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Old 07-27-2010, 08:09 AM   #1
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But then the test for us is that we don't have much to say, only an idea of how to say it. This can try the mind.
It is true what you say here. This is in fact the main part that we err on. It is very hard to say even a bit of what you mean when you must use this rule--the "rule of four" let us call it, as the part you mean when you say you can only use four of them is more than four of what it is that you can't use! See what
I mean?
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Old 07-27-2010, 08:36 AM   #2
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Will this "rule of four" talk ever move on? Let's try.


You know, it used to be that 90 was hot, but now it's nice and cool. How nuts is that? How's the heat in your town or city? It's nice here. Not too warm, and not too cold.
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Old 07-26-2010, 09:52 PM   #3
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Oh my... how I love you Flint.
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Old 07-27-2010, 02:23 AM   #4
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I thot I cud rite a mesj with just four letr wrdz. I was rong.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:21 AM   #5
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Wink FOUR LETT ERGR OUPS

DONE WELL ITIN VOKE SHEM INGW AYWH OSEW RITI NGNE VERS ENTA NYON ERUN NING TOAD ICTI ONAR Y
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Old 07-27-2010, 08:52 AM   #6
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Do you find it odd that we have not used a "bad" word yet? That is what you mean, most of the time, when you call a word the type of word that we must use when we post here. But, like Bill, the joke man of TV fame, said: you do not need to use a bad word to say what you want to say. He even felt that it was not good to do so, and that one was less of a man, or not as good at his art, if they felt they had to use a bad word in what they said. I don't know if I feel the same way, but much the same has been said to me, here on this very site! So I do note that some feel that way. At any rate, we have not gone over that line, yet, so what if we just don't do that? As a new part of the rule, I mean. Any pros vs. cons on this?
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Old 07-27-2010, 09:00 AM   #7
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It's easy. A hard test for us is if each word must have more than one beat. Like coma, easy, and user. Even most mots is a task and a half.
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Old 07-27-2010, 09:07 AM   #8
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Away, evil dual beat test. My fury will boil over if I keep this up.
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Old 07-27-2010, 09:37 AM   #9
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I used a bad word. I used "mind fuck".

It was the best way to skip a long word I had in mind.


I like "bee" and "fly" cos they got that name cos they were tiny bugs.
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Old 07-27-2010, 09:39 AM   #10
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Ah. We can't skip this talk of four, we won't talk of the heat of the day...
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Old 07-27-2010, 09:54 AM   #11
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Ah. We can't skip this talk of four, we won't talk of the heat of the day...
It's hard to stop. I know. We just have to talk about the four.
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Old 07-27-2010, 10:11 AM   #12
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Old 07-27-2010, 09:39 AM   #13
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I feel that we may want to do this. I am not sure that is is the best way to go, but we may have to do it just the same.
pro - this will stay SFW.
con - this may not let some post due to the new rule.
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Old 07-27-2010, 10:09 AM   #14
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Onyx.
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Old 07-27-2010, 10:37 AM   #15
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Damn you sir. I had hope that you may have been able to join the talk more than that.
Oh well, look at it this way. You did try and that sure is good.
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