The Official ZBB Quote Thread

Space Dracula · Post by **Space Dracula** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:43 am

Ingolemo wrote:Someone here so needs to develop a Daoist theory of Phonology.

The phoneme that can be articulated is not the underlying and unchanging phoneme.

Echobeats · Post by **Echobeats** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:22 pm

Ingolemo wrote:Someone here so needs to develop a Daoist theory of Phonology.

And then send it in to Speculative Grammarian.

Yours, Tim.

Delalyra · Post by **Delalyra** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:03 pm

Ya happy, Boomajoom?

Boomajoom wrote:We would have lots of O's ando A's. Maybe a couple ofa E's ando U's to feela exotice. We mighta evenu have some-a accenta marks ?na s?me radoma pl?ces. I thinka thate alla K's woulda be C's insteada, ando maybe s?me "ie" ando "ue" ?na s?me radomienta pl?cues. No more "th" eidere since dose cana be m?sleadingiente. Oura worda orduero mighta change. "Wh" no more woulda existia, ando de "z" woulda lice "ts" pronounciones be. "Gh" too woulda no l?nga be writteno since too Englisho isa ita. Here no l?nga woulda be da "wr" since onli de evilioso Germanianos rite lice dato. "H" no more woulda be saido, ando trilledo woulda be de "r". Justo a fewa ofa de changesosiriosientes data woulda effectomiena de Englisho linguadumiage.

Euskera wrote:If English was a Romance language... yeah, it would probably sound a lot like French due to the influence. And Canada would have a lot fewer issues.

both from this thread: http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/viewtopic.p ... 447#296447

Delalyra · Post by **Delalyra** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:42 pm

Kolyn wrote:
Gulli wrote:
Microsoft wrote:"pr0n": An anagram of "porn," possibly indicating the use of pornography.
As opposed to what? The imaginary use of pornagraphy?

Jebus...
Well pornagraphy is always imaginary. Pornography is much better though.

http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/viewtopic.p ... 768#296768

Dewrad · Post by **Dewrad** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:28 pm

In reply to boomajoom, Zomipist wrote:Which part of "You are not God" are you unclear on?

Salmoneus · Post by **Salmoneus** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:35 pm

you know, i just realised who khang reminds me of so much: T-Rex. Only less verbose and widely-read.

Abbastanza · Post by **Abbastanza** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:40 pm

Salmoneus wrote:you know, i just realised who khang reminds me of so much: T-Rex. Only less verbose and widely-read.

Really? I got more of an M.C. Hammer-vibe:

캉탁 · Post by 캉탁 » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:08 pm

Shinali Sishi · Post by **Shinali Sishi** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:53 pm

Cro Magnon wrote:
Harple wrote:Try explaining US foriegn policy to an insect.
You sting me, I squash you!

in the ethical

thread in ephemera

Echobeats · Post by **Echobeats** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:52 am

Cro Magnon wrote:
Harple wrote:Try explaining US foriegn policy to an insect.
You sting me, I squash you!

That is fantastic!

:mrgreen::mrgreen:

boomajoom · Post by **boomajoom** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:22 am

Delalyra wrote:Ya happy, Boomajoom?

My life is now complete. *dies*

Trebor · Post by **Trebor** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:07 pm

boomajoom wrote:My life is now complete. *dies*

Your death really wasn't necessary. I'm sorry about not mentioning this earlier; you're the only live-'n'-kickin' neocon I'm in contact with much (in other words: the best person to argue with), so I regret this (lack of) action on my part.

Trebor · Post by **Trebor** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:20 pm

[quote="In the Ephemera thread entitled "Microsoft Presents: A parent's primer to computer slang" started by Xeon, kolyn"]I'm psychotic and felt like typing something random at them

kolyn wrote:Yo
Y'all really think kids all talk like this? Shit. Dude, y'all gotta get a grip on yo'selves, anybody doing alegal stuff's gonna be a lot smarter'n justa type his shit in 1337 to mask i'self. Those kiddies that are doing malicious shit is called crackers, not hackers. A hacker is a just a programmer, hacking is writing sweet-ass code. If'n ya gonna crack a system, maybe y'all crackers gonna use the hacking, but all the hackers wanna give those crackers a good kick in the ass. Stop misinforming people. It pisses people off.

-One pissed off bitch

[/quote]

graig · Post by **graig** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:23 pm

Dazi wrote:
Cro Magnon wrote:
Harple wrote:Try explaining US foriegn policy to an insect.
You sting me, I squash you!
in the ethical thread in ephemera

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. That makes me laugh heartily!
In fact... sig quoted!

캉탁 · Post by 캉탁 » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:51 am

aanimo · Post by **aanimo** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:38 am

Space Dracula wrote:
Ingolemo wrote:Someone here so needs to develop a Daoist theory of Phonology.
The phoneme that can be articulated is not the underlying and unchanging phoneme.

Sig-quoted!

Circeus · Post by **Circeus** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:45 am

installer_swan wrote:It's highly addictive to sit for hours doing nothing, once you learn the art. I wonder if there's a blank-wall-starers Anonymous, that I could join.

Meh, I do that every time I open the computer. These things work on usage time, not eckeltricity, i tell you!

Echobeats · Post by **Echobeats** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:55 pm

installer_swan wrote:It's highly addictive to sit for hours doing nothing, once you learn the art. I wonder if there's a blank-wall-starers Anonymous, that I could join.

Meetings are from 3pm-10pm.

Circeus · Post by **Circeus** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:03 pm

Dug this from my blog:

salmoneus wrote:Apparently, the effects of drugs and sleeplack upon philosophical reasoning are somewhat similar.

Brel · Post by **Brel** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:31 am

Shm Jay wrote:
linguoboy wrote:I have the given name I do because the exploits of the man who first bore it 2,600 years ago were recorded in a text which became the foundation for a religion that was carried to all corners of the globe.
Your name is Zoroaster?

From the "Elven Names" thread in Ephemera.

Echobeats · Post by **Echobeats** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:03 am

Shm Jay wrote:
linguoboy wrote:I have the given name I do because the exploits of the man who first bore it 2,600 years ago were recorded in a text which became the foundation for a religion that was carried to all corners of the globe.
Your name is Zoroaster?

Seriously though, what is his name? Presuming the text he's talking about is the Old Testament, that could be any one of an awful lot of people...

Tim.

Circeus · Post by **Circeus** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:19 pm

http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/viewtopic.php?t=12630

Age kruger wrote:Legislature should be no bigger than 2000 words or four sides of double-line-spaced A4 paper. Entries must be handed in before November 15th 2005.

Eddy wrote:English is the Michael Jackson of languages.

Space Dracula · Post by **Space Dracula** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:09 pm

Echobeats wrote:
Shm Jay wrote:
linguoboy wrote:I have the given name I do because the exploits of the man who first bore it 2,600 years ago were recorded in a text which became the foundation for a religion that was carried to all corners of the globe.
Your name is Zoroaster?
Seriously though, what is his name? Presuming the text he's talking about is the Old Testament, that could be any one of an awful lot of people...

Tim.

Given the time period, Linguoboy's name could be Siddartha Gautama.

Delalyra · Post by **Delalyra** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:18 pm

Circ?us wrote:
Eddy wrote:English is the Michael Jackson of languages.

YES!!!

ghur · Post by **ghur** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:35 pm

Cardinal Ximinez wrote:
Harple wrote:Geez, I didn't expect this to turn into a Spanish Inquisition!
[Jarring Chord]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!