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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #195 on: January 26, 2006, 02:00:03 AM »
Quote from: Ruski on January 25, 2006, 01:43:39 PM
Yea, make fun of the Dislexic guy for spelling phenoticly. way to go.

I already apologiesed for doing so once, back a while when Gabe pointed out to use that he was dyslexic.
In general, your spelling is so good I haden't noticed. My apologies.
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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #196 on: January 26, 2006, 06:16:14 AM »
Quote from: Retread on January 25, 2006, 05:34:46 PM
dbdbdbdbpppqpdbbdqqpdbdbdbdbdbdqdpbdbdbdbdbpqpqpqdpqpdqpdpbpqpdbpqpdbpdpqdpbpdppqpd

What's the 30th letter in that string?

OK, you almost got smote for that you fragger. Next time you want to give me a sesiure, warn me first. ;)

And ROOTless, please don't appoligize for that. It was too damn funy.

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #197 on: January 26, 2006, 08:05:39 AM »
Yea, It's all good in the hood.
no worries mate.

I'm probibly just overly defencive on my spelling, seeing as how it takes a wee bit o effort to keep it at the level it's at.

but, i'm over it. mock away! I am ready to face the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune!

LOL

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #198 on: January 26, 2006, 08:54:17 AM »
Then stop typing "expecialy." THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SPELLED OR PRONOUNCED!!!

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #199 on: January 26, 2006, 09:05:59 AM »
and I knew I could trust you to step up to bat at the plate... LOL

so, Do you think they'll have spelling checkers built into computers by the next new century?

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #200 on: January 27, 2006, 09:34:07 AM »
Actually, yes, I do, but because of general ignorance and apathy of the programmers, the english language will change, at least gramatically. All it takes is a few glitches programmed into the spell-check to change the mind of an entire generation.

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #201 on: January 27, 2006, 10:29:50 AM »
or will we be unable to spell without the use of a spellchecker?

how long before typing 'teh' as 'the' becomes the norm, because MS Word automaticly fixes that error, so your brain never has to?

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #202 on: January 27, 2006, 01:16:22 PM »
Exaclty what is happening now. The dumbening of the Human Race.

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #203 on: January 28, 2006, 01:07:44 PM »
Well, since everyone starts with a read/write skill at half their native language, that should say something.

Note, that "dumbening", is not a word.

"i am teh dumbener!!!!11eleventyone"
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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #204 on: January 30, 2006, 10:47:31 AM »
No, Dumbening is a term first uesd (to my knowledge at least) on the Simpson's to describe the slow decline in intelligence in the males of the Simpson bloodline. Considering the source and the description, I thought it appropriate on several levels to describe the trend I am talking about.

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #205 on: January 30, 2006, 02:03:27 PM »
*shrug* works for me.

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #206 on: January 30, 2006, 05:49:06 PM »
Yes, I remember that episode.


Wonder if the Simpsons is still on in 2050?
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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #207 on: January 30, 2006, 09:01:59 PM »
hmmmm... interesting idea, but probably not. How many 80 year old tv shows do you see around us? I mean, they're even ressurecting 70's and 80's tv shows as movies, but that's nowhere near the time frame we're thinking.

What about other major brands? My group has a running joke (no matter who is GM) about McWendy-King-In-a-Box, the conglomerate from all of the fast food franchises that survived the transition to true megacorps.

What else would survive?

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #208 on: January 31, 2006, 05:58:51 AM »
Actualy, McDonalds is McHughes, and Dominoes was renamed Dominion Pizza. But you bring up a damn good point. All you have to do is look around at today's society and try to find anything that is still kickin' that has an 80 year history. Hell, even a 50 year history would be tough to find.

Personally, I think Starbuck's will still be around, but only because this is Seattle we're talking about. Other than that, I don't know...

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Re:The Next New Century
« Reply #209 on: January 31, 2006, 08:27:40 AM »
Hmm... a copule of shoe companies have histories that long..

probibly some grocery stores too...

no technology companys though. IBM is close, and so is Xerox, but even then...

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