The Ranting Room

Why is it that every school in the district except for mine decided to close?

The one two minutes down the ing road closed, so why can't mine? It's bad enough that I live 40 minutes away from the ing thing, now I have to walk too. So I'm trudging off to Auschwitz in ankle-high slush wearing my brand new running shoes, water seeping into every inch of skin below my knees. Then Cletus McGregor and his inbred children decide to drive three inches away from the ing curb and splash a vile mixture of leaves, the soggy corpses of assorted rodentia and what may have once been water all up my backside. Ludicrously attired for the remaining 7 hours, I proceed through my day equally as uneducated as I had been before I had come to school, considering that about half of my teachers were still stuck somewhere in the ing Yukon. So, as I sat in the corner listening to Van der Graaf Generator, lamenting my regrettable fate, I realized that my homework had been melted into an unrecognizable mess, thus cementing the day as an abomination of an afternoon and a blight upon all that is good in this world. Unsatisfied with my life, I came home and wept silently.

Stop trying to be a ing anarchist, school. CONFORM.

darqDean wrote: I've installed the ieSpell  ... and then tort it all teh bad spellings, which saves a lot of time when running teh spewl chequer...

I have one installed for Firefox too, but it is "in merkin", so it does not pick-up English words.  However, it still works rather nicely and even though I am a good speller, I still make the odd mistake.

HughesJB4 wrote: How about those people that type too fast and type 'taht' instead of that, and 'teh' instead of the, and do not bother to go back and check their spelling or edit their post?

N.I'm fine with typso   

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Edited by Man Erg - January 30 2008 at 09:35

I've installed the ieSpell  ... and then tort it all teh bad spellings, which saves a lot of time when running teh spewl chequer...

Geck0 wrote: NS, you obviously haven't watched "Mock the Week" over here in the UK, where they (Rory Bremner I believe) made fun of the fact Bush couldn't pronounce Nuclear and some other words too.

Man Erg wrote: Lately, I have been having a problem reading people's posts which include the mis-use of the word 'to' when 'too' should be used.

Jim Garten wrote: Blacksword wrote: Ok, I had to say something about this guy. Alex James, former bass player with shoe gazing Essex boyz Blur. I've nothing against him as a musician/rock star (or rather former rock star) It bothers me not one wit, that he has become both an arable and sheep farmer; strutting around his estate like an Indie Mike Oldfield, acting out his fantasy of being a rich landowner, sh!tting on the little man. I couldn't care a jot about that.. No, I'm concerned that his status as a former coke snorting, p!ss head has somehow led him into political commentary. Anyone who saw BBC's Question Time last week will recall the monumental embarassment that washed over the panel and the sudience whenever James was asked a question. He really is the most inarticulate, dim witted and uninspiring panel guest that show has ever lowered itself to include. Now I dont hate the guy, but has our dumb culture really brought us to this point? Who next for the QT panel Ozzy? Jordan? OB from Hollyoaks? Alex James has made a Panorama program about the drugs trade in Columbia. It will be shown tonight. The point he is aking is an important one, so I wont knock his intent. But once again, I find myself struggling to take seriously rock stars who try to 'make a difference' Especially one who struggles to construct a sentence. That said, I hope his anti Cocaine campaign has a posiitve effect. Whilst I agree with your closing comment, Andy, I'll tell you what really hacks me off with people like Alex James, Any Winehouse, Pete Docherty et al: Why do they seem to be immune from the law? Alex James admits to have spent X number of tens of thousands of pounds on cocaine, Any Winehouse has been arrested on x number of occasions for possession of various substances & Pete Docherty gets a press reception every time he goes to court & says "sorry" for yet another bust. OK - Alex James is evidently 'reformed' (you could tell that on Panorama last night because he wore his "serious" face throughout), but the other two above seem to thrive perfectly well (when their respective record companies aren't putting them through pointless 'rehab' again), yet are never (let me repeat that: never) actually sentenced to anything in court; the added publicity no doubt makes them even cooler to their respective fans, resulting in added record sales... This is supposed to punish them how exactly?

Answer: The Boondock Saints.

Blacksword wrote:   We are now officially living Thatchers dream; a low wage, service economy, where the crappest of jobs are undertaken by foreigners who'll work for virtually nothing, the lower middle class work their arses off for an average wage, and the upper middle class just sit about all day boasting about how much their ing house is worth. All the while we indulge in celbrity hero worship, makeovers and numerous other avoidance strategies which allow us to cultivate our profound ignorance of the world around us.

Let me be the first to welcome you to America.

fandango wrote: Blacksword wrote: Look out also for the cut in the basic rate of tax this April, as promised by Brown as Chancellor last April. We will now only have to pay 20p in the pound, instead of 22p. Sound good? It is. Unless you earn under 18,000 PA, then you're f***ed! As he has simultaneously abolished the bottom 10% rate. It's a tax cut aimed exclusively at a specific demographic, whose votes Brown wishes to secure; the lower middle class; first time buyers, students with loans to pay back etc..   oh, I spotted that one the very moment it was announced in the last budget.... and you are quite right about the cynical exploitation of the demographic....   however, this one can be perversely countered...   ...I am on the bottom Grade at work.  even though I am paid just above the minimum wage, every time this goes up, the whole of our Grade get the appropriate % rise.   the problem is, since the minimum wage of £3.60 per hour was introduced in 1999, it has gone up annually...the consequence in my place of work is that Grades 4,5,6 & 7 are now effectively all earning the same salary...ie staff and supervisors now 'take home' practically the same...   now Andy...tell me exactly where the incentive for promotion and self betterment is??    even when using a very powerful microscope, I have been completely unable to locate it....

This is now the trend in any workplace, I think. Money is no longer supposed to be your motivation. You are supposed to want to go the extra mile, out of loyalty, love and enthusiasm for your employer. Your employer, and mine are trying to forge a culture where we are just grateful to have a job, and it's working. Look in the window of any employment agency and the wages offered for most jobs are not really any higher than they were in the mid 90's.

Unlike living costs which have gone up at inflation busting rates...

I count myself lucky that I earn just above average wage, without a degree. That is becoming unusual. Most people will leave college, these days without a pot to p!ss in, and up to their eyeballs in debt. We are now officially living Thatchers dream; a low wage, service economy, where the crappest of jobs are undertaken by foreigners who'll work for virtually nothing, the lower middle class work their arses off for an average wage, and the upper middle class just sit about all day boasting about how much their ing house is worth. All the while we indulge in celbrity hero worship, makeovers and numerous other avoidance strategies which allow us to cultivate our profound ignorance of the world around us.

Oh dear, I'm off on one...sorry to digress..
    

Blacksword wrote: Ok, I had to say something about this guy. Alex James, former bass player with shoe gazing Essex boyz Blur. I've nothing against him as a musician/rock star (or rather former rock star) It bothers me not one wit, that he has become both an arable and sheep farmer; strutting around his estate like an Indie Mike Oldfield, acting out his fantasy of being a rich landowner, sh!tting on the little man. I couldn't care a jot about that.. No, I'm concerned that his status as a former coke snorting, p!ss head has somehow led him into political commentary. Anyone who saw BBC's Question Time last week will recall the monumental embarassment that washed over the panel and the sudience whenever James was asked a question. He really is the most inarticulate, dim witted and uninspiring panel guest that show has ever lowered itself to include. Now I dont hate the guy, but has our dumb culture really brought us to this point? Who next for the QT panel Ozzy? Jordan? OB from Hollyoaks? Alex James has made a Panorama program about the drugs trade in Columbia. It will be shown tonight. The point he is aking is an important one, so I wont knock his intent. But once again, I find myself struggling to take seriously rock stars who try to 'make a difference' Especially one who struggles to construct a sentence. That said, I hope his anti Cocaine campaign has a posiitve effect.

Whilst I agree with your closing comment, Andy, I'll tell you what really hacks me off with people like Alex James, Any Winehouse, Pete Docherty et al:

Why do they seem to be immune from the law?

Alex James admits to have spent X number of tens of thousands of pounds on cocaine, Any Winehouse has been arrested on x number of occasions for possession of various substances & Pete Docherty gets a press reception every time he goes to court & says "sorry" for yet another bust.

OK - Alex James is evidently 'reformed' (you could tell that on Panorama last night because he wore his "serious" face throughout), but the other two above seem to thrive perfectly well (when their respective record companies aren't putting them through pointless 'rehab' again), yet are never (let me repeat that: never) actually sentenced to anything in court; the added publicity no doubt makes them even cooler to their respective fans, resulting in added record sales...

This is supposed to punish them how exactly?