hjmick

[Black Diamond]

I really like this dude. He needs to hang out here more. He's really laid back, but doesn't take any horseshit either.

[Kathianne]

I really like this dude. He needs to hang out here more. He's really laid back, but doesn't take any horseshit either.
He always goes to his own drummer, ask Thoreau. ;) He nearly always entertains though when he graces the board.

[jimnyc]

who?

[Black Diamond]

who?
Now he is going to make YOU pay for the hurricanes next time you visit charleston.

[hjmick]

who?



What happened to the "Piss Off" option...

[hjmick]

Now he is going to make YOU pay for the hurricanes next time you visit charleston.


I imagine there's a bar or two around here that serves them, but prefer the local breweries...

[jimnyc]

What happened to the "Piss Off" option...

Looking to send me some bad vibes huh? :laugh2: I disabled that, and mentioned in announcements... I liked it, but didn't. Just thought maybe it made us look bad as a community? I dunno.

I know you love me though! :finger3::wraparms:

[NightTrain]

What happened to the "Piss Off" option...

wtf? Yeah, what happened to it?

Jim waited until we were distracted with Schumer crying and he pulled a Pearl Harbor.

[jimnyc]

wtf? Yeah, what happened to it?

Jim waited until we were distracted with Schumer crying and he pulled a Pearl Harbor.

Damn, bastards are rough again today!

[hjmick]

I really like this dude. He needs to hang out here more. He's really laid back, but doesn't take any horseshit either.


I'm harboring unpopular opinions about our new president, because of these opinions I've been avoiding the boards of late. More out of respect for the handful (I can count them on two hands, maybe less) of people I respect, and who happen to support the petulant one, on these glorious NSA monitored interwebs than anything else...


I do appreciate the kind words.




If it makes a difference, I've been more busy here than over at Jim's old place...

[NightTrain]

I'm harboring unpopular opinions about our new president, because of these opinions I've been avoiding the boards of late. More out of respect for the handful (I can count them on two hands, maybe less) of people I respect, and who happen to support the petulant one, on these glorious NSA monitored interwebs than anything else...


I do appreciate the kind words.




If it makes a difference, I've been more busy here than over at Jim's old place...

Will strippers, booze and drugs help you get your groove back?

[jimnyc]

I'm harboring unpopular opinions about our new president, because of these opinions I've been avoiding the boards of late. More out of respect for the handful (I can count them on two hands, maybe less) of people I respect, and who happen to support the petulant one, on these glorious NSA monitored interwebs than anything else...


I do appreciate the kind words.




If it makes a difference, I've been more busy here than over at Jim's old place...


Will strippers, booze and drugs help you get your groove back?

What he said ^^

We're still friendly down here ya dirty bastard!! It's not like we disowned ya buddy. :) :coffee:

[Black Diamond]

I'm harboring unpopular opinions about our new president, because of these opinions I've been avoiding the boards of late. More out of respect for the handful (I can count them on two hands, maybe less) of people I respect, and who happen to support the petulant one, on these glorious NSA monitored interwebs than anything else...


I do appreciate the kind words.




If it makes a difference, I've been more busy here than over at Jim's old place...
Just don't forget about us mysoginistic über-nationalistic racist fascistos.

[hjmick]

Looking to send me some bad vibes huh? :laugh2: I disabled that, and mentioned in announcements... I liked it, but didn't. Just thought maybe it made us look bad as a community? I dunno.

I know you love me though! :finger3::wraparms:



Okay, I can respect that, you want to go the way of the "snowflakes..."


You could go with a "Disagree" button...


Maybe a "Respectfully Disagree" button if "Disagree" is too harsh...


We should have a "Safe Space" forum too...



















Okay, I'm done busting your chops...

[NightTrain]

Looking to send me some bad vibes huh? :laugh2: I disabled that, and mentioned in announcements... I liked it, but didn't. Just thought maybe it made us look bad as a community? I dunno.

I know you love me though! :finger3::wraparms:

Weak!

:wtf99:

I was having fun watching Kaimhel follow Petey around clicking 'piss off' on every post. I really did think that was funny.

[hjmick]

How about a "Chupa culo, pendejo" button?

[Kathianne]

Mick, if you didn't love Gorsuch I think you're going to, I'm still LOL!

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=30739


Gorsuch v. Prepositional Phrases (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=30739)February 1, 2017 @ 1:09 am · Filed by Ben Zimmer (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?author=8) under Language and the law (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?cat=11), Syntax (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?cat=20)

« previous post (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=30728) |In the Wall Street Journal article "Supreme Court Nominee Takes Legal Writing to Next Level (https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-nominee-takes-legal-writing-to-next-level-1485912410)," Joe Palazzolo writes that Judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, has elevated legal opinions to "a form of wry nonfiction." Not only that, "his affinity for language reveals itself in other ways. Poorly drafted laws tend to summon his inner grammarian."
"We're all guilty of venial syntactical sins. And our federal government can claim no exception," Judge Gorsuch wrote in a 2012 dissent, which went on to critique a provision of federal sentencing guidelines "only a grammar teacher could love," with its "jumble of prepositional phrases."

In a 2015 opinion, Judge Gorsuch hacked through another "bramble of prepositional phrases" to figure out how to apply a criminal law that heightens penalties for using a gun in the commission of a crime. In what might have been a first, he diagramed the sentence containing the provision in question and illustrated his opinion with it.

...

Here is the Reed-Kellogg-style (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9431) sentence diagram that Gorsuch includes later in the opinion:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/~bgzimmer/gorsuch-diagram.png (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/~bgzimmer/gorsuch-diagram.png)
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[CSM]

Do they even teach how to diagram sentences anymore? I used to love doing that!

[Kathianne]

Do they even teach how to diagram sentences anymore? I used to love doing that!

I did, when I had 6th grade language arts. Didn't always have LA, too much Social Studies. LOL!

[Black Diamond]

what made him choose hjmick over hjkeith?

[hjmick]

what made him choose @hjmick (http://www.debatepolicy.com/member.php?u=208) over hjkeith?

h & j are the first letters of my first and middle name, and I'm a mick. Irish that is...

[Black Diamond]

h & j are the first letters of my first and middle name, and I'm a mick. Irish that is...
Oh yeah. Ok

[Black Diamond]

h & j are the first letters of my first and middle name, and i'm a mick. Irish that is...
wic?

[hjmick]

wic?

Women, infants, and children?

[Gunny]

Women, infants, and children?Damn. I thought wic was a government subsidy to feed your kids if you didn't make enough money :dunno:

[Black Diamond]

White Irish Catholic.

[Gunny]

White Irish Catholic.Mick's all right. I try to not feel too crushed when I fall asleep at night if he disagrees with me :laugh:

[Black Diamond]

Mick's all right. I try to not feel too crushed when I fall asleep at night if he disagrees with me :laugh:
yeah he's good. i lose a few minutes of sleep over him though.

[Gunny]

yeah he's good. i lose a few minutes of sleep over him though.I've known him too long, I guess. I understand where he is coming from as far as just being quiet. I'm just not as good at it as he is :laugh:.

I don't even remember whatever it was he's disagreed with me about. I just recall that he has, and calls it like he sees it. I can handle that. Some can't.

[hjmick]

Damn. I thought wic was a government subsidy to feed your kids if you didn't make enough money :dunno:


It is, that's what the acronym means.

[hjmick]

White Irish Catholic.

White, Irish, and used to be Catholic.


When my folks gave me the choice as to whether or not to continue attending church, I walked away. As did they a few years later.

[Black Diamond]

It is, that;s what the acronym means.
and PR stands for public relations.

[Black Diamond]

White, Irish, and used to be Catholic.


When my folks gave me the choice as to whether or not to continue attending church, I walked away. As did they a few years later.
I need churching up at least once per week.

[aboutime]

Do they even teach how to diagram sentences anymore? I used to love doing that!

CSM. After seeing how our older grandkids are now talking on their TEXT machines. I doubt anything like diagramming will ever happen since they use made-up acronyms to pretend they are communicating....like LOL, and all the other ones you can imagine.

It's a wonder they even teach English, or Writing at all these days.

[hjmick]

yeah he's good. i lose a few minutes of sleep over him though.


I've known him too long, I guess. I understand where he is coming from as far as just being quiet. I'm just not as good at it as he is :laugh:.

I don't even remember whatever it was he's disagreed with me about. I just recall that he has, and calls it like he sees it. I can handle that. Some can't.


Gentlemen, I appreciate the kind words. My philosophy regarding message boards is pretty much to be true and honest to myself. I think of myself as a pragmatic person, I lean a little to the conservative side on some things, more to the libertarian side on most things. Above all, I don't believe any of this shit is worth losing friends, or potential friends, over. Well, on this board anyway. Over at USMB, I can count on one hand, maybe two, the number of people I might be willing to meet in the real world... Most of them are assholes.

[hjmick]

I need churching up at least once per week.

And, though I do not favor religion myself, I fault no one for their faith.

[aboutime]

Gentlemen, I appreciate the kind words. My philosophy regarding message boards is pretty much to be true and honest to myself. I think of myself as a pragmatic person, I lean a little to the conservative side on some things, more to the libertarian side on most things. Above all, I don't believe any of this shit is worth losing friends, or potential friends, over. Well, on this board anyway. Over at USMB, I can count on one hand, maybe two, the number of people I might be willing to meet in the real world... Most of them are assholes.

Well said hjmick. Once we all understand, life gets easier...<img src="https://cdn-webimages.wimages.net/05298e97efc721b4d10865f9099022e535db6c-v5-wm.jpg?v=3">

[Black Diamond]

Gentlemen, I appreciate the kind words. My philosophy regarding message boards is pretty much to be true and honest to myself. I think of myself as a pragmatic person, I lean a little to the conservative side on some things, more to the libertarian side on most things. Above all, I don't believe any of this shit is worth losing friends, or potential friends, over. Well, on this board anyway. Over at USMB, I can count on one hand, maybe two, the number of people I might be willing to meet in the real world... Most of them are assholes.
do you find there are bigger assholes on usmb or in the real world?

[hjmick]

do you find there are bigger assholes on usmb or in the real world?


Statistically, USMB. More assholes there per 100 than in the real world. I think the anonymity of the Internet lends itself to "asshole-ishness".

[Gunny]

Statistically, USMB. More assholes there per 100 than in the real world. I think the anonymity of the Internet lends itself to "asshole-ishness".The group that owns USMB owns several boards and cross-advertises. I fought them on that one and won so it stayed mainly a political board. What you see now are the dregs from gambling and sports boards, and anyone I had kept out that was welcomed back when I left and just general riff-raff. Still saying the same crap they probably were 10 years ago that's been proven wrong for the same amount of time.

I'm pretty sure that last little cavalcade if douches that piled in here where probably victims of mass bannings of cliques which USMB seems to have a penchant for now depending who is "in" and who is "out" with the staff. I also understand (hearsay) ou can murder your mother and still buy your way into grace there.

[hjmick]

The group that owns USMB owns several boards and cross-advertises. I fought them on that one and won so it stayed mainly a political board. What you see now are the dregs from gambling and sports boards, and anyone I had kept out that was welcomed back when I left and just general riff-raff. Still saying the same crap they probably were 10 years ago that's been proven wrong for the same amount of time.

I'm pretty sure that last little cavalcade if douches that piled in here where probably victims of mass bannings of cliques which USMB seems to have a penchant for now depending who is "in" and who is "out" with the staff. I also understand (hearsay) ou can murder your mother and still buy your way into grace there.


Yeah, the cliques are funny. Even funnier is the level of stupid over there, both left and right. And the fucking racists, like a mini Stormfront.

[Gunny]

Yeah, the cliques are funny. Even funnier is the level of stupid over there, both left and right. And the fucking racists, like a mini Stormfront.I don't get some people, Why come on a message board (or the internet) to be miserable or make someone else miserable? Because your life sucks and you suck and you can't do it to people in real life or they'd clock you? I mean what's the point? If I want to argue with a turnip I'll go buy one. Probably get a better conversation. It's like, if you're stupid, why open your mouth and prove it?

Take gnostic for example. Nobody likes him or at best are just ambivalent to him. Yet he still comes on here. Attention? Mommy didn't teach him there's "good" attention and "bad" attention? It certainly can't be that he thinks anyone takes his threads seriously.

Back when you could actually have a decent conversation with an opposing POV without someone's head exploding, I made an effort to log on and keep up. When it turned into replies were just insults, wasting my time seemed to not be worth it. Or hurting someone's feelings. People in real life don't tell you you're wrong? Do you act all butthurt when they do, in public? Shit, that person need not see a Marine recruiter. You never knew you were so wrong :laugh:

Si I just kind of hang out here to tease the trumpies. Especially Jim :)

[LongTermGuy]

I don't get some people, Why come on a message board (or the internet) to be miserable or make someone else miserable? Because your life sucks and you suck and you can't do it to people in real life or they'd clock you? I mean what's the point? If I want to argue with a turnip I'll go buy one. Probably get a better conversation. It's like, if you're stupid, why open your mouth and prove it?

Take gnostic for example. Nobody likes him or at best are just ambivalent to him. Yet he still comes on here. Attention? Mommy didn't teach him there's "good" attention and "bad" attention? It certainly can't be that he thinks anyone takes his threads seriously.

Back when you could actually have a decent conversation with an opposing POV without someone's head exploding, I made an effort to log on and keep up. When it turned into replies were just insults, wasting my time seemed to not be worth it. Or hurting someone's feelings. People in real life don't tell you you're wrong? Do you act all butthurt when they do, in public? Shit, that person need not see a Marine recruiter. You never knew you were so wrong :laugh:

Si I just kind of hang out here to tease the trumpies. Especially Jim :)

:)

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https://peterpaulparker.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gnostic.jpeg
The Gnostic World ..
http://www.gnosis.org/gnintro.htm

[hjmick]

I don't get some people, Why come on a message board (or the internet) to be miserable or make someone else miserable? Because your life sucks and you suck and you can't do it to people in real life or they'd clock you? I mean what's the point? If I want to argue with a turnip I'll go buy one. Probably get a better conversation. It's like, if you're stupid, why open your mouth and prove it?

Take gnostic for example. Nobody likes him or at best are just ambivalent to him. Yet he still comes on here. Attention? Mommy didn't teach him there's "good" attention and "bad" attention? It certainly can't be that he thinks anyone takes his threads seriously.

Back when you could actually have a decent conversation with an opposing POV without someone's head exploding, I made an effort to log on and keep up. When it turned into replies were just insults, wasting my time seemed to not be worth it. Or hurting someone's feelings. People in real life don't tell you you're wrong? Do you act all butthurt when they do, in public? Shit, that person need not see a Marine recruiter. You never knew you were so wrong :laugh:

Si I just kind of hang out here to tease the trumpies. Especially Jim :)


Some folks take this stuff too seriously, that's for certain. Others, I am convinced, take on a persona just to aggravate people. Lefties pretending to be righties and vice versa just to make the other side look bad. Just be yourself, shit's fucked up enough as it is, no need to intentionally be an asshole.

Maybe it's my age, but I don't get it.

[Black Diamond]

Some folks take this stuff too seriously, that's for certain. Others, I am convinced, take on a persona just to aggravate people. Lefties pretending to be righties and vice versa just to make the other side look bad. Just be yourself, shit's fucked up enough as it is, no need to intentionally be an asshole.

Maybe it's my age, but I don't get it.
I don't get the pretending part :).

[Black Diamond]

And, though I do not favor religion myself, I fault no one for their faith.
Yeah wasn't trying to say you need it. Just that I need it. For being ugly all week. :laugh:

[hjmick]

Yeah wasn't trying to say you need it. Just that I need it. For being ugly all week. :laugh:


I didn't think you were suggesting anything at all. I figured if you wanted to do that you would just come out and say it. You don't strike me as one of those door to door, can I save your soul types...