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Post#2226 at 01-01-2016 02:28 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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Ok i have work to get ready for no more time to play with my trolls. Later pet, later.
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Post#2227 at 01-01-2016 02:37 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Quote Originally Posted by Taramarie View Post
No that just now looks stupid because you can see by my name that i am not actually a dude.
They don't teach grammar and sentence structure in New Zealand?
When you get back from work, think real hard and see if you can figure out the difference between the following:
1. Dude, take a valium or something.
2. Dude. Take a valium or something.
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Post#2228 at 01-01-2016 02:51 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Quote Originally Posted by Taramarie View Post
Ok i have work to get ready for no more time to play with my trolls. Later pet, later.
Careful darlin, your superiority/inferiority complex is showing!
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Post#2229 at 01-01-2016 04:22 PM by Kinser79 [at joined Jun 2012 #posts 2,897]
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Quote Originally Posted by Taramarie View Post
No that just now looks stupid because you can see by my name that i am not actually a dude.
Tara, in the US the term dude applies to both sexes. As does the term guys.







Post#2230 at 01-01-2016 04:36 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Quote Originally Posted by Kinser79 View Post
Tara, in the US the term dude applies to both sexes. As does the term guys.
Or:
4) replacing "um" or "like" in any sentence
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dude
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Post#2231 at 01-01-2016 04:41 PM by Odin [at Moorhead, MN, USA joined Sep 2006 #posts 14,442]
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Quote Originally Posted by Ragnarök_62 View Post
Uh, it's not only a work phenomena, but also when I'm on the road. Therein, we have our roadkill candidate sort of Millie. They have their faces glued to their electronic devices and just walk across a street without knowing it! I swear squirrels have more sense than that. Sorry, but I may just live in a zone of Millie stupid, but I just call 'em as I see them. OK, you have a point about this not being just a Millie issue. Next up we have our Xer/Boomer Ishit gazer while driving morons. These denizens of the interwebs likewise aren't watching where they are on the road while in their cars. These would be your roadkill producer sort. This is why Oklahoma has a new law that fines the hell out of these. In a way, I think waterboarding may be a nice touch. Since texting/yakking while driving is more hazardous than drunk driving, a waterboarding session with a loud parrot saying "jacking with phones while driving is for idiots, brrkkk."
It's Oklahoma, everyone there is stupid (except you, of course!)
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Post#2232 at 01-01-2016 04:53 PM by Kinser79 [at joined Jun 2012 #posts 2,897]
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Quote Originally Posted by nihilist moron View Post
Or:
4) replacing "um" or "like" in any sentence
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dude
That is much more a west of the Mississippi thing. One doesn't encounter dude used in that manner in the South or the Mid-west. North East is a maybe since the ties to California are stronger there.







Post#2233 at 01-01-2016 05:23 PM by David Krein [at Gainesville, Florida joined Jul 2001 #posts 604]
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When I see or hear the word "dude" a mental image of Bob Hope wearing outrageously exaggerated white, wooly chaps immediately appears, signifying a city-slicker, hopelessly unable to cope with the realities of life. Such an understanding of the word is undoubtedly generational.

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Post#2234 at 01-01-2016 06:12 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Bob Hope? Dude.

Looking at that page again, I was actually using the word like this:
2) Adj - expression of emphasis, amazement, or awe

Calling it an adjective threw me off. Per Schoolhouse Rock, it should be "interjection."
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Post#2235 at 01-01-2016 06:36 PM by Marx & Lennon [at '47 cohort still lost in Falwelland joined Sep 2001 #posts 16,709]
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Quote Originally Posted by Taramarie View Post
No that just now looks stupid because you can see by my name that i am not actually a dude.
In Xer USA, Dude is gender neutral.

ETA: Kinser got this first, so props.
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Post#2236 at 01-01-2016 06:52 PM by Eric the Green [at San Jose CA joined Jul 2001 #posts 22,504]
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I think in Boomer USA, dude still means male. So, different meanings in different generations. Gen X girls, are they more rugged individualists and cynics, like nihilist? More "macho," then? Maybe they like the word, then. Maybe they are more used to gender equality too. Maybe millennials aren't all this, and don't. Just speculation on my part.

Now, I wonder if we can get back to real issues? Nihilist, care to lead the way? (fat chance....)

As for Kinser, I say: not props, but plops (pie in the face).
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Post#2237 at 01-01-2016 07:03 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Dude. If you want to talk about "Gen X girls," you had better speak in the past tense.
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Post#2238 at 01-01-2016 08:12 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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Quote Originally Posted by nihilist moron View Post
They don't teach grammar and sentence structure in New Zealand?
When you get back from work, think real hard and see if you can figure out the difference between the following:
1. Dude, take a valium or something.
2. Dude. Take a valium or something.

Dude is referring to a male...do they not teach the difference between a male or a female over in America?
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Post#2239 at 01-01-2016 08:13 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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Quote Originally Posted by nihilist moron View Post
Careful darlin, your superiority/inferiority complex is showing!
Na that is actually just me being patronizing to you
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Post#2240 at 01-01-2016 08:14 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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Quote Originally Posted by Kinser79 View Post
Tara, in the US the term dude applies to both sexes. As does the term guys.

Strange. Here in NZ it means a male. Ok i thought she was just being a dick.
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Post#2241 at 01-01-2016 08:16 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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The word "dude" is so 70/80s.
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Post#2242 at 01-01-2016 09:21 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Quote Originally Posted by Taramarie View Post
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Careful darlin, your superiority/inferiority complex is showing!
Na that is actually just me being patronizing to you
Definition of patronize in English
1(often as adjective patronizing) Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us...q=patronising+
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Post#2243 at 01-01-2016 09:24 PM by Kinser79 [at joined Jun 2012 #posts 2,897]
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Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Green View Post
Now, I wonder if we can get back to real issues? Nihilist, care to lead the way? (fat chance....)
Considering that this is the religion thread the chance of us dealing with real issues is very slim indeed. Whether NM leads or not.

As for Kinser, I say: not props, but plops (pie in the face).
I know Eric. You just can't stand that someone here is actually smarter than you (not all that surprising really...I've met rocks with higher IQs than you, Eric). I call you Eric-the-Ignoramus for a reason.







Post#2244 at 01-01-2016 09:26 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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Quote Originally Posted by nihilist moron View Post
Definition of patronize in English
1(often as adjective patronizing) Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us...q=patronising+
Seeing as i felt you were insulting me of course i would patronize you due to being pissed off. I am allowed to be pissed off if insulted.
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Post#2245 at 01-01-2016 09:28 PM by Kinser79 [at joined Jun 2012 #posts 2,897]
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Quote Originally Posted by Taramarie View Post
Dude is referring to a male...do they not teach the difference between a male or a female over in America?
In American vernacular for those who were born after 1960 the word "dude" is gender neutral. For example:

"Dude, get a grip." I used that the other day to a female.

Likewise the word "guys" is gender neutral in American vernacular for those born after 1960. For example:

"How are you guys doing?" Spoken to a group composed of males and females.

The word "dudette" might be used to specifically refer to a female as well, but the way NM used it, dude would be more standard for American vernacular.

ETA: I might also want to include that in some types of American Vernacular, use of the term "dude" depending on the way it is said can be construed as essentially using the word "asshole". This is most common in Southern American English.
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Post#2246 at 01-01-2016 09:30 PM by Taramarie [at Christchurch, New Zealand joined Jul 2015 #posts 2,762]
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Quote Originally Posted by Kinser79 View Post
In American vernacular for those who were born after 1960 the word "dude" is gender neutral. For example:

"Dude, get a grip." I used that the other day to a female.

Likewise the word "guys" is gender neutral in American vernacular for those born after 1960. For example:

"How are you guys doing?" Spoken to a group composed of males and females.

The word "dudette" might be used to specifically refer to a female as well, but the way NM used it, dude would be more standard for American vernacular.

How interesting that a single word can be used so differently elsewhere.
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Post#2247 at 01-01-2016 09:31 PM by nihilist moron [at joined Jul 2014 #posts 1,230]
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Quote Originally Posted by Kinser79 View Post
Considering that this is the religion thread the chance of us dealing with real issues is very slim indeed. Whether NM leads or not.
This started with intergenerational bashing and turned into English 101. I'm not leading anything, just following along ... though I think Eric meant that as a personal attack.
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Quote Originally Posted by nihilist moron View Post
This started with intergenerational bashing and turned into English 101. I'm not leading anything, just following along ... though I think Eric meant that as a personal attack.
He probably did. My point was that since this is the religion thread, most of it will concern woo-woo, Abrahamic Sky-daddies and a host of other very not-real topics.







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Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Green View Post

Now, I wonder if we can get back to real issues? Nihilist, care to lead the way? (fat chance....)

As for Kinser, I say: not props, but plops (pie in the face).


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Quote Originally Posted by Kinser79 View Post
He probably did. My point was that since this is the religion thread, most of it will concern woo-woo, Abrahamic Sky-daddies and a host of other very not-real topics.
I guess he thinks that "real topics" are insulting me and throwing a pie in your face.
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