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Another greek one!
A freak one if you ask me…
What do they say?
*pops into thread*
*SQUEEZE!*
*pops back out*
*jumps after Dragon, catches her ankle*
*squeeze*
double fail if you ask me.
thats a nice bike
*squeezes Dragonwriter before she disappears*
Hey, me too!
*squeeze*
Why to quick to leave, Dragon?
*lower lip trembles a bit*
*squeezes AA* It will be alright. She’ll be back.
Well, I didn’t want to derail the conversation! But, now that I’m here…
*SUPER-SQUEEZIES!!* for everyone!
*kisses the Admiral’s lower lip and makes it all better*
I just love making you smile!
*smooch*
I’d be smiling more if it wasn’t such a busy day. Sorry I wasn’t around to help with the explanations and control keeping. All turned out well, though, I think. Didn’t like seeing you misunderstood, is all.
*SMOOCH*
Naahh…it’s all good. I got a little defensive, I admit, but then I shouldn’t have said what I did. Had I actually been thinking and said what I MEANT to say, I would have said that I’m actually the one who is challenged to understand, not that anyone else was challenged in their intent and communication. I can be a doofus that way, sometimes.
But it all worked out for the best, and I like our new cheezfriends!
*smooooch*
I know you regret your word choice, but I didn’t think the phrasing was necessarily offensive. I took linguistically challenged to mean idiosyncratic. It’s a hot-button issue for our lolcat friends, so it’s understandable it was received negatively. Of all people…you are one of the most appreciative here of the wonders and intricacies of language writ large. I know you must feel a personal sting for appearing to disparage a working form of communication.
Failblog has its own idiosyncratic language, though it is perhaps less formalized.
Well, it kinda was…but the way I said it is not the way I meant it, which is unusual for me. Had I used the word “challenging” rather than “challenged”, that would have been much closer to what I was attempting to communicate.
I appreciate your defense of me, but heaven knows I *thwack* enough people for not being clear and precise in their writing…it’s only fair that I get *thwack*-ed when I commit the same sin.
*ker-SMOOOOCH-ah!*
Did he die?
btw sup DW lol idk
i cant stop watching this XD
This is really annoying. If you keep it up, we will email enmasse the administrators and have you tossed out. Stop it.
Amazing on the riot you handled.
*Tips hat*
You never cease to impress.
(Disclaimer: I am not worth impressing but would like to say it anyways)
I WANT TO *SQUEEZE* THE AIR FROM YOUR LUNGS!
WHY DON’T YOU LOSERS FIND A REAL PERSON TO *SQUEEZE*,IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE YOUR MISERABLE LIVES?
I WISH YOU LAME ASS HOLES GET A CLUE AND STOP THIS DAILY RITUAL OF SUCKING.
ONE DAY,WHEN YOUR OLD AND DIEING.I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE AND HONESTLY SAY……”I DID SOMETHING”.INSTEAD,THE MAJORITY OF YOU SPINELESS WORMS WILL JUST HAVE MEMORIES OF WHEN YOU WERE COOL ONCE….ON FAILBLOG THAT IS.HAHAHA
YOU FOLKS SUCK!!!!
*squeeze*
We may suck, but when we’re old at least we’ll know how to spell “dying”.
Oh dear. You get the trolls here, too. *slow, sad headshake*
Thanks for the cookies!
Oooooh, yah. We get some real haters here. I have, however, gotten really, really good at getting abusive people banned.
*big, wicked grin*
*giggle*
I just KNEW I liked you right away!
“Well, whatever the case is, we’re moving on to an era where humanity can get some independence, meaning not having to fuel–”
*crash*
“Opa.” “He fell…” “Slowly, now. Slowly!” “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.”
“Leave him alone”. “Are you hurt?” “…” “No. Did you? Okay…nice.”
“Yeah.” “Wait, DID he or did he NOT hurt himself??” “(some mumbling)”
*bike is about to crash*
“Wait a minute, wait a minute–” “OPA SLOWLY SLOWLY–”
*crash*
*guy says something incomprehensible*
“It’s all right, he said, it’s alright. Apparently, the gas must’ve been stuck…”
Thanks!
I know only one language. Sometimes I feel deprived. I wish I had taken Italian language in school. That’s my heritage.
I speak German, English, some French and a little Spanish. Plus I understand some Dutch (don’t speak it, though). My gf adds Italian and forgot most of her Russian. We’re a pretty multilingual household here…
But can you talk to each other?
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HAHAHAHA! Kidding! Couldn’t pass that one up!
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That’s very neat! I want my daughter to at least speak English and Spanish fluently by the time she graduates high school. Anything else would be gravy.
Talk… to eachother?! Now why would we do that?
Ha. He has a point velvet.
*signs to Arthur in ASL*
*wildly flaps semaphore flags at Arthur*
*sends Arthur smoke signals*
*stands on hilltop*
*rhythmically beats out drum message to Arthur*
*tells toga clad messenger to deliver scroll to Arthur, post-haste*
Yodels to Arthur.
I think I heard… naaah.
*off to bed*
For Arthur’s late-night entertainment…
*joins with Dragon to perform scenes from Julius Caesar on an Aldis lamp*
*cuts vaguely triangular characters into a clay tablet using a modified stick, lets it cure for a couple days, then sends it along to Arthur*
(start) …. — .–_.- -… — ..- -_– — .-. … ._-.-. — -.. . (stop)
may as well try for Hindu or Chineese the way immigration trends are currently going. unless of course you’re closer to FL, TX, etc… up here in PA the aforementioned is what we’re seeing.
Well that’s the east of PA, over on the west you have to know how to speak amish.
In Northern Az, if you don’t speak Navajo or Hopi, you miss two-thirds of the conversations around here.
LMAO Zing…
mmmm gravy
English, Arabic, Serbo-Croatian, German, Italian, Latin and a little Spanish.
Our swearing is elegant, intricate and a wonder to behold.
When I was young, my mother and father spoke only Italian with/to me. So I went to English As A Second Language classes in elementary school. Good thing I still held onto my Italian speaking and writing skills.
Ooo Thanks! This just adds another fail dimension.. love it.
Erm, yes, my “thanks” tends to make everything better.
its about a scooter powered by water
hee hee, I’m a Scooter powered by beer…
they say that it is a bike that need water instead of gas and stuff like that but when the guy tries to show it he fails and fells down,then the second guy come to pick the bike up but the gas handle was stuck and this is why it got crashed second time
after the guy falls
“are you okay ? are you hurt? doesn’t matter don’t worry, as long as he isn’t hurt, those thing happen”
after the bike takes off and takes the mic as well
the guy handling it is complaining it broke (the other guy who fell broke the gas pedal off) and they are saying like “everyone okay? okay it doesnt’ matter the gas pedal is broken”
nothing too funny, it’s more the scene.
A greek freak at its peak.
Haithar me iz half new.
Welcome, but please refrain from the lolspeak. It drives us crazy around here.
Indeed. I thought of hitting googie with a mallet, but that would have been too tough on a new person.
BFF! You powered the previous fail!
REALLY?! I’m going to go and check right now.
For now…
*prepares speech*
I’d like to thank all those who…
Oh. I see what you mean now.
*screams, frothing at the mouth, and runs out of room*
Sorry, I hope I didn’t disappoint you too much.
No, not at all
I’m proud to have a sign based on my direct course of action.
How did your test go BFF?
Which test was this?
You’re overtested.
BFF’s limits have been tested.
I just remember reading that you were taking tests before summer break.
You can teach me googie?.
I’m beginning to think “opa” is Greek for “whoopsie!”
*snork*
It surely is German for “Granddad”.
Add an “i”, as in “piece”, on the end and you get the Japanese for “tits”.
opia?
Opai.
Lol. I was going to make that comment, but didn’t think anyone would get it.
Everybody gets tit comments.
I didn’t get tat one.
google opai ga suki.
Nice one, aiki.
Wow! It’s not even 12 hours since Aiki wrote that, and when I Googled opai ga suki the second hit was Aiki’s comment to google opai ga suki! Holy recursion!
“Opa” was usually used in our dances. If you listen to some pure Greek songs (like Rebetiko, or whatever), you’ll actually hear “opa!” many times, either from people watching the others dance and clapping along, or from the dancers themselves.
It is us modern Greeks that turned it into “I did a poop” phrase.
Wait, what? So these guys were saying “I did a poop” a couple of times?
It translates into
1) I did something bad
2) Whoa, hold your horses!
3) Look who’s talking…(Opa re file)
Sorry for direct translating slang Greek.
Aaah, now it makes sense!
I will add an ‘opa’ to the boulder dance I do for toddler boy’s potty training now.
I can picture it now – in college, young man exits restroom stall – zips up and yells “Opa!” before washing his hands.
I will be so proud- if all that remains of the boulder dance is the Opa.
*wonders why your mental picture of the college mens restroom is so vivid*
*wags finger*
Now, now, we all have our own unique backgrounds and pasts, Jenny, dear.
In Russian Opa is used similar to “wow” in English…
lets say someone does a neat trick and you sat “opa” it also works when a neat trick fails >:}
I think Greeks use it the same way.
pure greek songs like rebetiko?ise entelos asxetos e?ta dimotika ine “pure greek”.to rebetiko ine mi3i tourkikis mouikis me vizantini k neoteri eliniki.xaze
Absent-minded, sorry Ellinara.
Epipleon file, poso malakas paizei na eisai? To rebetiko EINAI kathara elliniki mousiki, kamia sxesi me tourkikes malakies pou les.
Ante pisw sto na paizeis to poulaki sou, aderfara. Ante mpravo agori mou.
for that as well, but it isn’t really a word, is a phonetic
(just like aahhh can be used to express pleasure, pain, excitement, anger, depending on the tone)
the dude just keeps saying ‘thats ok thats ok’ and ‘are you alright, ok good, it doesn’t matter’ bwahahaha
by the way, everyone, i am a girl. just to clarify.
What’s it like in left field?
It’s all Greek to me.
Sorry if someone already said that… I gave up trying to follow the thread :p
*SQUEEZE*
IDK, that sucks! I wonder what he was trying to do.
Dance to our national theme, but he missed a move.
ah, i see. That tends to happen to me when I dance as well.
*squeeze!* bye! im off to wal-mart! bye!!
Wal-Mart? You poor thing.
hey, wal-mart pays our bills. so im not complaining.
At one point I had 2 members of my family enlisted in the wal-mart army. We had to move 5 times in 7 years! I have very mixed emotions when it comes to wallermart.
yeah same here. we’ve moved so many places, it’s hard to count.
Resistant to scratching!
…And to riding, apparently.
*Squeeze*
Or being mounted even.
The scooter also doesn’t like interviews.
*sets down ten foot pole*
*walks away*
*picks up 10 ft pole*
*pole vaults in front of Judy*
*Squeeze*
*squeeze* Aiki! Following the Pens?
Sorry, Aiki! I meant that for Jules, but you can answer as well!
*picks up pole*
It doesn’t like being mounted…? Must be at that point in its cycle.
They didn’t know how 2-stroke it.
It was too exhausted for another injection.
I always suspected the compression of speed dating caused people to spin their wheels.
*mounts oddly*
What is it with dogs and mounting?
With no thumbs, it’s what we do for fun.
Umm… Just what are you mounting pray tell?
(Pssst! The ten-foot pole is mounting him!)
Now this, I gotta see.
Wow, with this 10′ pole mounted I can pick up all kinds a radio stations!
*SNORKROFFLE!
Oh, I see.
*humps Jules’ leg for good measure*
Mounting isn’t very far fetched for a species that shakes hands by smelling each others butts.
Do you know why they smell each other’s butts?
It’s too hard for them to type *squeeze*?
Maybe so. They say it’s how they greet each other and all my dogs live together and yet they always smell each other in the butt. I don’t get it.
It’s to find out other things. What they had to eat, if the are sick, who poo’ed on the floor ect.
Oh when I went to the store to get my….supplies…they had a drink recipe called the “Butt Sniffer”.
*squeeze*
I stand corrected.
*smells Jules’ butt*
I would smell yours but I am not sure you have a butt Starfish.
Yet Star has a nose?
Everybody poops – therefore has a butt somewhere.
*squeeze and sniff*
I would return the gesture but, 1) do star fishes have butts? 2) do starfishes have noses?
Yes on the butt, no on the nose.
*wonders if this comment will ever power a fail*
Nice to see professionals at work.
They’re Greeks. Funny how it depicts a contemporary reality.
*pat pat pat*
There there, it’ll get better.
*wonders if that was a lie*
Only the cake was.
The cake is a lie!
I never did understand why the cake is always a lie. Did I miss (or, more likely, am I forgetting) an old fail?
No, Judy…it’s a meme from a wildly popular (and wonderful) game called “Portal” from a couple of years ago.
Thanks, DW. I was wondering where that came from, too.
Thanks, Dragon. BTW – my cakes always speak the truth. Oh, that reminds me – I need to get stff to make a cream puff cake for a graduation party this weekend…
There was a video game that came out called Spore, and the main character was enticed by the reward of cake. However, inside a building, there is, scribbled on the walls “THE CAKE IS A LIE”.
Damn, wrong game name.
I love the ending song from that game
Jonathon Coulton. *sigh*
So Greeks FAIL often?
Well we have had two greek fails in a row today.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Or as Troy discovered, beware of gifts bearing Greeks.
*snickers uncontrollably*
Much like the ancient earthenware did?
Professional WHAT?
He’s no Billy Mays that’s for sure.
Billyanos Mayakos, mayhaps?
Billy Mays would probably scream at the motor to make it crash against the wall.
It would probably work, too.
Poor work failer here w/ no sound. Why was he showing how to start a bike? Seems like it requires little to no demonstration. It is funny that he fell over. reminds me of the Paris Hilton bike incident. now that was funny!
And why is the bike never actually in the picture – except of course for when it crashed into the wall?? The whole thing is just odd …
Well, it did get demo-ed. In a manner of speaking.
Twice!
*Squeeze*
*squeeze*
How are you today?
Oh, fine. I get to do laundry and clean house today. What fun. Please note the lack of exclamation points.
Other than that, everything’s fine.
Oh, laundry. I have 4 loads waiting for me at home.
Thank god my building has a laundry room. Too bad there aren’t as many dryers as washers. Grrrrr.
That is always a plus. I like being able to leave my clothes in the dryer overnight. I don’t mind washing my clothes, it’s putting them away that really sucks.
It would be so nice to hire someone to do laundry. Or is that weird?
Hey, whenever you guys want to come do your laundry at my place, you’re welcome. The new machines are such a joy to use! And I’ve always got cookie dough in the freezer!
Do you have those front loading ones?
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…and cookies please!!!
I sure do! The set is less than a month old – Maytags – shiny and new!
But….what kind of cookies?
If I come do laundry at your house, will you fold my clothes for me? That is the part I struggle with.
.
Can I just eat the cookie dough? No need to bake on my account.
What color?
Ms B, I’ll do your laundry if you’ll vacuum my place(s).
Avis, you have a deal!
More – I have chocolate chip and sugar cookie dough.
Leila – they’re white (colored ones cost $100 more) [I assume you were asking about the machines!]
MsB – ya got a deal!
Ick. I hate cleaning house. Drives me nuts, I feel like I didn’t accomplish anything when I am done.
Same here. Only I’m going over to clean my FOLKS place. The noticeable lack o cat hair when I’m done does help alleviate that feeling.
*is incredibly grateful for housecleaning services*
I am jealous.
I AM the housecleaning service. For my folks.
You are a very nice daughter.
I’m not that altruistic. They pay me.
*snork*
I clean my house and I end up a mess … bad allergies. Good excuse to hire a maid.
I clean my house and Baby Starfish is right behind me messing it up again. It is crazy how fast that boy can make a mess.
I say don’t bother cleaning for at least 18 to 20 years.
Try adding a plecostamus to your home, I hear they help keep it clean.
I’ve killed many of them. I hope Starfish has luck with them.
I feel stupid, but what’s a plecostamus?
It’s a fish … a bottom feeder. Eats algae.
plecostamus-is latin for John Stamos.
Jenny – that made me *snork”, too!
*snork*
That was my first snork. It feels much better than roffling. Less clean up too.
That one sure got out of hand.
It must have been underfoot.
They were in over their heads.
They were just a couple of heels.
The one guy was just being a boob.
The other guy wasn’t abreast of the situation either.
The whole thing made an ass of both of them.
Now there’s a statement I can get behind!
It was inevitable that we would get cheeky.
That guy gave the bike a bum steer.
If they both went for rides on scooters, they would have rectum for sure.
Could ride it to uranus and back again.
Boy that would be a pain in the neck.
Er…OK, I won’t say it, cause then you’ll think I’m an ass.
Watch it Brewski, you’re toeing the line.
They weren’t properly armed to handle the situation.
They were trying to get a leg up on the competition.
Too much for one man to handle.
He could have eyeballed the situation a little better.
Looks like they were headed for disaster in any case.
Who nose?
I just can’t put my finger on the real problem.
Physical humor, it’s so corn-knee.
(*hands gold star to Leila*)
Butt it’s so funny.
let’s all give Leila a hand.
*silent clam clap*
Can’t watch video on work pc. What’s the fail?
A guy is demonstrating (looks like trying to start) a scooter. He loses control of it and it falls. A second person tries to pick it up and the scooter runs away from him as well.
Thanks! *squeeze*
No prob.
*Squeeze*
It’s a slippery scooter.
…constructed of baconlube.
You’re a part-time me!
*is getting out-sourced*
Oh…:oops: You’re here.
Lunch is over!
*stares like zombie at his computer screen*
Hey, what are you doing there?
.
*stares like Malicite at his computer screen*
Too many fails for one day. I don’t think I can handle it.
Can’t handle it? I know it’s easy to get carried away here, but get a grip!
You need to get a firm grasp on the situation.
hang on!
You don’t need to latch on!
He might use a strap-on.
I need to get a hang of myself and leave this thread!
Awww, I was about to saddle up and take it for a ride.
Malicite: Video is of a Greek show of some sort (news??). They are demonstrating a scooter. Throttle must be stuck or something, it takes off and pulls the guy off his feet big time. Another person tries to put the scooter upright, but it takes off again and hits a wall.
I thought the guy threw the bike into the wall at the end. Thanks for clearing that up! *squeeze*
That’s what it seemed like to me. But I thought it was more of a wimpy shove rather than a throw.
Is Malicite here? If he is…. this could be weird.
I’m here.
*waves his phallic symbol*
Hey! That’s not very nice!
*points upwards*
The replication machine has gone awry! You’re not the real Malicite!
IMPOSTER!!!
*lurches towards General Leila*
You. Will. Join. Us. Join. Us. Join. Us. Join. Us…
Resistance is futile.
But reticence is expected.
Don’t fight the feeling.
*gets the speedwagon out*
Blame it on REO.
♪ everybody huuuuuuurts ♪
WRONG!!!
REOnly running them into walls today?
I’ll be over here, ridin the storm out.
*grabs scooter and takes it on a run*
Wait for me! I can’t fight this feeling!
I did say it could be weird. I didn’t think it would be THIS weird.
I’m seeing BFF clones that have a faint resemblance to Leila and Malicite. I think I need a drink.
But really, if Mal is here, he’s not showing up on my screen. This may explain some of the comments that have made zero sense to me lately.
Brewski was just heading off Mal’s inevitable question. He can never see the vids at work.
Ah! I see now! And really, I SEE now! Mal is up there just a little bit!
*supah squeezes everyone*
I’m here now
*waits for a Cease and Desist Order from the Bored Paralegal*
*chuckles*
No cease or desist.
*gets a strong drink and sits out in the sun*
Thanks Leilacite!
*posted on Babycenter*
My daughter got Leilacites in her hair from a kid in school what can I use to get them out?
I always knew Leila was a little buggy!
I blame Malicite!!!!!
And I’m getting you and Jules mixed up. Pour me one, too.
*Passes out drinks*
Pick your poison.
Orange flavoured vodka, please. With orange juice.
*squeeze* You know what else tastes good? Orange vodka with Sprite
*squeeze* Ohh I will try that today. I got to try a kamikazi a little while back. Have you had a liquid ecstasy?
Two vodka dreamsicles coming up.
No GBH here but this should do ya:
*Mixes*
30 ml Bacardi® Limon rum
15 ml Midori® melon liqueur
15 ml Blue Curacao liqueur
15 ml lemon juice
90 ml pineapple juice
No, I haven’t. What’s in liquid ecstasy?
^^ What Aiki made. Its the same recipe. How about a Panty Dropper Aiki?
4 oz Bacardi Limon
2 oz Sprite
2 oz Hawaiian Punch
Psst… MMC look at my post. ^^^ That is the liquid ecstasy drink.
I know what 2 drinks I’m making myself while I do yardwork this weekend
Thanks for the recipes guys.
Didn’t you say that was a vodka dreamsicle? Are they the same drink, just different names?
Here’s two of my favorites:
Green Hippo
1 part melon liqueur
1 part peach Schnapps
2.5 parts lemonade
Prepare a tall glass full of ice. Add melon liqueur, peach Schnapps, and then the lemonade.
Black Magic
2 parts coffee liqueur
1 part vodka
A splash of lemon juice
Stir the ingredients together and serve it in an old-fashioned glass over ice. Garnish it with a twist of a lemon peel.
Yes, same drink. I’m not waiting till the weekend though. I work Friday and Saturday nights. So no weekend party for me. *sips her dreamsicle* I like that name better.
That sounds HEAVENLY!!
Oops. Sorry MMC. They are two different drinks. The Vodka dreamsicle is the Orange vodka and sprite. The liquid ecstasy is the recipe. I was making a joke in there but didn’t make it clear. GBH is the drug “liquid ecstasy.”
Oh, I got it now. Sorry, I don’t really know my drugs
Ohhhhh I see. *peers fuzzily at the screen* I just took a picture of those recipes with my cellphone because I couldn’t find a pen.
No prob. I wasn’t very clear at all. I only know of that name for the drug because of the newspaper.
Anniebunnie, um…. what about copy/paste into a text file? or into an e-mail to yourself? Or just looking up this fail at home later?
It is possible that I missed a joke here.
Vodka dreamsicle, please. Extra dreams.
Ohhh Avis I dinna think of any of those options. And that was before the dreamsicle. I couldn’t get orange vodka so I got strawberry instead. Strawberry dreamsicle is gooooooooood.
*SQUEEZE*
I was worried there for a bit!
Geesh, don’t scare us like that Mal! We thought you’d been crushed under a pile of ledgers or something.
*squeezes Mal and Avis*
*points to Mal*
SEE?? SEE LEILA??? He’s FINE!!
:p
*SQUEEZES everybody*
Whew!
So…. who is Abstract squeezing and saying IDK… to up there at the top of the page?
You’ve vaporized him to the point where he is creating body doubles … he is not himself anymore. *sigh* He is very glitchy. Vaporize him again and put him back together correctly.
… and oh, here’s his phallic thingie.
Hm. I wondered that too. Perhaps abstract was having an out-of-body experience??
For the sake of Abstract’s sanity I will pretend to be IDK.
Even though I realize the danger in asking this: What does IDK mean?
I don’t know.
Well somebody should know.
Who’s on first?
Right. So who does know what IDK means?
I Don’t Know
*Looks around for What I Know*
IDK what’s going on here!
We are trying to find the meaning of
lifeIDK.I don’t know if we will ever find out what IDK stands for.
“For the win”?
I am afraid BFF hasn’t been taking his meds again…
Thank you kindly Brewski! You read my mind!
I tried to do it in sign language for you Mal.
That is why you are awesome!
*squeeze*
*squeeze*
Hello Mr. Cuddles! How are you?
I’m doing good. Counting down the last 2 hours I’m stuck here at work. My strep throat from the Blarney Stone is finally gone.
How are you doing?
Glad you are feeling better! I took off Monday, so I am of course buried in paper work and people expecting things to be done yesterday. Little do they know that I am checking fantasy baseball and failblog like it’s my job. *thinks if he isn’t careful it just may be for the next two months…*
FYI they’re talking about a moped that can run on water. Not Greek engineering at its best though as the throttle jammed which is why it flew off and crashed in the wall at the end.
LIES!!!!!
FLIES!!!!!
HIVES!!!!!
PIES!!!
CHIVES!!!
HIGH FIVES!!!!!
DENIES!
*breaks plates in thread* OPA!!!!!
Anyone want to wage an attack on lolcats with me?
Oooh! Oooh! Pick me! Pick me!
I already left a comment over there. Come join me.
Which one are you in, c?
We’re in ’seats for the opening of the new birdfeeder’. Could they have any longer titles? I mean damn.
I left a comment there but apparently proper english warrants moderation.
Apparently I need to be accepted there. Both of my comments are awaiting moderation and neither of them are bad.
This is a test to see if the same comment is moderated here.
*pulls out a defibrillator*
Need help?
Since we already know that it’s possible to use lolspeak here, I think that is unfair. They also have a much larger “Recent comments” box.
*pouts*
Your telling me. How can I be modded before I even participate, and when I have no profanity in it at all!?
It may be that your first comment needs to be approved by someone manually, regardless of content. After that the usual filters apply.
That could be. I commented on the one Brewski sent us to earlier, and my comment needed moderation. It’s there now, though. Should I be proud of that?
*is confused*
Yeah, I don’t think my comments made it past moderation. It is a little frustrating since I don’t know why. Maybe they were inappropriate for that forum, but I don’t think so. Oh well. It would have been nice to know they could read the comment.
maybe you were moderated for omitting the apostrophe and final “e” in you’re?
*shrugs*
Oooh, you’re going to fit in here just fine.
*respectful curtsey*Tthank you for your welcome
For some obscure reason I am not fully appreciated over at ICHC.
*hangs head*
Sometimes I feel like chopped liver over there…
*ponders*
Is it significant that this is post 666?
Mwuaahahahahaaaaa…!!!!
Oop! I mean…um…NO! No significance whatsoever!
And…um…since cats eat chopped liver, I think it might be safer for you to stay over here. We only eat trolls.
Mais Non thinks she is not fully appreciated over at ICHC??
*Waves at Mais Non*
Hello! Chopped liver?!
Ooooh… Post 666 *spooky music*
GAH. Nesting fail.
well, paté, if you will.
YUM.
We asked for it!! Maybe you could too?
Neither of them “is” bad. Sheesh. If you’re going to complain about lolspeak, at least get your own grammar right!
*snickers*
Appropriate revenge!
We had it coming.
{{Ms B}}
I think that all my comments are grammatically correct. I am not an English fanatic, though, so I don’t know for certain. In any case, stick around and you can see more epic fails in spelling, courtesy of me.
OH, THE IRONY!!
Hee!
He did.
The subject, “comments”, is plural…therefore, it takes the plural verb form. “Is” would only be correct if the subject is in the singular form.
*stamps an ‘F’ on 4point5kittehs’ post*
*smacks self and will remember to refresh next time!*
WRONG! The subject is “neither”, i.e., neither one nor the other. Ergo singular.
*stamps “Fail” on Dragonwriter’s post*
You are not taking into account the difference between “or” and “and”.
Neither this comment nor that comment IS bad.
Neither comments (meaning this one AND that one) ARE bad.
My vote is on the english teacher being right.
“Neither commentS are bad” still sounds off-kilter to me … “Both comments are bad” (plural subject of first clause) or “Neither comment is bad” (singular subject of second clause). I think that regardless of the subject of the first clause, the verb of a second clause joined to it by the conjunction “and” has to agree in number with the subject of the second clause. “They were” (plural) right, and “I was” (singular) wrong.
I, however, am not an English teacher!
Critisizing DW is not a good way to start here, Harry.
But “and” as a conjunction between clauses and “and” denoting a collective subject are used in very different ways.
I’m not disagreeing with you about the wonkiness of how it sounds, though. To us, many of the “proper” grammar uses sound ridiculous and silly because that is not how we speak in the vernacular any more.
At the risk of offending BondFan, I will comment again, although I would hope that this comment would be taken in the spirit of discussion rather than criticism.
I agree that “and” in a collective subject would be followed by a plural verb form – “You and I are in agreement.” But “and” in aikiwaza’s statement was used as a conjunction, and the subject of the clause following is “neither”, which is singular, not “them”, which is indeed plural. Had aikiwaza said “both of them”, then the second clause would also have used the plural form of the verb, as “both” is a plural subject.
What do you think?
The “of them” is implied after the “neither” with the “and” form of the word rather than the “or” form of the word. It doesn’t have to be expressly written out for it to be understood.
Does that make sense?
That’s a good way to describe it dragon. You should be a teacher or something!
Me amn’t unnerstan this fancy book lernin stuff. Guess me could of tried harder though.
*claws back underground before DW can even inhale*
I’m back after a brief real-life intrusion. Proper grammar has been an issue with me since I was a child mumblety years ago, and I have always found great amusement in misplaced modifiers, puns, deliberate grammatical errors for effect, and so on. My English teacher was a drill sargeant, and insisted that “neither” was always singular, and that the implied phrase to be understood was “neither one of them.” But, again since my formal education was mumblety years ago, I thought I should double check what I was remembering to see if senility is beginning to set in. According to the BBC, strictly speaking the singular form is correct, but both are now common and acceptable. I am showing my age by my understanding of formal grammar.
I guess correct formal grammar, like correct spelling, has now become a “gray” area depending on geography. Neither of them are wrong! 
I found the information at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv113.shtml:
Wojciech Szczupa from Poland writes:
Try as I might, I couldn’t find a clear answer to this question. How should we say: neither of them is or neither of them are? Which form would you use? Is one more proper than the other?
Neither of them is or neither of them are?
I don’t think there is a clear answer, Wojciech. Although this of-pronoun is normally considered singular, it is normally followed by plural nouns or pronouns. Thus, the boundary between singular and plural is blurred and effectively it can go with either a singular or plural verb form. Strictly speaking, it should be singular, but you will hear both formulations with no clear preference for one or the other:
* Neither of them are coming. They both have to work next weekend.
* Neither of them is coming. They both have to work next weekend.
* Which of these umbrellas is yours? ~ Neither of them are. That one’s mine.
* Which of these umbrellas is yours? ~ Neither is. That’s mine.
Um… couldn’t he have put “were” instead of “was”?
Or maybe even instead of “are’ or “is”.
Apparently he just wasn’t ready to let go yet. You know how people talk about people who have very recently died in the present tense, still…? Poor aiki–he hadn’t yet accepted that his posts were in the past tense.
Wha?! Noooo! My posts! They’re gone. *sobs*
Actually, the subject, “neither”, is singular… therefore, it takes the singular verb form. “Are” would only be correct if the subject is in the plural form.
*stamps an ‘F” on Dragonwriter’s post*
*stamps an ‘F’ on Dragonwriter’s post*
I have no idea what was right and what was wrong, but hey! Everybody does this ‘F’-stamping now, I just want to be popular!
Don’t worry…I was right and they were wrong.
*looks at poor, sad, ‘F’-stamped post*
What the heck do I do with THIS thing, now?
I never doubted that!
*squeeze*
*hides post here so it doesn’t get stamped*
Now what the F are we going to do with that???
F the world!
Sweet FA, I guess.
*F* on Admiral Apparent for hiding.
*plucks the bird, stuffs it with potatoes, lemons and sage, and roasts it with one controlled *FOOOM!!**
No one…NO ONE…is rude to my Admiral while I’m around.
Dinnertime, everyone!
Pass. It looks a little overcooked and tough. Nice fooming though, D.
*sniffs*
Definitely needs more sage and less jerk spice.
Thanks, babe.
*gets rag and cleaning solvent and scrubs ‘F’ off of Dragonwriter’s post* There, all better. Just ignore the hole I rubbed into it…
You’re rubbing very close to my post, mr. cuddles.
*SNORKROFFLE!!*
Have I mentioned recently that I adore you guys?
Did that rub you the wrong way, Admiral?
*squeeze* I love when you do!
Don’t be silly Brewski. I took a shine to mr. cuddles the day he showed up on Failblog.
I am afterall a polished young gentleman.
And pretty buff too!!
Very smooth, Brewski!
Dayum! They had me doubting myself!
Never doubt yourself. Always doubt the other person until they have proof. And even then, still doubt them.
Thank you mr. cuddles! *SQUEEZE!!*
I needed that!
You’re welcomoe Avis! *squeeze* I told you I always have your back!
*removes extra o before anyone notices*
lol!
Lol. I am surprised that my comment made such a buzz.
I was just over at LOLCATS and they are surprisingly amiable. I feel kinda bad that I harass lolspeak so much here since (I’m guessing) that the regulars over there aren’t the ones that annoy us here.
*starts checking grammar*
*decides to forget about it*
Erm, aiki? *points at 4point5kittehs’s avatar*
*facedesk*
I give up. I should go back to bed.
I am looking to adopt half a kitten – know of any good places to look?
You want front half, back half, or just split down the middle?
Hmmm, I will take the front.
I hear the humane society is having a half off sale.
The great part is, no housetraining required!
That is why I choose the front – plus that’s where most of the cuteness happens. I mean really, what is the point of having the whole cat?
Oh crap -the PETA police are at my door!
*bangs down door*
Freeze! PETA Police!
Yipes!
*sneaks out the bathroom window*
I hope they didn’t see me.
*jumps up behind Jenny*
BOO!
*dragged away by PETA Policeman*
See you all later.
Sponsor a cat cabin with Cats Protection League. Every now and again you get a video of a rescued kitty messing about in the cabin enjoying it’s new lease of life.
*hops out of jeep*
*squeeeezes the Moomin*
*hops back in jeep*
*zooms into night*
I would Moomin but the PETA police got my ass – and my wallett.
*being dragged behind a jeep*
Is drive-by hugging in an army jeep a code pink?
I’m not so sure about this. So long as the ICHC numbskulls stay in their own playpen, I have no quarrels.
Did you forget about the fail they invaded not too long ago to the point the entire fail needed to be removed?
*squeeze*
Really? Which fail was that again? If such a thing did occur, then I declare war on the Lolcatters.
That was just a bunch of bored high-school kids. The lolcatters are usually very sweet, peaceful–if linguistically challenged–folks. I say leave ‘em be.
We’re not really bugging them. Just holding an intelligent conversation in their feed.
C’mon, guys…you don’t go over to someone else’s house and start insulting them. That’s what trolls do. We have Failblog…I say they can do whatever they want over there.
You’re right, I don’t want to be a troll. I promise I won’t leave Failblog again. *squeeze*
Thanks, cuddles. We wouldn’t want that to happen to here.
yep — imagine an attack of lolspeak, interspered thoughout the entire thread… it could happen you know!
It does happen often. It most likely isn’t the Lolcat regulars though. (I am giving them the benefit of doubt here.)
We’re “linguistically challenged”?
You were having an “intelligent conversation?”
You “didn’t want to be a troll”?
Our LOLs have “long titles”?
We’re “numbskulls” in a “playpen”?
Funny, coming from a group who limit themselves to a single rigid language, with lols that generally have a single-word caption (how hard is it to think of “fail”?), and who came over to a fun-loving site to point fingers and snicker. Yes, you should be ashamed.
*taykz awf hyoomin mask, goez bakk tu reel frens*
I apologize. By “linguistically challenged” I was referring only to the lolspeak, not to anyone’s ability to communicate clearly when they chose to do so.
Lolspeek is a linguistic challenge.
To do it right takes cleverness and skill. Its part of the humor.
Thanks for the appology, and try to be more open-minded and empathetic in future.
CATFIGHT!!!!
Eeezee there, AP. Dey iz akshullee niec pplz wen u stops & lissens.
That’s….a lovely way to accept an apology.
Please, nightshayde, refrain from using that tongue here. Although we acknowledge the ICHC people are no different to us, lolspeak is verboten around these parts.
Lolspeak does NOT however make you morally superior. So, kindly come down off that high horse of yours. Your site, your rules. Our site, our rules. Opinions abound.
Never mind that, Dragon. I think we all found a general agreement. And I saw what you did at their site – *squeeze*
Oh, and Jenny: A dragon vs. a cat = mismatch.
I know you like your standard English here, which is why my posts have mostly been written that way. The lolspeak response was specifically directed at AP — specific response, specific choice of “language.”
Ms B — I understand what you mean about the headaches. If I have a nasty headache, lolspeak doesn’t work for me, either.
Brewski — thanks for the high-paw.
Avis — you’re right. Your site, your rules. As long as we respect each other whilst popping back and forth, all should be dandy.
I think you are right Arthur – long live the Dragon!
When you put it that way I feel ashamed now. Although I didn’t insult anyone there.
Is it just me, or is your picture a guy from an underwear commercial?
Neither.
*SNORK*
Too funny! I thought it was from a soap commercial when I first saw it. You never did divulge the source.
It’s equivalent to them coming here and using lolspeak. Not honoring their conventions is insulting…my opinion.
Agreed…just as we get upset when a bunch of youtubers come here and ignore how we do things.
I apologized there.
You’re a good guy, Arthur.
*hug*
but did you appoLOLogize Arthur?
*joins the shamed*
Uh….*kicks pebbles*…I was there, too. But I was good! I promise!
Me, too. I didn’t use lolspeak but I did post a comment relating to the caption.
Umm – I know this is a done topic – but it still annoys me that you seem to think we are somehow “linguistically” challenged. Many of us speak several languages – and have studied more. And many are famous and highly respected and successful people in their fields.
It’s too bad you cannot tolerate Lolspeak. You have NO idea what you are missing. But – like any language, it does take some effort to become fluent.
Some of you who enjoy using words in variations for humor might like to come over and visit!
You might want to check that out, Dragon. Interesting who you can meet there.
I saw him, Arthur.
I’m glad he’s found a place where he’s more comfortable.
Me, too.
Arthur, say it isn’t so!! You started on lolcats??
You have to be very strong now, Brewski…
.
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.
.
.
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(No!)
But I did. *is ashamed* I left because I could almost FEEL my brain turning to mush.
This, I might add, was WELL over a year ago.
*welcomes Avis to the club of those who felt their brains turn to mush*
*clarifies – I didn’t come from lolcats*
His name is Fuzz. It almost seems appropriate.
You guys did play nice over there. It made me smile.Thanks for that
) are harmless. It’s a happy place for many of them-Somewhere to forget about their daily struggles.If you knew some of their background stories,you all may feel a bit guilty for poking fun.
I understand your issues with the language over there, but all of the posters (well most
I lurk here from time to time and you all give me a laugh and a lift. Keep it up
kthnxbai
*waves*
Feel free to chime in any time, No Beans.
Wow! Now I feel all warm and fuzzy and loving towards all ICHC’ers and Failbloggers.
I’m sorry for thinking evil thoughts earlier!!!
*feels urge to sit in a circle, hands joined, and sing KumBaYah with the group*
(that was not meant to be sarcastic, BTW)
*pledges to lay off the lolcats from now on*
Sorry to keep spamming here, but new clickie!! ^^^
Funny short video of my very own cat Marvin.
*snork*
Aww poor Marvin
Very amusing, Brewski! Thanks for sharing!
We really should make an effort to accept them. Though lolspeak is annoying (to me anyway) we need to remember that… wait… *grabs soapbox* We need to remember that the trolls that lolspeak at us aren’t (most likely) the lolcats.
Most of us are having too much fun posting over there. Plus, we know how annoying it is to have actual trolls wandering through a thread, insulting people willy nilly. We take pride in playing nicely with others (at least most of us do).
OMCC — we iz bein fraymed fur trolling!!!!
Uh-oh — invading lolcatter!!
After reading through your comments on this thread, I see that you folks sound a lot like we silly lolcatters. I’m sure we’re all just here killing time, many of us doing so at work (good grief – will this workday ever end???).
I would like to gently (i.e. not trollishly) point out that the vast majority of us are not “linguistically-challenged.” There’s a difference between having fun playing with the oddities found in the English language and not knowing how to use the language when the situation necessitates proper English. We CAN use proper English when we want to or need to. Some people who post on lolcats post only in standard English & the “community” doesn’t mind. Sometimes serious conversations pop up — conversations in which many people switch to standard English (it’s sometimes hard to wax philosophical in lolspeak). Most of us just like to play with the language when we don’t have bosses, students, or teachers questioning what we write.
We do have a very nice little online community over there. We’ve helped each other through grieving the losses of family members, jobs, homes, and pets. We’ve got some people facing serious health issues either for themselves or for family members who pop into lolcats for laughs to keep them sane. We’ve helped with pet adoptions, and advice about pet care. We’ve regularly eased each other through the stresses of dealing with stupid co-workers. We’ve celebrated birthdays and graduations and all kinds of things. Most importantly, we have fun — and we like to have fun together.
If you can get past the lolspeak (yes – I know it takes some effort, and can be easier on certain days than others), you may find we’re really a fun bunch of people much like yourselves.
By the way — nice little site you have here!
Take care, all — and may you post in good health.
{{{{nightshayde}}}}
*applauds*
*still dislikes lolspeak*
*gives standing ovation*
*agrees with Arthur*
Yeah, I would likely enjoy their community for the people, but the language does start to get on my nerves. It doesn’t add anything to the discussions in my opinion. But if they like it, more power to them.
I enjoy their pictures, but I like to be able to have conversations without having to stop and try to understand what someone is saying. It gives me headaches, and those are persistent.
It’s a good thing they came over on a day when Brewski had pants on.
*roffles*
Oh… and what’s this about licking? hmmm? *raises eyebrow*
Um, nothing.
*licks jelly instead*
Thankfully Brewski and I are both fully clothed when guests come!
Yep, wouldn’t have wanted them to see THIS!!
*moons failblog*
Aw Brewski! We were having such a good track record today!
Brewski, you’d better put that away or Jules will start howling.
I am blinded.
So much white.
*referring to the Brewski moon over the blog*
knew it couldn’t last!
Whoah! I can’t see! That blinding glare is too much for my ey-
*swerves along road*
*crashes into tree*
*massive explosion*
♪Blinded by the light!♫
OK, OK, geesh!!!
*pulls up pants*
*checks for plumber butt*
Better?
*puts camera away quickly*
Um… yes?
I i m a g i n e it gets easier with practice, and, as AngelPlume mentioned above, adds new opportunities for cleverness. It also serves as a nice screening mechanism for new folks. Those that don’t find the camaraderie worth the effort of lolspeak walk away, which benefits the community.
{{{Admiral Apparent}}} Right, you are.
{{{nightshayde}}}
You aren’t by chance an anthropologist? Or sociologist? I found it interesting the way you phrased that analysis!
Nope, just an observation, Brewski. I’ve belonged to other tight-knit groups, and they share many traits. Whether formalized or not, there are rituals for gaining acceptance. If the entrance exam is difficult, the group will stay small and cohesive, but risk dying out. Conversely, if a group gains members too easily, it risks losing its identity and will have difficulty maintaining a core group.
Interesting take. So how would you assess Failblog? I would say it is relatively easy to gain acceptance, seeing as how I managed to get in here, but others may disagree with me. It does seem to be growing, but not digressing too badly. eg, intolerance for bigotry, respect, lighthearted fun
If it was so easy to be accepted here Brewski, you folks would even accept a corpse like me.
.
Oh yeah, you did.
.
*tries to do a happy dance, but it more resembles the karate fight scene in Team America – World Police*
*collapses back into his grave*
My take…a year ago FB was a more hostile place. Even the regulars would embarrass each other for a laugh. That was part of the ritual…those that didn’t have a thick hide and couldn’t admit a mistake would tuck tail and run from the humiliation. Those that stuck it out, admitted when they slipped, and otherwise could laugh at themselves gained the respect of the core group.
FB has changed since then, for the better in my opinion, but this is controversial. Some would argue that the blog has been “dumbed down” by tolerating a lot of, what some might label, inane comments. Some regulars of old have left because of this, and because the previous level of ridicule now seems out of place. I have found the increase in diversity created by so many new failers has far outweighed the significant drop in the signal-to-noise. The turnover in the core group continues to be a little high for my liking, but I think this community is healthy.
I’d say this is about right. There is a core group, and it is fairly fluid. There are of course a few of us that have put down roots.
To put proof to the statement that we used to snipe at each other for a laugh, use the FailBlog search for “Burn of the Week”. I am both glad it is no longer around, and a little sad. But really, we don’t need incentive to “burn” each other.
Sounds a lot like Failblog!
*high-paws nightshayde*
Thanks for posting!
Can’t we all just get along?
*missing Jimbo*
Thanks nightshayde. It’s nice to have a warm community to call one’s own. Peace.
I like this part ….”Most of us just like to play with the language when we don’t have bosses, students, or teachers questioning what we write”. I think sometimes we on fail jump on people so they can fail, instead of helping them.
No, we jump on them after they’ve failed, usually trolls.
*scampers along*
*squeeze*
*climbs into tophat and vanishes*
*looks at tophat sadly*
*squeezes it*
*wishes it were a Moomin*
Gosh you are an angry little person, do you want to sit and talk about it. LOL
*offers up the only love seat*.
nesting fail this was for GBF4518
This is the biggest problem with Russian, they have no sense of humor.
*blinks*
Afternoon Mr. Avis. You got the scoots.?
Missed it. Female!
HOW he missed that part is beyond me! I want to know what his question means though!
What?
Hey Eagles, I still want to know what you meant. AND why you thought I was a guy. Just for the sake of knowing.
Two things, 1) They are Greek, and 2) hello! Jackov Smirnov!!!!
*whispers* What’s with the dude ^ there?
He’s just a little confuzzled…that’s all.
I see. Love your work on Ms B.
Thanks! T’was a fortuitous accident, no?
*rubs Ms B’s smooth, shiny pate*
Well, Ms B seems happy with her new … ahem … look. So, brava!!
You’ve just got to embrace life, Leila! Take everything in stride, and make the most out of situations.
.
Dragon, I bring good luck to all who rub my head. Not that I think a dragon needs any though.
I learn from your positive outlook of life in general.
Even a dragon can use a little luck now and then.
whats a pate?.
It ain’t chopped liver.
… it is what this old man who played eight played knick-knack on.
In Soviet Russia, little confuzzled is you!
In Soviet Russia, scooter rides…
*ducks to avoid hurled rocks*
Does that make you Russian?
*trying to make “in soviet russia…” joke*
*too many possibilities, mind is spinning*
This Ridedeus fellow is sure getting his money’s worth.
Hey guys, sorry I haven’t been on. The day after I tell everyone I’m going to be here often, I get bedridden for 3 days…. I hate the flu. So hows FB been holding up?
I hope you are feeling better. Welcome back!
*get well squeeze* I can’t say for sure…I’m on just a few times a week myself. But it seems pretty peaceful today.
Thanks. *squeeze* Thats good. I noticed they are still up to 200 CPH (comments per hour)
If only Dutch cricketers were able to score at this rate.
It’s a riot!
I like how the guy who throws the scooter into the wall wasnt even anything to do with the demo.
Fail: The International Language.
Failure; the NEW artform.
i like turtles
*turns around and says “bo la MIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIM!!!!!! DAS FAWNNY!”*
|Ξ |° | ( |= /-\ | |_
lolcats is worst then loldogs! AHHHH!!!
*runs away from the entire series of sites never to return!*
I know how you feel, Mal. I rocked to and fro in the corner for at least three days after I visited an ICHC comments section.
and did he die?
great one
I’d like to thank those of you who demonstrated to ICHC that you were not being malicious in your comments.
I think there’s an inherent difference in the focus and culture that forms around each blog. ICHC is largely playful, focused on animals and games with language and generally silliness — to us, the silliness is a way of releasing stress that builds up in RL. Failblog, at least as it looks to an outsider, is oriented more on finding errors and stupidities and laughing at them — which I’ll admit can be fun, but is very different. The people attracted to each are inevitably going to be different groups, although that doesn’t make either better or worse.
And for the record — the language skills of most of the ICHC regulars are considerably above average. The lolspeak is a form of play. If anyone cares, this was my reply to someone who asked why we use it. (I’m not going to make it a clickable link, since we’ve been having some issues with those and for all I know you are too.) prysmcat.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/lolspeak-stupid-or-creative/
We welcome anyone who comes by who wants to play nice, and using lolspeak isn’t mandatory to be included in the group; some of the regulars rarely, if ever, do.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you. I got home from classes and was rather disturbed to see that one of my best friends had been attacked by name, and it was a relief to see that it ended with what I suppose one could call a truce.
War wif anuvver blog – DO NAWT WANT!!
*wonders how many times she’ll have to apologize for one thoughtless comment*
42 times.
And I was the one who actually STOPPED them from….oh, the hell with it.
*puts on hair shirt*
*commences self-flagellation*
*rakes coals over head*
You guys just let me know when you’re satisfied, okay?
I’m sorry Dragonwriter. I am the one to blame for all of this.
DW, might I enquire as to what has caused this sudden self-inflicted punishng?
I called the lolcatters “linguistically challenged”…which is apparently a much worse insult than thwacking people with dictionaries and putting rat poison in the cake.
In other words…I unintentionally struck a nerve.
I see…well, I suppose it is the same as someone coming along and moaning about us not talking about the fail. But, nevertheless, Dragon, you finally told it to their faces, what we all thought of them.
Well…yes. I said they were sweet and peaceful and really nice people. That IS what I think of them.
Sorry, I badly phrased my last post. What I meant to say was that we all know that the ICHC people are kind, and gentle human beings, like us. But their language gives us a headache.
Okay, I lied — I peeked back.
We get trolls very, very frequently who complain about lolspeak, insult our collective intelligence, and generally are extremely obnoxious, strictly based on the lolspeak. At best, someone we’ve never heard of posts once to say, “Enough with the lolspeak, it’s hard for me to read and you sound like idiots.” Yes, it does make us a little touchy about the subject at times.
I apologize. I honestly didn’t mean to sound like I was attacking you or demanding an apology or penance or anything of the sort. What I said was genuinely meant simply as an offer of info, since I’ve made the same explanation more times than I can count when someone really just doesn’t “get” lolspeak.
I promise you, no one from ICHC wants you to feel that you’ve been attacked while you were standing up for us. We very much appreciate what you said, and that you stood up to stop the situation.
*offers a hand in truce*
Love your avatar, prysma-kitteh.
*brushes aside hand*
*gives a SQUEEZE instead*
I did go over and leave an apology at ICHC. Hopefully they can forgive me. I hope you can too Dragonwriter. *squeeze*
Of course, sweetness.
*squeeze*
*squeezes back happily*
peace with you prysma-kitteh. But watch eagles eat kittens LOL.
*smacks eagle*
Don’t mind eagle prysma, he’s new here and still on probation. He seems to be learning though, so that’s a good thing.
Brewski i go to the lolcats site everyday and there was a picture of an eagle with a cat it is an inside joke.
Zombies eat Eagles.
Zombies would eat the a** out of a skunk LOL.
Besides i would swoop down and carry your head a way.lol
No war, huh?
*puts away potato*
you could make french fries for you and me?.
I don’t think we want to eat this potato…it’s been…places.
..and seen things no living thing should have to see.
Well – with all those eyes, I’d be surprised if the potato didn’t see more things …
aaaagggghh *throws up* wheww. Is there some tufo in the house to wash out my mouth, wait is there some gaa(porkupine) instead.
Tufo? I’m not sure what you mean.
i think you mean tofu not tufo…
*tries really hard not to explode into laughter*
Ahem…
*looms over 5_ealges*
what?.
I meant tufoooy like spit it accross the room. no offence tofu mogu.
quit looming over me ELof theR.
Nah, I just gotta stand by the pretty lady all the time is seems. Every time I turn around some other gent is trying to pick up the lovely Ms B.
Then who looms over you?. LOL
You must ask firstly if that is needed. Before you ask who looms over me.
Ask firstly not familiar with that?.
Ohhh is it needed?, ok I get it.
I don’t think it is needed. I hope it isn’t considering past situations. Heheh.
*grabs fruit-of-the-looms of 5_e and Emp and yanks waistbands over their heads*
Ok, not necessary.
*Pushes admiral away*
Bully.
*Calls kids help phone*
You think they would eventually grow out of that phase…
*shakes head*
Emp, Emp, Emp. He’s not being a bully! You are. *sigh*
I tell ya, kids these days!
no offence taken, 5_eagles
He wedgied me and eagles.
I know he did Emp. This time, I think you deserved it. This time. He got BOTH of you guys, he didn’t just pick sides.
Why did we deserve it?
What’s taters precious?
Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew!
*RIGL with DW*
(*Rolling In Grave Laughing with DragonWriter*)
I wasn’t asking for an apology. Honestly. Or anything else. Just saying thanks, and offering info for anyone wondering why we do use lolspeak.
*wanders back to ICHC*
*farewell squeeze*
{{{{PK}}}}}
I’m sorry, is that your version of a *squeeze*? I really don’t know.
Pssst…that’s a hug!
Ok, thanks.
*feels silly for having to ask*
It’s a hug (more brackets = bigger hug) — so I’m guessing they’re interchangeable.
Am I correct in thinking you get three front-page FAILs a day? It’s interesting that sites which are so closely related each have their own unique schedules. The replies also function differently — it’s taking me two tries to get a “reply” box when I use the reply link … and when the response posts, I see it right away. On ICHC, the box comes right up for me, but the “camera” goes to the top of the thread each time I post, which is wicked annoying.
I did notice a few differences on the comments coming back and forth.
We get 4 fails a day! Lots of time to frolic and play in silliness!
Oh – ok. We get five, but the last one posts at 5pm pacific time. Our clock is set on Hawaii time, which can get a little confusing. Looks like they’re using pacific time here … interesting.
Oh — and we don’t always wear pants, either.
You … you… you mean I’d be accepted??
oh yes — sometimes even you arrive in pants you just might get de-briefed ….
Brewski gets de-briefed daily here! He’s even tried to put a lock on his pants, but it’s not working
*hides lock-picks behind back and looks innocent*
eep!
no need to go into our debriefing history nightshayde!
Not even a brief summary??
*spies lurk’s lockpick kit, adds Houdini-proof triple chains*
All you need to know is you are never safe from being subjected to a forced debriefing …. People have tried different protection devices — butt debriefing can still occur at any time!! It does not happen often — butt when it does …..
…it’s a bummer for Brewski, but an asset for everyone else.
He can never get to the bottom of how it keeps happening.
I can’t be arsed to think up of a good pun.
*adds hacksaw blade to lockpick kit*
See Leila! I’m not the only one who dances naked!
I danced naked once, in the light of a full moon. 2 days later I gave birth. I was blinkety-blank TIRED of being pregnant and would have tried ANYTHING!
…
Not that any of you wanted to know that.
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?
I’ll never tell.
Well – not without sufficient alcohol consumption.
Ack. Nesting FAIL.
That pants remark made me ROFFLE…
Any time my kitteh. I go there every day to look at the gashages (cats).
Oh you should see us on one of our silly days! We like to frollic in the silliness. Three doses a day keeps the sanity away!
And that’s why I like to Lurk and laugh at the silliness here, and play on ICHC.
It’s good for you
.
I get sad when good peeps fight
*Shakes hands with all*
No fighting.
*carefully reaches down and shakes wee cat-paw*
Love and ice cream sundaes abound!
*passes out sundaes*
Nuts, anyone?
*passes around a pitcher of chocolate martinis*
I’m so glad this day has ended with chocolate martinis and chocolate catnip. Was nice meeting you ICHC hoomans.
Hee…! You’ve had tee many martoonies, floofy!
*HIC!*
*looks suspiciously into glass*
…Okay…who spiked the martinis with dragon-grog???
Run Brewski! And Run as fast as you can!
*expression of terror*
No! Never again!
*flees*
Oh, chocolate martinis! May I have one, please?
Of course!
*pours Judy a chocolate martini*
It’s a never-emptying pitcher. Help yourself when you want more.
Why yes, I think I probably am…
*shares drinks with new lolcat friends*
*admires prysma’s avatar*
Say, did I plug my new clickie recently? ^^^
Yes. I *snork*ed at it up there.^^^
I saw! *squeeze*
I was just being shameless in my self-promotion.
Omg…Brewski!! That gave me a much-needed laugh. Thanks!
*proud papa*
I love Marvin, even if he is a bit of a pain in the ass sometimes.
He can.Because he is a Cat. It’s the Law!!
Excellent video,Brewski. Thankyou for sharing
*squeezes Brewski*
It’s a funny video, promote away.
ahhh, if not for glass….
Hey there sweety!
*smooch*
Glass of champagne?
I found my champagne! *smooch* ♥♥♥♥♥
*wanders in*
*firmly shakes hands with new ICHC pals*
*mingles*
*offers cookies to all*
*sneaks in*
*notices ICHC people*
Cool
I am back LOL.
*falls over laughing*
*runs to point skwirrlgrrl to the video*
(btw, after a while, lolspeak gets so familiar that your fingers WANT to do it… I’m having to backspace a lot. If I slip and spell something in lolspeak, I’m sorry in advance.
)
Ya know, this is the first time I actually spent time reading the comment on ICHC, and a couple of them cracked me up. I’m kinda happy this whole thing happened. Makes me appreciate the neighbors a lot more.
YEA!! Let’s all sing Kumbaya!!! (I’m serious )
(or however you spell it – see on LOLcats it does not matter how you are suppose to spell it — I would write it just about anyway i felt like — and add in all kinds if hidden meanings at the same time!)
I already did, way up there a ways ^^^
Very funny — add a caption and submit it to LOLcats – no lolspeek required!!
Thanks! I finally uploaded it to youtube a day or two ago. I don’t think the squirrel was intimidated.
We usually aren’t.
He was taunting that kitteh.
Hot fudge for me, please Ms B. And no, I don’t have any nuts.
oh no — were you”fixed” or did you come that way?
I came that way.
Whew!!! So did I by the way — the plumbing in the version 2.0 of humans is definately an improvement.
Thanks to that plumbing company a few fails back.
Ah, feh, just because you have indoor plumbing, you think it’s an improvement?
*thinks back to a few fails involving groin injury*
*rethinks this*
*considers*
Yes. Yes, I do.
I think that in most situation indoor plumbing is considered an improvement. Human 2.0 have other improvements over the the Beta version as well….
Which isn’t to say that the Beta version isn’t fun, because they do have their good points. I’m just glad to be one of the 2.0 versions.
*high-fives*
Most definitely, on both points.
Yes, yes, the Beta version can be very fun — and they can’t help it that not all the bugs have been worked out yet!
oh, please like we do?
*considers a retort*
*realizes he doesn’t stand a chance*
*slinks away*
*squeezes Brewski before he disappears*
We love ya, anyway.
Thanks lurk!!
*smooch!*
*blushes*
By the way, Brewski, I answered your reference question on the previous fail. Look and tell me if I’m right, please. I need those internets.
failblog.org/2009/06/09/evacuation-plan-fail/#comment-461361
@ lurk: see response on prior fail…
@ Brewski: ibid
Did you find mine? They seem to be missing.
Ooof. That sounds like a personal problem to me.
*comforts Jules*
I think my wife borrowed them for the day.
Since you’re neuternew to the blog, I’ll try to avoid overdoing the puns.
d’oh! HTML fail.
test
OK, how do you do strikeout?!
I don’t know.I think I’m
a stupid idiotgetting the hang of it…Me
,Tarzantoo.*thinks*
*”I don’t know*
*could be – - idk?*
Nah, couldn’t be that easy.
*walks away*
*whispers in very hushed tones*
I think you’ve got the wrong thread, Judy.
testing
testing2*gets it*
*hoards the secret*
In Firefox: Right-click>View Source
Sorry I don’t know about IE.
Pffft – don’t avoid the puns on my account. We use them all the time on ICHC (sometimes in lolspeak, sometimes not). I actually like to encourage such behavior.
Is this an international community or is it mostly USA people?
It’s quite an international community. We have Greek members (JasonK), Japanese members (me and aiki), British members (me again, Jam, Moomin), and other nationalities. We’re very diverse.
We are, too. We have a bunch of Brits and Canadians, plus people from Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Germany, Scandinavia (not remembering which country right now), and others I’m sure I’m forgetting. One of our people put together a google map with markers for all the “cheezpeeps” who wanted to be on the map. It’s quite nifty.
That map sounds like a very good idea. I wish we had one of those.
I hereby put you in charge of it BFF. Consider it your Summer homework!
If you want help BFF let me know. I can probably put one together for us.
That’s such an excellent idea!!!
What about me GBF?.
International to a decent degree, though I would suspect the majority are US citizens.
I wouldn’t. There seem to be quite a few failers from other countries.
I suspect Americans do not make up the majority of commenters on the first two fails.
…suspect?
“on one”…..
Not that kind of nuts!
huh? I was referencing my story that I have told on here at least twice, but….. what kind of nuts are we talking about?
I dunno. Pecans, cashews, walnuts…could be any nuts, really!
i personally love crunched up peanut bits. that is the only time i will eat them, though. I hate nuts w/ a passion. I love peanut butter and pisachio flavored ice cream and other random nut flavored things, but not nuts themselves. weird, eh?
I know, I was too. Isn’t that what the guy at the drive-thru said?
lol, no…rofl! He thought my dad said “on what?” instead of “on one” when he wasked him if he wanted nuts, and he screamed “ON YOUR SUNDAES!!!”
*squeeze* nothin’ but love
nuttin butt love
*shoots out extra ‘l’ with a cannon*
Ah, my eye.
roflmao…… ah, MY eye!
Fridays. Come visit us on a Friday. Our cuddle-puddle is about as silly as it gets!
But not on the weekends. The regulars usually have things to do, and the trolls come out of the woodwork.
Seriously. I poked my head in on Saturday and ran screaming from the room!
Hey! That’s what I’m supposed to do!
*drives away in jeep*
*blinks as jeep overhead zips away, leaving a befuddled dragon lying on the repair sled holding a wrench and the brake line she was fixing*
*reaches curve in road*
I’d better brake here…
*pulls clutch*
*zooms off cliff*
AAAAAAaaaaaah….
*looks at watch*
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh…
We need to get BFF a jeep with an automatic transmission.
I’d suggest an ejection seat with parachute.
Has anyone seen my body double? I wanted him to test drive this new jeep our engineers have perfected. It’s got ejector seats and everything.
.
Do I smell burning? And why can I see smoke from below that cliff ledge?
“No, no, you didn’t break the bike right, you have to crash it into a wall. Look, let me show you”
*SNORK*
Some people just don’t know how to destroy vehicles safely and efficiently these days… *shakes head sadly*.
I thought he was punishing the bike for being bad.
papi 4 ever!
so damn proud for being greek!
Oh my god, it’s so funny, he should have worn protection:))).
I leave for a few hours and what do you all do? You go and piss off a bunch of LOLCAT people. I see I have to hire a babysitter any time I leave you alone.
-
*squeeze*
But… we made peace with them!
*throws self on floor and has a tantrum*
I don’t WANT a babysitter!
You would have to prove that you can behave yourself. Throwing a tantrum is not helping missy!
*pokes tongue at Leila and chants “ner-ner-ner-ner-ner”*
*grabs BFF’s tongue and wipes Jules’ butt with it*
-
*…and lets go*
*stops her tantrum*
*snorks*
*collapses*
*foams at the mouth*
*twitches*
*bakes cookies and has them delivered to LOLCAT/DOG community w note attached*
-
We hope you enjoy the cookies.
♥ FB Community
Are you shipping them darkside cookies? That may be a bad idea because angry cats are SCARY!
The cookies don’t make you angry or evil!!! It’s the BEING evil that burns more calories.
*sigh*
That one sure ran away from us.
Yes it did. We must do something about this. I have no idea what, but we must figure something out.
Dropping in from ICHC to say hello, I, for one, am always glad to accept cookies. Dark side? Suits me! LOL
*squeeze* to FB Community (Did I do that right?)
Yes.
{{{darthmommy}}}
Hi!
*gives darthmommy a cookie and a cheez-squeeze*
DOUBLE FAIL!
I’ve just seen on the BBC that ‘noob’ may be the millionth word added to the English language.
Oh, wait. Some bearded bloke on the TV is rubbishing the idea right now.
Right, I’m off to brush my teeth and go to bed.
Byeee!
OPA!!!
*Squeeze* to all you failbloggers.
Have a great night, and please don’t be surprised to see some cheezpeeps in here tomorrow (sans lolspeak).
*squeezes cheezpeeps*
We were happy to see you here! Welcome back any time!
It was a pleasure to meet the cheezpeeps today! In the end, I think a lot of good came out of what transpired.
‘Night, night.
I WANT TO *SQUEEZE* THE AIR FROM YOUR LUNGS!
WHY DON’T YOU LOSERS FIND A REAL PERSON TO *SQUEEZE*,IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE YOUR MISERABLE LIVES?
I WISH YOU LAME ASS HOLES GET A CLUE AND STOP THIS DAILY RITUAL OF SUCKING.
ONE DAY,WHEN YOUR OLD AND DIEING.I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE AND HONESTLY SAY……”I DID SOMETHING”.INSTEAD,THE MAJORITY OF YOU SPINELESS WORMS WILL JUST HAVE MEMORIES OF WHEN YOU WERE COOL ONCE….ON FAILBLOG THAT IS.HAHAHA
YOU FOLKS SUCK!!!!
FOREVER A TROLL….
THE BARON
*squeeze*
Great minds!
*smooch*
Hee! Double-teamed!
*SMOOCH!*
Well, he DID say he wanted to squeeze the air out of my lungs. It would be rude not to give him a big bear-hug in return!
Hes pretty hostile but I gotta agree this daily nonstop banter of nonsense seems to me to be nothing more than a circle jerk filled with puns, compliments and the occasional reacharound.
“Hey there Jennyisbusy! Nice job strokin yourself off!”
*glances up at new poster’s name*
Pfft. The real Moomin would be disappointed with you.
Disappointed would be an understatement.
He does use the word “banter” though.
Won’t save him.
He also missed an apostrophe.
I think he’s just bitter.
That’s Tinkle, my little stalker.
Um, thanks Moomin2th.
*Offers soggy biscuit*
*worm squeeze*
*squeeze*
*gets ready for another day of sucking*
the report says ” its ok, its ok! the second guy that comes sais that gas is stack! apparently this is a bike that it takes water as fuel
r u greek?
im gay!
I know!
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Them crazy Russians…
Very nice site!
auta einai haha
wtf!? none of failblogs videos work anymore. all have terms of use violations. gay.
double fail XD
It ’s supposed to be a bike that runs on water :S
Greek patent! And it has it’s own will too!
ela mwrh elladara na goustaroume
axaxaxa! eeeeeetsi
Haha greek retards xD , they say that gas is stuck and they are all like ” it’s ok , no problem “
ahaaaaaaa