedys posted:If you're not pronouncing it "coopin" like Ron White you're doing it wrong. With a completely straight face. Had a customer for real pronounce it like that back when I did my time in retail and I thought it was mildly rad.
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May 4, 2016 03:48
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I don't understand the whole broccoli date thing. Is it some movie/TV reference?
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May 4, 2016 04:43
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Frankly I could see a guy doing this.
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It's just that a sprig of broccoli happens to look like a bouquet. That's it.
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Mr. Belpit posted:The way some STDH writers switch to needless ALL CAPS partway through is annoying, but this one made it seem like the "comely stranger" just suddenly started shrieking at the top of his lungs, which is at least kinda funny. Maybe he did 
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mostlygray posted:I know this is an old post, but, from what I can tell, the reason is because those of us that are colorblind look for context, not color. BGP colorblindness TESTIFY!
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Gross Dude posted:I really hope it's me, I hope I'm the one with a date. RareAcumen posted:I've got a golden ticket. CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Someone who describes the person they're flirting with as "a comely stranger" would probably be head over heels for the type of of person who gives out heads of broccoli instead of flowers. They will probably really like each other and can be I'm quirky, but I don't have a date OR broccoli.  #foreveralone #FML
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May 4, 2016 06:26
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mostlygray posted:Disruptive camo doesn't work well on me because I look for movement and context. Ghillie suites excepted, they work quite well. I couldn't tell you if moss is green or red (I'm told it is green). Apparently I can't see pink at all; I just found out when I bought a pink shirt and I thought it was white. I have a mental color called "blurple" because I cant tell blue and purple apart well. Exactly - the biggest misconception I hear is people who think we just see certain colors switched to different colors, when in reality it's more that certain colors are just really ambiguous. Like you mentioned with blue/purple, there are certain colors that are just "something ambiguous that I guess is some shade of blue or purple" and the same goes for a lot of red/green/browns. Light shades of grey can also be confusing; when I was a child we had a black and white TV in the kitchen and I would talk about seeing red and pink on it because I couldn't distinguish between certain shades of grey and red.
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Aphrodite posted:Yeah, obviously buying in bulk saves money over time, but I always hear about things where like if you buy some absurd number it dramatically lowers the overall price to where it's actually literally cheaper, and not just cheaper by the unit, to buy dozens instead of a couple. Or how I once bought a DVD of I, Robot and basically got a Robosapien I for sales tax?
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Ytlaya posted:Exactly - the biggest misconception I hear is people who think we just see certain colors switched to different colors, when in reality it's more that certain colors are just really ambiguous. Like you mentioned with blue/purple, there are certain colors that are just "something ambiguous that I guess is some shade of blue or purple" and the same goes for a lot of red/green/browns. Light shades of grey can also be confusing; when I was a child we had a black and white TV in the kitchen and I would talk about seeing red and pink on it because I couldn't distinguish between certain shades of grey and red. My exwife loved to tease me about mine. (Certain shades of blue green and purple just all kind of get the same sort of "that's a color" for me.) "So, you going to wear that blue shirt tonight?" "Yeah." <comes out later> "Thought you were going to wear that blue shirt tonight." <looks at shirt> "I did."
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Ytlaya posted:Exactly - the biggest misconception I hear is people who think we just see certain colors switched to different colors, when in reality it's more that certain colors are just really ambiguous. Like you mentioned with blue/purple, there are certain colors that are just "something ambiguous that I guess is some shade of blue or purple" and the same goes for a lot of red/green/browns. Light shades of grey can also be confusing; when I was a child we had a black and white TV in the kitchen and I would talk about seeing red and pink on it because I couldn't distinguish between certain shades of grey and red. I have rod monochromacy, and it's a huge pain in the rear end to not be able to see any color at all. All my clothing has the color written on the tags, and I have a huge list in my closet of what colors match, so I don't dress like a clown in the mornings. I can shop for clothing without my fiance with me, but I have to put a lot of trust in the sales people. Also, from the research I've read about the condition, rod monochromacy isn't even all that rare; something like 1:30,000 or close to it.
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I was always sort of confused about it, because I had a roommate with (cannot remember what kind) but a fairly expansive form of colorblindness who was still the only one who'd notice when I dyed my hair. I think he was basing it off shade rather than colour, which is still pretty impressive.
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My girlfriend used to work for a small claims court TV show (like Judge Judy) and they almost had a case where a man was suing his date because they didn't have sex after their first encounter. In order to appear on the show, he had to provide a breakdown of all the things that he was suing for, and he claimed to be suing for the dinner and drinks, the gas to and from the date and the toilet paper that she used when they got to his place. It ended up never happening, because the girl canceled their first shoot date, and the guy withdrew before their second, but the "judge" seemed to think that the guy actually had a chance if he could prove that the date wasn't a gift, but an exchange of services or some kind of loan or advance (like it was implied that she'd pay him back for his half).
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CordlessPen posted:My girlfriend used to work for a small claims court TV show (like Judge Judy) and they almost had a case where a man was suing his date because they didn't have sex after their first encounter. In order to appear on the show, he had to provide a breakdown of all the things that he was suing for, and he claimed to be suing for the dinner and drinks, the gas to and from the date and the toilet paper that she used when they got to his place. I bet it was Judge Alex, I've seen him entertain some truly idiotic arguments.
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This attempt at bullshitting remains the best Judge Judy moment ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSUXTFceilo
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CordlessPen posted:My girlfriend used to work for a small claims court TV show (like Judge Judy) and they almost had a case where a man was suing his date because they didn't have sex after their first encounter. In order to appear on the show, he had to provide a breakdown of all the things that he was suing for, and he claimed to be suing for the dinner and drinks, the gas to and from the date and the toilet paper that she used when they got to his place. How? Even if it was true they made some kind of deal for sex in exchange for the date wouldn't he be admitting to prostitution?
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From elsewhere in the forums:winterwerefox posted:I have a little bit of my own to share.
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"self-checking" They misspelled "cruciferous stranger" and nobody has a date.
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May 5, 2016 04:11
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Is it just the perspective or are her arms loving jacked?
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Libandano Urfam posted:"self-checking" I think the closest I've come to having a date is eating a couple of Fig Newtons.
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chitoryu12 posted:Is it just the perspective or are her arms loving jacked?
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"I asked her if she wanted help, and she said no. Then another stranger and I kept asking over and over until she got creeped out." Like, jesus dude, she didn't want help. Respect that and move on.
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:It's usually pronounced "koo-pon" in English, but I've heard other English speakers annoy Americans by facetiously pronouncing it "kyoo-pon". The joke being that Americans usually drop the Y sound in words like "tulip" etc (they say "too-lip" rather than "tyoo-lip") and it sounds really weird. It's not facetious it's how many people legitimately pronounce it. Hurray for dialectical differences! Karma Comedian has a new favorite as of 06:27 on May 5, 2016 |
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Wizard of Smart posted:It's not facetious it's how many people legitimately pronounce it. Hurray for dialectical differences! I know it's also sometimes legitimately pronounced like that, but there are people who'll pronounce it a different way to be funny or annoy people who dislike a certain pronunciation. My aunt gets very annoyed if anyone says "haitch" instead of "aitch", so some relatives who would usually say "aitch" say "haitch" to grind her gears. Same thing.
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May 5, 2016 06:38
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Those damned humans pronouncing words differently just to piss me off!
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I've never encountered people doing that kind of thing to be annoying, but I have definitely known people who start using british pronunciations and britishisms, even sometimes slipping into a fake british accent after watching dr who/downton abbey/etc. In those cases I think it's reasonable to be mad at the person because they're doing it for such a stupid reason.
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May 5, 2016 07:56
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H/erbs
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Murphy Brownback posted:I've never encountered people doing that kind of thing to be annoying, but I have definitely known people who start using british pronunciations and britishisms, even sometimes slipping into a fake british accent after watching dr who/downton abbey/etc. In those cases I think it's reasonable to be mad at the person because they're doing it for such a stupid reason. Death to all teeaboos
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May 5, 2016 08:29
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A herbal tonic for your flaccid boner
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Khazar-khum posted:Pats Are we sure it's not real? This is Boston we're talking about.
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Khazar-khum posted:Pats Why is this in the STDH thread? That really did happen.
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