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Mr N8 · 05-09-2002, 12:51 PM

In light of the Steven discussion...

Nate

DrZaius · 05-09-2002, 01:05 PM

LOL

SARGE · 05-09-2002, 03:29 PM

The word "dude" has driven me bonkers for awhile. When I'm around the boys and their friends, nobody has a name, except "dude". When I'm at work, every sentence from the younger guys has the word "dude". When I asked who is "dude", I'm given a blank stare.

wolfie · 05-09-2002, 03:46 PM

how true sarge. that one should of been dead 10 years ago. couldnt stand it back then either. drove me nuts too!!!!

wolfie

SARGE · 05-09-2002, 04:10 PM

A recent conversation (if you call it that) between a few guys went something like this:

"Dude, I went fishing yesterday, dude, and caught so many fish, dude".

Worse than watching reruns of Steven.

raftero · 05-09-2002, 04:27 PM

the way i hear it is
like dude i went you know like fishing yesterday and like caught you know so many like fish.----drives me like you know crazy!!!!!!

kcbhiw · 05-09-2002, 04:52 PM

stereotypes stereotypes

homer15 · 05-09-2002, 06:00 PM

dudes, you guys need to chill out. 'dude' is a perfectly valid word... it's right up there with 'man.' as a matter of fact, my friends and i can sometimes communicate without saying anything else but dude.

Kubie · 05-09-2002, 07:07 PM

[dudes, you guys need to chill out. 'dude' is a perfectly valid word... it's right up there with 'man.' as a matter of fact, my friends and i can sometimes communicate without saying anything else but dude.

Like so is the real word "irritating".

Carl

Carl Price · 05-10-2002, 09:15 AM

Words and phrases in human speech that irritate me badly.
and uh
you know
dude
man
like

I'm sure there are more, but these are a start.

doctorgonzo · 05-10-2002, 09:21 AM

While words such as "dude" and "like" irritate me as well, given this day and age of e-mail, instant messaging, and yes, these forums, the written word irritates me much more.

My biggest pet peeve: apostrophes. Nobody knows how to use them anymore. Their proper use is simply disappearing from the English language; I have read several articles over the years about this phenomenon. People just seem to put them where they think it "looks good." It annoys me to no end.

That, and the misuse of homonyms such as there/their/they're, or your/you're.

So, summing it all up:

"Dude, your like, you know, like one of my favorite friend's."

AAAGGGHH!

Kubie · 05-10-2002, 12:59 PM

doctorgonzo,

Yeah, I'm one of the apostrophe offenders.
Graduated in 62' and don't quite remember where they go, but normally you have an idea what I'm saying.

Carl'

homer15 · 05-10-2002, 01:43 PM

i have a general idea of where apostrophe's go... but i neglect using them.

HAL9000 · 05-10-2002, 02:11 PM

The things that really get me;

1) Typing out swear words.... ok, I have done it, but quite rarely. I'm talking those that type out swears just for the sake of swearing. It does little for ones impression of intelligence.

2) In a debate of whatever, those that have the wonderful comback of "learn how to spell". Funny thing is, almost every time, this person has spelled something wrong in their wonderful comeback.

3) The ones that insist on TyPinG LiKE ThIs oR sPElLiNg thEiR UsEr NAmE iN thIs MaNNeR. Can somebody clue me into the mentality behind this. Does it serve a purpose at all?

4) My pet peeve words that drive me up the wall when people use them;

a) Irregardless
b) Unthaw

homer15 · 05-10-2002, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HAL9000

b) Unthaw

unthaw? like refreeze?

DrZaius · 05-10-2002, 02:55 PM

Like, come on dude's, your all so uptight about nothing. Theirs like, no problem with using word's like dude and man!

homer15 · 05-10-2002, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DrZaius
Like, come on dude's, your all so uptight about nothing. Theirs like, no problem with using word's like dude and man!

dude, i told them that earlier. they're not listening to anything i say, man.

Mr N8 · 05-10-2002, 04:48 PM

Just thought I would share this...

My brother-in-law called me today, and left a message that said, "Duuuuddde....(pause for effect)...how's it going? WEll, dude, I need a little help with the Topaz. So, see you later dude."

That communicated didn't it? I think so.

Later Dudes!

Nate

Sauron · 05-10-2002, 05:47 PM

Man..you dudes are so unkool (thats my way of spelling it) I am a kool dude. Get used to it man..I love saying, you know what happened to me?? Hey Ma, you know that guy that came up the other day? Ma, know what? Hehe.

shecky981 · 05-11-2002, 02:09 AM

I can only assume you all are aware that the word "dude" originally was a slang word that reffered to a horse's penis. Mid 1800's i think.

Mr N8 · 05-11-2002, 11:44 AM

ACtually, it was a camels...but a small point indeed.

Nate

homer15 · 05-11-2002, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by shecky981
I can only assume you all are aware that the word "dude" originally was a slang word that reffered to a horse's penis. Mid 1800's i think.

yea, i was aware of that... but those things are freakin huge, so i guess i don't mind.

Werewolfdaddy · 05-13-2002, 01:20 AM

Kind of puts a new perspective to the concept of a Dude ranch.

DrZaius · 05-13-2002, 01:44 AM

LOL

So I've been saying to my friends, "Hey camel penis!" all these years.

05-09-2002, 03:29 PM	#3
SARGE The Preacher Man Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Dallas Posts: 5,189	The word "dude" has driven me bonkers for awhile. When I'm around the boys and their friends, nobody has a name, except "dude". When I'm at work, every sentence from the younger guys has the word "dude". When I asked who is "dude", I'm given a blank stare. __________________ "Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out."

05-09-2002, 06:00 PM	#8
homer15 Resident Slacker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Suisun City, California (i know, where the hell is that?!?!?) Posts: 2,620	dudes, you guys need to chill out. 'dude' is a perfectly valid word... it's right up there with 'man.' as a matter of fact, my friends and i can sometimes communicate without saying anything else but dude. __________________ Friends help you move. REAL friends help you move bodies. - me quite possibly the best book ever written... by me

05-10-2002, 09:15 AM	#10
Carl Price Member (11 bit) Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,828	Words and phrases in human speech that irritate me badly. and uh you know dude man like I'm sure there are more, but these are a start. __________________ Carl Have you noticed? Despite the high cost of living it is still the most popular option available. Integrity is it's own reward! The rarest animal in the world is a liberal using his own money. It is easy to be a liberal when the result of your politics still leaves you very well-off. Try letting all that spending hurt and you'll see how many folks are for it! Last edited by Carl Price; 05-10-2002 at 09:41 AM.

05-10-2002, 02:11 PM	#14
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,601	The things that really get me; 1) Typing out swear words.... ok, I have done it, but quite rarely. I'm talking those that type out swears just for the sake of swearing. It does little for ones impression of intelligence. 2) In a debate of whatever, those that have the wonderful comback of "learn how to spell". Funny thing is, almost every time, this person has spelled something wrong in their wonderful comeback. 3) The ones that insist on TyPinG LiKE ThIs oR sPElLiNg thEiR UsEr NAmE iN thIs MaNNeR. Can somebody clue me into the mentality behind this. Does it serve a purpose at all? 4) My pet peeve words that drive me up the wall when people use them; a) Irregardless b) Unthaw __________________ -At Ford, quality is job #1, job #2 is making them explode. ~Norm MacDonald, SNL News -Switching to Glide..Balancing in my head..inside of me... taking the glide path instead.

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05-09-2002, 01:05 PM	#2
DrZaius Member (13 bit) Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 7,030	LOL

05-09-2002, 03:46 PM	#4
wolfie Member (11 bit) Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brooklyn Park,Minn. Posts: 1,864	how true sarge. that one should of been dead 10 years ago. couldnt stand it back then either. drove me nuts too!!!! wolfie

05-09-2002, 04:10 PM	#5
SARGE The Preacher Man Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Dallas Posts: 5,189	A recent conversation (if you call it that) between a few guys went something like this: "Dude, I went fishing yesterday, dude, and caught so many fish, dude". Worse than watching reruns of Steven.

05-09-2002, 04:27 PM	#6
raftero Member (11 bit) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: lometa,tx. Posts: 1,399	the way i hear it is like dude i went you know like fishing yesterday and like caught you know so many like fish.----drives me like you know crazy!!!!!!

05-09-2002, 04:52 PM	#7
kcbhiw Member (7 bit) Join Date: May 2000 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 95	stereotypes stereotypes

05-09-2002, 07:07 PM	#9
Kubie Retired Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Modesto,Calif Posts: 4,060	[dudes, you guys need to chill out. 'dude' is a perfectly valid word... it's right up there with 'man.' as a matter of fact, my friends and i can sometimes communicate without saying anything else but dude. Like so is the real word "irritating". Carl

05-10-2002, 09:21 AM	#11
doctorgonzo Professional gadfly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 6,364	While words such as "dude" and "like" irritate me as well, given this day and age of e-mail, instant messaging, and yes, these forums, the written word irritates me much more. My biggest pet peeve: apostrophes. Nobody knows how to use them anymore. Their proper use is simply disappearing from the English language; I have read several articles over the years about this phenomenon. People just seem to put them where they think it "looks good." It annoys me to no end. That, and the misuse of homonyms such as there/their/they're, or your/you're. So, summing it all up: "Dude, your like, you know, like one of my favorite friend's." AAAGGGHH!

05-10-2002, 12:59 PM	#12
Kubie Retired Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Modesto,Calif Posts: 4,060	doctorgonzo, Yeah, I'm one of the apostrophe offenders. Graduated in 62' and don't quite remember where they go, but normally you have an idea what I'm saying. Carl'

05-10-2002, 01:43 PM	#13
homer15 Resident Slacker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Suisun City, California (i know, where the hell is that?!?!?) Posts: 2,620	i have a general idea of where apostrophe's go... but i neglect using them.

05-10-2002, 02:55 PM	#16
DrZaius Member (13 bit) Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 7,030	Like, come on dude's, your all so uptight about nothing. Theirs like, no problem with using word's like dude and man!

05-10-2002, 04:48 PM	#18
Mr N8 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 2,094	Just thought I would share this... My brother-in-law called me today, and left a message that said, "Duuuuddde....(pause for effect)...how's it going? WEll, dude, I need a little help with the Topaz. So, see you later dude." That communicated didn't it? I think so. Later Dudes! Nate

05-10-2002, 05:47 PM	#19
Sauron Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 695	Man..you dudes are so unkool (thats my way of spelling it) I am a kool dude. Get used to it man..I love saying, you know what happened to me?? Hey Ma, you know that guy that came up the other day? Ma, know what? Hehe.

05-11-2002, 02:09 AM	#20
shecky981 Member (9 bit) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 356	I can only assume you all are aware that the word "dude" originally was a slang word that reffered to a horse's penis. Mid 1800's i think.

05-11-2002, 11:44 AM	#21
Mr N8 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 2,094	ACtually, it was a camels...but a small point indeed. Nate

05-13-2002, 01:20 AM	#23
Werewolfdaddy 10th Level Vice President Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,135	Kind of puts a new perspective to the concept of a Dude ranch.

05-13-2002, 01:44 AM	#24
DrZaius Member (13 bit) Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 7,030	LOL So I've been saying to my friends, "Hey camel penis!" all these years.

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