Author Topic: Happy Birthday Roger  (Read 12568 times)

Offline Mince

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2008, 10:13:00 AM »
What's the difference between "typing" and "actually typing"?

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2008, 10:14:58 AM »
What's the difference between "typing" and "actually typing"?

The second phrase consists of two words, as opposed to one. Even a demented cuttlefish would know that.  ..0
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2008, 10:26:33 AM »
Happy Birthday, Roger. I'm going to give you a full stop outside of brackets as a special treat, (just here to the right).


Surely you mean: 'just there on the right'?

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2008, 10:28:20 AM »
Happy Birthday, Roger. I'm going to give you a full stop outside of brackets as a special treat, (just here to the right).


Surely you mean: 'just there on the right'?

You mean, "just there on the right".
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Vulture

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2008, 10:33:32 AM »
Happy Birthday, Roger. I'm going to give you a full stop outside of brackets as a special treat, (just here to the right).


Surely you mean: 'just there on the right'?

You mean, "just there on the right".

No! I mean 'just there on the right'? - I am not saying these words, I am quoting written words. And if I want to use quotes, I WILL!

Offline Mince

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2008, 10:34:36 AM »
You've got her angry now!  :)

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #21 on: June 24, 2008, 11:31:43 AM »
Yeah - women get like that. A little therapeutic housework usually helps cool 'em down.

Maybe Tarquin can adjudicate on the inverted-commas business.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Offline Mince

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2008, 11:34:48 AM »
Yeah - women get like that. A little therapeutic housework usually helps cool 'em down.

Brave last words.

Vulture

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #23 on: June 24, 2008, 11:37:09 AM »
Yeah - women get like that. A little therapeutic housework usually helps cool 'em down.

Maybe Tarquin can adjudicate on the inverted-commas business.

Please put this down on record - housework, therapeutic or otherwise, does NOT come within my remit.

AND

Tarquin is incapable of adjudicating anything!

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #24 on: June 24, 2008, 11:38:32 AM »
That's not to say I don't do my bit, Mince! Stop trying to cause trouble.

I help by pointing out bits that are dusty and may have been missed, for example.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #25 on: June 24, 2008, 11:40:06 AM »
That's not to say I don't do my bit, Mince! Stop trying to cause trouble.

I help by pointing out bits that are dusty and may have been missed, for example.

In my house, the dusty bits are there for artistic effect!

Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #26 on: June 24, 2008, 11:40:54 AM »
Tarquin is incapable of adjudicating anything!

I'll be the judge of that!  :\
I apologise, in advance.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #27 on: June 24, 2008, 11:47:21 AM »
Tarquin is incapable of adjudicating anything!

I'll be the judge of that!  :\

What's your verdict, stand-in boss?
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #28 on: June 24, 2008, 11:51:29 AM »
Tarquin is incapable of adjudicating anything!

I'll be the judge of that!  :\

What's your verdict, stand-in boss?

I think he doesn't know what he's talking about!

Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: Happy Birthday Roger
« Reply #29 on: June 24, 2008, 12:06:00 PM »
Double inverted commas for quotes, single inverted commas for quotes within quotes.

Vulture wrong. Peepsie right.


Peepsie wrong about earlier comma. Vulture wrong to correct Peepsie's bracketed remark. Mince wrong to gloat.





Like I actually care, actually.
I apologise, in advance.