English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

tchrist

00:14

Looks like you had lotsa fun without me.

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A: The word for the share of rows that has a value in a certain column

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Not just spam, but French Spam.

tchrist

00:26

And now in Spanish:

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A: Difference between "to reel", "to swivel", "to whirl", and "to spin"

según la revista Forbes,quiere potenciar a un equipo que Camiseta Real Madrid cuenta ya con notables figuras,En las filas del FC Anzhi se encuentra el exmadridista Roberto Carlos,actual capitán del equipo,y el ruso Yuriy Zhirkov,exdel Chelsea,También está a Equipaciones Futbol 2012 la espera de c...

This is weird stuff.

How do you do overstrikes in chat? --stricken-- doesn’t work, and s̶t̶r̶i̶c̶k̶e̶n̶ will just get you talked about.

Shog9

01:17

@JasperLoy as long as it takes someone to read the email, evaluate the situation, and respond. There are several of us who check that mailbox periodically, but depending on the day it could be anywhere from a few minutes, to many hours. (for instance, Sunday on a three-day weekend is probably not going to net you a quick response)

Cerberus

Hello.

tchrist

Hi.

Cerberus

I have answered the invitation question, which you will probably consider off topic.

tchrist

I did think so, but chose to withhold chastisement.

Cerberus

Thank you.

tchrist

01:27

Weird, I got a downvote for finally supplying to correct answer to an old question:

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A: What is the origin of "bite me"?

I’m afraid this actually is a minced oath, because it’s a cleaned-up version of “eat me”, itself deriving from “suck my dick/cock” — which gives you the answer your question about what body part is being referred to. It also shows why you didn’t find ladies who used the expression. The Wiki...

I mean, no, it is not a very nice thing, but I was not rude, and that certainly is the right answer.

But no comment was left, so no idea what they’re thinking.

After having "suck my dick" and "eat me" and "bite me" all interchangeably flung at me by assholes in junior and senior high school for six years, I can guarantee that that’s precisely what was originally meant.

People are strange.

Cerberus

Perhaps the probably is one of authority?

You and the anonymous Wiki Answer may not be seen as an independent source?

tchrist

I suppose.

Oh drat. It’s a dupe!

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A: Meaning and usage of "bite me"

Meaning and usage as described by Third Idiot, but I always understood it to be short for "bite my crank" i.e. "Suck my cock" - intended in a demeaning way, but it's usage may have softened over time.

Cerberus

Haha.

tchrist

I wonder whether I should ask these to be merged.

Cerberus

Yeah, good idea.

@tchrist This is an odd construction, by the way.

It sounds very casual.

tchrist

01:40

Damn.

You caught me.

Cerberus

And yet formal.

tchrist

I rewrote it trying to sound more normal than normal.

Cerberus

Haha.

tchrist

My original was: I wonder whether I should ask that these be merged.

Cerberus

Better.

tchrist

01:41

I guess "normal" is for them to merge things.

Cerberus

How about ask for them to be merged?

tchrist

The sentence is just wrong. You can't ask the question to merge themselves. Well, not in English.

@simchona Do you know how to merge questions yet?

Cerberus

> Tchrist asked for the questions to be merged.

Do you have a problem with this?

tchrist

I think this and this should me merged.

How do you decide what merges into what?

That is, which one do you keep the base question on and then migrate the other’s answers to?

Is it by age, by rep, by coin flip?

She’s a ghost.

Cerberus

I know it not.

tchrist

01:45

Well, I'll just flag one of them and mention the other.

Cerberus

Good.

You know what has always bothered me?

tchrist

What?

Cerberus

When something is "opt-in" or "opt-out".

tchrist

The words, or the condition?

Cerberus

Does "opt-in" mean people opt in by default? Or that they should opt in if they want in?

tchrist

01:48

Something that’s opt-in means that it is off by default and getting in is optional.

Something that’s opt-out means that it is in by default and getting out is optional.

Cerberus

That seems so random to me.

The syntax is wrong.

tchrist

You have the option of changing the state to in/out.

Cerberus

It is like Chinese: they just put two words together without any apparent syntactic connection: "opt in".

@tchrist See, this is not the most logical interpretation if you just look at the words.

tchrist

No, those are chimpanzees. They don’t understand syntax. They just pile the words together. And least dolphins understand SVO.

Cerberus

If we were in Holland, I would make a racist joke now.

tchrist

01:51

Ayup.

Cerberus

But alas this is not possible here.

tchrist

We’d get flagged.

Mahnax often deletes things he wants to take back in chat.

But don't do that, because I have to go diddle the sprinkler.

Cerberus

And nailed to the cross, poured over with tar, and lit on fire.

@tchrist appalled

Shog9

@tchrist That sounds... Painful.

tchrist

I don’t have a drip-irrigation system, sorry. I know, I know, there are children dying of thirst somewhere.

Are we a "nice" room?

Shog9

01:53

No.

tchrist

I read all these things about flags all over the place happening in other rooms.

Cerberus

@tchrist Oh, is that what you meant.

tchrist

I see out nonbrillante fellow got no satisfaction while I was gone.

Cerberus

I was thinking funny things.

tchrist

Not humorous ones, though.

Cerberus

01:55

Well...

tchrist

Diddle means mess with. Sprinkler is a way of watering.

Cerberus

Exactly, watering.

tchrist

Which word threw you?

Cerberus

I know what it means. I thought this was a vulgar metaphor.

tchrist

Which I am especially known for, apparently.

Cerberus

01:56

You are not, which is why I was so appalled. But a real sprinkler seemed like a remote scenario, somehow.

Actually, are, kind of, what with your "bite me" answer...

tchrist

Why remote?

I know. I thought of just linking, but that would have been lame.

I’m actually quite a prude. It takes a great deal to draw me out.

But sex seems to be in the Zeitgeist tonight:

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Q: How to refer to sexuality in a fictional universe of one sex?

Notch, the creator of the game Minecraft, has said that there is only one sex in the game, and any animal can breed with any other animal of the same species. Here's his tweet about it. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/28188312756/gender-in-minecraft He uses the word "homosexual" to refer to this....

word-choice

Hm.

Idemsexual?

Can’t use sui/auto because it is with another critter.

Cerberus

@tchrist I don't know. I think the metaphorical scenario happens roughly a thousand times more often in this room than the literal one.

tchrist

Diddling or sprinkling? Or anything in general?

Cerberus

@tchrist Same here, unless something is really funny.

tchrist

I really do usually just say what I mean without a great deal of metaphor.

Yes, unless I'm trying to be funny.

Cerberus

02:00

@tchrist How about homosexual?

Or just sexual?

tchrist

Well, that was raised.

It isn’t parthenogenesis, either.

Cerberus

@tchrist The combination.

tchrist

There is just one sex. Saying homosexual implies that heterosexuality exists, and it does not in that universe of one single sex.

Maybe that should just say sexual after all.

Cerberus

Yes.

Or just don't mention it.

tchrist

Are you British? :)

You know about bonobos, right?

Pan paniscus, as opposed to Pan troglodytes?

They’ll have sex with anything, and use it for all sorts of social smoothenings and such. That makes them pansexual.

Cerberus

02:06

@tchrist Our cultures are closely related...

tchrist

Shhh!

Cerberus

@tchrist Yes, I know bonobos...

tchrist

The children are watching.

Cerberus

Hmm.

tchrist

Wait, those aren't British.

Cerberus

02:07

Why should they care?

tchrist

Those are Germans.

I thought you were referring to the bonobos, not the British. :)

I was afraid where that might be going.

Luke

Quick question guys. We're having a problem with Victor (stackexchange.com/users/512252/victor) on History SE. Is he a known troll on any other sites?

tchrist

No bell-ringing from me.

@Luke I found something.

Luke

He's posted over twenty questions, most closed and/or downvoted in the last two weeks. The system hasn't yet banned him for some reason.

tchrist

@Luke Look here.

Lots of negative questions from him.

Luke

02:11

It's a wonder he got to 1K

tchrist

It is.

Cerberus

I don't recognise him.

His level of English might be on par with our banned Carlo, but it is probably not the same guy.

tchrist

His physics questions aren't so hot either.

Carlo was only on hold for a week.

That's expired.

Luke

I've gotta go. I'll get back with you all later. Bye.

tchrist

See ya.

Cerberus

02:15

Good luck.

Mitch

02:54

@tchrist vote to close as dupe, flag to have mods merge.

cornbread ninja

03:17

@tchrist I'm bisexual. Buy me things, and I become sexual.

see also: I'm tri-sexual; I'll try anything.

Cerberus

Well, well...

Have fun, then!

I'm off to bed.

Goodbye!

cornbread ninja

@tchrist sounds painful.

tchrist

Am I the only one without a dirty mind?

I was trying to avoid saying go fuck with the sprinkler. And look what I get!

@cornbreadninja Eventually you run out of things to try. Then what?

Cerberus

@tchrist ...

Time for bed!

poof

cornbread ninja

@tchrist did you say diddle with or simply diddle? Too lazy to scroll back up.

If you left off the with, then I rest my case.

tchrist

03:21

With is a superfluous word.

Strunk and White told me not to use unnecessary words. :)

@Mitch Done.

diddle: 3. trans. To jerk from side to side.

cornbread ninja

@tchrist I'll put that under my hat.

tchrist

I meant move it around.

Dates from the 19th century.

Then again, so does the other sense.

4. a. intr. and trans. To copulate or have sexual intercourse (with), esp. with woman as obj. b. intr. and refl. To masturbate (now chiefly U.S.). slang.

For me it just means mess with.

I really never thought of any sexual connotation.

If you don't know what auto-endoscopy means, look it up yourself.

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cornbread ninja

03:50

Are you writing more books?

tchrist

Me?

Why?

It’s something I’ve been trying to avoid.

Good night.

Mahnax

04:11

Good evening.

I have arrived at my destination after 14 long hours in the car.

Jez

07:37

hey, my brain just randomly dreampt up a good idea for a Family Guy cutaway gag when I was waking up

> Lois: Chris, finish your vegetables!

> Chris: No, I don't wanna!

> Peter: Yeah, come on Chris. Wasting food is criminal... and I should know.

> (cutaway to courtroom)

> Judge: Peter, you are accused of not finishing your blueberry pie. How do you plead?

> Peter: (sweating) Not guilty.

> Prosecutor: I call my first witness; a blueberry pie!

> (pie is brought onto the witness stand past Peter, Peter's belly rumbles loudly)

> (jury and people in courtroom murmour to each other)

see i think that'd be funny, done right. it was in my dream, i almost LOLd :-)

Matt Эллен

08:26

Hello! It's Monday. Whose fault is that?

Jez

08:56

dunno. what did you think of my Family Guy sketch?

seriously i woke up and almost laughed at my own dream

Matt Эллен

It's pretty funny :)

RegDwight АΑA

09:58

@JSBձոգչ was ist word-meaning?

Matt Эллен

the meaning of the meaning of a word

RegDwight АΑA

Oh. I thought it was questions about the word "meaning".

Matt Эллен

:D Oh, that could be it. maybe we also need dictionary-meaning too

KitFox

10:57

Morning.

Matt Эллен

Hello

KitFox

I liked your story.

Matt Эллен

Thanks :)

KitFox

I found it very humorous.

Matt Эллен

I'm only a little way into the next one

KitFox

11:02

I haven't even started. I have been working on a different story instead.

Matt Эллен

@KitFox good good. I like to keep things light hearted

KitFox

I'm almost done with it though.

Matt Эллен

@KitFox was this the one I read the other day?

KitFox

Prolly. Spider.

Matt Эллен

with the guy who couldn't remember people being in his flat?

KitFox

11:04

Yep.

I want to try to finish the first draft today.

Matt Эллен

ace :)

KitFox

But that means I haven't done anything on the writing exercise.

Matt Эллен

Yeah, I was working on the exercise a bit, then I decided to draw a toadstool

KitFox

Except that I know where I want them to meet out socially.

A toadstool? Haha

Matt Эллен

@KitFox me too, I've set that up. I've got a clear idea about the meeting, but I'm not sure what happens during the meeting

KitFox

11:09

OK the eldest is feeling a bit feisty.

bbl

Matt Эллен

CU

KitFox

(He's insisting that he doesn't want to go to college because what if he has to play a lot of baseball there?)

Matt Эллен

lol

a major concern for many college goers

KitFox

11:53

Funny thing is, he is very good at baseball. For a 4-year-old.

David Wallace

12:06

@KitFox Will you let me read the first draft when you've finished it? I really enjoy reading your stories.

KitFox

You can read most of it right now. It's up on my blog. The password is meowkitty. Or you can wait until I'm done if you want.

And hello! I thought you were gone forever.

Matt Эллен

looks like he's gone again

KitFox

Probably run off to read my exciting work of fiction.

Matt Эллен

probably

KitFox

Anybody seen @Reg this morning?

RegDwight АΑA

12:10

No.

KitFox

Hi Reg.

RegDwight АΑA

Sup.

KitFox

Let's talk in the TL.

Please.

RegDwight АΑA

Ugh. Mkay.

Matt Эллен

Those mods and their Turtle Lookout. I don't know. Turtles aren't that interesting.

KitFox

12:13

They should have made it something that initializes to DL. That's be funnier.

Matt Эллен

:D

Or maybe they talk in the Toadstool Language. And arcane tongue, known only to mods

KitFox

Is that the toadstool you drew of late?

Matt Эллен

It is indeed

RegDwight АΑA

It's gorgeous.

KitFox

Makes me want to eat Smurfs.

Matt Эллен

12:20

thanks!

RegDwight АΑA

But watch out! If you continue to dis turtles like that, I will say that your toodstoal is hideous. Also, I will put Michelangelo on your sorry ass.

KitFox

Hahahaha

Matt Эллен

!! well, so long as he brings pizza

RegDwight АΑA

In your face, yes.

KitFox

Mmm, pizza.

Noah

12:34

Hello

Pizza? I am hungry :)

@KitFox did you win?

KitFox

Win what?

Noah

the elections

KitFox

Oh! Yes, I was elected. That's why I'm blue instead of black.

Noah

seriously... congratulation

KitFox

Thank you. bows

RegDwight АΑA

12:37

I think Noah will ask again in a week.

Noah

So are you gonna hire me?

@RegDwightАΑA Yea, if I forget

KitFox

Hire you for what @Noah?

Noah

@RegDwightАΑA you are also blue

Luke

He's also a mod

Noah

@KitFox VP

@Luke, thanks.

Matt Эллен

12:40

@Noah Virtual Prisoner? Why would that be a job?

KitFox

Haha. I was thinking Virtual Programmer.

Noah

@MattЭллен Thats funny...

Matt Эллен

:D

KitFox

Vulpine Promulgator.

Noah

@KitFox I mean Vice President..

Matt Эллен

12:41

Oh, maybe he means Vulpine Protector

oh

Noah

@MattЭллен why are you so jealous?

KitFox

@Noah That is not within my capabilities. Also, no.

Matt Эллен

Because I'm not good enough to be VP

Noah

@MattЭллен I am.

@KitFox that's sad:(

Matt Эллен

I see. Been VP of many Q&A websites, have you?

Noah

12:43

@MattЭллен no, first time...

Matt Эллен

Know how to keep the staff in line and turn a profit, with minimal interference from the SEC?

ΜετάEd

Very Pretty.

Noah

@Rom

KitFox

Go easy on the kids, @Matt.

Matt Эллен

Oh, OK. Just checking his credentials

KitFox

12:44

I know. You're very thorough like that. Just what I like to see in a co-conspirator.

Noah

@MattЭллен Romeny never was a president before, but he wants to be one

@MattЭллен No, I still have time for those...

@MattЭллен havent graduated yet... lol

Matt Эллен

@Noah I like you kid, you got moxy. That ain't a disease neither, by the way

KitFox

stifles giggles

Noah

5-MeO-MIPT

;)

RegDwight АΑA

Where's MrShiny?

KitFox

12:47

Oooohh.

RegDwight АΑA

Someone has too much time. Also, money.

KitFox

That's gorgeous.

Noah

Wow, cool

@KitFox is there a stronger word than gorgeous

?

RegDwight АΑA

More images. More images still, plus info: 1.8 million LEGOs used to create map of Japan

KitFox

What a great idea.

Noah

12:50

@RegDwightАΑA This sounds interesting...

Matt Эллен

The dedication to sift through their collections for all those same coloured blocks is astounding.

Mitch

@Noah yeah, gigorgeous

Matt Эллен

what about beaugantic?

RegDwight АΑA

What about just LEGO.

ΜετάEd

@Noah There's drop-dead gorgeous … but I think you only experience that one time.

Mitch

12:53

@RegDwightАΑA also room. if they could get a bigger place they could do a 1-1 replica.

RegDwight АΑA

@ΜετάEd Not if he's a vampire or a zombie or an Indian.

tchrist

@MattЭллен blowgantic: the kind of impact that sinks large ocean liners

Mitch

@RegDwightАΑA or a cat.

Noah

@tchrist or titanic?

KitFox

or a wizard.

RegDwight АΑA

12:54

Here's a cat who is also a wizard.

KitFox

mind = blown

tchrist

Shopped calico.

Matt Эллен

@tchrist e.g. "That iceberg is blowgantic!"

Cerberus

That's not real!

Noah

@RegDwightАΑA it's half black half wite

Mitch

12:54

@RegDwightАΑA no, that cat just got into the trash

RegDwight АΑA

@tchrist NO U

Cerberus

Photoshop, I cry!

Mitch

after the fire ashes were (stupidly) thrown in. also with unused cake flour.

Noah

@Cerberus Photoshop?

Cerberus

Yes.

The line is too sharp.

RegDwight АΑA

12:55

I see you are not up to date on colorations possible in the animal world.

Cerberus

Prove it!

Matt Эллен

all his heads are the same colour

Cerberus

And don't bring up your aunt Batty again with the black wing and the purple.

Noah

This cat is not real

RegDwight АΑA

Mitch

12:56

you've never seen a cat come out of the trash

Cerberus

Painted lobster, how delicious.

Noah

hate scorpions...

tchrist

@RegDwightАΑA The rightmost one is only half-cooked.

RegDwight АΑA

@Cerberus Stupid dog, how stupid.

Cerberus

I?

RegDwight АΑA

12:56

More here. Next time check the news or something.

KitFox

@Cerberus Never seen a blue lobster?

RegDwight АΑA

Yeah, I mean.

Matt Эллен

wait. you mean they're blue and then you put them in boiling water and they die and turn red? That's brutal. lml

RegDwight АΑA

Actually the article mentioned that they turned some other color.

Mitch

It's only fair. You should see what they'd do to us given the chance.

tchrist

12:58

@RegDwightАΑA The more typical construction is “How now, sprug pug?”

KitFox

They don't actually scream when they go in the pot. That's just steam escaping from their exoskeletons.

Noah

Looks like everyone just got up

tchrist

@MattЭллен Whereas if they didn’t change color it would not be brutal.

Matt Эллен

Noah

@MattЭллен this is not real

Matt Эллен

12:59

I believe not

tchrist

What is reality, O Noah?

RegDwight АΑA

@tchrist When you came pulling in here, did you notice a sign out in front of this chat that said "room for more typical constructions"?

Matt Эллен

worth1000.com/contests/11325/food-for-thought-6

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