Respect, pass it on.

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    That was funny!

    I even put in "turned around" to help you picture it!
     
  2. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    odd hyperbolic and pointless rambling aside, it's been 36 years.

    To quote Kingspeed, learn the game, then post.
     
  3. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    "Respect, pass it on." :devilwink:
     
  4. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

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    No apostrophe in "its". Show some respect for punctuation!
     
  5. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    You assume too much. Perhaps he was defining the thread's ontology, identifying the thread as pure gheyness. This explanation also makes said sentence complete, as opposed to a fragmented direct object conjunction.

    Yes, I hear zebras. What's your point?
     
  6. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

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    No. The "its" was clearly intended as a possessive, hence, no apostrophe.
     
  7. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    "It's" means "it is." Never anything but.

    This kind of thing is why the linguistics experts get paid the big bucks!
     
  8. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Neither could my ex-girlfriend.
     
  9. HomerLovesKoolAid

    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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  10. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Who are you to dogmatically declare the poster's intent? You have the option to interpret based on the assumption that he used correct grammar, but you choose to assume error instead. That's a reflection on you, not him.

    I respect BlazingGiants, and I want to pass it on!!
     
  11. TradeNurkicNow

    TradeNurkicNow piss

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    Damn right. /falls asleep on a big pile of dirty laundry
     
  12. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Maybe this" it's" feels like an "its" all of its existence. We should respect it's feeling and recognize and use it as an "its" eventhough it was created as an "it's"
     
  13. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    I'd chalk it up to the moronic autocorrect feature in apple products.
     
  14. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Well, we are "Trail Blazers". I applaud the effort (although I think we all should have civil unions, with marriage being a religious covenant), but wonder why a sports team would involve itself in politics? We have a separation between Church and State (i.e., there shall be no state-sponsored religion). How about a separation between politics and sports?
     
  15. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I vote for separation between sports and religion. No more locker room prayers, no more thanking god after a victory, no more Tim Tebow genuflecting, etc. Seriously, if there is a god, I hope he has more important things to worry about than who wins a specific game - and why would he chose to favor one team over the other? God could make a killing betting on the games and his teams would be unbeatable in a fantasy league.

    BNM
     
  16. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Most religious players don't believe that God has a rooting interest in the game. They generally thank God for the gifts that allow them to perform at that level, giving Him the credit for their ability, rather than claiming the credit for themselves.
     
  17. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    No more divine intervention?

    Yikes!
     
  18. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Tell that to the Fighting Irish.

    BNM
     
  19. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Yeah, and then the Immaculate Reception would be nothing but a lucky bounce (exactly what it was).
     
  20. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    No more Hail Mary's in football?!?
     

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