on an unbiased voice (or the most biased one you'll hear) by i_am_the_popsicle
11 Mar 2005, 10:24 PM
Yesterday my Iraqi barber explained it to me this way:
During Saddam's time, all cigarette lighters in Iraq cost 10 cents. If a merchant tried to sell a lighter for 11 cents, Saddam's police would come and kill him. That's protection. True story.
During Saddam's time, all cigarette lighters in Iraq cost 10 cents. If a merchant tried to sell a lighter for 11 cents, Saddam's police would come and kill him. That's protection. True story.
on Apostrophetic Loss by Dovina
11 Mar 2005, 10:05 PM
Colloquialisms usually don't use apostrophes - they're spoken. On the odd instance when they're written, they're written with apostrophes. I think you just mean another word.
And what the hell are you talking about? The "renegade poet comedians" (except Jeremi) are the only ones writing correct grammar here.
PS-Bow'ls is a real word and real usage. Bet you've got no rebuttal but "Your unsupported"! Whatever.
And what the hell are you talking about? The "renegade poet comedians" (except Jeremi) are the only ones writing correct grammar here.
PS-Bow'ls is a real word and real usage. Bet you've got no rebuttal but "Your unsupported"! Whatever.
replying on Snow Sucks by JoyLuck
11 Mar 2005, 9:57 PM
What?
replying on bleeding by crooked_smile
11 Mar 2005, 9:55 PM
In a poetry.com anthology?
on To those that would teach poetry by INTRANSIT
11 Mar 2005, 9:54 PM
"To those that would teach poetry" should be "To those who would teach poetry". But I guess that's the whole point.
replying on don't know by the_poetess
11 Mar 2005, 9:51 PM
I think so many people feel alone without understanding each other's pain because they all have exactly the same pain, but are too isolated in their Self-Pity Sheathes to care much about everyone else's pain. What do you think?
-zodiac
-zodiac
on genious by the_poetess
11 Mar 2005, 9:46 PM
Genius is misspelled.
replying on wishes by the_poetess
11 Mar 2005, 9:42 PM
"personaly I'M waiting for the news flash that all will change WE will be shed of the elite control that seeks to conform US at every corner" [emphasis added]
-Rainbow_chaser
PS-You could put forth the effort to actually learn to communicate in your native language. "close minded" is actually closedminded, closed-minded or closed minded.
-Rainbow_chaser
PS-You could put forth the effort to actually learn to communicate in your native language. "close minded" is actually closedminded, closed-minded or closed minded.
replying on How to make a suicide bomber by Caducus
11 Mar 2005, 9:39 PM
This comment is beyond comprehensible.
on How to make a suicide bomber by Caducus
11 Mar 2005, 9:38 PM
Suppose a couple of million, say, British were somehow instantaneously teleported to Iraq and all Iraqis somehow teleported to Britain, so that the Britons suddenly find themselves occupied by an insensitive blundering foreign superpower and the Iraqis find themselves serving cranberry scones at Starbucks (this part is actually true).
Do you think the Britons would become suicide bombers?
Do you think the Iraqis wouldn't?
Do you think the Britons would become suicide bombers?
Do you think the Iraqis wouldn't?
You don't have to. But notice everybody in the world reads 'teh' as 'the'. Even my Microsoft Word. First and last letters simply don't have anything to do with it. As I understand it (from my wife who degreed in language acquisition, among others) it has to do with either a certain percent of letters in their appropriate places (but not necessarily first and last) or simply a certain percent of the correct letters present. Beyond that, you'll have to ask -=Dark_Angel=-,P.I. for details. But then, you'd rather gouge out your own ovaries than do that, wouldn't you?
PS-One thing I love about you is how you're always willing to match something you read in an email forward against the product or real interested inquiry. Go ahead.
PS-One thing I love about you is how you're always willing to match something you read in an email forward against the product or real interested inquiry. Go ahead.
replying on Poet, Earth mover by INTRANSIT
11 Mar 2005, 9:21 PM
DOVINA: What about the expression "Stating the obvious"?
ZODIAC: Still an adjective. Or as much an adjective as best in "All for the best" or husky in "Songs for the husky".
Next question?
ZODIAC: Still an adjective. Or as much an adjective as best in "All for the best" or husky in "Songs for the husky".
Next question?
replying on Poet, Earth mover by INTRANSIT
11 Mar 2005, 9:19 PM
How far would you go to avoid the appearance of agreeing with us? Would you, um, suck a cock? Do you think that's very healthy?
PS-Obvious is only an adjective, not a noun. Sorry. :-(
PS-Obvious is only an adjective, not a noun. Sorry. :-(
replying on wishes by the_poetess
9 Mar 2005, 4:57 AM
After the revolution, we'll build specially programmed robots to take you out of the box without any effort on your part.
replying on Snow Sucks by JoyLuck
9 Mar 2005, 4:55 AM
Why don't you just take it further and say a painting with paints is a poem? Then "poem" won't really mean anything more than "beautiful" and people can stop belabouring it and get on with their lives. Or maybe you just heard somebody say a sunset or woman's body was a poem once and believed it.
A) I read your comment, found it cast my poem in a bad light, was afraid of it dragging down my voting, but didn't want to change the poem so it wasn't sexist.
PS-I notice richa said the same thing. Do you believe me now?