English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

Matt Ellen

20:00

@RegDwight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIPR4OSElEs

RegDwight

@GraceNote See what happens when you surf the Internet, Larry?

Robusto

But all will be well now.

RegDwight

@MattEllen hey is that a picture of myself at 0:11? Thank you!

Matt Ellen

@RegDwight It's a birthday message, if that's what you mean :D

Robusto

Speaking of all being well, if I can get just two more upvotes we can have our Raptchah right here, right now. And by right now I mean tomorrow at 00:00 hours Zulu.

RegDwight

20:02

This is how I picture Jeff right now:

Apr 20 at 13:02, by RegDwight

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Matt Ellen

LOL

RegDwight

But actually I went looking for this other video, so as to tell @Matt that I prefer this song for my next birthday:

Mar 11 at 17:20, by RegDwight

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Alain Pannetier

@aedia, Sorry but what's the question? Are you after an advice to purchase a present? You have to determine what she likes in wines. Different countries have different standards, also women tend to like fruity wines. French standards for red wines is how long the tastes stay in your mouth for instance.

Jez

wow

I just played the nastiest, most insulting guy I've ever played at squash

kept saying he was better than me, insinuating i was cheating, etc.

what a douchebag

RegDwight

Was he at least better than you?

Jez

20:05

not in my judgement

Alain Pannetier

@aedia Having had more than my fair share of travel I can tell you I love some South African, Chilean and Argentinian wines a lot. Good wine does not have to be French.

psmears

@RegDwight ... and you'll want us to sing the whole thing, yeah? Right to the end?

RegDwight

@Jez In that case, get him to commit to Wrongers.SE.

@psmears Which end?

Jez

@RegDwight eh?

RegDwight

Mar 11 at 17:23, by RegDwight

@Cerberus http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Narwhals/

@Jez Never mind.)))

Matt Ellen

20:07

@RegDwight I have taken note. next year my phone will remind me!

psmears

@RegDwight Yeah, that's what I was referring to

Jun 16 at 11:06, by RegDwight

They are even more dangerous when you listen till the very end:

aedia

@AlainPannetier Yes, birthday party present. Hmm. I really wish I paid more attention or knew more wine words.

RegDwight

@psmears I suspected that.

I just wanted to go sure.

Aka killing the joke.

Which is especially challenging when there's nothing to kill to begin with.

psmears

Cos that's what we do best!

RegDwight

Aye.

Grace Note

20:10

@RegDwight You just need to be with strange aeons.

RegDwight

@GraceNote aeons is nothing when compared to sequoias.

aedia

@AlainPannetier Is there anything I should know about types of wine that are particularly celebratory, or on the other hand, that you would advise I should avoid all out as a novice wine-chooser? Is it a faux pas to bring champagne to someone's summer birthday, for example?

Matt Ellen

@aedia Champagne is never a faux pas!

RegDwight

@MattEllen Isn't "never ... pas" a double negative?

aedia

@MattEllen I mightn't be able to buy it anyway... the small shops only shelve it 'round the New Year. That's kind of why I wondered if it was appropriate in the summer.

RegDwight

20:19

BTW, @Robusto, which time's teh raptchah?

simchona

@RegDwight In this case pas = step

RegDwight

@simchona Joke.

simchona

@RegDwight went over my head. i'll go back to cold calling random people...

RegDwight

Actually, I need to expand on it.

Matt Ellen

@RegDwight in English a double negative is just more negative ;)

RegDwight

20:21

@MattEllen but ain't "never ... faux ... pas" a triple negative?

aedia

@RegDwight Is not it not true that "never ... pas" is a double negative?

RegDwight

@aedia Definatley.

Jez

richarddawkins.net/articles/…

Yay for political religious sensibilities

aedia

@RegDwight Not defiantly?

RegDwight

@aedia Take a pick.

9

Q: Why is "definitely" so frequently typoed?

"Definitely" seems to be one of the most frequently typoed words in written English on the internet -- enough to bring somebody to create d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com. Simon Google says, in a completely unscientific manner: defini tely ×105,000,000 (43.4%) defina tely × 80,000,000 (33.0%...

spelling

Matt Ellen

20:23

I'm not not not not not not going

RegDwight

@MattEllen to Buffalo?

@Jez See, some people have actual problems. Not just bit shifting.

Alain Pannetier

@aedia, Here are some very good and affordable Italian wines from around Naples

Whites
- Greco di Tufo - Feudi di San Gregorio
- Falanghina - Feudi di San Gregorio
- Fiano di Avellino - Feudi di San Gregorio

Red
- Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio - Mastroberardino
- Taurasi del Taburno - tanic - Feudi / Mastroberardino

aedia

@RegDwight Oh no. I think I just overwronged that entry in my brain.

RegDwight

Jul 5 at 11:13, by RegDwight

@AlainPannetier Satiation sémantique, eh?

Alain Pannetier

Still digging in my memories for other countries.

aedia

20:27

@AlainPannetier Ooooh, thank you for the recommendation!

RegDwight

@AlainPannetier I knew this chat would be useful one day.

Except that I'm going to Rome...

Alain Pannetier

We need a real face to face EL&U get-together one day.

Robusto

@RegDwight — In 20 more points.

RegDwight

@AlainPannetier See how quick Robusto responded when that day will be?

Alain Pannetier

@RegDwight, no prob you'll find them in Rome as well. Try these on the list, along with wines from toscana (chianti) or Veneto/friul and you won't be able to come back.

RegDwight

20:30

From the Visca-cha to the Rap-cha!

Apr 16 at 23:47, by RegDwight

Robusto

@RegDwight — That wasn't fast at all.

RegDwight

@Robusto what are you talking about? It was over 9000 fast.

Feb 25 at 11:53, by RegDwight

Feb 7 at 15:17, by RegDwight

Mariana Trench

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, and the lowest elevation of the surface of the Earth's crust. It is currently estimated to be up to deep. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is about long but has a mean width of only . It reaches a maximum-known depth of about at the Vityaz-1 Deep and about at the Challenger Deep, a small slot-shaped valley in its floor, at its southern end. If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth at , were set in the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, there would be of ...

Robusto

@RegDwight — For today, silly.

RegDwight

You misspelled "4 2day", silly.

Robusto

@RegDwight — I think you misspelled 4-2D.

Or maybe 42D.

Or maybe 42DDDD.

RegDwight

20:37

Or maybe 42 A.D.

Robusto

Or maybe 42, Dawg. Secret of da universe.

RegDwight

@Robusto That was the most obvious one to me, I thought you'd mention it first.

Robusto

@RegDwight — I'm working my way down the list.

RegDwight

See, I don't always know what you'll say.

Robusto

I have a list here. I gotta stick to the list, otherwise there's chaos.

RegDwight

20:38

Surely there's a step 3?

Robusto

Last time I failed to adhere to the list you went and changed your GD gravatar, and then all hell broke loose.

RegDwight

I know, I have whined accordingly. I could whine some more if you so choose.

Robusto

@RegDwight — Hmm, maybe you could try whinging for a while. Keep our British friends happy.

RegDwight

@Robusto Isch muß die Wesch wesch, wesche?

Robusto

@RegDwight — Wevs.

RegDwight

20:42

@Robusto Stack Overflow Wev Days?

Robusto

@RegDwight — Whatdever.

RegDwight

Jun 21 at 12:02, by RegDwight

What is the difference between a what and a normal hat?

Robusto

@RegDwight — I think you misspelled huh?

RegDwight

I never.

Robusto

@RegDwight — What, never?

RegDwight

20:50

Sought: lever.

Robusto

Now we have a throught question. Tell me if I should make my answer a comment.

Alain Pannetier

@aedia. Still there?

South Africa

White
- Cape Point - Chardonnay

Red
- Zevenwacht Syrah Stellenbosch
- Kaapzicht Steytler - Cabernet Merlot
- Horse Mountain Michele - Cabernet Sauvignon

France

White
- Pouilly Fuissé
Red
- Chateauneuf du Pape
- Bordeaux (Pauillac, St Emilion, St Julien...)
- Burgundy (Gevray Chambertin, Pommard, Côtes de Beaune, Nuits St Georges)

RegDwight

@Robusto Looks like nohat beats you to leaving that comment.

By three seconds.

Alain Pannetier

Argentine
- Malbec (Mendel, Trivento, Terrazas de los Andes ...) low budget but quite good.

Robusto

OK, I'll just have to leave the answer as is. I did provide copious extra information.

RegDwight

20:54

Hahahaha.

aedia

@AlainPannetier still here! had to do some w-o-r-k. Thank you so, so, so much.

Robusto

That's the thing about comments. If you're writing an answer and someone else answers, you get notified. But nobody notifies you if you're writing an answer and someone leaves a comment.

Alain Pannetier

All are not so easy to find. But with a little bit of luck...

Robusto

@RegDwight — You dare to laugh at my mighty scholarship and diligent, exhaustive research into this particular issue. Why, sir, how dare you?

RegDwight

@Robusto I am quite busy right now, why don't you go insult yourself in the mean time?

waiwai933

20:57

I'm half-inclined to delete the "throught" question just for blatant lack of research and such, yet I don't want to over-react. Any community feedback?

aedia

@AlainPannetier "With a little bit of work, with a little bit of luck, someone else'll do the blinkin' work!"

Robusto

@waiwai933 — I have to recuse myself.

RegDwight

@waiwai933 I'm about to go check what Google Translate actually returns for these terms.

Robusto

@RegDwight — I don't see "Go f*** yourself" in that list.

whoabackoff

I've never heard of 'throught'

aedia

20:59

@AlainPannetier Sorry, I apparently came out of the womb singing the My Fair Lady soundtrack.

Robusto

There is an Urban Dictionary listing for throught ... naturally.

@aedia — I hope you realize how frightening that is.

RegDwight

@Robusto You have to look harder, you beslubbering unchin-snouted strumpet.

Robusto

@RegDwight — You pluralized trumpet on the wrong end.

RegDwight

@Robusto ~~Simpsons~~ Shakespeare did it!

aedia

@RegDwight I have magnets with some of these on my fridge. The magnets have whole phrases, though. I like the words better...

Robusto

21:01

Aaaaaaaanyway, gotta motor. CYUZ LATERZ.

RegDwight

Have fun.

aedia

Bye-byes!

Alain Pannetier

CU

@aedia, no need to be sorry, my Text 2 speech applet is off.

aedia

@AlainPannetier Phew.

RegDwight

@waiwai933 ... and indeed, Google Translate has throught translated as мысль ("thought").

It does differentiate between through and though, though.

So, um. I dunno. "Closed" is a start.

nohat

21:04

Google Translate has some shall we say interesting translations for lots of partial words and misspellings

F'x

@aedia still looking for someone with wine-fu?

oh man, gone is my chance to shine :(

aedia

@Fx @Alain gave me some suggestions... but I'm still nervous I may find none of them in my local shops and so I think I do need a fallback plan. Any ideas?

Alain Pannetier

@whoabackoff, How's life in Ottawa?

RegDwight

@nohat They probably use similar algorithms for translating misspellings as for redirecting searches. In which case, I fear the future.

10 hours ago, by RegDwight

OT: What I just noticed, if you google for "reason because site:english.stackexchange.com", Google will put all the "why"s in bold.

F'x

but where are you (geographically speaking)? what type of shop are you buying at?

aedia

21:07

We have a great big wine store here, but it's in the opposite direction, so I think I'm stuck with small ones.

Alain Pannetier

@aedia This is why I gave you also the types.

aedia

@Fx Oh, sorry. DC/MD - little wine and beer shops.

F'x

Alain's list contains enough generics that you should fine something

Alain Pannetier

Many countries name their wines after the grape varieties. France, Spain and Italy don't.

F'x

@AlainPannetier nah, they're doing it more and more in France

Alain Pannetier

21:09

They use the domain name (like NTLM)

F'x

I mean, not that it becomes the official designation, but it really is "advertised" much more than in the past, I think

Alain Pannetier

@Fx, that's new and for export reason I suspect, don't you think?

F'x

@AlainPannetier probably

I kind of find it harder for me, but probably because I started learning that stuff old-school

aedia

@AlainPannetier It's all very confusing to me... so you think if I can't find any specific ones, if I just try to pick a French bordeaux or Argentine Malbec, for example, it'll be ok?

F'x

speaking of which, I had a wonderful Saint-Joseph just yesterday, but I couldn't for the life of me tell what grape it is

Syrah, probably?

Alain Pannetier

21:11

@aedia, you can always order on the Net. I know for sure the Italian ones on my first list can be delivered to your doorstep. But you need to order a set to even the costs.

RegDwight

I must admit that I am one of those folks for whom wine is just a waste of perfectly fine grape juice.

Alain Pannetier

@aedia, last resort is the price tag and possibly the "medals" and the years (but that depends on the country).

aedia

@AlainPannetier It is unfortunately illegal to have alcohol delivered where I live, as far as I understand.

F'x

@AlainPannetier I saw you were looking at sparkling ones, did you suggest Asti?

Alain Pannetier

@Fx, No I left sparkling out of the list.

aedia

21:13

We have a complicated distribution method whereby things have to go to the shops first. But you can buy straight from a state store. They encourage your "responsible" consumption...

F'x

@AlainPannetier the price/medal thing works well in the UK, reasonnably well in France if you go to mid-price wine

Alain Pannetier

even did not answer @aedia's question about faux pas, I realise

F'x

I don't know much about customs for bringing wine outside France

aedia

@AlainPannetier I will probably suggest them to a friend who lives in a state where alcohol delivery is legal :)

F'x

but, in France, I would not bring Champagne to a party unless it was exceptional

don't know if that holds true elsewhere, probably not (French being particularly fussy about these things)

Alain Pannetier

21:16

@aedia, I would not come with a bottle of champagne. I hate it when I prepare my best wines for a party and people come come with their bottles. We have to take the risk of opening theirs first and this is sometimes well... not conclusive. The other possibility is worse: you know it's B-quality and you have to say: "we'll open that another day!" and mumble after a while "or pour it into the sink, that is if the plumbing can sustain it...".

RegDwight

Hm... what is that "not the room you are looking for?" line under the gravatars? I do like how it's not clickable.

nohat

@AlainPannetier really? it seems these days except for the very cheapest, most wine is pretty well-made and drinkable, if unremarkable. it's pretty hard to find wine so bad as to be undrinkable

aedia

@AlainPannetier That's a very good point. I won't even attempt champagne. I do think my friend would not hesitate to say "let's put that away for later" no matter what the case (I don't think she would feel she had to open what we brought)... I want to bring wine as I know it will be of use for her even if it is not great, because she hosts a lot, and she'll be likely able to foist it off on someone, perhaps later in a night.

RegDwight

Besides, can't not-so-great wine still be used for cooking?

nohat

... although now that I think about it, in my recent trip to Amsterdam, there was a lot of really crappy wine in the grocery stores, so maybe my experience is more typical of cosmopolitan United States living

Alain Pannetier

21:28

@nohat, what I mean is that when I treat people at home, I'd be dead of shame if people don't appreciate the wines, and conversely proud as a French ... hm.. rooster if complimented about their quality. Someone coming with even "drinkable" wine is at best depriving me of this pleasure at worst guilty of sabotage.

Robusto

Just checking out the new mobile chat interface.

RegDwight

Hear that, @Cerberus? Amsterdam << cosmopolitan US.

nohat

@AlainPannetier I understand. I can't imagine anyone would be offended if when they brought you wine as a host gift you say "thank you, i picked out some really great wines for tonight, so i'll save this for another night, or we can drink this later"

Robusto

@Reg: There's a special rung in hell for chaps who use really good wine for cooking.

nohat

@RegDwight haha Amsterdam was an amazing awesome place in many ways, but wine selection at grocery stores was not impressive

RegDwight

21:32

@Robusto That's what I'm saying all along.

It's a win-win.

Robusto

I'm just agreeing.

Alain Pannetier

@nohat, Dutch grocery stores close at 6pm at the latest, so you really were asking for trouble.

RegDwight

@Robusto Holy crap.

This must be teh raptchah.

Robusto

And here comes the train. Cyaz.

nohat

America's Test Kitchen tested using wines for cooking, and concluded thus:

Does Price Matter?
Next came the question of price. Would a $30 blend make a better pan sauce for steak than a $5 blend? To find out, we cooked with fruity, medium-bodied red wines made from a blend of grapes at four price points: $5, $10, $20, and $30. Tasters found that the results produced by a $5 bottle were much different from those produced by bottles in the other price categories.

As wine cooks and reduces, it becomes an intensely flavored version of itself, making the wine's defining characteristics unbearably obvious. The sweet, bland $5 wines cooked down to candy-like sauces, whi…

RegDwight

21:33

Bye Rob.

Alain Pannetier

@Robusto, is your train too fast or your network too slow?

RegDwight

0

Q: "Some people aren't good at putting themselves in other people's shoes"

Some people aren't good at putting themselves in other people's shoes is it slang? What does it mean? Trust me, I googled it and I found nothing

meaning slang

I am so tempted to comment, "Some people aren't good at gooling"

I am at an impasse.

Alain Pannetier

Should be closed IMO, OP won't be affected, not the first time.
With a link to a definition.

RegDwight

Cast your votes at your own leisure, ladies and gents.

Alain Pannetier

voted as general ref

RegDwight

21:48

What bugs me a little is that the OP likes to ask follow-up questions in comments.

english.stackexchange.com/questions/34481/…

english.stackexchange.com/questions/33866/…

english.stackexchange.com/questions/33803/…

english.stackexchange.com/questions/33483/…

Rebecca Chernoff

then he needs to be encouraged and taught not to do that.

clarifications should be edited into the question if that's what they are.

RegDwight

Thank you. I was just going to ask whom I should ask what to do.

Rebecca Chernoff

these questions are ... |:

Is this a site where I read something, don't understand it, and pop it into the site without doing anything else?

Alain Pannetier

@RebeccaChernoff Answerers are not pinged when the question is edited. They are by comments.

Rebecca Chernoff

@AlainPannetier and anyone else stumbling upon the question may not see those comments.

Edit the question. Leave a comment on an answer indicating the edit.

Afterwards, the comment can be deleted, that's what the obsolete flag is for.

Then the page doesn't have any noise on it and everyone wins.

RegDwight

21:52

@RebeccaChernoff Well, you know that that is a universal problem. And not "universal" as in "on all sites of the network", but as in "with people in general".

Rebecca Chernoff

sure

Alain Pannetier

I'm not saying this is the best way, I'm a descriptivist here. This is why OP act in this way. May be sth to think about for whoever is in charge of the software.

Rebecca Chernoff

I understand. But the behavior I gave is the "correct" way to use the software so everyone wins.

And that's what people should be encouraged to do.

None of the comments @RegDwight linked tell the author that he's done anything wrong, so he continues doing it.

Alain Pannetier

OPs think in the best way they can get their answers just as lab muridae aim at the piece of cheese at the end of the labyrinth. The labyrinth planer can always change the map.

RegDwight

I just want to be sure that we don't discourage people from using the software the way it was intended. I mean, in a way, it is fine and even encouraged to leave comments on answers in order to improve them. And you as the OP do not understand an answer, then perhaps it could use some improvement indeed.

So it's not any of these comments in and of itself. It's just the pattern that is troubling.

psmears

21:56

Happy Birthday @RegDwight:

0

Q: When does the narwhal bacon?

There's a meme on reddit where the users tend to ask, When does the narwhal bacon? The only correct answer to that question is At midnight. I was wondering about the etymology and the meaning of this question.

etymology phrases

Rebecca Chernoff

asking an answerer to clarify their answer is not the same as asking something new in a comment

RegDwight

@psmears I totally missed that meme.

psmears

@RegDwight It's not one I knew of either. I'm not sure whether to be ashamed or proud.

RegDwight

@RebeccaChernoff That's what I'm trying to figure out right now by going down the list of his comments. How much of it is clarification, and how much of it is "oh, and btw..."

F'x

@psmears oh god

RegDwight

21:58

@psmears Well, I suppose I should be ashamed.

psmears

@RegDwight Incidentally, the guy who answered is new to the site, but he has an interesting blog - that I've spent too much time this week reading. Weird.

RegDwight

@psmears That's a weird mix, that much is for sure...

Anyhoo, back to that user, must leave comment

psmears

@RegDwight I'm afraid I'm gonna have to go pineapple on that one... huh?

Rebecca Chernoff

It seems this user is being allowed to use the sites as a "give me the codez" outlet. I think the site should have a higher standard than that. How is it quality q&a?

Alain Pannetier

Tut mir leid aber heute Nacht bin ich kein Lehrer, und muss schon ins Bett gehen.
Tschüss

psmears

22:01

@RebeccaChernoff Yeah, I'm not convinced it's a good question. It's not an English idiom, IMHO.

RegDwight

Okay, so far I have this:

> @genesis: it has come to my attention that you regularly comment on answers to your questions to 1) ask a follow-up question or 2) provide further context. Consequently, I would like to ask you to 1) limit each post to exactly one easily identifiable question, and 2) provide all context needed to answer your questions right away and in the body of the question rather than in comments. Thank you for understanding.

I am afraid that is way too advanced a formulation.

waiwai933

I think it's a little bit too critical in tone, but that's just my two cents.

RegDwight

Mkay. Something specific that sets you off?

waiwai933

The "Consequently, I would like to ask you to" might be better as "Stack Exchange works best when users". The user doesn't know he's done anything wrong, so I think a gentle prodding might work best.

RegDwight

@waiwai933 Excellent.

(Even though he's at 3k on SO, so theoretically, he could be expected to know how the sites are supposed to work.)

Shog9

22:09

lols

aedia

@AlainPannetier Oh, sorry I missed you. Thank you for all the help! A bientôt!

RegDwight

@Shog9 Hey don't you dare lol at 3k on SO, I'm at 3k on SO!

aedia

@RegDwight You could say "I've noticed" instead of "it has come to my attention." With the "Thank you for understanding" at the end it still sounds like a firm, but gentle demand.

Shog9

@RegDwight And [thinks hard for something diplomatic to say] you're the exception that proves the rule

RegDwight

@aedia Too late, he's already promised to improve.

Shog9

22:14

(hey, @Reg, d'ya notice how I refrained from linking to UrbDict on that meme question? Eh? Eh?)

aedia

@RegDwight Nice!

RegDwight

@Shog9 How do I notice something that's not there?

38

Philosophy – philosophy.stackexchange.com

Beta Q&A site for those interested in logical reasoning.

Currently in public beta.

Shog9

@RegDwight You say to yourself, "Oh god, he's linking to a database of Internet Inanity - but at least it's not UrbDict!"

RegDwight

@psmears I'm in the Five-Year Club, d'oh. I was one of ze föst Redditors evar!

We didn't even have comments back then.

Only a list of links.

Upvote or downvote.

That was all.

A post with 20 upvotes was huge news.

And it was always either LISP or Paul Graham.

psmears

@RegDwight facepalm

Feb 8 at 16:58, by RegDwight

I learned to react that way by browsing Reddit for five years in a row.

Alles klar

Robusto

22:20

Off to dinner momentarily, but just popped in to say ...
I
AM
LEGEND

english.stackexchange.com/badges/27/legendary

Dis is da raptchah that was foretold.

RegDwight

I am trying to think of an apropriate response...

Robusto

And now I am retired from active competition. Good day, all.

RegDwight

How about: not bad.

Everybody heard that? Stop upvoting Robusto. He's had enough.

Robusto

@RegDwight — I knew you'd use litotes.

RegDwight

Apr 7 at 15:19, by RegDwight

I always pick litotes.

Robusto

22:23

See? Q.E.D.

RegDwight

No, that's not Q.E.D.

Robusto

It's magic if you don't know the trick, is all.

RegDwight

It doesn't prove that you knew it.

Robusto

Umm, O.E.D.?

G.E.D.?

RegDwight

LED?

Robusto

22:23

Sparrowhawk?

RegDwight

I see every sparrowhawk that falls.

Robusto

And I will personally congratulate you if you can tell me how G.E.D. links to "Sparrowhawk" ...

...

RegDwight

@Robusto I would have to google, sorry.

Should I?

Robusto

He used to be faster at googling.

...

RegDwight

@Robusto That's because I haven't even started.

Robusto

22:25

I just want to see if you have mad skillz.

How do we know you haven't started?

3

2

1

And ... GO!

RegDwight

Mar 14 at 17:14, by RegDwight

Robusto

You misspelled "My" ...

RegDwight

See, that was enough time for me to a) google b) realize that it's futile and c) go hunt for that message instead.

aedia

It's not futile. I'm duny already.

Robusto

Doesn't really cut it, though, does it? Hmmph.

aedia

22:28

But I have to be guin home now.

Robusto

Ged is the name of a wizard in Ursula K. LeGuin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" series. I mean it is his secret name, the one only he and everybody else in the human world who's read the books knows. His public name is Sparrowhawk.

There, I saved you a lotta googling. So be nice, brush your teeth after meals, and I'll see you all later.

RegDwight

Oh, that's unfair, I searched for G.E.D.

Laterz.

aedia

Ok, I'm really out as well. Was hoping this day would be shorter, actually. Arrgh. Stoopid computalators not working right.

Hasta luego!

RegDwight

@aedia ¡hasta pronto!

user19161

@RegDwight Happy birthday, I just realised that it is probably your real birthday and not a joke.

RegDwight

22:38

@JasperLoy Thank you, but it appears that comment of mine was ambiguous. I changed my gravatar from owl to viscacha to celebrate my birthday.

I.e. my birthday was like a month ago or something.

Thank you @psmears as well.

user19161

@RegDwight Oh shit I got it wrong, nvm. Of course, the only way to know, if the person included his real birthday, is by looking at his profile everyday, and note when the age increases by 1.

RegDwight

@JasperLoy Wait, you don't do that for every user on this site?

Next thing you tell me,

May 27 at 19:30, by RegDwight

What, you didn't read the entire transcript????

user19161

Of course not, just stating a fact.

psmears

@RegDwight You have two birthdays? Was today your real birthday, or your official birthday then? Did you get narwhals on the other one too?

RegDwight

@psmears What I got for my actual birthday is now in the starred message list.

I am Gemini.

And I have no idea what we have now, but sure as pie not Gemini.

Also, I actually have 33 birthdays, and I plan to add one each year.

Shog9

22:45

Wow... I've heard of "born again", but that's really pushing it

RegDwight

I've only heard "Born to Lose", it was a duet of mine with Leonard Cohen.

►

user19161

Those born on Feb 29 will not have too many birthdays.

RegDwight

Not after 2012 anyway.

Shog9

@RegDwight Hadn't heard that one... And I've listened to a fair bit of Cohen

user19161

Oh, I took a while to understand the 2012.

RegDwight

22:50

@Shog9 Well, that would actually explain it, as this is certainly not the best thing Cohen's ever done.

user19161

@RegDwight You should be going to sleep soon. I remember you came back yesterday shortly after you said you were going to sleep.

RegDwight

I had to thwack people all around.

Can't have thwackable stuff laying around without getting thwacked.

But yeah, I am planning on starting contemplating about considering going to ~~bad~~ bed.

Haha, I just misspelled something and I am leaving it that way. Take that, Internet!

Feb 22 at 18:45, by RegDwight

Madness? This is ELU!

Mr. Disappointment

RegDwight

@MrDisappointment The real fun starts when you realize that it's you who is wrong on the Internet.

@MrDisappointment But yeah, that's a very accurate depiction of me and my wife in the past two days.

Rebecca Chernoff

that just means you have to convince the internet that they are wrong.

Mr. Disappointment

22:56

Oh, I realised that long ago - it wasn't fun; I play with it a bit now, though.

RegDwight

@MrDisappointment No sneak edits! <shakes fist, violently>

I can see your gravatar hopping.

Mr. Disappointment

You thought I would post that then proceed to keep the internets in error?

RegDwight

May 25 at 15:16, by RegDwight

See, Kosmonaut, I can tell you made that sneak edit because your gravatar is now the first in the row without you posting anything.

@MrDisappointment The internets is a series of errors.

Mr. Disappointment

And what the frak is with the pinging, I'm right here!

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