It would be fun to deliberately misspell something and hope a troll point it out within my ‘edit’ window. Then I could correct my post and leave the ‘corrector’ looking silly. One can dream.
Agree. If the message comes across, give it a pass. It’s the era of predictive text and mushy keyboards; we don’t all have the time to consult our Strunk & White for every conversation.
Incidentally, I have been guilty of grammar/spelling facism. I apologize for that.
@PocketBrain I’m forthwith adding “facism” to my word list. I hereby declare that people who prefer to communicate in person rather than by text message are facists. Facists deplore the rise of textists and their general acceptance in society. While I’m not sure what a grammar/spelling facist would want/believe, I’m pretty sure they would prefer to describe it in person.
@rockblossom Being a facist myself, I am fine with textists. Personally I hate phonists (or phonies?). I am having a trouble relating to people talking when I don’t see their faces.
While I agree with the general sentiment of that video, it is STILL disappointing to me that so many don’t take the time (or make the effort) to correct blatant errors in their posts before they hit the big green ‘say it’ button. After all, there is even a pretty good spell check built into the post frame itself. (And don’t EVEN get me started on the clear lack of editorial oversight and effort on the part of the local print copy of the newspaper)
To my mind this indicates a certain lack of care in the details that permeates our social interactions, indicating that their time is too precious to deal with such trivialities, (this eventually leads to people leaving the house in flannel sleep pants with oversized furry slippers and inane t-shirts etc) tl:dr Yeah, whateva!
At the risk of being “one of those people”, it seems like, based on the answers here, many are failing to pick up on the joke. Irk is, in a passive-aggressive fashion, engaging in the very behavior that he is supposedly deriding. Faux (deliberate pause) paux indeed.
This reminds me of when I was shopping in Wal-Mart and I asked an associate where something was. They pointed and said it was right underneath the fox wood sign. I said “the what sign?” and he repeated “fox wood” again, and then it dawned on me that he was pointing at the faux wood sign. I said thanks and went on my way.
@f00l Was on St George Island over Thanksgiving week and there was a sign on the side of the road that said “speed humps ahead”. Guess that’s one way to congratulate someone on getting a quickie… or perhaps shame the guy with the premature ejaculation… not sure which?
If I spelled something wrong I’d like to know. I don’t see how pointing out a spelling mistake is a mark of superiority on its own. It’d have to be coupled with doing it excessively or used as an argument.
Eye sew agree with ewe.
Snort
"T-Hump*
It would be fun to deliberately misspell something and hope a troll point it out within my ‘edit’ window. Then I could correct my post and leave the ‘corrector’ looking silly. One can dream.
@OldCatLady
Unless they were to take a screenshot of it first.
I always wanted to do it to @mfladd due to their ninja-edits. Never remembered though.
@OldCatLady *points
You’re welcome.
@OldCatLady
Oh, just blame that bitch Siri. Even if Siri was nowhere near the scene of the crime.
If it ain’t Siri, it’s Spirit of Siri.
Fucking Doppelgängers.
/giphy siri
@PlacidPenguin
Please tell me of these @mfladd ninja edits. I love to hear of our foundational legends.
@f00l
Why don’t you just ask @mfladd?
Which reminds me…
@Yoda_Daenerys -
WHY?!?!?!
@PlacidPenguin
2 reasons
@mfladd has not been present and accounted for lately. Practically AWOL.
It’s always fun to get stuff described by other observers and instigators and correspondents as well as the main character.
So please please please
/giphy please
@PlacidPenguin
Edited for clarity. Pls give it another chance.
@PlacidPenguin ummm
Huh?
@Yoda_Daenerys
Hmm…
I don’t remember making that comment.
@PlacidPenguin i don’t remember deserving it, unless the context is around bad typing, or pointless comments
/image for rum foe paws
@narfcake
/image for ass rum foe ass paws
That Ask Irk was perfuct!
Hey, Irk, guess what? You fucked up!
So I guess you’re one of us, huh?!
/giphy "one of us"
Irk, you’re awesome! I wanna be just like you when I finally grow up at an indefinite age.
Agree. If the message comes across, give it a pass. It’s the era of predictive text and mushy keyboards; we don’t all have the time to consult our Strunk & White for every conversation.
Incidentally, I have been guilty of grammar/spelling facism. I apologize for that.
@PocketBrain Except for “loser” and “looser.” I can’t let that shit slide.
@PocketBrain “fascism”
@matthew now I only perform troll-baiting.
@PocketBrain I’m forthwith adding “facism” to my word list. I hereby declare that people who prefer to communicate in person rather than by text message are facists. Facists deplore the rise of textists and their general acceptance in society. While I’m not sure what a grammar/spelling facist would want/believe, I’m pretty sure they would prefer to describe it in person.
@rockblossom Being a facist myself, I am fine with textists. Personally I hate phonists (or phonies?). I am having a trouble relating to people talking when I don’t see their faces.
@rockblossom
/giphy "fact shift"
@serpent
/giphy "text ifs"
While I agree with the general sentiment of that video, it is STILL disappointing to me that so many don’t take the time (or make the effort) to correct blatant errors in their posts before they hit the big green ‘say it’ button. After all, there is even a pretty good spell check built into the post frame itself. (And don’t EVEN get me started on the clear lack of editorial oversight and effort on the part of the local print copy of the newspaper)
To my mind this indicates a certain lack of care in the details that permeates our social interactions, indicating that their time is too precious to deal with such trivialities, (this eventually leads to people leaving the house in flannel sleep pants with oversized furry slippers and inane t-shirts etc)
tl:dr Yeah, whateva!
@chienfou *whatever
@darksaber99999 glad you saw what I did there…
@chienfou 'Cuz this is my United States of whateva!
@chienfou
Siri and Google Now and Alexa and Cortana can bite me.
Yeah, frequently they do just that. Teeth marks and all.
Without my wanting them to particularly, tho was not energetic about stopping them.
Well, not Cortana so much, I have some standards.
I win by withdrawing from the contest.
/giphy "I win"
whateva
for instance:
That was the best answer yet.
At the risk of being “one of those people”, it seems like, based on the answers here, many are failing to pick up on the joke. Irk is, in a passive-aggressive fashion, engaging in the very behavior that he is supposedly deriding. Faux (deliberate pause) paux indeed.
This reminds me of when I was shopping in Wal-Mart and I asked an associate where something was. They pointed and said it was right underneath the fox wood sign. I said “the what sign?” and he repeated “fox wood” again, and then it dawned on me that he was pointing at the faux wood sign. I said thanks and went on my way.
Well done Irk! And @thumperchick is this 2 or 3 for you now? Welcome to the “Multiple Irk Answers” club
@Bingo I think this is my second. T-Hump is growing on me.
@Thumperchick LOL… Kongrats!
@Thumperchick Not like Quasimodo, I hope!
@compunaut that is just a beauty hump.
@Thumperchick Isn’t that what they call it when your pregnancy starts showing?
@compunaut
That’s s bump, not a hump.
/youtube "my hump"
@f00l Was on St George Island over Thanksgiving week and there was a sign on the side of the road that said “speed humps ahead”. Guess that’s one way to congratulate someone on getting a quickie… or perhaps shame the guy with the premature ejaculation… not sure which?
FoPo, the new mofo.
Fox paws
@medz
/giphy fox paws
@f00l If someone told you that thing was a fox, they were lion.
@rockblossom @medz @f00l
/giphy head in lions mouth
@rockblossom
I’m always
/giphy lion
@f00l midway thru that vid I was afraid it was going to take a dark turn when he started propping his knees on the lions legs…just sayin’
If I spelled something wrong I’d like to know. I don’t see how pointing out a spelling mistake is a mark of superiority on its own. It’d have to be coupled with doing it excessively or used as an argument.
@DrunkCat
/giphy drunk cat
