Post #235,273
11/21/05 12:57:31 AM
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What punctuation mark are you?
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I am a semi-colon.
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Congratulations! You are the semicolon! You are the highest expression of punctuation; no one has more of a right to be proud. In the hands of a master, you will purr, sneering at commas, dismissing periods as beneath your contempt. You separate and connect at the same time, and no one does it better. The novice will find you difficult to come to terms with, but you need no one. You are secure in your elegance, knowing that you, and only you, have the power to mark the skill or incompetence of the craftsman. You have no natural enemies; all fear you. And never, NEVER let anyone tell you that you cannot appear in dialogue!
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Wade.
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Post #235,274
11/21/05 1:04:57 AM
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Exclamation mark
Yes, you are fine around others. Fine. But you wish you could have just a *little* more alone time. Okay, well, a lot more alone time. In fact, you'd be happier if you didn't have to go out nearly as much. You get along very well with the period, who tries mightily to take up as much of the load as he can. But fools will not listen. You want to scream, "Cut it out, for the love of Safire!" But, all of that notwithstanding, you do your duty. And, if sometimes you feel like a Chicago street hooker, you also remember that you really do have an important role to play. Your soul remains pure. Hold your head high!
At the same time that it said I was more social than 86% of others my age and gender, and more sophisticated than 12%.
How that's a description of a social person I do not know. I'd also measure sophistication differently...
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #235,277
11/21/05 1:34:27 AM
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Same, and 94/12 ... crappy test
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Post #235,291
11/21/05 8:35:49 AM
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Ditto. 53%, 26%. I don't think I'm that sociable. :-/
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Post #235,282
11/21/05 5:31:30 AM
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Parenthesis
You enclose and envelope life, as well as things that aren't vital to the main topic. You are something of a loner and take pleasure in the simple things in life. You are uncomplicated for the most part, and don't need anyone (though you are strangely attracted to LISP programmers). The apostrophe is your natural enemy. You like periods (and commas), but tend to keep them somewhat outside.
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Post #235,289
11/21/05 7:48:03 AM
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ditto - paren
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #235,295
11/21/05 9:44:52 AM
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and welcome if we havnt seen you before,
"the reason people don't buy conspiracy theories is that they think conspiracy means everyone is on the same program. Thats not how it works. Everybody has a different program. They just all want the same guy dead. Socrates was a gadfly, but I bet he took time out to screw somebodies wife" Gus Vitelli
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Post #235,389
11/21/05 6:21:52 PM
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Well you probably haven't ...
... although I've been registered for over a year, this was my first post. :)
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Post #235,390
11/21/05 6:24:23 PM
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Welcome. Speak up more often. :-)
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Post #235,296
11/21/05 9:48:15 AM
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11 months to first post!
Welcome
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Post #235,393
11/21/05 6:26:31 PM
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Only 11 months?
It felt like more than a year.
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Post #235,304
11/21/05 10:35:44 AM
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Parenthesis. But, as Drew says, it's a poor test.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #235,358
11/21/05 3:37:50 PM
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ditto
"I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!"
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Post #235,284
11/21/05 6:05:38 AM
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If you're a semi-colon...
...does it mean you talk out or your arse half the time? :-) FWIW, I=! Yes, you are fine around others. Fine. But you wish you could have just a *little* more alone time. Okay, well, a lot more alone time. In fact, you'd be happier if you didn't have to go out nearly as much. You get along very well with the period, who tries mightily to take up as much of the load as he can. But fools will not listen. You want to scream, "Cut it out, for the love of Safire!" But, all of that notwithstanding, you do your duty. And, if sometimes you feel like a Chicago street hooker, you also remember that you really do have an important role to play. Your soul remains pure. Hold your head high! Can't see I really agree. After all, I've never been to Chicago... Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #235,292
11/21/05 9:17:26 AM
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None of the above... it just locked up my browser...
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Post #235,297
11/21/05 9:49:45 AM
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ellipsis You scored 46% Sociability and 64% Sophistication!
our life can be difficult because of your insecurities, but you should know that it isn't your fault. YOU didn't ask to be thrown in around thirty times per page in every bodice-ripper on the shelf! Those who overuse you can kiss your . . . you know. You need to learn to hold your head high and glory in your solitude. You really do have excellent, scholarly tastes. You must never forget that your friend, the period, will be there to support you at the end of every sentence where you truly belong, and, if what is left out is as important as what is said, why, then you are as vital as the alphabet!
"the reason people don't buy conspiracy theories is that they think conspiracy means everyone is on the same program. Thats not how it works. Everybody has a different program. They just all want the same guy dead. Socrates was a gadfly, but I bet he took time out to screw somebodies wife" Gus Vitelli
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep
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Post #235,299
11/21/05 10:04:56 AM
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Post #235,308
11/21/05 10:48:03 AM
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Aye - me too.
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] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #235,726
11/23/05 5:11:02 PM
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Y yo tambien
Follow your MOUSE
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Post #235,301
11/21/05 10:09:54 AM
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Re: What punctuation mark are you?
comma
You scored 76% Sociability and 58% Sophistication!
You are happy around most people, and take pleasure in breaking large groups up into smaller, more managable units. This makes you something of a manager, though your subtlety makes it easy for others to overlook this aspect of your character. You are comfortable in most situations, and go about quietly being yourself even if there is chaos errupting all around you. The semicolon makes you a little nervous, but the semicolon makes everyone a little nervous.
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 98% on Sociability
You scored higher than 30% on Sophistication
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Post #235,307
11/21/05 10:47:36 AM
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ICLRPD (new thread)
Created as new thread #235306 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=235306|ICLRPD]
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #235,319
11/21/05 12:06:46 PM
8/21/07 6:28:41 AM
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Do you suppose bryce could be a semicolon?
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Post #235,323
11/21/05 12:09:12 PM
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Nah. He's the full colon, all right.
Peter
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Post #235,339
11/21/05 1:27:54 PM
11/21/05 1:40:06 PM
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I'm an apostrophe.
You move so fast, and appear in so many places, that it is very easy for your friends--and you have a lot of friends--to overlook your subtleties. It's a little sad, in fact, how unappreciated you are. You can sometimes be mistaken for the comma, though you exist at a higher level. Sometimes, especially in England, you are mistaken for quotation marks. And sometimes you are unsure whether you are feeling possessive, or would rather just bring others together (and if something gets lost in the process, well, it's the others' fault). You haven't chosen the easiest life for yourself, but you can be happy knowing you're doing good works. You scored 76% Sociability and 64% Sophistication! How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 95% on Sociability You scored higher than 48% on Sophistication Harumph...who do they think they are? I am too sophisticated! I wait till I'm out of the restaurant to use my toothpick, fart and pick out my wedgie. :-D Peace, Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
Edited by imqwerky
Nov. 21, 2005, 01:40:06 PM EST
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Post #235,352
11/21/05 3:14:35 PM
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Dash
Dash
You scored 7% Sociability and 58% Sophistication!
There's no denying that you have a certain flair. You don't mind being around others, especially your little brother, the hyphen, but you rarely emerge except when needed. You respond well to those who know how to treat you, but have only contempt for those who don't--you tend to embarass them every chance you get. Your only enemy is the colon--he will sometimes try to move in on your turf.
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Post #235,359
11/21/05 3:42:59 PM
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Same here.
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Post #235,356
11/21/05 3:21:06 PM
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quotation marks
You scored 61% Sociability and 70% Sophistication!
There is a lot more to you than meets the eye. You certainly get plenty of "action," but you'd be happier if those who lusted after you were more selective. You hate being used as a general intensifier; haven't these people ever heard of underlining? Italics? And yes, you remember the cruel words Mr. Joyce directed at you. But you let none of this get you down; those who abuse you are destined for a "special" reward, sooner or later. You feel particularly warm toward periods, commas, exclamation points, and question marks, and usually wish to have them next to you. Parenthesis can sometimes trouble you.
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Post #235,426
11/21/05 9:31:11 PM
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Ditto
Lower sociabilty, higher sophistication.
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Post #235,364
11/21/05 4:12:37 PM
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Semicolon; "scored 15% Sociability and 70% Sophistication".
Higher than 9% on Sociability; higher than 65% on Sophistication.
Haven't the fucking faintest what to think of that... Oh well, anyway; the semicolon is kind of appropriate as "my" punctuation mark, don't you think?
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Post #235,369
11/21/05 4:23:55 PM
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ObLRPD: It can sound dirty even when it's not.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #235,401
11/21/05 6:43:53 PM
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(snot's pretty dirty...}
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Post #235,418
11/21/05 9:00:31 PM
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So, a semicolon is "pilkunnussija"? :)
Who wouldda thunk it?
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #235,397
11/21/05 6:36:51 PM
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Access Blocked! Now **that's** original...
...I didn't even know that there was such a punctuation mark....
jb4
shrub●bish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #235,409
11/21/05 8:10:47 PM
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Sure there is______"|"
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