#81
I have just confirmed, via my two volume OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY published 1984 with complimentary magnifying glass that I did indeed typo duex instead of dues, my excuse being S is above X and I miss my 1909 royal typewriter for rapid writing VS my Waterman. I will leave it as is; knowing only the allmighty is imperfect and many cultures deliberately include flaws in art out of respect for her.

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#82
(03-16-2017, 08:12 PM)KAV Wrote: I have just confirmed, via my two volume OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY published 1984 with complimentary magnifying glass that I did indeed typo duex  instead of dues, my excuse being S is above X and I miss my  1909 royal typewriter for rapid writing VS my Waterman. I will leave it as is; knowing only the allmighty is imperfect and many cultures deliberately include flaws in art out of respect for her.

And there you go. That would have taken 3 secs to google. Waste of time looking it up in a book.


(03-16-2017, 07:28 PM)iamsms Wrote: It truly is a two way street.

A lot of people dump on the millenials. This thread is a dump, IMO, on millennials. After all, its the 20 somethings that embrace the 3 day beard look. Its all through pop culture.

But reality is, they will inherit the earth while the rest of us are long gone.

Complete with facial hair ... the future is now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plqfWOsIXpc
#83

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grim, there is a rich world out there of past, present, and future and I enjoy (and sometimes despair) of it all.  I am so happy that I try to open my mind, heart, and life to it all, even if I am not always successful.  How much I would lose if I thought like you and those who think as you do.  We shall definitely have to agree to disagree.

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#84
My Oxford dictionary is a source of phrontisterion study . I never depart without learning at least one new word. Who checks spellcheck? Are they the same folks who sell online navigation systems people religiously follow as they drive off ocean piers? I never dumped on a 'millenial' whatever one is. Are they bearded children of 60s Jesus People
who expected Sweet Jesus to come back on 2000? I have never oppressed anyone for race, creed, colour or cultural dress. I do hold values that in part reflect what still communicates a great deal to others in contemporary and multi generational societies.

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#85

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(03-16-2017, 11:21 PM)grim Wrote:
(03-16-2017, 08:12 PM)KAV Wrote: I have just confirmed, via my two volume OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY published 1984 with complimentary magnifying glass that I did indeed typo duex  instead of dues, my excuse being S is above X and I miss my  1909 royal typewriter for rapid writing VS my Waterman. I will leave it as is; knowing only the allmighty is imperfect and many cultures deliberately include flaws in art out of respect for her.

And there you go. That would have taken 3 secs to google. Waste of time looking it up in a book.


(03-16-2017, 07:28 PM)iamsms Wrote: It truly is a two way street.

A lot of people dump on the millenials. This thread is a dump, IMO, on millennials. After all, its the 20 somethings that embrace the 3 day beard look. Its all through pop culture.

But reality is, they will inherit the earth while the rest of us are long gone.

Complete with facial hair ... the future is now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plqfWOsIXpc

A grim post indeed.

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#86
(This post was last modified: 03-17-2017, 02:01 AM by grim.)
If one makes references to bathtub Packards, Elmer Gantry, and uses words like "phrontisterion" (which I freely admit I had to go look up), I'll suggest that 99% of the populace couldn't pick out a Packard in a lot of packards nor have a clue who Burt Lancaster was nor care (I do but I'm old), so  you've lost your audience before you start.

Since the OP seems to be a plea to find out what irritates people, here's a simple thought. Try to use words that the reader doesn't have to look up nor references to a past long forgotten by even those old enough to have been alive when the cars and movies were around.  With respect, maybe rewatch, S1, E5 of the Twilight Zone from 1959, Walking Distance. This scene when Gig Young wanted to live in the past ... His dad talking to his adult son ...

TL;DW You can't go home. Go back to the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUn2BNydxIY
#87
If I wear skinny jeans and use a multi blade disposable will I get laid dude? I'm not into emos, goths or excessive tats and body piercings and steampunk girls throw themselves at me just for old pith helmets and other shit lying around.
#88
WAR IS PEACE SLAVERY IS FREEDOM IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

DON'T YOU SEE THAT THE WHOLE AIM OF NEWSPEAK IS TO NARROW THE RANGE OF THOUGHT?
IN THE END WE SHALL MAKE THOUGHTCRIME LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE
NO WORDS IN WHICH TO EXPRESS IT.
#89
Kav, I'd argue we are actually trending toward a society more like the one portrayed in Brave New World.

No one is going to commit a thought crime because we all have ADD from toggling back and forth from Facebook to Instagram to Twitter to Snapchat and so on...

Like Sourav, I'm 29 years old, and I work in tech. I'm well adapted to this age, but I appreciate learning things from history, particularly skills like traditional wet shaving.

However, I admit that I waste a massive amount of time through distraction from my phone or the internet. It's kind of sad really because it impacts your ability to appreciate things and engage with the world.


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#90
This thread IS a dump.

I'll go back to counting on my fingers and painting stick figures on the wall of my cave now.

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