Neil
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Post by Neil on Jun 8, 2006 21:41:29 GMT -8
Nothing to do with my previous post here (promise), but, and I know I've asked this before, what is it about the word C-R-A-P that gets the censor-gnome all excited? People in this forum have used other words, real swear words, that get through, and yet that word always gets changed to 'scrap'. It's NOT a swear word! It's a legitimate synoynm for junk, garbage, whatever.... and it's irritating that it can't be used. Okay. Now that I've got that out of my system, I feel like going and taking a ...............nap.
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Post by Balfour on Jun 8, 2006 22:12:16 GMT -8
Talk to John about it. He decides on what gets censored.
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Post by Mike C on Jun 9, 2006 10:44:08 GMT -8
Enjoy your nap. I'm afraid I have to agree with HornbyGuy, here, the word crap, doesn't really need to be censored, and be turned to scrap. John, pretty please? / kidding
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jun 10, 2006 7:53:27 GMT -8
It appears the s word was filtered at one time. I ran it through the search engine and saw some posts from late 2004 to early-mid 2005 that had the word "peanuts" where the s word would've been.
The f word does get filtered here for the most part (I found one post where it didn't).
-- LB
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Post by Mike C on Jun 10, 2006 8:46:25 GMT -8
It does. However, where swear words are in contact with puctuation, they do not.
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Post by Neil on Jun 14, 2006 21:37:09 GMT -8
I need the hockey fans out there to clear something up for me. Let's say you're watching both the Stanley Cup, and the World Cup. Watching soccer, you'll notice that, generally, the more severe and intentional the collision, the more likely it is for a foul to be called. Watching hockey, you can be penalized for a very innocuous two handed shove with the hockey stick; a very naughty act refered to as cross checking. However, if you take a run at someone who has the puck along the boards, and hit him hard enough to shake the glass loose, it's fine, as long as he's not facing the boards with his head down. In fact, the harder the collision, (as long as it's a home town hero doing the damage), the more likely that all the knuckle-draggers in the crowd will be up on their hind legs, braying their approval. A teeny hook, penalty. Disc compressing assault, a-ok, as long as you keep your elbows down. Where's the logic in this? And why do hockey fans elevate collisions and violence into some admirable expression of macho gamesmanship? As well, I suspect that if, in a hockey game, a player helped someone on the opposing team to his feet, the crowd would immediately start shouting slurs to his sexual orientation. Both games are great in their own way, and both can bring out the good and bad in fan and player alike, but I think soccer expresses a slightly higher level of civility, not to mention the undertanding that violence in itself isn't a praise worthy expression of game 'spirit'.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jun 14, 2006 21:44:34 GMT -8
Here is something sad, World Cup is more popular than hockey right now, I still support Edmonton cause those games are on in the evening whereas World Cup is on in the morning.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 15, 2006 6:45:23 GMT -8
Last night, I was watching TV and switching back & forth between the Oilers-Hurricanes game and the replay of the Spain-Ukraine game.
I spent more time watching the World Cup game. I think it was something about international-flair vs. domestic-hype.
I watched the Hockey OT......and then switched to the replay of Germany-Poland.
I'm more excited about World Cup, than I am about Stanley Cup.
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Post by Mike C on Jun 15, 2006 10:33:40 GMT -8
Go Oilers! (Even though Carrolina will win, I still cheer for them. )
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Post by Curtis on Jun 15, 2006 18:38:25 GMT -8
My Prediction is the Oilers will win the Next Game then Screw Up Bigtime to give Carolina the Cup
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Post by Retrovision on Jun 17, 2006 19:18:01 GMT -8
Some truths for you all: Watergate, 30 years on is on PBS - Detroit right now, available through BC Cable providers. Cheers.
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Post by Mike C on Jun 18, 2006 13:12:22 GMT -8
My Prediction is the Oilers will win the Next Game then Screw Up Bigtime to give Carolina the Cup WOOHOO!!! Oilers win 4-0 to Caolina! The deciding game coming soon...
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Post by Curtis on Jun 18, 2006 15:33:26 GMT -8
Okay My Predictions are 3-2 if the Canes win or 5-3 if the Oilers Win
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Post by Curtis on Jun 19, 2006 18:01:47 GMT -8
After 2 Periods The Cup is looking to be in the Eye of the Hurricane. and the Oil Well Drying Out
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Post by Mike C on Jun 19, 2006 18:10:03 GMT -8
...which is why BCF issued their third fuel surcharge today.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jun 19, 2006 18:19:53 GMT -8
We got some hope coming back Edmonton FINALLY scored and it is now 1-2.
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 19, 2006 19:10:07 GMT -8
Nope, they lost. Typical....
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Post by Curtis on Jun 19, 2006 19:13:46 GMT -8
2006 Stanley Cup Champs CAROLINA HURRICANES My Prediction came true!! My 2 Friendly Wagers were won!! I give the Oilers Credit though. However if the Canucks had won that one game against the Sharks the Whole Playoff Would have been changed.<--(GRRRR!!!) However this was just like the 94 finals end with the better overall team winning
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Post by Mike C on Jun 20, 2006 9:40:01 GMT -8
*sigh...* maybe I'll walk over to Krispy Kreme and get a donut or something to cure my unhappiness...
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 20, 2006 21:59:04 GMT -8
The whole purpose of this post here by me, is to reach the 1,000 mark.
There, now I can go to sleep.......
1,000 might seem weak to some, but I think I'm near the top of the forum in "total word count", and definately near the top in use of " and ; and ... and ( ) . But I'll never catch Karl, in use of the "!"
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Post by Neil on Jul 21, 2006 22:32:40 GMT -8
'Nanaimo- Bob Fortune lived a couple of doors down from us on Hornby. (Did I tell you that before?) Never met him, though. Believe he had Alzheimer's.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 22, 2006 19:26:16 GMT -8
I grew up watching CBUT news, with Mike Winlaw & Bob Fortune. I think that me and my sister made fun of his name by calling him "Bob Fortune Cookie". We were kids....
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Post by Neil on Jul 22, 2006 22:18:13 GMT -8
I'd take Bob Fortune and his chalkboard (yes kids, he did the weather on a chalkboard) over a wind-up doll like Tamara Taggart any day.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 23, 2006 7:10:18 GMT -8
Being the 21st-Century, I believe that Ms. Taggart is actually a battery-powered robot, not the old-style wind-up doll.
Essentially the same thing, though....
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 29, 2006 11:41:06 GMT -8
I'm doing ultra-walking training now, continuing for next 8 weeks, as I get ready for my annual participation in the Great-Lake-Walk at Cowichan Lake BC, in mid-Sept.
I did 26km of walking this morning, and a highlight was watching the Queen of Cowichan on her first run this morning, as she went past 5-fingers off of Piper's Lagoon near Nanaimo (just outside of Departure Bay). A nice chance to pause, take a drink, and watch the ferry go into the misty, grey of today's overcast weather.
I also got rained on, for the first time in months!......at 5:30 this morning, it sure felt nice, and the fresh rain smelled great! Another highlight was walking past a group of a dozen Quail birds.
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