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There oughta be a law!
Zingoleb:
--- Quote from: nekowafer on 15 Oct 2012, 09:09 ---And just general mouth sounds. Keep that shit quiet. Also, no speaking with your mouth, if at all possible. If you must talk with your mouth, please try being polite and covering your mouth so I do not have to see.
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I'm more of an 'everybody stop talking period' type of person.
BeoPuppy:
I have a thing with the superbowl. Some people call that the worldchampionship football ... but only north american teams get to play. So, it's at best a national title.
Also: fat coaches.
Both should be outlawed and/or shot.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: nekowafer on 15 Oct 2012, 09:09 ---Oh my god chewing noises. And just general mouth sounds. Keep that shit quiet
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I'm so sorry, I just can't keep it quiet, I have one of the loudest mouths there is. I keep it shut when I chew, but dammit, everyone at the table can still hear me. It resonates. God forbid I eat something crunchy...
And yes, this is one of my wife's pet peeves, why do you ask?
Most of mine center around language. Mispronounciations, especially. Nuke-you-lar, in particular. Bush II was a LOOOOONG eight years.
Oh, and the one that gets me yelling at the radio/TV? When some commentator uses "stick and carrot" to mean "reward and punishment". That is NOT what it means. At least, not originally. The carrot was at the end of a stick, hanging in front of the mule, making the reward unattainable until the journey was done. Note that, at the end of the day, you had to give the carrot to the mule, or they wouldn't fall for it the next day... they're not stupid, just stubborn. A stick-and-carrot approach is a system of incentives that promote movement towards a goal, with rewards along the way.
The only thing beating a mule with a stick will get you is a bite or a kick. No movement, that's for sure...
If more incentive programs actually worked this way, the world would be a much better place.
jwhouk:
There used to be a term for this stuff: "There oughta be a law!"
LTK:
That seems like a much better title for this thread.
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