#51 December 12th, 2005 03:49 PM

pip

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Re: Getting To Know You

Birthplace: Tasmania, Australia.
Age: twenty-something
Height: little. really little.
Weight: ugh.
Starsign:taurus. Stubborn and practical. Allegedly.
Relationship status: Uno.
Currently living in: vice city, baby. Or that's what my flatmate has dubbed our dodgy apartment. I wake up to junkies pissing on our doorstep and pay for the privilige.
I like to smell: Food smells are good...going to the market and sniffin bunches of herbs and mangos and cheeses. 
I like to listen to: music. Constantly.
I like to watch: the world go by out my bedroom window.
I like to taste: olives and cheese.
I like to feel: excited, ambitious and positive.
Why you like I Shot Myself: it pays my rent. sorta.
Biggest passion in life: creating music and art and making sure I don't get enough sleep.
My website/fav website: nakeddwarf.com.au - which has nothing to do with naked dwarves.
Favourite part of body: I don't like my hands aesthetically, but I would be able to do any of the things I love with out them. So, my hands. Aesthetically speaking, probably my eyes. Or so I'm told.
Favourite part of someone else's body: I like that "v" that skinny boys have. And cheek bones.
Most outrageous thing you have done: started a band with three other emotionally volitile girls...and lived to tell the tale.
Fave band/artist: currently - the raincoats/ nan goldin.
Fave book: I love too many books to name...I'm a book fiend.
Fave film: See above.
Other interests: I'm interested in people. But I don't like them very much.
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves: I'd like to see a particular friend of mine do it...in a really morbidly fascinated kind of way.
Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves: My sister's partner.

blissed

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Re: Getting To Know You

You can open your heart over the internet - it just works better if you establish some type (any type) of rapport with that person to begin with.
Catt

I'm not, and I don't need to make any excuse, for an innocent mistake. Because that's totally true, that I did open my heart, I think it was naive and I'm sorry you were offended by it, because it was the last thing on  my mind when I wrote it, and I obviously know now it should have been the first. So I hope you can except my apologies for it.
This is the only place I've ever had any problem and coincidentally the only place where the graphic smilies are turned off, so perhaps theres a reason why their turned on everywhere else, that they have an emotional impact and positively effect peoples mood. They give you more freedom to express your intent, and therefore you can include a wider range of expression, and part of that range, that I need, is absent here. So I'm going to have to bare that in mind. So if you've been offended, thanks for remaining civil, and I do appreciate your advice, The last think I want to do is leave trail of destruction behind me. I've already done that with my car. So now I've ridden a bike for years and I manage to upset a few people with that too. The pavements just not wide enough. So thanks for your advice, but please bare in mind, like everyone else, I'm not perfect. So if I say anything you think is a bit doubtful, just remember, I have no other intent, and I'm not here to run your down, so try not to take it to heart.

cynicism

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Re: Getting To Know You

English is a rich and powerful language. One can communicate readily with a vocabulary as small as 500 root words, yet garner so much more enjoyment and satisfaction from a vocabulary that extends to tens of thousands of root words.

So often I hear the complaint "yore just been picky" or something far cruder. Worse still is the whining refrain "you know what I mean". Well, maybe I can deduce, after considerable effort, what tiny notion had crossed your mind, but I consider it impolite, even disrespectful, for my correspondent to expect me to work so hard to elucidate their meaning. It is neither difficult, nor unreasonable, for someone to communicate with precision. They need not use big words - short ones can be just as good. (there's a sentence composed entirely of monosyllabics, after all)

Some brief thoughts on recent posts:

"carful wet piant" - perhaps someone has filled a vehicle with either paint or a damp piano? (not making fun of dyslexia - pointing out potential misinterpretations of this phrase)

Lynne Truss made some reasonable points in her book, although I disagree with several of her rules, and I'm not a fan of her writing style - I find it a tad repetitious. Sadly, it seems destined to be read only by those who will least benefit from it :-(

The idea of using different symbols for distinct meanings of the same word (such as "right") - what a wonderful use of the opportunity afforded by an artificial language! Someone was thinking clearly when they made that decision. I hope they made THREE symbols: one for "correct", one for the antonym of "left", and one for "entitlement". There are other subtle shades of meaning, but they can generally be collapsed into these three (although "right angle" is a sticky case...).

I love the word "hussy"! It can be teasing or insulting depending solely on intonation. A delightful word that deserves more use - far more congenial than "bitch" or "slut", both of which get used in situations where "hussy" might be more appropriate.

voyeur2

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Re: Getting To Know You

totally true, Please bare that in mind.  I'm not here to run your down

Yup one of my pet peevs is the imprecise use of words.

Completely true has been replaced by totally true.  Totally is the wrong meaning in the context that the root word has to do with adding things up.  Whereas complete has a more global inclusion.
Misuse of "presently" as in he is presently away from his desk.  Presently means "in a little while, soon"  Currently means "now"  So you could use  - he is currently away from his desk.  But why not cut to the chase and just say "he is away from his desk"  you could even add, "and will return presently" if ya gotta get that long word outta yer mouth.

To bare something is to reveal it, expose it.

To bear something is to carry it, as in carry a burden, or load.  Bear that in mind.

You - your - you're - yore are all different words,  The way to be precise in meaning is to be precise in spelling.

And yes I intentionally massacre my spelling from time to time when it pleases me, as long as I do not kill the meaning at the same time.  I think it makes me look younger and more cool.  And at my age I need every advantage I can get.

And since I been here a longish time it is time to renew the howdy bit

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Speak fluent English, and French)
Age: sixty-one
Height: shrinking
Weight: 80kg
Starsign:Acquarius - at least I can swim
Relationship status: available for polyamory
Currently living in: South of France near the beach
I like to smell: kitchens, women, flowers
I like to listen to: blues, R&B, classical, folk, skiffle,
I like to watch: people
I like to taste: red wine, olives, dark chocolate
I like to feel: happy
Why you like I Shot Myself: it's one of the few honest sites with nekkid ladies on it. (thanks for the courage, girls)
Biggest passion in life: writing erotic non porn
My website/fav website: ISM
Favourite part of body: my hands and eyes
Favourite part of someone else's body: women: nape of the neck, eyes, smile.  Men, eyes, face, hands.
Most outrageous thing you have done: Still under investigation, I better not confess.
Fave band/artist: currently, Stevie Ray Vaughan dbl disk Best of Double Trouble
Fave book: Time enough for Love and The moon is a Harsh Mistress by R.A.Heinline, Through A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman  I recommend all three.
Fave film: True Lies, Fish Called Wanda, Dangerous Liasons.  The one with John Malcovitch.
Other interests: Swimming, sailing.
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves: Madonna.  I think she would come up with something interesting.
Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves:MPM

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blissed

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Re: Getting To Know You

Catt
I've had a bit of time to consider and let my indignation and ego subside, and in relation to this forum, I think you have a pretty fair point. I don't think it's a question of me not being myself, just at times being a little more considerate, so I think I'm quite happy to do that.

SCSIgirl

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Re: Getting To Know You

English is a rich and powerful language. One can communicate readily with a vocabulary as small as 500 root words, yet garner so much more enjoyment and satisfaction from a vocabulary that extends to tens of thousands of root words.

>>>>  snipped for brevity <<<<

I love the word "hussy"! It can be teasing or insulting depending solely on intonation. A delightful word that deserves more use - far more congenial than "bitch" or "slut", both of which get used in situations where "hussy" might be more appropriate.

Your "hussy" comment brings up a fun point for me.  At the San Jose State Event Center,  the long walls of the arena are lined with motorized bleachers manufactured by a company named Hussie.  It usually brings a startled look to the uninitiated when we talk about the building Hussies or say "Roll out the Hussies"  or let's get the Hussies out on the floor".
English is the universal language of the hi-tech world because it is so precise,  but because of multiple meanings it is still misinterpreted.

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Belgareth

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Re: Getting To Know You

English is a rich and powerful language. One can communicate readily with a vocabulary as small as 500 root words, yet garner so much more enjoyment and satisfaction from a vocabulary that extends to tens of thousands of root words.

So often I hear the complaint "yore just been picky" or something far cruder. Worse still is the whining refrain "you know what I mean". Well, maybe I can deduce, after considerable effort, what tiny notion had crossed your mind, but I consider it impolite, even disrespectful, for my correspondent to expect me to work so hard to elucidate their meaning. It is neither difficult, nor unreasonable, for someone to communicate with precision. They need not use big words - short ones can be just as good. (there's a sentence composed entirely of monosyllabics, after all)

Some brief thoughts on recent posts:

"carful wet piant" - perhaps someone has filled a vehicle with either paint or a damp piano? (not making fun of dyslexia - pointing out potential misinterpretations of this phrase)

Lynne Truss made some reasonable points in her book, although I disagree with several of her rules, and I'm not a fan of her writing style - I find it a tad repetitious. Sadly, it seems destined to be read only by those who will least benefit from it :-(

The idea of using different symbols for distinct meanings of the same word (such as "right") - what a wonderful use of the opportunity afforded by an artificial language! Someone was thinking clearly when they made that decision. I hope they made THREE symbols: one for "correct", one for the antonym of "left", and one for "entitlement". There are other subtle shades of meaning, but they can generally be collapsed into these three (although "right angle" is a sticky case...).

I love the word "hussy"! It can be teasing or insulting depending solely on intonation. A delightful word that deserves more use - far more congenial than "bitch" or "slut", both of which get used in situations where "hussy" might be more appropriate.

I will not be impolite and "snip" your reply for brevity but I would like to pick up on one aspect of it; the concept of "symbols for distinct meanings of the same word". I wonder how on earth the word "set" would be managed under those circumstances, as it happens to be the single largest entry in the English dictionary!

On a slightly different issue, I do not understand why the phonetic alphabet has not been adopted throughout the nations which use the "Arabic" alphabet (and possibly beyond).

The success of phonetic spelling in language circles is down to it's ability to clearly define exactly how a word should be pronounced, regardless of it's language or dialect of origin. If we were all to adopt it, not only could our language but also our dialect of that language be written, in a way that would ensure that what we wrote would be read, in exactly the way it was intended to be read. We seem to be moving backward in the written word, rather than forward and I mourn the loss of the "eth" and "thorn" characters from the English language, which were used to descriminate between the voiced 'th' in 'that' and the unvoiced 'th' in 'throw'.

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wantingscott

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Re: Getting To Know You

Birthplace:  Queens, NY
Age: 36
Height: 6'2"
Weight:  235
Starsign: LIBRA
Relationship status: married (and sexually very satisfied with it)
Currently living in: the black
I like to smell: shea butter
I like to listen to: two or three things at once
I like to watch: impatient people fumble
I like to taste: black licorice
I like to feel: clean
Why you like I Shot Myself:  it helps with my body dysmorphia
Biggest passion in life:  tuning my third eye
My website/fav website:  ism, of course
Favourite part of body:  my ass, my eyes
Favourite part of someone else's body:  my wife's smile, and her breasts
Most outrageous thing you have done:  public nudity with a few close friends & strangers
Fave band/artist: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Califone, Silversun Pickups
Fave book:  "Ghostwritten"  by David Mitchell
Fave film: True Romance
Other interests: short story noverlization, cycling, pixel-jockeying, making clueless noise on my bass
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves:  Katie Couric (don't ask me why. i just think she's goddamn cute & powerful & Machiavellian. a real castrator.)
Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves:  Gwenyth Paltrow (i don't understand the Cult of Gwenyth Paltrow that exists in nyc like a religion.)

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SCSIgirl

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I will not be impolite and "snip" your reply for brevity   >snip ;-p  <oncept of "symbols for distinct  >snip, snip ;-p <how on earth the word "set" would be managed under those circumstances, as it happens to be the single largest entry in the English   >>snip snip snip  ;-p<<  which use the "Arabic" alphabet (and possibly beyond).

The success of phonetic   (lights a match  >>  burn  burn  burn  <<<  and a big raspberry... 'that' and the unvoiced 'th' in 'throw'.

HAH!!!  That'll teach them dang nabit redcoats!!!

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SCSIgirl

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Re: Getting To Know You

Birthplace:  Queens, NY
Age: 36
Height: 6'2"
Weight:  235
Starsign: LIBRA
Relationship status: married (and sexually very satisfied with it)
Currently living in: the black
I like to smell: shea butter
I like to listen to: two or three things at once
I like to watch: impatient people fumble
I like to taste: black licorice
I like to feel: clean
Why you like I Shot Myself:  it helps with my body dysmorphia
Biggest passion in life:  tuning my third eye
My website/fav website:  ism, of course
Favourite part of body:  my ass, my eyes
Favourite part of someone else's body:  my wife's smile, and her breasts
Most outrageous thing you have done:  public nudity with a few close friends & strangers
Fave band/artist: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Califone, Silversun Pickups
Fave book:  "Ghostwritten"  by David Mitchell
Fave film: True Romance
Other interests: short story noverlization, cycling, pixel-jockeying, making clueless noise on my bass
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves:  Katie Couric (don't ask me why. i just think she's goddamn cute & powerful & Machiavellian. a real castrator.)
Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves:  Gwenyth Paltrow (i don't understand the Cult of Gwenyth Paltrow that exists in nyc like a religion.)

Hail, Scott!!  I was afraid you'd left us.

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thelastclown

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Ok, seems a little narcissistic but here goes...

Birthplace: Scotland
Age: 35
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 11 Stone (Pounds, Kilos? Christ knows).
Starsign: Of no consequence methinks.
Relationship status: M(elancholic) ;-)
Currently living in: Melbourne
I like to smell: Playdo! Toast & coffee, a freshy lit open fire...sun on skin.
I like to listen to: Trundling trams, music. Cicadas...as long as they're about 6 doors down.
I like to watch: People on train platforms. Birds building nests under my roof in spring (it's nice to share).
I like to taste: Tarragon, dark chocolate.
I like to feel: Clean sheets...tired and freshly showered after a good hard days physical work.
Why you like I Shot Myself: It's honesty, the power, beauty and variety of the female form.
Biggest passion in life: Music, friends, politics. Society and how fucked it currently is.
My website/fav website: ISM, ebay
Favourite part of body: The bits that still function fully.
Favourite part of someone else's body: Thighs, behind the knee, the base of the spine.
Most outrageous thing you have done: Erm, there's a few...all involving the law (no-one was hurt....apart from me).
Fave band/artist: Toooo many to mention - can't pick one...oh ok, Donny Hathaway, Gomez.
Fave book: From my youth - Stephen King's The Stand, from my later years - Pat Barker's Birdsong, Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting.
Fave film: Jacob's Ladder, Rushmore, Paths of Glory, Trainspotting, Human Traffic...recently, Crash.
Other interests: Fighting the concept of teetotalism. Occasional over indulgence.
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves (with a firearm): Maggie Thatcher
Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves (on ISM): Maggie Thatcher

Belgareth

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Re: Getting To Know You

HAH!!!  That'll teach them dang nabit redcoats!!!

And I though that you disliked "snipping for brevity" (see  "Things that make me feel so not good") . I have now stuck my tongue firmly back in my cheek and it will remain there whilst reading all future posts from you, so Phrrrrrupppp!

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cynicism

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Your "hussy" comment brings up a fun point for me.  At the San Jose State Event Center,  the long walls of the arena are lined with motorized bleachers manufactured by a company named Hussie.  It usually brings a startled look to the uninitiated when we talk about the building Hussies or say "Roll out the Hussies"  or let's get the Hussies out on the floor".
English is the universal language of the hi-tech world because it is so precise,  but because of multiple meanings it is still misinterpreted.

Oh, that's delightful - I wonder how often it summons the visiting team's cheerleaders? :-)

cynicism

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I will not be impolite and "snip" your reply for brevity but I would like to pick up on one aspect of it; the concept of "symbols for distinct meanings of the same word". I wonder how on earth the word "set" would be managed under those circumstances, as it happens to be the single largest entry in the English dictionary!

On a slightly different issue, I do not understand why the phonetic alphabet has not been adopted throughout the nations which use the "Arabic" alphabet (and possibly beyond).

The success of phonetic spelling in language circles is down to it's ability to clearly define exactly how a word should be pronounced, regardless of it's language or dialect of origin. If we were all to adopt it, not only could our language but also our dialect of that language be written, in a way that would ensure that what we wrote would be read, in exactly the way it was intended to be read. We seem to be moving backward in the written word, rather than forward and I mourn the loss of the "eth" and "thorn" characters from the English language, which were used to descriminate between the voiced 'th' in 'that' and the unvoiced 'th' in 'throw'.

Dare I ask if you meant the "Roman" alphabet, rather than "Arabic"? (methinks you confused the alphabet with "Hindu-Arabic" numerals)

On things lost: I mourn the loss of the second person singular pronoun "thou" - it somewhat lessened the confusion for those less familar with the language (besides, it feels romantic to me for some reason). Sadly, due to political correctness we appear to be losing the third person singular pronoun (mostly in the possessive form), too - it is becoming more common to write "The victim had lost their shoes" rather than "The victim had lost his/her shoes".

cynicism

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Belgareth
I will not be impolite and "snip" your reply for brevity >snip ;-p <oncept of "symbols for distinct >snip, snip ;-p <how on earth the word "set" would be managed under those circumstances, as it happens to be the single largest entry in the English >>snip snip snip ;-p<< which use the "Arabic" alphabet (and possibly beyond).

The success of phonetic (lights a match >> burn burn burn <<< and a big raspberry... 'that' and the unvoiced 'th' in 'throw'.

HAH!!!  That'll teach them dang nabit redcoats!!!

Am I reading too much into this when it reminds me of Tank Girl?

SCSIgirl

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Am I reading too much into this when it reminds me of Tank Girl?

I'm sorry,  I don't know the reference: Tank Girl.  Tank Boy is from the movie The Beast ,  but I'm unaware of your reference.

Bel and I have taken playful jabs at each other for a long time.  We make fun of the subtle differences between motherland and yankeeland.  But I will never forgive him for giving us King George's foot to measure things with which we are STILL stuck with.

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"Apple of my Eye", "bated breath", "brave new world", "caught red-handed" - all coined by Shakespeare.

Belgareth

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Dare I ask if you meant the "Roman" alphabet, rather than "Arabic"? (methinks you confused the alphabet with "Hindu-Arabic" numerals)

On things lost: I mourn the loss of the second person singular pronoun "thou" - it somewhat lessened the confusion for those less familar with the language (besides, it feels romantic to me for some reason). Sadly, due to political correctness we appear to be losing the third person singular pronoun (mostly in the possessive form), too - it is becoming more common to write "The victim had lost their shoes" rather than "The victim had lost his/her shoes".

The reason or me quoting the word Arabic was because of a confusion which existed for many years. Due to the word alphabet being of Arabic origin (as shown by the palindrome abacadacaba ( hence abracadabra) the characters we use were referred to as Arabic, despite the fact that they are nothing like Arabic characters. I appreciate that most of the Western world actually uses the Latin letter constructs.

I agree with your comment about the loss of third person singular pronoun (both masculine and feminine), due to the need for PC but I would like to know what is wrong with using the neuter pronoun? It would solve all of  the PC problems if we made reference to an indeterminate gender e.g.  The victim lost its shoes.

The idea of political correctness is reasonable up to a point. It is right that we should not attribute a masculine gender, when referring to a female but our language has now become so distorted that we have lost the fact that "man" not only indicates a male but also a species, which makes word like manhole, mantrap, maneater, manhunt, milkman, showman, all perfectly legitimate.

The expression "This weather is not fit for man nor beast" doesn't mean that it's fit for women!!

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Belgareth

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I'm sorry,  I don't know the reference: Tank Girl.  Tank Boy is from the movie The Beast ,  but I'm unaware of your reference.

Bel and I have taken playful jabs at each other for a long time.  We make fun of the subtle differences between motherland and yankeeland.  But I will never forgive him for giving us King George's foot to measure things with which we are STILL stuck with.

It wasn't King George's foot, it was an Anglo-Saxon foot. Anyway you should be thankful that we didn't send his madness over there as well - or did we? ;-)

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cynicism

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The reason or me quoting the word Arabic was because of a confusion which existed for many years. Due to the word alphabet being of Arabic origin (as shown by the palindrome abacadacaba ( hence abracadabra) the characters we use were referred to as Arabic, despite the fact that they are nothing like Arabic characters. I appreciate that most of the Western world actually uses the Latin letter constructs.

I agree with your comment about the loss of third person singular pronoun (both masculine and feminine), due to the need for PC but I would like to know what is wrong with using the neuter pronoun? It would solve all of  the PC problems if we made reference to an indeterminate gender e.g.  The victim lost its shoes.

The idea of political correctness is reasonable up to a point. It is right that we should not attribute a masculine gender, when referring to a female but our language has now become so distorted that we have lost the fact that "man" not only indicates a male but also a species, which makes word like manhole, mantrap, maneater, manhunt, milkman, showman, all perfectly legitimate.

The expression "This weather is not fit for man nor beast" doesn't mean that it's fit for women!!

Readers of James White's Sector General stories would appreciate the nomination of "it" and derivatives in place of "they".

Interestingly, I gather that one of the reasons for the use of third person plural in place of third person singular (which would be far more acceptable) is the implication in the use of the third person singular of androgeny. "I know someone who would post to IShotMyself if it were not embarrassed about its figure" makes the person in question sound androgenous. So instead we get the strange construction: "I know someone who would post to IShotMyself if they were not embarrassed about their figure". See what I mean?

I was amused by an article I read once that suggested the replacement of "man" could go too far. After all, replacing "man" with "woman" in "woman" produces "wowoman", which then becomes "wowowoman", and then we get told off for stuttering...

blissed

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I prefer "their" to "he/she" or "she/he". It sounded a bit odd at first but I'm used to it now. Calling someone "it"  sounds to me like we're calling someone a thing or an object rather than a person. I don't use the term "Man" for the species but Human. Not placing the male as the obvious dominant is a good thing, as this is reinforced by language every second of the day. To that end, as woman is just man with a bit added on, I think I'll try and use Homme and Femme. I try not to acknowledge any pressure or political correctness, and make up, and change my own mind about what is polite and considerate (PC).

wantingscott

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Hail, Scott!!  I was afraid you'd left us.

don't cry for me SCSIgirl,
the truth is i NEVER left you,
but my current job uses Netsense
which blocks URLS
they use Netsense
blocking URL's...

and as for ISM, and as for it's Boards,
i never stopped reading at all
though it seemed to you all
that i had lost my desire
i'm working freelance
and they use Netsensene
just working freelance
but they use Netsense...

i had to let it happen
my kids had to eat
though i love to contribute right here
shunning my Browser to get pixels pushed
they paid me money
but they used Netsense
they blocked ISM
but paid me Money $$ $$$ $...

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SCSIgirl

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don't cry for me SCSIgirl,
the truth is i NEVER left you,
but my current job uses Netsense
which blocks URLS
they use Netsense
blocking URL's...

and as for ISM, and as for it's Boards,
i never stopped reading at all
though it seemed to you all
that i had lost my desire
i'm working freelance
and they use Netsensene
just working freelance
but they use Netsense...

i had to let it happen
my kids had to eat
though i love to contribute right here
shunning my Browser to get pixels pushed
they paid me money
but they used Netsense
they blocked ISM
but paid me Money $$ $$$ $...

I feel compelled to sing this from a balcony overlooking ISM town.  Maybe we could write a musical based on it?????

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wantingscott

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SCSI,
of course we could. but it wouldn't be any drippy Andrew Lloyd Webber toast. It would be fresh, and all proceeds would go towards building the ISM Mansion, of course:

Touching myself
carefully caressing
watching Aussie girls
seductively undressing...

ISM Video, and a pump of Jergins fills my need
as i enjoy the set from "Tara the Tease"

Liandra, Dandy,
and you sweetie Cle
colored pixels
on my laptop screen

A little visual is all I need
as I pull off for you before I sleep...

(to the tune of "Music of the Night")

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romeodeaux

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With each artist posted to ISM comes a snippet of their life story via their interests - but what's your take?  Tables are being turned and the spotlight's now on you guys to come up with the goods...

xxCattxx

Birthplace: Earth
Age: Immortal
Height: in Certain parts of USA , California LA say, a shorty. in certain parts of the North of England , a giant among men .
Weight: why should I weight ? I'm in a hurry to get on to the next question .
Starsign: I don't do  ' autographs ' !
Relationship status: My soul - mate's , almost ideal  boyfriend ,  in - waiting .
Currently living in: Solar system of 9 planets . on the planet known as Earth.
I like to smell: nice
I like to listen to: favourite dominatrix having orgasm [ only because i know she is faking it !]
I like to watch: tv soaps . Pretentious Art house French films .
I like to taste: tasty
I like to feel: feely
Why you like I Shot Myself: Real girlz
Biggest passion in life: living
My website / fave website: wikipedia
Favourite part of body: My eyes.
Favourite part of someone else's body: On Girls - hair, noses , eyes, lips, throat ,shoulders, hands , abs, belly buttons, bottoms, thighs , legs , feet, toes.
Most outrageous thing you have done: nothing really .
Fave band / artist: moi / moi .
Fave book: Fave book at the moment is ' The Mill on the Floss '- although i hate the ending [ i've got this project to write songs / & create music based on the character of Maggie Tulliver. one of those ideas that seems more vast and unmanageable every time i approach it ]
Fave film: Films of me as a kid that got lost when we moved house .
Other interests: Too many to mention
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves: All the naughty , bad people in the world whose fundamental motivation for living , is to crush the spirit of others, and to cause others grief.
Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves: All the people in the world who are indifferent to the happiness / unhappiness of others , and all those who wish their family, friends , lovers, humanity in general  The earth, well.

aussielarrikin

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Re: Getting To Know You

Birthplace:    Brisbane, Queensland
Age:            Thirty Something (just)
Height:        183 cm
Weight:        120 kg
Starsign:      Capricorn
Relationship status:  Answering to "One who must be obeyed"
Currently living in:    Own Home (at last !! )
I like to smell:          Ladies Perfumes.... Issey Miyake, Red Door etc
I like to listen to:      A Harley on the open road ( If Only )
I like to watch:          The Lovely Ladies on ISM (Zille, Catt, Mckenzie love ya work ladies !!)
I like to taste:          Johnnie Walker Blue Label (Neat....)
I like to feel:            That tingly feeling when the earth is about to move......
Why you like I Shot Myself:  It is real, It is Honest and oh so sexy.....
Biggest passion in life:          Fast Cars and even Faster Women.....
My website/fav website:        ISM (of course)
Favourite part of body:         I think with it too often.... but it has never let me down (yet)

Favourite part of someone else's body:  Now I really do appreciate all the lovely curvey bits on that work of art we call the female anatomy, but honestly if the lights aren't on upstairs it just aint sexy, it may sound cliched but I really think beyond curves and pretty faces my favourite part on / in someone else is Brains.... I like to be able to carry intelligent conversation with people and unfortunately I do not suffer fools gladly...  I have tried

Most outrageous thing you have done:  Made love with my best mates mum on the loungeroom floor of her home while four of my other mates slept soundly not six feet away, I was single at the time and she was hot (still is)  just after schoolies '92.......

Fave band/artist: Music tastes are many and varied (like to kick back with big glass of Cab Sav or a good scotch and an old blues record (yes those old big black vinyl cd's) but I do like some of the newer stuff too.... it all depends on the mood mate !!

Fave book: The Doomsday Conspiracy  Ben Elton
Fave film:   The Green Mile

Other interests:   Motor Sport, Old Cars
Who you'd most like to see shoot themselves:  I was gonna say the girl who used to work at my local seven eleven, but she already has ( Hi Mate ) I aint tellin no one who she is... I just wouldn't do that to her as she is too much of a sweetheart....

Who you'd least like to see shoot themselves: Jamie Dunn from B105, The hand in Agro the puppet

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