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monster 10-29-2009 09:38 PM

thanks sky. it occurred to me this morning that I have a friend who's an editor and could've answered straight away, but it is nice to have an overwhelming concensus.

Cloud 10-29-2009 10:27 PM

newspaper rules do not count

Cicero 10-29-2009 10:41 PM

I'm in school again! I was told by my professor to "watch my use of the semi-colon"; in certain cases.

I have abused my semi-colon privileges already: now it's time to beat the heck out of the colon. :)

Cloud 10-29-2009 10:47 PM

an aggressive enema?

TheMercenary 10-29-2009 10:54 PM

buttsex?

good stuff sky.

ZenGum 10-29-2009 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster (Post 604394)
thanks sky. it occurred to me this morning that I have a friend who's an editor and could've answered straight away, but it is nice to have an overwhelming concensus.

:eyebrow:

xoxoxoBruce 10-29-2009 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 604285)
I would go with fobble's idea too.

:3eye:

Shouldn't that be, I would go with 'fobble's idea too?

Intra-Mural Jocks ;)

ZenGum 10-30-2009 02:55 AM

:lol:

Cellar, Cellar, on the wall*,
who is the analest of them all?

* I acknowledge that this does not make sense. It is a poetic and rhetorical device.

monster 10-30-2009 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 604417)
:eyebrow:

:eek:

classicman 10-30-2009 08:31 AM

ok - Lemme axe this - so's what's the write friggin' answer?

Shawnee123 10-30-2009 08:32 AM

9!

Undertoad 10-30-2009 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 604434)
:Cellar, Cellar, on the wall*,
who is the analest of them all?

You misspelled "analyst".

Sundae 10-30-2009 09:22 AM

I'm in love.

With the whole damn (damned?) lot of you.
Like, OMG!
There's no place like home and all that.
Snaps!

Spexxvet 10-30-2009 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 604486)
9!

Ja!

skysidhe 10-30-2009 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud (Post 604396)
newspaper rules do not count

Sure they do. A headline isn't so much different than a banner.



Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 604500)
You misspelled "analyst".


I think he did it on purpose as did classic purposefully misspelled 'right'.

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman (Post 604484)
ok - Lemme axe this - so's what's the write friggin' answer?

figgin doesn't count

and neither do user names. Those are sky skidies rules.


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