Kick Granny? -Why would I want to do that?

Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 3:00 am

I've just been e-mailed by the webmaster at Kick Granny (some sort of link site), asking if I wanted to swap links.
Does anybody else know of it? Have you been linked? Is it good/bad/ok/a spamophobes' nightmare? Is it worth becoming a link partner? Is it "More fun than greased ferrets on no-doz"? Why is it called Kick Granny? Why are elephants grey? Do they really keep clothes in their trunks? Why is the graphite in pencils called 'lead'? Why do americans insist on spelling colour without the 'u'? Are all these increasingly inane questions an indicator that I should be in bed rather than going to work at 2am? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
Sorry sleep deprivation does strange things to my sense of humour, tomorrow afternoon I'll probably look at this post and say I can't believe I wrote that.Anyway, back to the point, what is Kick Granny like?------------------
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Steve Tonks · Post by **Steve Tonks** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 3:13 am

It looks to me as a link site with some jokes on as well. May as well swap links with them, you can never have too much exposure!PS. they also spell 'humour' 'neighbour' 'favour' etc without a U.------------------
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Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 4:39 am

I've been there and done that.Those Americans! is there no end to their nefarious scemes? Not using the metric system, promoting bad english, making movies that rely more on effects than plot, over-commercializing the holidays, they even drive on the wrong side of the road for crying out loud! And don't get me started on situation 'comedies' like Ally McBeal.Well I'm on to them. Oh yes. And I've got a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on and call it a weasel. Now if only I could get some sleep, I'd stop ranting like a, well, an, American. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">------------------
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Tirdun · Post by **Tirdun** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 5:46 am

HEY! Us Americans speak the English good too! You stop saying things bad about us! We kick your butt just like back in World War 3!Damn ferners. ------------------
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Screwball McGoo [gDC] · Tue Oct 31, 2000 6:05 am

Homophoniphobic or something.And hey, the metric system sucks. How could someone from Britain defend a French system of measurement. It goes against everything the TV ever taught me.------------------
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Damonk13 · Post by **Damonk13** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 6:27 am

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Todd Michaels · Post by **Todd Michaels** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 6:32 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Seven3:
Those Americans! is there no end to their nefarious scemes? Not using the metric system, promoting bad english, making movies that rely more on effects than plot, over-commercializing the holidays, they even drive on the wrong side of the road for crying out loud! And don't get me started on situation 'comedies' like Ally McBeal.Well I'm on to them. Oh yes. And I've got a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on and call it a weasel. Now if only I could get some sleep, I'd stop ranting like a, well, an, American. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>At least we put the 'h' in schemes!And you only WISH you could rant like an American. If there's one thing we corner the market on, it's bitching and moaning -two things are bitching, moaning and whining. Our three things we corner the market on are: bitching, moaning, whining, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope -four things ...(The preceding was adapted from a sketch by the fantastically funny American comedy group "Terry Gilliam's Flying Circus".)------------------
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Maboo · Post by **Maboo** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 7:24 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Scott Maddix:

Stick that in your fag and smoke it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That sounds homophobic.

Steve Tonks · Post by **Steve Tonks** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 7:30 am

i thought 'fag' was slang for cigarette? unless you're American of course....

Michael Martin · Post by **Michael Martin** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 8:45 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Maboo:
That sounds homophobic.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Afraid of sameness? Aren't we talking about spelling things differently?--Michael------------------
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Steve Tonks · Post by **Steve Tonks** » Tue Oct 31, 2000 8:52 am

So the Americans spell words differently because they're homophobic! Now I understand.....I think <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">------------------
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Steve Tonks · Post by **Steve Tonks** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 1:08 am

Y'know the guy that actually started this was from New Zealand, not England. Also, we in Britain have to use the metric system because it is European Law. It is illegal to sell anything in pounds and ounces. Before we had this stupid law, we used imperial measurement a whole lot more than metric.
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Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 1:43 am

No, of course not.

>>Sarcasm levels now at maximum.What I meant is that most of the western world was colonised (colonized?) by europeans; Dutch, Spanish, Italian, English, etc.I apologise for the missunderstanding about 'lazer', most of what I know of the US comes from "quality american programming".
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Todd Michaels · Post by **Todd Michaels** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 1:57 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Seven3:
Ah, there's nothing like a heated discussion on semantics, spelling, and grammer to foster international relations.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yes, but the difference is that we're all doing it in fun. This is probably one of the best display I've seen of playful jabs at other people without someone freaking out. We all know we're joking.Except for the Canadians. Everybody hates the Canucks. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The missing 'h' in scheme is a result of lack of sleep<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeah, right. I bet it's because you use too many h's by pronouncing the h in 'herbs' all the time. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>what does 'zimulated' mean? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Zimulated (adj.): a condition resulting from ingesting too much of a yuppie beverage that for some reason, won't go away.
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Matt Trepal · Post by **Matt Trepal** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 2:49 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Seven3:

What I meant is that most of the western world was colonised (colonized?) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The word you're looking for, of course, is "qahllinyzed." Look, this language is quite simple. You just take equal parts French and Danish, mix in a liberal amount of Celtic types, distribute to five continents and allow to set for two hundred years. Presto! English! <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>
most of what I know of the US comes from "quality american programming".
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hmm. I'm not familiar with that last phrase, but you probably know more about the US than I know about New Zealand (Very nearly the extent of my knowledge: sheep outnumber people).As for "zimulated," I think Todd covered it. However, are you familiar with Zima Gold? A truly innovative product. If Zima is a clear alcoholic malt beverage, then Zima Gold is um... beer?Matt------------------
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Lazy · Post by **Lazy** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 4:19 am

Oh you shouldn't worry to much about all this spelling stuff..
When Canada takes over the world, and it will within the next 50 years. You will all spell and talk like us.. Except the Kaybeckers. We're gonna ship them off to Pluto. and the France French, they'll be shipped off to pluto too.------------------
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Damonk13 · Post by **Damonk13** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 5:55 am

Umm... what about the Acadian French? Which planet do we get? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">------------------
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Matt Trepal · Post by **Matt Trepal** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 10:08 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Todd Michaels:
 At least we put the 'h' in schemes!
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>And we've come up with a use for the letter Z. That's zee, not zed. As in "organize," "specialize," "plagiarize," etc.Furthermore, by reversing the "er/re" spellings we allowed ourselves a built-in sophisticationer thingie. Any two-bit culture can have a "Concert Hall," but if you want to sound important and show off yer fancy book-lernin', you get yourself a "Centre for the Performing Arts" or a "Theatre." Canadians and Australians and others of that ilk just can't do that, trapped as they are by the hidebound traditions of their ancestors.Another triumph of American ingenuity, from the nation that brought you Silly Putty and disco.Matt------------------
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Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 11:55 am

Ah, there's nothing like a heated discussion on semantics, spelling, and grammer to foster international relations.
The missing 'h' in scheme is a result of lack of sleep, and that fact that (somewhat ironically) I failed English.
And as for Matt's remark about not being able to use 're' because of our ancestors, they're pretty much the same as yours, except Australia started of as a penal colony (now there's a phrase for you Homophoniphobes) so it got all the crims.
Yes, and you also spell laser with a 'z' even though it's an acronym for Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation. what does 'zimulated' mean?------------------
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Nate · Post by **Nate** » Wed Nov 01, 2000 12:03 pm

We spell color without a 'u' because, just like your whole useless island, it doesn't need to be there!Hate is fun.You know, in the U.S. nobody uses the metric system except in drug transactions. Acid taught an entire generation what a milligram was, and I'm willing to bet that 99% of the people here who know the metric system backward and forward are drug dealers and people who teach it for a living. ------------------
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