Okamura in Taiwan~!
Okamura
Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to ask
you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
and shock them...
<brief pause>
OK well in my term so far in Taiwan (with my Christmas away from the
mainland) I have found a peculiar fact. Taiwanese don't learn English,
they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
American English as the stardard.
So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them with
my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious questions.
If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be my
guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my head
to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they ask
if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is it?
(I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the bill
or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me quite
often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they used
donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would say
"Lets split it".
Something to think about anyway huh~!
Okamura in Taiwantown
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Steve Levitson
>
> Okamura wrote:
>
>> Hello people~!
>>
>> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to ask
>> you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
>> little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
>> and shock them...
>
> for.
>
> <brief pause>
>
>>
>> If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be my
>> guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my head
>> to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they ask
>> if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is it?
>> (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Whether you want to pick up the check or let someone else always, always say
> this phrase.
> (I have spelled it out phonetically for you so that you get it right.)
>
> "Pleeeze, mai eye fondel yore sweet bumms?"
>
> It works like a charm everytime. Your dinner friends -- especially the ladies
> -- will be most impressed by your savoifaire.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
Steve Levitson
Okamura wrote:
> Hello people~!
>
> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is there an
"east america"?
Steve
Christopher Nelson
>Hello people~!
>
>Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to ask
>you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
>little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
>and shock them...
Buh-bye you two.
><brief pause>
>
>OK well in my term so far in Taiwan (with my Christmas away from the
>mainland) I have found a peculiar fact. Taiwanese don't learn English,
>they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
>Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
>American English as the stardard.
Good!! They should be seperate languages!!
>So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them with
>my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious questions.
M-kay.
>If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be my
>guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my head
>to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they ask
>if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is it?
>(I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
No. "Be my guest" is used (by the company I keep) roughly to mean
"Go ahead"
You _would_ hear "My treat", "I'm treating", "It's on me", "I'll cover it",
"Put your money away" (friendly or harsh), "Don't worry 'bout it", or others
which are usually obvious.
>And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the bill
>or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me quite
>often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they used
>donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would say
>"Lets split it".
"going Dutch" is mostly an outdated phrase. You'd be more likely to hear
"split it", "50-50", "I'll get half", "Half-and-half", or something to that
effect.
>Something to think about anyway huh~!
*grin*
>
>Okamura in Taiwantown
>
>
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Mouseroni
Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
> Okamura wrote:
>
> > Hello people~!
> >
> > Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
>
there an
> "east america"?
that, properly punctuated, would be "the tyrant of the west: America"
Oka just didn't type it very well :)
> Steve
>
>
--
--renita/mouseroni
I've got a PBS mind in an MTV world.
~If a man speaks in the woods, and no woman is around
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Before you buy.
Leslie Terrell
Okamura <okamura...@apexmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> Hello people~!
>
> you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
> little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
> and shock them...
>
>
> OK well in my term so far in Taiwan (with my Christmas away from the
> mainland) I have found a peculiar fact. Taiwanese don't learn English,
> they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
> Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
> American English as the stardard.
>
> So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them with
> my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious questions.
>
> guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my head
> to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they ask
> if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is
it?
> (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
cultural thing. It used to be proper to say "be my guest", I think,
but not recently. Must keep in mind that even in the States we have
several different dialects.
>
> And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the bill
> or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me quite
> often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they used
> donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would say
> "Lets split it".
>
> Something to think about anyway huh~!
foreigner's slang is ALWAYS out of date. You have to be careful and
listen to what they're saying because you're not always going to get
it.
>
--
You can't pray a lie. I found that out.
~Huck Finn
-=SjR=-
Okamura wrote in message <06180e24...@usw-ex0101-002.remarq.com>...
>Hello people~!
>
>Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to ask
>you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
I'd say both those things, though I do speak English not Americanese!
>little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
>and shock them...
Sam
Pastor Steve Levitson
Okamura wrote:
> Well aren't you the one that is knackered after work every night?
> ;)
Knackered? Bwahahahahahahah!
You're like the character in the movie "Man of the Century". It'a about a
guy straight out of the 1930s living in 1999.
Like you, he's this complete anachronism using all this outdated slang and
wear the old fashions.
Crikey, maybe the movie is based on you?!
Pastor Steve
>
>
> > >little while as I am going to be saying something that may well
> > >offend and shock them...
>
> Okamura
Pastor Steve Levitson & His Wife Dottie
Okamura wrote:
> Pastor Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Okamura wrote:
> >
> > > Well aren't you the one that is knackered after work every night?
> > > ;)
> >
> > Knackered? Bwahahahahahahah!
>
> And the kindly pastor walks into an injoke of which he is miles out of.
>
> > You're like the character in the movie "Man of the Century". It'a
> > about a guy straight out of the 1930s living in 1999.
> > Like you, he's this complete anachronism using all this outdated
> > slang and wear the old fashions.
>
> Still said in the UK and New Zealand other places too apparently but the
> are they are like picture postcards from the past. Personally the
> current word I used for tired is "ç´¯æ»" which is in neither.
>
> > Crikey, maybe the movie is based on you?!
>
> Okamura
>
>
I will hold a prayer circle for you so that Satan maybe exorcised from you.
Pastor Stevo
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Wife Dottie
wersh wrote:
> You're such an asshole.
I see the devil has a hold of you.
Pastor Stevo
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Wife Dottie
wersh wrote:
> >I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is there an
> >"east america"?
>
> You're obviously not very good at geography if you're unaware of both West
> America *and* East America. You've probably never heard of North America,
> South America, or Central America either! Go buy yourself a globe and find
> them yourself.
>
Now Satan is making you act goofy.
Pastor Stevo
Okamura
> >Hello people~!
> >
> >Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to
> >ask you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room
> >for a
> *deeply offended*
>
> I'd say both those things, though I do speak English not Americanese!
Well aren't you the one that is knackered after work every night?
;)
> >little while as I am going to be saying something that may well
Okamura
Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com> wrote:
> >> Hello people~!
> >>
> >> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want
> >> to ask
> >> you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the
> >> room for a
> >> little while as I am going to be saying something that may well
> >> offend and shock them...
> >
> > It's great that you brought this to a religious ng. That's what
> > we're here for.
I should think so. After all the world worships America. I thought it
imperative to know that we were in fact speaking the same language. I
have never been to the holyland and our holymedia of Beavis and Butthead
can only teach us so much.
> > <brief pause>
> >
> >>
> >> If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say
> >> "Be my guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I
> >> tilt my head to the side (after the third time, yes people are
> >> kind here) they ask if it is proper English (cough... cough...
> >> Americanese). I dunno, Is it?
> >> (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
> > Whether you want to pick up the check or let someone else always,
> > always say this phrase.
> > (I have spelled it out phonetically for you so that you get it
> > right.)
> >
> > "Pleeeze, mai eye fondel yore sweet bumms?"
> >
> > It works like a charm everytime. Your dinner friends -- especially
> > the ladies -- will be most impressed by your savoifaire.
U-huh. And when the waiter comes back with crossaints what do you do?
Okamura
Mouseroni <mous...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > > Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
> >
> > I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is
> > there an "east america"?
>
> that, properly punctuated, would be "the tyrant of the west: America"
> Oka just didn't type it very well :)
Although I think he knew that I think that sometimes socalled
punctuation is a horrible thing restricting our free running thought
expressed in a stream of words regardless of whether you come from East
America or West America.
Okamura
Leslie Terrell <maadh...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello people~!
> >
> > Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to
> > ask
> > you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for
> > a
> > little while as I am going to be saying something that may well
> > offend and shock them...
> >
> > <brief pause>
> >
> > OK well in my term so far in Taiwan (with my Christmas away from the
> > mainland) I have found a peculiar fact. Taiwanese don't learn
> > English,
> > they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
> > Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
> > American English as the stardard.
> hee hee hee, I knew it would happen..
<sigh> When will New Zealand be a superpower so that people learn NZ
English... <sigh>
> > So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them
> > with my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious questions.
> >
> > If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be
> > my
> > guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my
> > head
> > to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they
> > ask
> > if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is
> > it?
> > (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
> Some people say that, most just say "it's on me". I think that's a
> cultural thing. It used to be proper to say "be my guest", I think,
> but not recently. Must keep in mind that even in the States we have
> several different dialects.
Yep, I know. I have heard "Be my guest" from about three different
people so I assumed it must of been something that they were all taught
along with the "going dutch" line. Going Dutch made sense but the latter
seemed to not fit the situation.
> > And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the
> > bill
> > or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me quite
> > often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they
> > used
> > donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would
> > say "Lets split it".
> I always thought it meant you pay your own stuff.
Probably is....
> > Something to think about anyway huh~!
> No kidding. One thing I've learned from foreign exchange students, a
> foreigner's slang is ALWAYS out of date. You have to be careful and
> listen to what they're saying because you're not always going to get
> it.
Yep. I can remember in Japan I head someone say "How do you do?" out
alound for the first time in my life. Along with a host of other
oddities. But such is the adventure of learning language on both sides
of the divide.
Okamura
inlawsan...@mindspring.com (Christopher Nelson) wrote:
> >OK well in my term so far in Taiwan (with my Christmas away from the
> >mainland) I have found a peculiar fact. Taiwanese don't learn
> >English,
> >they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
> >Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
> >American English as the stardard.
>
> Good!! They should be seperate languages!!
In America do they spell seperate differently... Oh I forget ;)
> >So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them with
> >my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious questions.
>
> M-kay.
>
> >If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be
> >my
> >guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my
> >head to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here)
> >they ask
> >if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno,
> >Is it?
> >(I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
>
> No. "Be my guest" is used (by the company I keep) roughly to mean
> "Go ahead"
Tis what I thought. Like you have a beautiful chocolate cake,
mouthwateringly sweet, pure chocolate icing with a moist oily
chocolately centre with chuncks of pure chocolate inside...
Um... and someone asks if they could eat some.
You can say, "Be my guest". Or alternatively "Piss off."
> You _would_ hear "My treat", "I'm treating", "It's on me", "I'll cover
> it",
They use "My treat" or some variation in NZ and probably the UK. Just
not what I say usually.
> "Put your money away" (friendly or harsh), "Don't worry 'bout it", or
> others which are usually obvious.
Yep all cool there.
> >And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the bill
> >or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me quite
> >often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they used
> >donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would say
> >"Lets split it".
>
> "going Dutch" is mostly an outdated phrase. You'd be more likely to
> hear "split it", "50-50", "I'll get half", "Half-and-half", or
> something to that effect.
Yep sounds 'bout right.
Thank you~!
> >Something to think about anyway huh~!
>
> *grin*
Leslie Terrell
Okamura <oka...@apexmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Leslie Terrell <maadh...@yahoo.com> wrote:
snip
>
Taiwanese don't learn
> > > English,
> > > they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
> > > Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
> > > American English as the stardard.
>
> <sigh> When will New Zealand be a superpower so that people learn NZ
> English... <sigh>
>
> > > So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them
> > > with my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious
questions.
> > >
say "Be
> > > my
> > > guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my
> > > head
> > > to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they
> > > ask
> > > if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno,
Is
> > > it?
> > > (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
> > cultural thing. It used to be proper to say "be my guest", I think,
> > but not recently. Must keep in mind that even in the States we have
> > several different dialects.
>
> Yep, I know. I have heard "Be my guest" from about three different
> people so I assumed it must of been something that they were all
taught
> along with the "going dutch" line. Going Dutch made sense but the
latter
> seemed to not fit the situation.
only people who do not have english as their first language have
impecible english. (I think that's some sort of law) It all depends on
when and how the person teaching them learned it I think.
>
> > > And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the
> > > bill
> > > or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me
quite
> > > often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they
> > > used
> > > donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would
> > > say "Lets split it".
> > I always thought it meant you pay your own stuff.
>
> Probably is....
>
> > > Something to think about anyway huh~!
> > No kidding. One thing I've learned from foreign exchange students,
a
> > foreigner's slang is ALWAYS out of date. You have to be careful and
> > listen to what they're saying because you're not always going to get
> > it.
>
> Yep. I can remember in Japan I head someone say "How do you do?" out
> alound for the first time in my life. Along with a host of other
> oddities. But such is the adventure of learning language on both sides
> of the divide.
I like "How do you do?", I think it's cute.
--
You can't pray a lie. I found that out.
~Huck Finn
Mouseroni
Okamura <oka...@apexmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Mouseroni <mous...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > > > Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
> > >
> > > there an "east america"?
> >
> > that, properly punctuated, would be "the tyrant of the west:
America"
> > Oka just didn't type it very well :)
>
> Although I think he knew that I think that sometimes socalled
> punctuation is a horrible thing restricting our free running thought
> expressed in a stream of words regardless of whether you come from
East
> America or West America.
you know i agree with you sometimes i don't capitalize properly and i
just kind of type what i think as it comes out :)
--
--renita/mouseroni
I've got a PBS mind in an MTV world.
~If a man speaks in the woods, and no woman is around
Okamura
Pastor Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
> Okamura wrote:
>
> > Well aren't you the one that is knackered after work every night?
> > ;)
>
> Knackered? Bwahahahahahahah!
And the kindly pastor walks into an injoke of which he is miles out of.
> You're like the character in the movie "Man of the Century". It'a
> about a guy straight out of the 1930s living in 1999.
> Like you, he's this complete anachronism using all this outdated
> slang and wear the old fashions.
Still said in the UK and New Zealand other places too apparently but the
are they are like picture postcards from the past. Personally the
current word I used for tired is "ç´¯æ»" which is in neither.
> Crikey, maybe the movie is based on you?!
Okamura
wersh
(unless he posted it separately to a.a as well?)
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 18:49:02 -0800, Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com>
typed:
>>
>>
>> Okamura wrote:
>>
>>> Hello people~!
>>>
>>> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to ask
>>> you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
>>> little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
>>> and shock them...
>>
>> It's great that you brought this to a religious ng. That's what we're here
>> for.
arc-t isn't a 'religious ng'. Read the FAQ. arc-t is a public forum.
Religion is the predominant topic, but any topic may be discussed. Okamura
is a reg in arc-t (and has posted enough in a.a to have some familiarity
with their regs, IIRC). He may talk about whatever he damn well pleases in
arc-t, and I would imagine that the regs of a.a have few objections either.
>> <brief pause>
>>
>>>
>>> If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be my
>>> guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my head
>>> to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they ask
>>> if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is it?
>>> (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
>>>
>>>
>>> Okamura in Taiwantown
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Whether you want to pick up the check or let someone else always, always say
>> this phrase.
>> (I have spelled it out phonetically for you so that you get it right.)
>>
>> "Pleeeze, mai eye fondel yore sweet bumms?"
You're such an asshole.
>> It works like a charm everytime. Your dinner friends -- especially the ladies
>> -- will be most impressed by your savoifaire.
>>
>> Steve
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"It is not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bull ring."
- Spanish proverb
wersh
typed:
>
>
>Okamura wrote:
>
>> Hello people~!
>>
>> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
>
>I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is there an
>"east america"?
You're obviously not very good at geography if you're unaware of both West
America *and* East America. You've probably never heard of North America,
South America, or Central America either! Go buy yourself a globe and find
them yourself.
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"Sometimes you earn more by doing the jobs that pay nothing."
- Todd Ruthman
Okamura
Pastor Steve Levitson & His Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com> wrote:
> I will hold a prayer circle for you so that Satan maybe exorcised
> from you.
>
> Pastor Stevo
Okili dokili, just keep your ceremonial robes away from the candles and
you and your wife Dottie will surely live happy and godfearing lives.
Nite Nite.
Okamura
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
> wersh wrote:
>
> > You're such an asshole.
>
> I see the devil has a hold of you.
No, No, that's Jon.
(And another in-joke passes over the good pastors head, of course now
he'll probably think that wersh and Jon are gay or something).
Kevin R.
Nice to see that you're still going strong!
Kevin
Christopher Nelson
>
>wersh wrote:
>
>> >I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is there an
>> >"east america"?
>>
>> You're obviously not very good at geography if you're unaware of both West
>> America *and* East America. You've probably never heard of North America,
>> South America, or Central America either! Go buy yourself a globe and find
>> them yourself.
>>
>
You're goofy. So go exorcise yerself.
--
Christopher Nelson - inlawsandoutlaws at mindspring dot com
"There won't be anything we won't say to people to try and convince
them that our way is the way to go."
-- Bill Gates on Microsoft's marketing tactics
**NICK
Christopher Nelson wrote:
>
> Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Wife Dottie did "grace" us with:
> >
> >wersh wrote:
> >
> >> >I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is there an
> >> >"east america"?
> >>
> >> You're obviously not very good at geography if you're unaware of both West
> >> America *and* East America. You've probably never heard of North America,
> >> South America, or Central America either! Go buy yourself a globe and find
> >> them yourself.
> >>
> >
> >Now Satan is making you act goofy.
>
> You're goofy. So go exorcise yerself.
*red rum*
*RED RUM!!*
-nick
**NICK
Kevin!!
Are you back???
I haven't seen you post at all, so I am guessing you left for a time?? :D
-nick
"Kevin R." wrote:
>
> lol wersh, a little hostility here? ;)
>
> Nice to see that you're still going strong!
>
> Kevin
>
> wersh wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 19:46:57 -0800, Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com>
> > typed:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >Okamura wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello people~!
> > >>
> > >> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
> > >
> > >I am good at geography but i gotta ask, what is "west america"? Is there an
> > >"east america"?
> >
> > You're obviously not very good at geography if you're unaware of both West
> > America *and* East America. You've probably never heard of North America,
> > South America, or Central America either! Go buy yourself a globe and find
> > them yourself.
> >
-=SjR=-
>> ;)
>
>Knackered? Bwahahahahahahah!
>
>guy straight out of the 1930s living in 1999.
>Like you, he's this complete anachronism using all this outdated slang and
>wear the old fashions.
How to offend whole nations at once, in one easy lesson.
(c;
Sam
-=SjR=-
Okamura wrote in message <84949v$1pd$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>> >ask you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room
>> >for a
>>
>> I'd say both those things, though I do speak English not Americanese!
>
>;)
Ah, yes.
Maybe I'll go and hide in another thread now, before my language gives
people any more wrong ideas about me!
Sam
Kevin R.
I just got a bit burned out, between going to school full time
and working *almost* full time (yeah, it's possible), so I
pretty much gave up on the computer for a while.
For a while I was working like 6 days a week, there was only
one other driver working (I'm a pizza delivery boy :)
and she was working during the day when I was at school. But
now there's another one to work with me so I get less of the
workload. Good deal...
Anyways, I'm hopefully going to stay for a while.
Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
my first post to arc-t.
Kevin
**NICK wrote:
>
> Kevin!!
>
> Are you back???
>
> I haven't seen you post at all, so I am guessing you left for a time?? :D
>
> -nick
>
> "Kevin R." wrote:
> >
> > lol wersh, a little hostility here? ;)
> >
> > Nice to see that you're still going strong!
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > wersh wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 19:46:57 -0800, Steve Levitson <st...@nospam.com>
> > > typed:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Okamura wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hello people~!
> > > >>
> > > >> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America,
> > > >
Steven Schrader
<snip>
> Anyways, I'm hopefully going to stay for a while.
Welcome back. :)
> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> my first post to arc-t.
Congrats!
I'm itching ever closer to the two-year mark myself. How frightening.
Later,
---
Steven Schrader
The Musician's Homepage - "http://www.enteract.com/~digialex/"
"The chicken realised that if it were on the other side of the road, the
side that it was already on would become "the other side". Hence it had
already crossed without crossing and clucked leisurely down the street."
- Okamura
**NICK
"Kevin R." wrote:
>
> I'm back, hopefully for a while.
that's good to hear...
> I just got a bit burned out, between going to school full time
> and working *almost* full time (yeah, it's possible), so I
> pretty much gave up on the computer for a while.
I go to school and work full time, so you have NO excuse... =P
j/k...
Actually, the next Full Time job I'm getting starting next week, I'll
have even more time than usual to work on the computer, as out of the
eight hours a night I work, I really am only working maybe 2... hehehe
> For a while I was working like 6 days a week, there was only
> one other driver working (I'm a pizza delivery boy :)
> and she was working during the day when I was at school. But
> now there's another one to work with me so I get less of the
> workload. Good deal...
Any familiar pizza establishment?
> Anyways, I'm hopefully going to stay for a while.
>
> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> my first post to arc-t.
mine will be this coming 5th... and wersh's will be the 4th... :D
btw, WTF is FWIW??? *g*
> Kevin
-nick
Al Klein
>arc-t isn't a 'religious ng'. Read the FAQ. arc-t is a public forum.
>Religion is the predominant topic, but any topic may be discussed. Okamura
>is a reg in arc-t (and has posted enough in a.a to have some familiarity
>with their regs, IIRC). He may talk about whatever he damn well pleases in
>arc-t, and I would imagine that the regs of a.a have few objections either.
Only to proselytizing. We don't - as a formal thing - object to
having anal sphincters posting.
--
Al - Unnumbered Atheist #infinity
aklein at villagenet dot com
Kevin R.
**NICK wrote:
>
> "Kevin R." wrote:
> >
> > I'm back, hopefully for a while.
>
> that's good to hear...
>
> > I just got a bit burned out, between going to school full time
> > and working *almost* full time (yeah, it's possible), so I
> > pretty much gave up on the computer for a while.
>
> I go to school and work full time, so you have NO excuse... =P
>
> j/k...
okay..next excuse...how about, I just got sick of arc-t? ;)
>
> Actually, the next Full Time job I'm getting starting next week, I'll
> have even more time than usual to work on the computer, as out of the
> eight hours a night I work, I really am only working maybe 2... hehehe
I wish I could have that luxury.. I get to spend my nights driving my
car even further into the ground and washing dishes or chain smoking
the rest of the time.
>
> > For a while I was working like 6 days a week, there was only
> > one other driver working (I'm a pizza delivery boy :)
> > and she was working during the day when I was at school. But
> > now there's another one to work with me so I get less of the
> > workload. Good deal...
>
> Any familiar pizza establishment?
nah, just a family owned joint in Bellevue, Little Italy
(also known by all its loyal employees as Little Shitaly)
>
> > Anyways, I'm hopefully going to stay for a while.
> >
> > Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> > my first post to arc-t.
>
> mine will be this coming 5th... and wersh's will be the 4th... :D
Cool.. that's really something to be proud of isn't it? :p
>
> btw, WTF is FWIW??? *g*
>
> > Kevin
>
> -nick
Kevin
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie
wersh wrote:
>
> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of geographic
> education ;)
>
"In this world we have many people who have strange physical abilities
that the rest of us would have trouble believing. There are people who
can hook one leg over their neck, others can put their lower jaw past
their nose.. but you, you are one of the few people with the flexibility
and the will to suck his own cock 24 hours a day."
Stevo
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie
wersh wrote:
> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of geographic
> education ;)
"Is that a bull you are riding or are you just a piece of bullshit
struggling to get out."
Steve
Jon Seymour
<digi...@enteract.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Kevin R. wrote:
>
><snip>
>> Anyways, I'm hopefully going to stay for a while.
>
>Welcome back. :)
>
>> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
>> my first post to arc-t.
>
>Congrats!
>
>I'm itching ever closer to the two-year mark myself. How frightening.
Hey, mine's coming in March... You're right, it is rather
frightening... to think how much time I could've been spending
outside, finding new and interesting things to do, getting my
goals accomplished, etc. Instead, I sat and posted repeats to people
who haven't read the FAQ, hehe.... And all this time, I just recently
cracked the 1000 post mark... How utterly depressing :)
*sigh* I guess now, with the end of the world and all about 3 days
away, I guess it's a little late to start bitching now, isn't it? :)
JMHO,
Jon
Okamura
> >arc-t isn't a 'religious ng'. Read the FAQ. arc-t is a public forum.
> >Religion is the predominant topic, but any topic may be discussed.
Okamura
> >is a reg in arc-t (and has posted enough in a.a to have some
familiarity
> >with their regs, IIRC). He may talk about whatever he damn well
pleases in
> >arc-t, and I would imagine that the regs of a.a have few objections
either.
>
> Only to proselytizing. We don't - as a formal thing - object to
> having anal sphincters posting.
Tis' cool. But if this thread is going to aa I have no idea how it got
there. Being the originator of the thread I (thought I) only sent it to
the one group. Not important.
Nite.
**NICK
hehe...
"Kevin R." wrote:
>
> **NICK wrote:
> >
> > "Kevin R." wrote:
> > >
> > > *snip*
> > > Kevin
> >
> > -nick
>
> Kevin
-nick
wersh
typed:
>lol wersh, a little hostility here? ;)
Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of geographic
education ;)
>Nice to see that you're still going strong!
It's even nicer to see you back at arc-t :) Welcome back!
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"To do what others cannot do is talent.
To do what talent cannot do is genius."
- Will Henry
wersh
<snip>
>> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
>> my first post to arc-t.
>
ARGH!!! I can't believe I've been here for almost a year already....
>btw, WTF is FWIW??? *g*
Hell if I know...
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by
those who hear it."
- William James
wersh
Dottie <*st...@nospam.com> typed:
>
>
>wersh wrote:
>
>>
>> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of geographic
>> education ;)
>>
>
>"In this world we have many people who have strange physical abilities
>that the rest of us would have trouble believing. There are people who
>can hook one leg over their neck, others can put their lower jaw past
>their nose.. but you, you are one of the few people with the flexibility
>and the will to suck his own cock 24 hours a day."
If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit for the
quote.
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it."
- Groucho Marx
wersh
Dottie <*st...@nospam.com> typed:
>
>
>wersh wrote:
>
>> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of geographic
>> education ;)
>
>"Is that a bull you are riding or are you just a piece of bullshit
>struggling to get out."
Have you no originality?
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain
the luck of those we don't like?"
- Marcus Aurelius
**NICK
Steven Schrader wrote:
>
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Kevin R. wrote:
>
> <snip>
> > Anyways, I'm hopefully going to stay for a while.
>
> Welcome back. :)
>
> > Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> > my first post to arc-t.
>
> Congrats!
>
> I'm itching ever closer to the two-year mark myself. How frightening.
hehe... and you've never really changed your signature once in all that time...
whereas I changed my signature about 15 times in the last two weeks... =P
**NICHOLAS ALSO KNOWN AS NICK ALSO KNOWN AS RAINGOTH ALSO KNOWN AS THAT IDIOT!
**NICK
wersh wrote:
>
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:39:19 -0500, **NICK <ni...@inaudible.net> typed:
> <snip>
> >> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> >> my first post to arc-t.
> >
> >mine will be this coming 5th... and wersh's will be the 4th... :D
>
> ARGH!!! I can't believe I've been here for almost a year already....
Yes, isn't it sadly pathetic?? You've devoted a whole year of your life
to some fictual place on the internet where anything you say really
doesn't actually matter in the end and noone ever changes their opinion
and the world will keep spinning even if you wasted nights away on that
damn computer??? :D
-nick
Steven Schrader
> Steven Schrader wrote:
> >
> > I'm itching ever closer to the two-year mark myself. How frightening.
>
> hehe... and you've never really changed your signature once in all that time...
? I've changed it at least 5 or 6 times. I just tend to stick with the
few that I really like. :)
> whereas I changed my signature about 15 times in the last two weeks... =P
Well, some of us have better things to do...
;)
Steven Schrader
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:39:19 -0500, **NICK <ni...@inaudible.net> typed:
> <snip>
> >> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> >> my first post to arc-t.
> >
> >mine will be this coming 5th... and wersh's will be the 4th... :D
>
> ARGH!!! I can't believe I've been here for almost a year already....
So much time wasted, eh? ;)
> >btw, WTF is FWIW??? *g*
>
> Hell if I know...
On the off chance that either of you is being serious: For What It's
Worth.
Mouseroni
we...@flashmail.com (wersh) wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:39:19 -0500, **NICK <ni...@inaudible.net> typed:
> <snip>
> >> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
> >> my first post to arc-t.
> >
> >mine will be this coming 5th... and wersh's will be the 4th... :D
>
> ARGH!!! I can't believe I've been here for almost a year already....
>
>
> Hell if I know...
For What It's Worth, dingbats =)
--
--renita/mouseroni
I've got a PBS mind in an MTV world.
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie
wersh wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 22:15:26 -0800, Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife
> Dottie <*st...@nospam.com> typed:
>
> >
> >
> >wersh wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of geographic
> >> education ;)
> >>
> >
> >"In this world we have many people who have strange physical abilities
> >that the rest of us would have trouble believing. There are people who
> >can hook one leg over their neck, others can put their lower jaw past
> >their nose.. but you, you are one of the few people with the flexibility
> >and the will to suck his own cock 24 hours a day."
>
> If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit for the
> quote.
>
Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
Okamura
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com>
wrote:
> > >> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of
> > >> geographic education ;)
> > >>
> > >
> > >"In this world we have many people who have strange physical
> > >abilities that the rest of us would have trouble believing. There
> > >are people who
> > >can hook one leg over their neck, others can put their lower jaw
> > >past their nose.. but you, you are one of the few people with the
> > >flexibility and the will to suck his own cock 24 hours a day."
> >
> > If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit
> > for the quote.
>
> Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be what
everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
Okamura
Christopher Nelson
>On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:39:19 -0500, **NICK <ni...@inaudible.net> typed:
><snip>
>>> Oh yeah, FWIW, two days ago was my one-year anniversary of
>>> my first post to arc-t.
>>
>>mine will be this coming 5th... and wersh's will be the 4th... :D
>
>ARGH!!! I can't believe I've been here for almost a year already....
>
>>btw, WTF is FWIW??? *g*
>
>Hell if I know...
For What it's Worth, I truly don't know ;)
--
Christopher Nelson - inlawsandoutlaws at mindspring dot com
"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for you are crunchy and good
with ketchup."
Steven Schrader
> Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com>
<snip>
> > > If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit
> > > for the quote.
> >
> > Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
>
> Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be what
> everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
Aw shucks, you mean you mind when people do that? :)
Don't worry, I won't keep it there forever. Just got a kick out of this
one. :P
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie
> Okamura,
Tut-tut, pip-pip, cheerio old bean!
Would you like a cuppa-tay?
Stevo
wersh
>
>
>Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com>
>wrote:
>> > >> Nah, no hostility... just frustrated with Steve L.'s lack of
>> > >> geographic education ;)
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >"In this world we have many people who have strange physical
>> > >abilities that the rest of us would have trouble believing. There
>> > >are people who
>> > >can hook one leg over their neck, others can put their lower jaw
>> > >past their nose.. but you, you are one of the few people with the
>> > >flexibility and the will to suck his own cock 24 hours a day."
>> >
>> > If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit
>> > for the quote.
>>
>> Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
>
>Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be what
>everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"...put it in your sig, that seems to be what
everyone else seems to be doing..."
- Okamura
Okamura
wrote:
> > Okamura,
>
> Tut-tut, pip-pip, cheerio old bean!
>
> Would you like a cuppa-tay?
Oh taa, could you be so kind as to mix it in with my curds and wey.
Tis' the way I like it, thank you so kindly.
Okamura
we...@flashmail.com (wersh) wrote:
> >> > If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit
> >> > for the quote.
> >>
> >> Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
> >
> >Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be
> >what everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
>
> You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?
Just joking a'course. I think it is quite amusing or curious.
Talking to Dobbin is quite funny as I suggested his header (self
righteous blast of fury) and his sig (Baptism with soap, and beautiful
woman, bubble bath...) he better change them soon. New milleniusm
(cough) means new sigs and headers for everyone should be one of those
absolute necessities.
Never really got hooked on the sig thing one day I will be bold and find
out how to do it on Deja. Probably fairly simple I imagine.
> -----
> "...put it in your sig, that seems to be what
> everyone else seems to be doing..."
> - Okamura
Oh hardy har har~! :)
Okamura
"You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?" - wersh
Okamura
<Pine.NEB.3.96.991229...@shell-2.enteract.com>,
> > > > If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit
> > > > for the quote.
> > >
> > > Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
> >
> > Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be
> > what everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
>
Naah not really. We are all chickens really.
> Don't worry, I won't keep it there forever.
Not forever? Oh that is OK then.
As long as you pay the usual usage charge of Okamuran quotes that is
fine. If you plan to keep it for a while it might be better to go on the
"Use forever" plan. It is discounted.
> Just got a kick out of this one. :P
If you ever read the Lao-tzu then the Chuang-tzu you'll think "did
Okamura just add together two Taoist ideas and make into a Chicken
joke". And Okamura's answer would be yes. Personally I got a kick out of
it when it sort of fell together in my head one go when I was mowing the
lawn.
That reminds me, where is that Son of Chicken little brother of yours?
He was here for a merry stint then.... vanished.
Hey and also, did Dobbin send you a photo for the webpage~?
> Later,
> ---
> Steven Schrader
> The Musician's Homepage - "http://www.enteract.com/~digialex/"
> "The chicken realised that if it were on the other side of the road,
> the side that it was already on would become "the other side". Hence
> it had already crossed without crossing and clucked leisurely down
> the street."
> - Okamura
Gerald was walking leisurely between the kitchen and lounge when he
noticed a tap on the door. How on earth did that get there he thought.
Okamura
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie
Okamura wrote:
> Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
> > > Okamura,
> >
> > Tut-tut, pip-pip, cheerio old bean!
> >
> > Would you like a cuppa-tay?
>
> Oh taa, could you be so kind as to mix it in with my curds and wey.
> Tis' the way I like it, thank you so kindly.
>
> Okamura
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Tut-tut, pip-pip, cheerio old bean!
{That's all that I can say in my English accent}
Stevo
Steven Schrader
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:48:19 -0600, Steven Schrader
<snip>
> >I'm itching ever closer to the two-year mark myself. How frightening.
>
> Hey, mine's coming in March... You're right, it is rather
> frightening... to think how much time I could've been spending
> outside, finding new and interesting things to do, getting my
> goals accomplished, etc. Instead, I sat and posted repeats to people
> who haven't read the FAQ, hehe.... And all this time, I just recently
> cracked the 1000 post mark... How utterly depressing :)
Heh, one of the nice things about posting mostly from work is that I can
avoid those types of regrets. :)
> *sigh* I guess now, with the end of the world and all about 3 days
> away, I guess it's a little late to start bitching now, isn't it? :)
Nah, you're an American. It's never too late to bitch for us!
Jon Seymour
<digi...@enteract.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Jon Seymour wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:48:19 -0600, Steven Schrader
><snip>
>> >I'm itching ever closer to the two-year mark myself. How frightening.
>>
>> Hey, mine's coming in March... You're right, it is rather
>> frightening... to think how much time I could've been spending
>> outside, finding new and interesting things to do, getting my
>> goals accomplished, etc. Instead, I sat and posted repeats to people
>> who haven't read the FAQ, hehe.... And all this time, I just recently
>> cracked the 1000 post mark... How utterly depressing :)
>
>Heh, one of the nice things about posting mostly from work is that I can
>avoid those types of regrets. :)
*sigh* I guess I'll just have to move on... somehow... :)
>> *sigh* I guess now, with the end of the world and all about 3 days
>> away, I guess it's a little late to start bitching now, isn't it? :)
>
>Nah, you're an American. It's never too late to bitch for us!
Ah, how true! Thanks for the reminder :)
JMHO,
Jon
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie
Okamura wrote:
> Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com>
>
> > > > Tut-tut, pip-pip, cheerio old bean!
> > > >
> > > > Would you like a cuppa-tay?
> > >
> > > Oh taa, could you be so kind as to mix it in with my curds and wey.
> > > Tis' the way I like it, thank you so kindly.
> >
> > Tut-tut, pip-pip, cheerio old bean!
> >
> > {That's all that I can say in my English accent}
>
> Well I can know a bit more and I am not even from England. You better
> cultivate your cultural understanding and of the world really. So many
> people that are beyond your capacity to understand... alas you are
> having fun in your 2D world...
> <sigh>
>
> Okamura
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Actually, I have travelled extensively. I even visited Taipei and had a
Mongolian Grill as well as a massage <g>.
Stevi
Okamura
Okamura
Pastor Stevo Levitson & His Lovely Wife Dottie <*st...@nospam.com>
wrote:
> > > {That's all that I can say in my English accent}
> >
> > Well I can know a bit more and I am not even from England. You
> > better cultivate your cultural understanding and of the world
> > really. So many
> > people that are beyond your capacity to understand... alas you
> > are having fun in your 2D world...
> > <sigh>
>
> Actually, I have travelled extensively. I even visited Taipei and
> had a Mongolian Grill as well as a massage <g>.
I thought Thailand would be more of you cup of tea~
Ah but who am I to doubt you Stevi.
wersh
keyboarded:
>
>
> we...@flashmail.com (wersh) wrote:
>> >> > If you're going to quote Okamura, you should give Okamura credit
>> >> > for the quote.
>> >>
>> >> Drats. I was hoping no one would notice.
>> >
>> >Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be
>> >what everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
>>
>> You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?
>
>Just joking a'course.
*phew!* :)
>I think it is quite amusing or curious.
>Talking to Dobbin is quite funny as I suggested his header (self
>righteous blast of fury) and his sig (Baptism with soap, and beautiful
>woman, bubble bath...) he better change them soon.
Maybe you're a muse, bringing Dobbin such inspiration?
>New milleniusm
>(cough) means new sigs and headers for everyone should be one of those
>absolute necessities.
Well I'm always adding new sigs... I changed my header too, since you
mentioned it Oka :)
>Never really got hooked on the sig thing one day I will be bold and find
>out how to do it on Deja. Probably fairly simple I imagine.
Well, you could just type whatever it is you want in your sig at the bottom
of your message each time... (or maybe not)
>> -----
>> "...put it in your sig, that seems to be what
>> everyone else seems to be doing..."
>> - Okamura
>
>Oh hardy har har~! :)
I thought you'd like that :)
>Okamura
>
>"You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?" - wersh
>
wersh
we...@flashmail.com
-----
"Talking to Dobbin is quite funny..."
- Okamura
Okamura
we...@flashmail.com (wersh) rote:
> On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 08:17:54 GMT, Okamura <oka...@apexmail.com>
> keyboarded:
Ever since helping create the mountain, I haven't done much with
headers... actually the mountain range was maybe the first time I
actually used one
> >> >Well just don't quote me and put it in your sig, that seems to be
> >> >what everyone else seems to be doing anyways.
> >>
> >> You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?
> >
> >Just joking a'course.
>
> *phew!* :)
But if you continue I might just have to track you down and kill you.
> >I think it is quite amusing or curious.
> >Talking to Dobbin is quite funny as I suggested his header (self
> >righteous blast of fury) and his sig (Baptism with soap, and
> >beautiful woman, bubble bath...) he better change them soon.
>
> Maybe you're a muse,
Well least I am not a teapot short and stout.
> bringing Dobbin such inspiration?
Well I am just waiting for him to come back. Hope I haven't inspired him
to quit his job in favour of a career in Chess.
> >New milleniusm
> >(cough) means new sigs and headers for everyone should be one of
> >those absolute necessities.
>
> Well I'm always adding new sigs... I changed my header too, since you
> mentioned it Oka :)
Wonderful... just celebrate New Day everyday. Change all things. In with
the old out with the new. And well every millenium of days you can pat
yourself on the back for surviving so long.
> >Never really got hooked on the sig thing one day I will be bold and
> >find out how to do it on Deja. Probably fairly simple I imagine.
>
> Well, you could just type whatever it is you want in your sig at the
> bottom of your message each time... (or maybe not)
I did that in the computer labs at Uni (well I am in a Uni computer lab
now, but I mean the one back home). Sometimes quote passing friends or
something that just pops to mind...
> >> -----
> >> "...put it in your sig, that seems to be what
> >> everyone else seems to be doing..."
> >> - Okamura
> >
> >Oh hardy har har~! :)
>
> I thought you'd like that :)
You know me so well~ OK now for the eye test. How many fingers am I
holding up?
> >"You don't like being quoted in sigs, Oka?" - wersh
> "Talking to Dobbin is quite funny..." - Okamura
Okamura
"No Mother, that is just Aurora Borealis" - Seymour Skinner
Blade
Okamura <okamura...@apexmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:06180e24...@usw-ex0101-002.remarq.com...
> Hello people~!
>
> Most of you are from the tyrannt of the west America, just want to ask
> you people a few questions. Blade and Dobbin can leave the room for a
> little while as I am going to be saying something that may well offend
> and shock them...
>
> <brief pause>
>
> OK well in my term so far in Taiwan (with my Christmas away from the
> mainland) I have found a peculiar fact. Taiwanese don't learn English,
> they learn "Meiyu" which basically translated means "North America
> Language". Yep they treat them like different languages now with
> American English as the stardard.
>
> So now a few questions to you guys. I don't want to corrupt them with
> my non-standard dialogue and some have some serious questions.
>
> If you want to pay the bill, say at the coffee shop, do you say "Be my
> guest"? This is what they keep saying to me.. and when I tilt my head
> to the side (after the third time, yes people are kind here) they ask
> if it is proper English (cough... cough... Americanese). I dunno, Is it?
> (I would say, "relax, its on me" and possibly adding "I will pay")
>
> And then do you guys say "Lets go dutch." If you wanna split the bill
> or repectively pay for your consumed items? This is said to me quite
> often. I knew the meaning but thought it was something like they used
> donkeys years ago. Probably not politically correct haha. I would say
> "Lets split it".
I must say that I am shocked and offended. Personally I can't see the "be my
guest" thing being right, since that suggests that you want them to pay it
(in my fuzzy British English language logic).
Blade
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