Re: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-02 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. That's interesting. Here in Brazil a new silly slang is uttering Menos [meaning both less and mathematical minus, former meaning usually intended] when someone latches on a

Re: Fascist Catholic Censorship Speads to Viacom and Comedy Central

2006-01-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
Michael Harney wrote: The Fool wrote: South Park Parked by Complaints By Sarah Hall Did Comedy Central grant the Catholic League its Christmas wish? Other religious groups have been hit harder than that by South Park. Mormons and Scientologists immediately come to mind. Tom Cruise won't

Re: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

2006-01-02 Thread Dave Land
On Dec 31, 2005, at 8:25 AM, God wrote: No comments on the load here, but the atmosphere on this list appears to have improved over the last few months. Officially, I can't pinpoint the reason for this improvement, but unofficially I suspect a direct relationship between the improvement of

Re: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-02 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. I was happy as heck to see the phrase Cowboy up go. I have no idea where it originated (nor any interest in learning),

Crazy ideas that work..

2006-01-02 Thread Gary Nunn
I read about this in a couple of places over the last week. The short of it is, this guy decided to sell space on a webpage for $1 a pixel. So far, he is 1000 short of his million dollar/pixel goal. I never cease to be amazed at the crazy money making schemes that pay off big. The FAQ is

Yahoo Story: Million Dollar Homepage

2006-01-02 Thread Gary Nunn
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051229/ts_nm/homepage_dc Cash pours in for student with $1 million Web idea By Peter GraffThu Dec 29, 1:04 PM ET If you have an envious streak, you probably shouldn't read this. Because chances are, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old student from a small town in

Re: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-02 Thread Julia Thompson
Dave Land wrote: On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. I was happy as heck to see the phrase Cowboy up go. I have no idea where it originated (nor any

Re: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-02 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 2, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. I was happy as heck to see the phrase Cowboy up go.

RE: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-02 Thread Ritu
Dave Land wrote: That's exactly what makes these expressions worth getting rid of... the mindless repetition. I head THAT! was one that my little brother got hooked on for a while. I had a co-worker for whom everything happened from the get-go, an expression I learned to hate

Re: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-02 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 2:36 PM Subject: Re: Words phrases that should be banished. That's exactly what makes these expressions worth getting rid of... the mindless