ERV Posts: 329 Joined: Sep. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 05 2009,23:38    JOHN WILKINS YOU NEED TO JOIN AtBC NAU! NEED MOAR MONKEES! STRONG MONKEES GUD FOR MINING TARD! ... that last one is a pig monkey... according to Japan...

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 05 2009,23:45    Quote (ERV @ June 05 2009,23:38) JOHN WILKINS YOU NEED TO JOIN AtBC NAU! NEED MOAR MONKEES! STRONG MONKEES GUD FOR MINING TARD! <delete cute pix> ... that last one is a pig monkey... according to Japan... You rang? -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

ERV Posts: 329 Joined: Sep. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,00:09    YAAAAAAAAY! But before you can become Royal Crown Tardpoko Master, you must battle: SHOE!!!

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,00:43    Ohh, no I won't. I might put my foot in it. -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

deadman_932 Posts: 3094 Joined: May 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,00:47    Shoe-san is cunning opponent, compared to IDeotard. Hai! ETA: Also, Hi! -------------- AtBC Award for Thoroughness in the Face of Creationism

Bob O'H Posts: 2561 Joined: Oct. 2005 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,01:51    Stiff upper lip, eh Wilkins?  But it's too late, by creating an account here you've already soled out. -------------- It is fun to dip into the various threads to watch cluelessness at work in the hands of the confident exponent. - Soapy Sam (so say we all)

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,01:58    No need to be a heel. You have a nasty tongue, O'Hara. Better we should unite to defend the TOE. Remember, untied we stand, divided we fall. -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

keiths Posts: 2195 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,02:46    I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. -------------- And the set of natural numbers is also the set that starts at 0 and goes to the largest number. -- Joe G Please stop putting words into my mouth that don't belong there and thoughts into my mind that don't belong there. -- KF

KCdgw Posts: 376 Joined: Sep. 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,04:58    At last. -------------- Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it-- Confucius

Zarquon Posts: 71 Joined: Feb. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,06:09    I knew the good times would never last.

Bob O'H Posts: 2561 Joined: Oct. 2005 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,06:31    I think ERV has found John a new avatar. -------------- It is fun to dip into the various threads to watch cluelessness at work in the hands of the confident exponent. - Soapy Sam (so say we all)

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,07:43    Or this... -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

carlsonjok Posts: 3326 Joined: May 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,08:01    Welcome and watch out for the RichardtHughes character. He will tell you he is the Official ATBC Hazing Committee. But, there is no such thing. He just likes to pick on the n00bs.  Sometimes it backfires on him though. See here for his attempt to haze ERV. -------------- It's natural to be curious about our world, but the scientific method is just one theory about how to best understand it.  We live in a democracy, which means we should treat every theory equally. - Steven Colbert, I Am America (and So Can You!)

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,08:43    I think he should watch out for k.e.!  After reading a k.e. post, he ( well, his brain anyway) will never be the same.   ( k.e. pictured here.  He's the one wearing the goard.) -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,10:11    Quote (carlsonjok @ June 06 2009,08:01) Welcome and watch out for the RichardtHughes character. He will tell you he is the Official ATBC Hazing Committee. But, there is no such thing. He just likes to pick on the n00bs.  Sometimes it backfires on him though. See here for his attempt to haze ERV. Yes, he should definitely watch out for that RichardtHughes character. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,11:43    The Wilkins at AtBC? Surely this is fulfilment of some prophecy or other. A good one of course. Welcome, welcome. At least the pun cascades will get better. They needed something of a boot too be honest. Louis -------------- Bye.

ERV Posts: 329 Joined: Sep. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,11:51    Quote (Bob O'H @ June 06 2009,06:31) I think ERV has found John a new avatar. Especially because it kinda looks like the gorillamon is pinching his nipple.

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,11:51    "Puns" and "good" in a sentence that lacks a "not" operator are an oxymoron. I don't intend to reboot AtbC, but erv made me come here. -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,11:52    Quote (Louis @ June 06 2009,11:43) The Wilkins at AtBC? Surely this is fulfilment of some prophecy or other. A good one of course. Welcome, welcome. At least the pun cascades will get better. They needed something of a boot too be honest. Louis HAHAHAHAHA this is Louis: -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,12:01    Quote (jswilkins @ June 06 2009,11:51) "Puns" and "good" in a sentence that lacks a "not" operator are an oxymoron. I don't intend to reboot AtbC, but erv made me come here. Yes, ERV can be very persuasive. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,12:17    Quote (afarensis @ June 06 2009,12:01) Yes, ERV can be very persuasive. Is that what you cal it?? -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,12:23    Quote (J-Dog @ June 06 2009,12:17) Quote (afarensis @ June 06 2009,12:01) Yes, ERV can be very persuasive. Is that what you cal it?? Why yes. Doesn't everybody? -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

carlsonjok Posts: 3326 Joined: May 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,12:43    Quote (afarensis @ June 06 2009,12:23) Quote (J-Dog @ June 06 2009,12:17) Quote (afarensis @ June 06 2009,12:01) Yes, ERV can be very persuasive. Is that what you cal it?? Why yes. Doesn't everybody? Pffft. Even ERV calls 'em tits. -------------- It's natural to be curious about our world, but the scientific method is just one theory about how to best understand it.  We live in a democracy, which means we should treat every theory equally. - Steven Colbert, I Am America (and So Can You!)

deadman_932 Posts: 3094 Joined: May 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,13:02    Quote (afarensis @ June 06 2009,11:52) Quote (Louis @ June 06 2009,11:43) The Wilkins at AtBC? Surely this is fulfilment of some prophecy or other. A good one of course. Welcome, welcome. At least the pun cascades will get better. They needed something of a boot too be honest. Louis HAHAHAHAHA this is Louis: [snip gratuitous and utterly unnecessary Lolcat image] Pfft. Now that he's a respectable parent, Loose prefers to signal his intentions in much subtler ways:   -------------- AtBC Award for Thoroughness in the Face of Creationism

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,14:08    HAR HAR JOHN WILKINS AM ANTIPODEAN. HAR HAR THIS IS YOU: PS LOUIS SAYS YOUR ALL CONVICTS AND HAVENT HAD ENOUGH  'DEAP TIEM' TO DECRIMINALIZE. HOMO. -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,14:27    Quote (Richardthughes @ June 06 2009,14:08) HAR HAR JOHN WILKINS AM ANTIPODEAN. HAR HAR THIS IS YOU: PS LOUIS SAYS YOUR ALL CONVICTS AND HAVENT HAD ENOUGH  'DEAP TIEM' TO DECRIMINALIZE. HOMO. Proved our point exactly* * I'm actually trying to work on a post on Anoiapithecus brevirostris but seem to have succumed to the procrastination. Stuff like this ain't helping... -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

someotherguy Posts: 398 Joined: Aug. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,14:37    John Wilkins is my favorite Australian philosopher of evolutionary systematics whose internet avatar is an albino gorilla.  By far. -------------- Evolander in training

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,17:33    Quote (someotherguy @ June 06 2009,20:37) John Wilkins is my favorite Australian philosopher of evolutionary systematics whose internet avatar is an albino gorilla.  By far. I agree, In fact I'd go further: John Wilkins is my favourite Australian philosopher of evolutionary systematics whose internet avatar is an albino gorilla AND whose name is John Wilkins. Make no bones about it, Wilkins is a shoe-in in the popularity stakes. I'd say that it would be an understatement to claim he had his toe in as far as approval goes. He is a man of great sole. In fact I'd say without fear of over-egging the pudding that he really could lace things together. Not only that his knowledge of IDCists could tar Sal's (geddit?) drivel with the brush it needs. Mind you, as he is Australian, I'd hate to have to foot the bar bill. Louis -------------- Bye.

someotherguy Posts: 398 Joined: Aug. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,17:39    Quote (Louis @ June 06 2009,17:33) Quote (someotherguy @ June 06 2009,20:37) John Wilkins is my favorite Australian philosopher of evolutionary systematics whose internet avatar is an albino gorilla.  By far. I agree, In fact I'd go further: John Wilkins is my favourite Australian philosopher of evolutionary systematics whose internet avatar is an albino gorilla AND whose name is John Wilkins. Make no bones about it, Wilkins is a shoe-in in the popularity stakes. I'd say that it would be an understatement to claim he had his toe in as far as approval goes. He is a man of great sole. In fact I'd say without fear of over-egging the pudding that he really could lace things together. Not only that his knowledge of IDCists could tar Sal's (geddit?) drivel with the brush it needs. Mind you, as he is Australian, I'd hate to have to foot the bar bill. Louis All jocularity (HAR HAR THIS IS YOU - dt) aside, I do love me some Wilkins. (And yes, I do think he should use that as his sig line). -------------- Evolander in training

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,17:49    All kidding aside, I'm eagerly looking forward to his new book on species. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,19:05    (geddit?) Never a good sign if you heel the boot. -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

dnmlthr Posts: 565 Joined: Mar. 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,22:16    All kidding aside, the puns in this thread make me die a little inside. -------------- Guess what? I don't give a flying f*ck how "science works" - Ftk

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,22:19    Quote (dnmlthr @ June 06 2009,22:16) All kidding aside, the puns in this thread make me die a little inside. In your soul? Or like someone laced your food with arsenic? Is it more stabbed with a stilleto? Come on, cat got your tongue? This post was sandelously bad. -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

dnmlthr Posts: 565 Joined: Mar. 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,22:22    Quote (Richardthughes @ June 07 2009,04:19) Quote (dnmlthr @ June 06 2009,22:16) All kidding aside, the puns in this thread make me die a little inside. In your soul? Or like someone laced your food with arsenic? Is it more stabbed with a stilleto? Come on, cat got your tongue? This post was sandelously bad. ET TU TARDUS? -------------- Guess what? I don't give a flying f*ck how "science works" - Ftk

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 06 2009,22:24    Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,00:54    Quote (Richardthughes @ June 06 2009,20:24) Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I thought that was YabaDabaDubai. Edited by Dr.GH on June 06 2009,22:55 -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

Reciprocating Bill Posts: 4265 Joined: Oct. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,11:28    Would you geniuses quit clogging the intertubes with puns? You fancy it arch humor, but I find it pedestrian. Meanwhile the creationist hoards march in jackboot unison, tarsals pumping, swords drawn from shining aiglets. So get to work, loafers. -------------- Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be. "The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." - David Foster Wallace "Here’s a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down." - Barry Arrington

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,11:39    Quote (Reciprocating Bill @ June 07 2009,11:28) Would you geniuses quit clogging the intertubes with puns? You fancy it arch humor, but I find it pedestrian. Meanwhile the creationist hoards march in jackboot unison, tarsals pumping, swords drawn from shining aiglets. So get to work, loafers. Don't get your laces in a wad there, RB, or we will have to stick our tongues out at you -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Reciprocating Bill Posts: 4265 Joined: Oct. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,11:41    Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:39) Quote (Reciprocating Bill @ June 07 2009,11:28) Would you geniuses quit clogging the intertubes with puns? You fancy it arch humor, but I find it pedestrian. Meanwhile the creationist hoards march in jackboot unison, tarsals pumping, swords drawn from shining aiglets. So get to work, loafers. Don't get your laces in a wad there, RB, or we will have to stick our tongues out at you :p I should be Gellin' like Magellan? -------------- Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be. "The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." - David Foster Wallace "Here’s a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down." - Barry Arrington

rhmc Posts: 340 Joined: Dec. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,12:02    they should all be punished.

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,12:12    Quote (Reciprocating Bill @ June 07 2009,11:41) Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:39)   Quote (Reciprocating Bill @ June 07 2009,11:28) Would you geniuses quit clogging the intertubes with puns? You fancy it arch humor, but I find it pedestrian. Meanwhile the creationist hoards march in jackboot unison, tarsals pumping, swords drawn from shining aiglets. So get to work, loafers. Don't get your laces in a wad there, RB, or we will have to stick our tongues out at you :p I should be Gellin' like Magellan? Yeah man, don't have a foal like Dr. Scholl! -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

KCdgw Posts: 376 Joined: Sep. 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,12:15    Someone should cobble the puns together in one post. -------------- Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it-- Confucius

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,12:26    Quote (KCdgw @ June 07 2009,12:15) Someone should cobble the puns together in one post. Do you think we could shoe-horn them into one post, or would we need a pair of pumps for that? Edit to add: Damn you, damn you all to hell! I'm trying to write a nice sensible post on a Miocene hominoid, but y'all* keep dragging me away from it. Worse yet, I keep having to delete puns from it. * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Texas Teach Posts: 2082 Joined: April 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,12:44    Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. -------------- "Creationists think everything Genesis says is true. I don't even think Phil Collins is a good drummer." --J. Carr "I suspect that the English grammar books where you live are outdated" --G. Gaulin

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,12:53    Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,12:44) Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. Heh, I know the feeling. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Tony M Nyphot Posts: 491 Joined: June 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,13:05    Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,11:44)     Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. Just what is the singular form you would use? Where does "all y'all" fit into the scheme of things? -------------- "I, OTOH, am an underachiever...I either pee my pants or faint dead away..." FTK "You could always wrap fresh fish in the paper you publish it on, though, and sell that." - Field Man on how to find value in Gary Gaulin's real-science "theory"

khan Posts: 1554 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,13:05    Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,13:44) Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. "Y'all" is singular "All y'alls" is plural. At least for folks from KY who live in OH. -------------- "It's as if all those words, in their hurry to escape from the loony, have fallen over each other, forming scrambled heaps of meaninglessness." -damitall That's so fucking stupid it merits a wing in the museum of stupid. -midwifetoad Frequency is just the plural of wavelength... -JoeG

Texas Teach Posts: 2082 Joined: April 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,13:40    Quote (Tony M Nyphot @ June 07 2009,13:05)   Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,11:44)       Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. Just what is the singular form you would use? Where does "all y'all" fit into the scheme of things? The parts of the south I'm familiar with: Arkansas (where I was raised), Texas, Tennessee (but almost exclusively Memphis), Mississippi, and Alabama use "you" as the singular and "y'all" as the plural.  "All y'all" is used infrequently when one needs something expansive and inclusive of a large group (all of you). Khan, I can't speak for Kentuckians as I've never actually met any to hear them talk.  Perhaps they've got a completely different set of rules. -------------- "Creationists think everything Genesis says is true. I don't even think Phil Collins is a good drummer." --J. Carr "I suspect that the English grammar books where you live are outdated" --G. Gaulin

ERV Posts: 329 Joined: Sep. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,13:46    Quote (khan @ June 07 2009,13:05) Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,13:44)   Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. "Y'all" is singular "All y'alls" is plural. At least for folks from KY who live in OH. See Ive always said 'yall' as a second person pronoun, but 'yalls' as a plural possessive. Me: "When can we fit a committee meeting into yalls schedule?" Prof 1: "... 'yalls'?" Prof 2: "lol, wut?" Even Mississippi people give me shit for that.

khan Posts: 1554 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,13:53    All I know of "y'all" is from the people I worked with (Wright-Patterson AFB). -------------- "It's as if all those words, in their hurry to escape from the loony, have fallen over each other, forming scrambled heaps of meaninglessness." -damitall That's so fucking stupid it merits a wing in the museum of stupid. -midwifetoad Frequency is just the plural of wavelength... -JoeG

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,14:48    Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,13:40) Quote (Tony M Nyphot @ June 07 2009,13:05)   Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,11:44)         Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,12:26) * I lived in Knoxville for six years so I am entitled to say y'all. I'm all for the spread of the y'all meme to carpetbaggers and yankees, but it drives me crazy when some actor/actress is trying to pull off the accent and can't understand that y'all is plural, not singular. Just what is the singular form you would use? Where does "all y'all" fit into the scheme of things? The parts of the south I'm familiar with: Arkansas (where I was raised), Texas, Tennessee (but almost exclusively Memphis), Mississippi, and Alabama use "you" as the singular and "y'all" as the plural.  "All y'all" is used infrequently when one needs something expansive and inclusive of a large group (all of you). Khan, I can't speak for Kentuckians as I've never actually met any to hear them talk.  Perhaps they've got a completely different set of rules. When I lived in Knoxville, I don't think I ever heard the phrase all y'all used. It was just y'all and used for two or more people. I did hear a possessive form though. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

keiths Posts: 2195 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,14:50    In the Appalachians "you'uns" substitutes for "y'all".  By the time you get to Pittsburgh, this transmogrifies into "yinz". -------------- And the set of natural numbers is also the set that starts at 0 and goes to the largest number. -- Joe G Please stop putting words into my mouth that don't belong there and thoughts into my mind that don't belong there. -- KF

keiths Posts: 2195 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,14:57    Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? -------------- And the set of natural numbers is also the set that starts at 0 and goes to the largest number. -- Joe G Please stop putting words into my mouth that don't belong there and thoughts into my mind that don't belong there. -- KF

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,15:10    Quote (keiths @ June 07 2009,20:57) Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? Stone the crows! Louis -------------- Bye.

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,15:38    Quote (keiths @ June 07 2009,14:57) Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? I would be much to afraid of receiving a pissed off wombat in the mail to ever mock anything related to Australia. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

AmandaHuginKiss Posts: 150 Joined: Dec. 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,16:44    Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,08:38) Quote (keiths @ June 07 2009,14:57) Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? I would be much to afraid of receiving a pissed off wombat in the mail to ever mock anything related to Australia. A wombat would cost too much in postage. More likely a tiger snake, which are born pissed off. I think it is only in Australia that we have conversations with neighbour's that we are lucky that we only have red bellied black snakes in the backyard and not tiger snakes

ERV Posts: 329 Joined: Sep. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,17:25    Quote (afarensis @ June 07 2009,15:38) Quote (keiths @ June 07 2009,14:57) Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? I would be much to afraid of receiving a pissed off wombat in the mail to ever mock anything related to Australia.

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,18:10    Bonza! -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

rhmc Posts: 340 Joined: Dec. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,19:52    Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,14:40) The parts of the south I'm familiar with: Arkansas (where I was raised), Texas, Tennessee (but almost exclusively Memphis), Mississippi, and Alabama use "you" as the singular and "y'all" as the plural.  "All y'all" is used infrequently when one needs something expansive and inclusive of a large group (all of you). yup.   thass 'bout right. lessen the neighbors are from lanner or parts nawth of there'bouts. then the correct terminology is "yanqi scum". which is both singular and plural.

KCdgw Posts: 376 Joined: Sep. 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,20:53    "Y'all" is fairly common in Missouri, but I had to go to Arkansas before hearing "All y'all". I enjoy the way 'all y'all" has increased the variation in my profanity: "Well, fuck all y'all, then" has a satisfying "and the horse you rode in on" heft. KC -------------- Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it-- Confucius

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,21:11    Quote (keiths @ June 08 2009,05:57) Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? Youse better not mock Strine or I'll drop youse like an empty stubby. -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,21:40    Quote (jswilkins @ June 07 2009,21:11) Quote (keiths @ June 08 2009,05:57) Since this is Wilkins' thread, shouldn't we be mocking Strine? Youse better not mock Strine or I'll drop youse like an empty stubby. Yes, let that be a lesson to all of you who are mocking Strine. If you Anoiapithecus you just might end up with a brevirostris!* *Yes, I have been waiting all day to make that pun here. -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,22:36    Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,12:40) *Yes, I have been waiting all day to make that pun here. You have? Why? -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,23:18    I was pulled over by a cop in Albama who actually said, "Y'all in a heap a' truble boy." I kept from laughing by remembering these bastards kill people. (Not quite as often as the LA or NYC cops). We parted friends after I parted with $50. Edited by Dr.GH on June 07 2009,21:19 -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

Texas Teach Posts: 2082 Joined: April 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 07 2009,23:51    Quote (KCdgw @ June 07 2009,20:53) "Y'all" is fairly common in Missouri, but I had to go to Arkansas before hearing "All y'all". I enjoy the way 'all y'all" has increased the variation in my profanity: "Well, fuck all y'all, then" has a satisfying "and the horse you rode in on" heft. KC Missouri is interesting in that regard.  With folks from the southern part of the state I could say y'all without it being noticed.  In Columbia and the St. Louis metro, people would giggle when I said it.  Since I have a fairly light accent, the use of y'all was often the only time people would notice it.  I did have one coworker in Columbia who was from New York that would try to give me flak.  I would then translate the sentence for her, replacing y'all with yooz guys. -------------- "Creationists think everything Genesis says is true. I don't even think Phil Collins is a good drummer." --J. Carr "I suspect that the English grammar books where you live are outdated" --G. Gaulin

Erasmus, FCD Posts: 6349 Joined: June 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,00:23    my favorite is a younseses, which is something like "plural possessive third person" i think "did youns have ary pea blossoms on any of younseses pea bushes" scotch airish appalachianers round hyere say what sounds like "yinz" but if you listen closely with one a them'ar bat sonograph recorder whatsisis ye can hear it "yeeeeihunz" best usage, evar, true story this dumb drunk redneck pig I know god blessim was riding around myrtle beach hanging out of a truck window being a dumb drunk redneck and hollering shit at girls on the strip there.  they were cruising you know.  and he was saying "i'd fuck you" you you you you like you know a dumb drunk redneck idiot would be doing, hanging out of a truck window and about 23 and dumber than a horny fence post.  and there were four or five girls in a group and he started you now I'd do you you you you and he lost count and said "Hell I'd fuck youns-all!!!"  which is of course what makes that relevant needless to say he puked in the front seat.  and i don't approve of this dumb drunk redneck idiot pig but I do affirm an admiration for those who, when pressed with a difficult choice to go hard or go home, go hard.   if you are going to be dumb you have got to be tough. -------------- You're obviously illiterate as hell. Peach, bro.-FtK Finding something hard to believe based on the evidence, is science.-JoeG the odds of getting some loathsome taint are low-- Gordon E Mullings Manjack Heights Montserrat I work on molecular systems with pathway charts and such.-Giggles

KCdgw Posts: 376 Joined: Sep. 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,04:30    Quote (Texas Teach @ June 07 2009,23:51) Quote (KCdgw @ June 07 2009,20:53) "Y'all" is fairly common in Missouri, but I had to go to Arkansas before hearing "All y'all". I enjoy the way 'all y'all" has increased the variation in my profanity: "Well, fuck all y'all, then" has a satisfying "and the horse you rode in on" heft. KC Missouri is interesting in that regard.  With folks from the southern part of the state I could say y'all without it being noticed.  In Columbia and the St. Louis metro, people would giggle when I said it.  Since I have a fairly light accent, the use of y'all was often the only time people would notice it.  I did have one coworker in Columbia who was from New York that would try to give me flak.  I would then translate the sentence for her, replacing y'all with yooz guys. In the Kansas City area, one can say 'y'all' without comment, but most people don't use it. KC -------------- Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it-- Confucius

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,04:47    Quote (jswilkins @ June 08 2009,04:36) Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,12:40) *Yes, I have been waiting all day to make that pun here. You have? Why? HA! You only say that because you don't get it. Wilkins you have exposed yourself. Please stop. You're amusing the natives. Louis -------------- Bye.

Quack Posts: 1961 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,05:00    Makes me wonder, what’s the toughest – being a scientist, maybe even doing science, mining the tard, or just surviving the after hours? The way rag is being chewed, it just makes this innocent bystander curious. Big question: Why is there no creationist counterpart to AtBC? (LOL) -------------- Rocks have no biology.               Robert Byers.

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,06:27    Quote (jswilkins @ June 07 2009,22:36) Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,12:40) *Yes, I have been waiting all day to make that pun here. You have? Why? It needed the proper set up... -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,09:25    Quote (Quack @ June 08 2009,05:00) Makes me wonder, what’s the toughest – being a scientist, maybe even doing science, mining the tard, or just surviving the after hours? The way rag is being chewed, it just makes this innocent bystander curious. Big question: Why is there no creationist counterpart to AtBC? (LOL) IMO... Because comedy requires a certain intelligence and way of looking at the world, and Creo's and IDCists just aren't hard-wired to do this.  If you are attracted to UD / ID you are more likely to just not get it. Think about the posters at UD -  Dembski, Densye, Gordon, BA77 etc, and you see pretty clearly that the only comedy at UD is unintentional. -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

khan Posts: 1554 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,10:01    Quote (J-Dog @ June 08 2009,10:25) Quote (Quack @ June 08 2009,05:00) Makes me wonder, what’s the toughest – being a scientist, maybe even doing science, mining the tard, or just surviving the after hours? The way rag is being chewed, it just makes this innocent bystander curious. Big question: Why is there no creationist counterpart to AtBC? (LOL) IMO... Because comedy requires a certain intelligence and way of looking at the world, and Creo's and IDCists just aren't hard-wired to do this.  If you are attracted to UD / ID you are more likely to just not get it. Think about the posters at UD -  Dembski, Densye, Gordon, BA77 etc, and you see pretty clearly that the only comedy at UD is unintentional. And when they do attempt to be humorous it is downright painful. -------------- "It's as if all those words, in their hurry to escape from the loony, have fallen over each other, forming scrambled heaps of meaninglessness." -damitall That's so fucking stupid it merits a wing in the museum of stupid. -midwifetoad Frequency is just the plural of wavelength... -JoeG

Henry J Posts: 5760 Joined: Mar. 2005 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,21:04    Quote Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I hope that theory is build on bedrock and not on loose sand...

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,22:45    Quote (Henry J @ June 08 2009,21:04) Quote Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I hope that theory is build on bedrock and not on loose sand... Would Pebbles do instead of bedrock? -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

sledgehammer Posts: 533 Joined: Sep. 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 08 2009,23:40    Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,20:45) Quote (Henry J @ June 08 2009,21:04) Quote Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I hope that theory is build on bedrock and not on loose sand... Would Pebbles do instead of bedrock? Bett(y)er on Rubble? -------------- The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny is alleviated by their lack of consistency. -A. Einstein  (H/T, JAD) If evolution is true, you could not know that it's true because your brain is nothing but chemicals. ?Think about that. -K. Hovind

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,00:32    Quote (sledgehammer @ June 08 2009,23:40) Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,20:45) Quote (Henry J @ June 08 2009,21:04)   Quote Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I hope that theory is build on bedrock and not on loose sand... Would Pebbles do instead of bedrock? Bett(y)er on Rubble? OR FRED! oh..wait...   -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,06:17    Quote (Richardthughes @ June 09 2009,00:32) Quote (sledgehammer @ June 08 2009,23:40) Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,20:45)   Quote (Henry J @ June 08 2009,21:04)   Quote Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I hope that theory is build on bedrock and not on loose sand... Would Pebbles do instead of bedrock? Bett(y)er on Rubble? OR FRED! oh..wait...  :angry: Wilma building still stand if it is on rubble? -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

Wesley R. Elsberry Posts: 4966 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,07:03    Quote (Quack @ June 08 2009,05:00) Makes me wonder, what’s the toughest – being a scientist, maybe even doing science, mining the tard, or just surviving the after hours? The way rag is being chewed, it just makes this innocent bystander curious. Big question: Why is there no creationist counterpart to AtBC? (LOL) There's the "phylogenists" email list, the closed forum now run by Bill Dembski. Here's a bit of amusing wit from Casey Luskin for those on the "phylogenists" list. One of his fellow list members re-posted it on a Finnish-language Usenet newsgroup, putting it in the clear. Excerpt: Quote Scott definitely speaks "scientese".  She presents herself as a scientist, which she once was, who is trying to do the right thing for science.  She is very charismatic, funny, and very good at getting people behind what she's saying. It's no wonder she's the director of the NCSE.  In the past I've compared Eugenie C. Scott to Darth Vader because she is full of internal contradictions, knows in her heart she's lying, powerful, persuasive, and most importantly, she travels around representing the dominating power (the Empire) and fighting the good guys.  All in the name of ...well, I'm not exactly sure what her motivation is yet.  It's certainly not truth. Yep, loads of fun over there, right? -------------- "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." - Dorothy Parker

Albatrossity2 Posts: 2780 Joined: Mar. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,07:14    Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ June 09 2009,07:03) Yep, loads of fun over there, right? Wow, that's a load of bollocks, for sure! The paragraph right after the one Wes quoted is even more of a hoot. Note how Casey has to explain his analogy for the tards (can't leave anything to chance!!!), and then fantasizes about his heroic role in this saga!   Quote (On the other hand, there is the rebellion against the Empire.  Small, understaffed, often outgunned and outmanned, but not outsmarted.  However, the rebellion has the people of the galaxy behind them, and most importantly, the Force.  Of course not all of us in the rebellion believe in the "force" (the analogy is God), but what unites the rebellion is the common belief in the problems with the current establishment, and the desire to replace it with something better.  When we introduced ourselves in the class, I should have said I was Luke Skywalker, but I suppose I was under the control of her powers at the time so I just said I was Casey, an earth sciences major.) -------------- Flesh of the sky, child of the sky, the mind Has been obligated from the beginning To create an ordered universe As the only possible proof of its own inheritance.                         - Pattiann Rogers

Richard Simons Posts: 425 Joined: Oct. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,07:36    Quote (Quack @ June 08 2009,05:00) Big question: Why is there no creationist counterpart to AtBC? (LOL) Too much respect for authority and scared to cock a snoot at anything. -------------- All sweeping statements are wrong.

George Posts: 316 Joined: Feb. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,07:43    Quote (afarensis @ June 09 2009,06:17)   Quote (Richardthughes @ June 09 2009,00:32)   Quote (sledgehammer @ June 08 2009,23:40)     Quote (afarensis @ June 08 2009,20:45)     Quote (Henry J @ June 08 2009,21:04)       Quote Bah! Hey, did you know: Folks from Dubai don't like the Flintstones. But those from Abu Dhabi do! I hope that theory is build on bedrock and not on loose sand... Would Pebbles do instead of bedrock? Bett(y)er on Rubble? OR FRED! oh..wait...   Wilma building still stand if it is on rubble? Y'all are going to the punitentiary if you keep this up.

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,08:01    Quote (Albatrossity2 @ June 09 2009,07:14) Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ June 09 2009,07:03) Yep, loads of fun over there, right? Wow, that's a load of bollocks, for sure! The paragraph right after the one Wes quoted is even more of a hoot. Note how Casey has to explain his analogy for the tards (can't leave anything to chance!!!), and then fantasizes about his heroic role in this saga!   Quote (On the other hand, there is the rebellion against the Empire.  Small, understaffed, often outgunned and outmanned, but not outsmarted.  However, the rebellion has the people of the galaxy behind them, and most importantly, the Force.  Of course not all of us in the rebellion believe in the "force" (the analogy is God), but what unites the rebellion is the common belief in the problems with the current establishment, and the desire to replace it with something better.  When we introduced ourselves in the class, I should have said I was Luke Skywalker, but I suppose I was under the control of her powers at the time so I just said I was Casey, an earth sciences major.) That was sooooo funny, I forgot to laugh -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

dnmlthr Posts: 565 Joined: Mar. 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,09:02    Quote (Albatrossity2 @ June 09 2009,13:14) Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ June 09 2009,07:03) Yep, loads of fun over there, right? Wow, that's a load of bollocks, for sure! The paragraph right after the one Wes quoted is even more of a hoot. Note how Casey has to explain his analogy for the tards (can't leave anything to chance!!!), and then fantasizes about his heroic role in this saga!   Quote (On the other hand, there is the rebellion against the Empire.  Small, understaffed, often outgunned and outmanned, but not outsmarted.  However, the rebellion has the people of the galaxy behind them, and most importantly, the Force.  Of course not all of us in the rebellion believe in the "force" (the analogy is God), but what unites the rebellion is the common belief in the problems with the current establishment, and the desire to replace it with something better.  When we introduced ourselves in the class, I should have said I was Luke Skywalker, but I suppose I was under the control of her powers at the time so I just said I was Casey, an earth sciences major.) Casey Luskin - Poe on legs. Quick Casey, use the schwartz! -------------- Guess what? I don't give a flying f*ck how "science works" - Ftk

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,11:57    And then he was gone... with your wallets. POP QUIZ: (a) (b) © or(d) I love(d) Aussie soaps. -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

khan Posts: 1554 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,12:07    a) has had a lot of work done -------------- "It's as if all those words, in their hurry to escape from the loony, have fallen over each other, forming scrambled heaps of meaninglessness." -damitall That's so fucking stupid it merits a wing in the museum of stupid. -midwifetoad Frequency is just the plural of wavelength... -JoeG

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,12:30    (d) lives in Windsor, relatively round the corner from where I live. Just FYI. It's not like I've been stalking her or anything......well not since the Judge told me to knock it the fuck off. Apparently the poor lady has had some tough times. I think she needs comforting, it's really difficult to manage that from a radius no closer than 100 metres. {exit Louis, credibility in tatters*} Louis *This had already happened, but dammit I maintain my illusions. -------------- Bye.

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,12:31    Quote (khan @ June 09 2009,12:07) a) has had a lot of work done ALSO, SHE AM A MIDGIT. And Talentless: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiXqjeV8oHU -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,12:33    Quote (Louis @ June 09 2009,12:30) (d) lives in Windsor, relatively round the corner from where I live. Just FYI. It's not like I've been stalking her or anything...... *snip* My mate also lives thereabouts and sees her jogging in the park. He's (also) still trying to orchestrate the perfect meeting.. -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,12:33    Quote (khan @ June 09 2009,18:07) a) has had a lot of work done Never been worried about a) or b). c) looks like trouble (dunno who she is), but the good kind of trouble that ends with the gentlemen becoming homeless and a dried up husk. d) looks like a nice lady with warm, intelligent thighs.....erm shit, EYES, I meant EYES dammit. {exit Louis again, with negative credibility} Louis -------------- Bye.

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,12:52    I am firmly convinced that I would be happy to discuss the complete vacuuity of Intelligent Design all night long with any and/or all of them, but if forced to make a decision based on totally superficial characteristics, such as color of eyes, breast size and/or hawtness, it would be (B).  I mean (A). Damn! Changed my mind, it's (D). Can I sample for  while, then decide? added in edit:  Damn it all!  What with the mutiple choices, and tem wionkin' at me and all, I forgot the crucial point, which I think, is tha these are ALL Aussie Wimens! I have all new respect for the phrase "down under", and of course wonder why Wilkens would waste any time at all posting anywhere, when he could NOT be posting, but doing other things, if you know what I mean.  And I think you do. -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

JohnW Posts: 3217 Joined: Aug. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,13:03    Quote (Louis @ June 09 2009,10:30) (d) lives in Windsor, relatively round the corner from where I live. I can has design inference. Not only is Louis FTK, he's also Prince Philip. -------------- Math is just a language of reality. Its a waste of time to know it. - Robert Byers There isn't any probability that the letter d is in the word "mathematics"...  The correct answer would be "not even 0" - JoeG

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,13:07    Quote (JohnW @ June 09 2009,19:03) Quote (Louis @ June 09 2009,10:30) (d) lives in Windsor, relatively round the corner from where I live. I can has design inference. Not only is Louis FTK, he's also Prince Philip. LOL Prince Philip? I aspire to achieve those levels of "Diplomacy"... Louis -------------- Bye.

k.e.. Posts: 5427 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,13:19    Quote (Louis @ June 09 2009,21:07)       Quote (JohnW @ June 09 2009,19:03)       Quote (Louis @ June 09 2009,10:30) (d) lives in Windsor, relatively round the corner from where I live. I can has design inference. Not only is Louis FTK, he's also Prince Philip. LOL Prince Philip? I aspire to achieve those levels of "Diplomacy"... Louis Oh well we have something in common ...commoner. Quick to the Regal Jalopy your consortness I'm going to see that stallion o' mine beat the pants off that Irish mare ....no hurry, let me finish this crossword ....what's a circle that turns into itself? 19 across. Ahem, a "tortailergy" migh deer Philip, now be a good boy and fetch migh slippers. Fetch them yourself you old bat. -------------- "I get a strong breeze from my monitor every time k.e. puts on his clown DaveTard suit" dogdidit "ID is deader than Lenny Flanks granmaws dildo batteries" Erasmus "I'm busy studying scientist level science papers" Galloping Gary Gaulin

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,14:06    Quote (J-Dog @ June 09 2009,10:52) I have all new respect for the phrase "down under", and of course wonder why Wilkens would waste any time at all posting anywhere, when he could NOT be posting, but doing other things, if you know what I mean.  And I think you do. Well, I think there is good reason that Wilkins used that gorilla for an icon which seriously limits the reasons not to post. I on the other hand am merely old and badly maintained- rather like my truck. Edited by Dr.GH on June 09 2009,12:08 -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,14:44    Quote (Dr.GH @ June 09 2009,20:06) Quote (J-Dog @ June 09 2009,10:52) I have all new respect for the phrase "down under", and of course wonder why Wilkens would waste any time at all posting anywhere, when he could NOT be posting, but doing other things, if you know what I mean.  And I think you do. Well, I think there is good reason that Wilkins used that gorilla for an icon which seriously limits the reasons not to post. I on the other hand am merely old and badly maintained- rather like my truck. Demographically, when broken down by age and sex, we AtBCers, and old TOers like Le Wilkins, are an interesting bunch. And there is no one more broken down by age and sex than the average AtBCer. Louis -------------- Bye.

Quack Posts: 1961 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,16:10    Quote And there is no one more broken down by age and sex than the average AtBCer. I may not fit the description but nevertheless... -------------- Rocks have no biology.               Robert Byers.

khan Posts: 1554 Joined: May 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,16:12    Quote (Louis @ June 09 2009,15:44) Quote (Dr.GH @ June 09 2009,20:06) Quote (J-Dog @ June 09 2009,10:52) I have all new respect for the phrase "down under", and of course wonder why Wilkens would waste any time at all posting anywhere, when he could NOT be posting, but doing other things, if you know what I mean.  And I think you do. Well, I think there is good reason that Wilkins used that gorilla for an icon which seriously limits the reasons not to post. I on the other hand am merely old and badly maintained- rather like my truck. Demographically, when broken down by age and sex, we AtBCers, and old TOers like Le Wilkins, are an interesting bunch. And there is no one more broken down by age and sex than the average AtBCer. Louis Broken down by age and sex and life in general. -------------- "It's as if all those words, in their hurry to escape from the loony, have fallen over each other, forming scrambled heaps of meaninglessness." -damitall That's so fucking stupid it merits a wing in the museum of stupid. -midwifetoad Frequency is just the plural of wavelength... -JoeG

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,18:17    Quote (Quack @ June 09 2009,22:10) Quote And there is no one more broken down by age and sex than the average AtBCer. I may not fit the description but nevertheless... ...you're willing to try? Louis -------------- Bye.

Doc Bill Posts: 1039 Joined: April 2007 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,18:30    I haven't been broken down since I bought a Lexus.

Louis Posts: 6436 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,18:49    Quote (Doc Bill @ June 10 2009,00:30) I haven't been broken down since I bought a Lexus. Good point, well made. We are moving into the "I thought Wang King was a town in China until I discovered Smirnoff"** territory*. It will be followed by "Jesus Saves......but the Prudential is better"** and then all hell will break loose. Dogs and cats, living together, mass hysteria. Frankly I want no part of such debauchery. Good day sir! I said GOOD DAY! Louis *Incidentally, I did think Muffin the Mule** was a sex offence until I discovered Smirnoff. Does that make me a bad person? **These may be relatively UKcentric references. Tough. Look them up, Septics. ;-) -------------- Bye.

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,19:27    Quote (Doc Bill @ June 09 2009,16:30) I haven't been broken down since I bought a Lexus. As they say, It is not the years, it is the milage. And I would add, "the off-road milage."  My truck is a 1985 Toyota with 116,000 original miles. Since I rarely do field work anymore, it will probably rust apart before it wears apart. I, however, just returned from the dentist $1,100 US poorer, and that is only 1/2 down. Edited by Dr.GH on June 09 2009,17:29 -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,21:39    Quote (Dr.GH @ June 09 2009,19:27) I, however, just returned from the dentist $1,100 US poorer, and that is only 1/2 down. Too bad you didn't play more Rugby when you were younger... -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,22:12    Quote (J-Dog @ June 09 2009,19:39)   Quote (Dr.GH @ June 09 2009,19:27) I, however, just returned from the dentist $1,100 US poorer, and that is only 1/2 down. Too bad you didn't play more Rugby when you were younger... Or hockey. They cannot fix what you do not have. ETA: Yiiiikes my urologist/proctologist might be next to cash out!!!11!!1 None of the men in my descent crew ever lived this long. I am in uncharted territory. Edited by Dr.GH on June 09 2009,20:17 -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

sledgehammer Posts: 533 Joined: Sep. 2008 (Permalink) Posted: June 09 2009,22:44    Quote (Dr.GH @ June 09 2009,17:27)   Quote (Doc Bill @ June 09 2009,16:30) I haven't been broken down since I bought a Lexus. As they say, It is not the years, it is the milage. And I would add, "the off-road milage."  My truck is a 1985 Toyota with 116,000 original miles. Since I rarely do field work anymore, it will probably rust apart before it wears apart. I, however, just returned from the dentist $1,100 US poorer, and that is only 1/2 down. I hear ya. I put 250K+ miles on my '79 Toyota SR5 pickup before I "donated" it to my brother-in-law (a charity case if there ever was one). I figure I got my money's worth from it. It's still running.  That 20R 4-banger was indestructible.  It's heritage was the Toyota HiLux pickup, the dominant truck in Africa during the 60's. Now I gots me a brand new V8 Sequioa, and it cost a lot less than my dental implants! -------------- The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny is alleviated by their lack of consistency. -A. Einstein  (H/T, JAD) If evolution is true, you could not know that it's true because your brain is nothing but chemicals. ?Think about that. -K. Hovind

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 10 2009,09:45    Dr. Wilkins, I recall that you mentioned on TO that the pharse, "Social Darwinism" was coined after the Second World War by a historian. Is my recollection correct, and do you recall a citation? -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

jswilkins Posts: 50 Joined: June 2009 (Permalink) Posted: June 10 2009,09:53    The phrase was coined by the only actual social Darwinian, W. Graham Sumner, in the 1870s, I think. There was a book by Richard Hofstadter which developed the claim that it was the basis for modern capitalism, and that Spencer was a social Darwinian. That was roundly debunked by Bannister, but the message hasn't got through yet. Bannister, Robert C. 1988. Social Darwinism: science and myth in Anglo-American social thought, American civilization. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Original edition, 1979. Hofstadter, Richard. 1944. Social Darwinism in American thought. Boston: Beacon Press. Sumner, William Graham. 1963. Social Darwinism; selected essays. With an introd. by Stow Parsons. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,: Prentice-Hall. -------------- Boldly staying where no man has stayed before.

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 10 2009,10:14    Thank you very much. I am off to Amazon.com. ETA; Whew, I made it back. I just escaped going over a $100- those screens with "Customers who bought ***** also bought ****" just kill me every time. I guess that is why they wrote them, neh? Edited by Dr.GH on June 10 2009,08:40 -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"

Bob O'H Posts: 2561 Joined: Oct. 2005 (Permalink) Posted: June 10 2009,13:46    Quote The phrase was coined by the only actual social Darwinian, Oi!  are you saying we're anti-social, eh? Bloody Aussies.  No wonder we chucked 'em out. -------------- It is fun to dip into the various threads to watch cluelessness at work in the hands of the confident exponent. - Soapy Sam (so say we all)

darwinoid Posts: 12 Joined: Jan. 2003 (Permalink) Posted: June 13 2009,20:05    J-Dog told me to come here. But I've been here all along. -------------- john m. lynch http://blog.jmlynch.org/....nch.org http://www.public.asu.edu/~jmlync....jmlynch

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 13 2009,21:34    Quote (darwinoid @ June 13 2009,20:05) J-Dog told me to come here. But I've been here all along. Dr. Lynch -   Welcome I mean damn, I'm wrong again.  Yeah, I should be used to it by now. You are like an original... but in disguise.  Good to see you here, and for those not in the know, Dr. Lynch's new blog   a simple prop is worth a daily read, and especially this one about our ID friends. The Roots Of ID Hopefully Amadan will stop by and spew some Gaelic at you to make you feel more at home. All I know is slainte! -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

Timothy McDougald Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 13 2009,21:50    Quote (darwinoid @ June 13 2009,20:05) J-Dog told me to come here. But I've been here all along. Bearing in mind that you have been here since 2003, Welcome! Edit to add: Inviting a member of AtBC to join AtBC, so easy a cave man can do it! -------------- Church burning ebola boy FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me. PaV: I suppose for me to be pried away from what I do to focus long and hard on that particular problem would take, quite honestly, hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin to pique my interest.

deadman_932 Posts: 3094 Joined: May 2006 (Permalink) Posted: June 13 2009,22:08    Quote (afarensis @ June 13 2009,21:50) Quote (darwinoid @ June 13 2009,20:05) J-Dog told me to come here. But I've been here all along. Bearing in mind that you have been here since 2003, Welcome! Edit to add: Inviting a member of AtBC to join AtBC, so easy a cave man can do it! :p I'd join, but I'd have to snub any site that would accept me and not Groucho. -------------- AtBC Award for Thoroughness in the Face of Creationism

darwinoid Posts: 12 Joined: Jan. 2003 (Permalink) Posted: June 13 2009,22:13    Quote (J-Dog @ June 13 2009,21:34) You are like an original... but in disguise. Strangely, I've heard that before. Quote (J-Dog @ June 13 2009,21:34) Hopefully Amadan will stop by and spew some Gaelic at you to make you feel more at home. Since that name means "fool" in Gaelic, I don't know whether to look forward or not. Edited by darwinoid on June 13 2009,22:16 -------------- john m. lynch http://blog.jmlynch.org/....nch.org http://www.public.asu.edu/~jmlync....jmlynch

Dr.GH Posts: 2324 Joined: May 2002 (Permalink) Posted: June 13 2009,22:58    So I got mail; Bannister, Robert C. 1988. Social Darwinism: science and myth in Anglo-American social thought, American civilization. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Original edition, 1979. Hofstadter, Richard. 1944. Social Darwinism in American thought. Boston: Beacon Press. I also bought a PB of Hofstader's "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" for $12. Bannister has edited a volume of Sumner's 'essential texts' which I migh buy if needed. -------------- "Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy." L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"