In this thread, Senusret I complains about bad grammar in facebook status updates - Page 8

tri deezy · #**106** 04-04-2009, 08:51 PM

This gem just came from the brilliant pregnant girl who's on and off with Armando from my earlier post. Again, brilliant.

Ms. Has-no-clue-what-she's-talking-about is looking up survival gear! SCREW OBAMA AND HIS ANTI-GUN HATRED! I HAVE THE RIGHT TO OWN GUNS! Obama is probably going to ban guns and someone will come into YOUR HOUSE and take away your right! Screw that! I WILL GO OUT FIGHTING!

What newspaper does she read...? Right..

I'm sure that she is really going to need an AK-47 to protect her house. She is just so utterly uninformed and wildly rabid about it that it's laughable. Also, what part of any gun law has ever threatened to walk into a mentally and legally fit person's house to take away their guns? On second thought, maybe she should be worried because she might not be mentally fit to own a gun. Haha

agzg · #**107** 04-04-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tri deezy

Also, what part of any gun law has ever threatened to walk into a mentally and legally fit person's house to take away their guns? On second thought, maybe she should be worried because she might not be mentally fit to own a gun. Haha

Actually, in Chicago if you get pulled over and you have a (now-expired because it's illegal) permit to carry a concealed weapon, you have to take the cops to your house where the cops will confiscate your handgun.

tri deezy · #**108** 04-04-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

Actually, in Chicago if you get pulled over and you have a (now-expired because it's illegal) permit to carry a concealed weapon, you have to take the cops to your house where the cops will confiscate your handgun.

Because it's concealed? But if it's at your house, then it's not in the car with you. I'm not getting this. Is it just the permit? That doesn't make sense.

agzg · #**109** 04-04-2009, 10:48 PM

No. Handguns are illegal to own in Chicago. If you had a permit to carry a concealed weapon (when it was legal) and you're still carrying it in your wallet, it's indicative that you did not turn in your handgun when handguns were outlawed. So the police officers will follow you to your house and force you to turn in your handgun.

Shotguns are still legal, as long as they're not sawed off.

We had a friend who was pulled over for speeding, and while looking for his driver's license the police officer caught sight of his concealed carry permit. So they took him to his house, searched his house, and took his nine millimeter handgun.

I should add that shotguns are not practical for home protection purposes.

tri deezy · #**110** 04-04-2009, 11:58 PM

There's no way that would go federal.

AnchorAlumna · #**111** 04-05-2009, 01:41 AM

OK, this was posted earlier:
"Myself along with a number of my friends are interested in starting a local sorority."

I'm tearing my hair out! I CANNOT STAND HOW "MYSELF" IS BEING SUBSTITUTED FOR "ME" AND "I."

WHAT is wrong with "I along with a number of my friends"? NOTHING! IT IS CORRECT! WHY do people insist on "myself?"

OK.

I feel better now.

Thank you!

WinniBug · #**112** 04-05-2009, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

OK, this was posted earlier:
"Myself along with a number of my friends are interested in starting a local sorority."

I'm tearing my hair out! I CANNOT STAND HOW "MYSELF" IS BEING SUBSTITUTED FOR "ME" AND "I."

WHAT is wrong with "I along with a number of my friends"? NOTHING! IT IS CORRECT! WHY do people insist on "myself?"

OK.

I feel better now.

Thank you!

I think it makes them feel more edjimacated

AGDee · #**113** 04-05-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

OK, this was posted earlier:
"Myself along with a number of my friends are interested in starting a local sorority."

I'm tearing my hair out! I CANNOT STAND HOW "MYSELF" IS BEING SUBSTITUTED FOR "ME" AND "I."

WHAT is wrong with "I along with a number of my friends"? NOTHING! IT IS CORRECT! WHY do people insist on "myself?"

OK.

I feel better now.

Thank you!

It would sound even less awkward to say "A number of my friends and I..."

WinniBug · #**114** 04-05-2009, 11:14 AM

It bugs me when people incorrectly use "and I"

Example: John and I's new house. or Here's Sally and I at prom.

You wouldn't say I's new house or I at prom, ugh

WCsweet<3 · #**115** 04-05-2009, 01:49 PM

Not grammar per say, though the grammar is not wonderful, but an over share from an old classmate:

Girl I no longer want to know he booked 3 nights at the old wheeler hotel. room 4. the same room i lost my virginity to him in. so romantic. what a sweetie. june 15-18th

CutiePie2000 · #**116** 04-05-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by WinniBug

It bugs me when people incorrectly use "and I"

Example: John and I's new house. or Here's Sally and I at prom.

I do agree with you, although that is slightly better than "Here's Sally and MYSELF at prom."

I find that "myself" is misused all too often and it drives me insane. One of my a$$hole coworkers (who I can't stand) uses MYSELF regularly as a word, because he is too stupid to know when to use "I" and when to use "me". Maybe I'll start correcting him. LOL

WinniBug · #**117** 04-05-2009, 04:40 PM

wanna talk about twitter overshare???
i ran across chris crocker's twitter page the other day...
beautiful how the most thought-provoking times for me are when a turd is falling ever so gently out of my ass and into the toilet. poetic.
it gets better from there....

WinniBug · #**118** 04-05-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AOEforme

WOW: way TMI.

I'm pretty sure the whole world did NOT need to know that.... It was just like my "friend" from choir who announced she was pregant by making a picture of the pregnancy test (yes, the pee stick) her profile picture. The Caption said, "Yes it's true... it came blue!". She's 17 and unmarried. She had been dating the 16-yr old for 2 months.

What is it with people thinking facebook and Twitter (<--- especially bad with this) entitles them to list things that should be kept private?

i've seen lots of pregnancy test pictures on facebook and myspace
not all have been profile pictures, but quite a few have

DSTRen13 · #**119** 04-05-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

No. Handguns are illegal to own in Chicago. If you had a permit to carry a concealed weapon (when it was legal) and you're still carrying it in your wallet, it's indicative that you did not turn in your handgun when handguns were outlawed. So the police officers will follow you to your house and force you to turn in your handgun.

Shotguns are still legal, as long as they're not sawed off.

We had a friend who was pulled over for speeding, and while looking for his driver's license the police officer caught sight of his concealed carry permit. So they took him to his house, searched his house, and took his nine millimeter handgun.

I should add that shotguns are not practical for home protection purposes.

That's messed up ...

tri deezy · #**120** 04-05-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WinniBug

It bugs me when people incorrectly use "and I"

Example: John and I's new house. or Here's Sally and I at prom.

You wouldn't say I's new house or I at prom, ugh

How can people possibly thing it sounds right when do the first one!!! A girl I knew did this all the time... "you can drop off your checks at Beth and I's apartment...." Huge pet peeve of mine.