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Reg is a very handsome man.

Also hippo.

The most interesting man in the world

user116848

@KitFox Have you seen them in person? Where?

@KitFox Hi! See the boob question above, lol.

8:01 PM

@JasperLoy I saw it. Thanks.

Freddy

@JasperLoy that was homework question, lol

Hello.

@Arrowfar No. Everywhere.

Andrew Leach

I wouldn't say a sphere is the ideal shape for a female's boob.

I agree.

user116848

@KitFox everywhere? Sorry I don't understand

8:02 PM

Boobs should not be spherical.

how would they be attached to a body of they were spherical?

@Arrowfar No, I haven't seen him in person. So I guess "everywhere" is where I have not seen him.

user116848

@KitFox I mean Reg and Hippo etc

user116848

I see :)

@KitFox yeah go tell that to California.

8:03 PM

I did. She said it helped her income.

@MattЭллен glue.

Whatever. She rubbed them in my face, I didn't care too much if they were square.

Q: What does "mean to someone" mean?

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I saw this sentence; " Dad's being mean to me." but I could not understand its meaning clearly. Could someone make it clear to me ? Thank you guys

meaning

GR

@RegDwigнt oh

@KitFox I think you just added an "in" out of courtesy.

8:04 PM

What?

I swear someone has asked a mean question before.

Still, I liked Miami better. She discounted our private dances because she liked me and she thought it helped her sell more.

And Cali was blonde, so not really my type.

user116848

Are they "chicks" or "states"?

I am talking about women. They chose stage names that were a state (California) and a city (Miami).

It was a funny joke, but no one is laughing.

user116848

Ah

user116848

8:06 PM

I didn't get the joke :)

You've not been to enough strip clubs. It's OK.

Holy crap, I can't find it but for the love of all holy, do not search the site for "meaning is:question closed:1".

Must. Resist. Clicking. Link.

Meaning of slice, meaning of level, meaning of pushing it, meaning of backwards...

BRB deleting half the site.

pop the "mean" in quotes

8:08 PM

meaning of post, meaning of OP, meaning of "closed question", meaning of "on hold", meaning of "suspension"...

Hi.

@MattЭллен "What does direct mean?"

It's getting more eloquent, I'll give you that...

it strips out the questions with meaning in, at least

Q: What does literature mean to you?

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I know I got stupid question but I badly need your ideas. Our teacher asked us to write an essay about "what literature mean to us".

meaning

I thought questions were auto deleted if they had downvotes

oh

That one's got an answer sitting at +3, so.

8:10 PM

the answer had upvotes

Today I reached a strange state of mind, not good or bad, just unusual and undescribable. I feel different.

sounds different

@MattЭллен it's a year old, so he gets to keep them.

When you guys are reading a textbook and you come across a word with quotation marks around it, do you actually read it as "quote", "unquote"?

no.

8:12 PM

Sorry.

@skullpatrol why would anyone do that.

when I'm reading a buzzfeed article, however

@skullpatrol I would probably use intonation.

user116848

@skullpatrol I think only lawyers do :)

@KitFox ни за что.

8:12 PM

A pause, then the tone goes up.

Or something.

Not to be confused with не за что.

I don't necessarily "hear" anything in my head

unless I explicitly stop to "listen"

I am hearing this chat in my head.

It is not nice. But I can't stop it.

user116848

@RegDwigнt What chat? This one? Why?

Bai!

8:14 PM

How do you mean, "why"?

user116848

@RegDwigнt I mean 'why' are you hearing it in head?

Why do birds fly? Why do gays gay?

user116848

That 'why'. I see

Now if you saw a gay fly, that might warrant a why.

user116848

hah

8:16 PM

I haven't seen a gadfly

user116848

We can ask @Cerberus :)

That's because he's at gadspeed.

or maybe I have

Interestingly, Robin Williams was also an alcoholic in Good Will Hunting, sort of.

That's the only movie of him that I watched and liked.

Not sure how that is either interestingly or true.

8:17 PM

@Arrowfar Hmm what?

I think lawyers train themselves to do that @Arrowfar

user116848

@Cerberus That are there gay flies?

user116848

@skullpatrol :D

Oh...I have no idea!

Gay flies like a banana.

8:18 PM

Tsk.

Geezis.

Many animals can be gay or at the very least display mating behaviour towards the same sex. But flies, no idea.

This reminds me that all of you should watch Sommersturm, a German gay movie.

It's okay as long as the wings don't touch.

user116848

Broke back Mountain

8:21 PM

Apr 20 '11 at 13:02, by RegDwight

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@RegDwigнt what a stupid teacher

and student

@GeorgePompidou dunno looks very smart to me. Keep students occupied with minimum effort.

nah.

I'd just do: write an essay about why?

It's an essay. Who cares what it's about. You are expected to practice writing.

step 2: light a doobie.

user116848

8:22 PM

@RegDwigнt So who is this "fix it" dude? :D

step 3: kick it.

@MattЭллен I have tentatively decided not to do the illegal thing, and to just care about myself instead of the problems of society.

That's what "essay" means. And "étude".

the teacher should care what it's about, because he has to read at least ten-twenty of them.

most kids writing about what literature means to them sounds like torture to read.

@JasperLoy good place to start

8:23 PM

@GeorgePompidou but maybe he enjoys reading about literature more than about Miley Cyrus or crack cocaine.

user116848

@JasperLoy By illegal what do you mean? I never get it. Can I guess what that is?

@Arrowfar It is so ridiculous you will never guess it, so don't even try.

user116848

okay :)

Or maybe the next task is, write an essay about how to rate your previous essays.

what do you keep talking about @Jasper

can you tell us?

8:24 PM

@GeorgePompidou Well, it's a secret for now. I am a bit ashamed to say it here.

student 1: write an essay about student 2's essay. student 2: write an essay about student 1's essay.

It's so illegal it's even illegal to tell. He is considering converting to Christianity.

no more teaching for a while.

@JasperLoy if it's a secret why'd you tell it to someone you don't know on the internet?

and why do you talk about it in a public chatroom

Hey, it's just the NSA. They're cool.

@GeorgePompidou Because it is not top secret.

@GeorgePompidou Also, I know Matt more than that.

8:26 PM

Christianity flies like a banana.

@JasperLoy then make it top secret.

haha.

@JasperLoy if this is true, there are other ways you can communicate to him about it.

Anyway, I don't understand why I got A2 for Physics and Chemistry instead of A1 for my O level exams.

you are clearly seeking attention on the internet for it.

It's okay to seek attention on the Internet.

user116848

You do?

8:27 PM

It just doesn't work because everyone does it.

@GeorgePompidou It is very strange that people always say I am seeking attention. I am just talking to whoever I like.

I do not see anything strange about it.

Robusto, tchrist, George have all said at various points in time that I like seeking attention. I have no idea what they mean.

Maybe instead of seeking attention you should google it.

coming in to a public chatroom and talking to one particular person about an illegal activity you are doing many times makes it seem that way. especially if multiple people have said that.

8:29 PM

Have I ever said that@Jasper?

@skullpatrol I don't know.

Anyway, I know that the world does not understand me.

@skullpatrol I can edit any of your posts to say that, if you feel too late to the party.

haha.

user116848

@RegDwigнt Can mods do that? I mean edit our posts

The world has often made various untrue judgments about me, because their minds cannot conceive of my mind.

8:30 PM

you poor soul.

nobody else is as misunderstood.

@Arrowfar mods can even edit their own posts. That's how cool they are.

Yes, I consider myself a poor soul because I have gone through tremendous suffering.

user116848

:)

Don't worry about it @Jasper save your time and energy

calls CNN to tell them about a misunderstood suffering teenager

8:32 PM

I am not a teen, though I wish I could reverse time and right the wrongs.

Relax George

nothing un-relaxed about me now. I'm making fun of someone on the internet.

user116848

Depression sucks. I agree there 100%

@GeorgePompidou it only matters if he's a white girl.

I think you should not make fun of me or say that Jasper is a pig's name only. However, I am not easily offended.

8:33 PM

Yeah no jokes with names.

Don't make fun of my pal @George

user116848

Who said that? i think Jasper is a nice name

yeah, and everyone has it. everyone goes through rough times. I went through rough times too. it's just stupid though to go on the internet and act like you're the only one. have you ever seen [every media in the world]? it's full of people just like you.

anyway. I don't mean to be serious about much of this. I'm just having fun.

Go make fun of them

@GeorgePompidou That is what people who have not gone through tremendous suffering would say. It's common.

8:35 PM

Leave my pal alone you internet bully!

user116848

So I read somewhere that the three main reasons for male suicide is: "Girl, money or job" (very true imo)

As someone whose suffering is limited to getting a LEGO set at 34% off instead of 36%, I shall withdraw from this discussion and go play with LEGO.

I am not angry, don't worry. I just want to speak my mind freely. Also, I am not trying to attract attention.

> I just want to speak my mind freely.

Yup, and one can keep other things a secret, no contradiction.

8:37 PM

so do I. you're really self absorbed if you think you are so special. get over yourself.

Pompidou out.

That was unnecessary.

TIME OUT

Well, it didn't mean anything to me.

user116848

@MattЭллен I think you are one of the nicest mods here :)

Shhh....

8:39 PM

@Arrowfar thanks.

user116848

I mean Matty comes at the right time and says the right thing

user116848

:)

user116848

@MattЭллен So you are always in watchful mode here.

I would have jumped in sooner, but I wasn't here :D

user116848

I see hah

8:41 PM

It always happens too fast.

However, I now have a different impression of George than before.

How old was Robin Williams?

63.

Someone go ask an interesting question on the site.

My research fingers are itchy.

It's quite scary to post a question on SE. One gets downvoted easily.

8:51 PM

@Dan Bron what do you think of my quotation marks question?

Limerick Machine: I’m tired but I cannot slumber The street lights have turned the world umber I’d rath…

@skullpatrol I think people don't say quote unquote in normal usage. It is only said to highlight where the quote begins and ends.

Stack Exchange

posted on August 12, 2014 by sgdi

I’m tired but I cannot slumber The street lights have turned the world umber I’d rather be home But now I must roam I really must buy a cucumber

@skullpatrol It is a very good question, plus one.

:D

@skullpatrol, let me go look

I don't see it - link me?

9:02 PM

I haven't written it up yet.

oh, it was in chat? I missed it.

Yep

it's kinda annoying that the most interesting questions, that take a solid amount of research to answer comprehensively, are interesting to the least number of people, and so get the fewest votes

whereas the highest voted questions are trivial and boring

Agreed.

Andrew Leach

Twas ever thus.

Mitch

9:14 PM

saying what everyone is thinking

not the fewest, just hardly as much as they deserve.

The same is true at MSE

Mitch

but simple questinos/answers are easy to see how they are right and make an immediate impression so easy to happyupvote

@JasperLoy people only use it in speech, because in print the quotes are there. I think it is less common to say quote unquote since people started using air quotes.

@Mitch I was referring to while actually reading a textbook

I'm actually pretty proud that I convinced some internet stranger that the best way to express his feelings for a woman is "premature dejection"

That's going to keep me happy for a while.

What is "dejection"?

9:20 PM

Q: 'What is the meaning of "dejection" ' [migrated to ELL]