The Official ZBB Quote Thread

[Kereb]

but it's not mine; it's older'n dirt

[finlay]

it's like the one mainstream linguistics joke that anyone will 'get'.

[Dewrad]

You can even find it on clothing.


(Sorry about the arsecrack.)

[Lyhoko Leaci]

The ZBB has undergone a syntax change from avatar-left to avatar-bottom. I heard it's an areal feature of the spinn sprachbund.

[Aurora Rossa]

You can even find it on clothing.


(Sorry about the arsecrack.)

(As you should be.)

[Nesescosac]

And then Astraios went past riding a penismobile, which is to say he was sitting on a very large, rocket-powered hovering penis that shot flames out of the back.

[blank stare II]

I bit my tongue while sneezing.
My life is filled with misery.

[blank stare II]

Referring to the natlang Otomi,

among the interesting features of the language is a four way contrast in basic stops voiced, unvoiced, aspirated and glottalized - it also has a system of consonant mutations and utilizes this four way contrast for grammatical purposes. It also has singular, dual and plural number categories, and inflect verbs for epistemic status, location, movement and up to three participants.

Oh my god I just got hard.

[Qwynegold]

Heck, a language easily could have that there's a specific lexeme for [my|our] father, and a separate for [someone else's] father

Xhosa does this.

ubawo = my father
iyihlo = your father (Also derogative, I think.)
uyise = his father

now everybody's conlang will have special words for your mom

I have special words for your mom in every language

Yes, most languages have special words for Bob Johnson's mom.
[Due to politeness issues, most linguists have difficulty eliciting them from their speakers]

[the duke of nuke]

From "Bodybuilding question"

You seem to have a lot of points on STR. Maybe time to go work on DEX. It's good to have a balanced build.

[Kereb]

Seriously, does the Daily Mail have to illustrate every story it does about Germany with a picture of Hitler?

It's the Daily Mail, what do you expect? Objective, dispassionate commentary?

Yeah exactly. That's their way of looking at the country positively after all.

[TomHChappell]

... I realized that several important figures in linguistics were inside the exhibit as well, including Steven Pinker and Noam Chomsky. I stripped down (since no clothing was allowed inside the exhibit) and climbed over the glass wall to get inside so that I could get my boobs signed by the linguists in question.

[Jetboy]

Which reminds me of one from almost a year ago:

Chomsky's not a millionaire, but don't you think he has young women throwing themselves at him?

[blank stare II]

http://zbb.spinnwebe.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39307

I associate AC/DC with waffles because this one time I was eating waffles while listening to AC/DC.

[Jipí]

http://zbb.spinnwebe.com/viewtopic.php?p=926703#p926703

Thread title: Alternatives to metal?

What sort of materials can a more primitive (tribal/pastoralist) culture use in its weaponry and/or armor that can compete with the iron and bronze used by larger civilizations that neighbor them? [...]

There are plenty of other alternatives out there, jazz and classical, everything from the harshest punk rock to the lightest synthpop.

[Mr. Z]

http://zbb.spinnwebe.com/viewtopic.php?p=926703#p926703

Thread title: Alternatives to metal?

What sort of materials can a more primitive (tribal/pastoralist) culture use in its weaponry and/or armor that can compete with the iron and bronze used by larger civilizations that neighbor them? [...]

There are plenty of other alternatives out there, jazz and classical, everything from the harshest punk rock to the lightest synthpop.

Well, in Eddy's defense, I also thought it was about music when I saw the title in your post. But I also just read about a music-related thread in the post above you, so...

[Jipí]

Well, in Eddy's defense, I also thought it was about music when I saw the title in your post.

No, I did not quote this to suggest eddyfail. Quite the opposite. I thought the thread I quoted from was about music until I read the first post, too. I was tempted to post something along the same lines as Eddy, as a joke.

[jal]

I'm not slutty, I'm just generous

JAL

[Jetboy]

It is an Eddythread. We can never be done, for there is always more ignorance to refute, and always more refutations to ignore.

EDIT: also:
[quote="Skomakar'n, in the "Childhood Thread,""]Wow. So many aspirating paleontologists.[/quote]

[Lyhoko Leaci]

(From the messy conlang names thread)

Cussian /kə.si.ən/

"...The language Cussian, similar to many European languages, has a very irregular conjugation pattern for the copula:

Fuck
be.PRS
(this is the normal undeclined form)
Ass
be.PST
Damn
be.FUT
There are other..."

Edit: And then from the venting thread:

New from Raytheon: Depleted Weapons-Grade Choctonium! All the density of neutronium, all the deliciousness of chocolate, none of the radiation! Guaranteed to defeat 1000mm rolled homogeneous armor equivalent, for destroying even the toughest emotions! Order your weapon system today!

[Herr Dunkel]

Subject: Help your conlang fluency

Respond, pos.

na yauaye
1S answer.PST
I did...

Sooka nehnas? Doka =/
So-oka ne-hnas? Doka =/
[sɔːka nɛxnas || dɔka]
smart-tell EXPECTED-person; SPEC

He probably expected a constructive reply =/

Hey, jackass, I sent Přemysl a PM that was very specific and constructive. Fuck off.

Yes, sano, I am a mentalist Crystal Dragon Jesus Buddha. I can read your Private Messages.

[masako]

Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein.

I like this proverb...a lot.

[Herr Dunkel]

Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein.

I like this proverb...a lot.

I didn't really mean any harm or malice.
You dug a hole for me, enjoy your fall.

[Imralu]

Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein.

I like this proverb...a lot.

I didn't really mean any harm or malice.
You dug a hole for me, enjoy your fall.

Huh?

[Herr Dunkel]

Who digs a hole for someone else, he himself falls into it

I like this proverb...a lot.

I didn't really mean any harm or malice.
You dug a hole for me, enjoy your fall.

Huh?