The Ranting Room

Why is it that the colon foll wed by a right bracket has become the rep for a smiley face. Surely the normal face is two eyes above an upturned mouth. Does this notation mean that they have died with a smile on their face?? (or sometimes as I have seen one eye shut )

Man Erg wrote: chopper wrote: I'd like to rant about shoelaces. I mean, all a shoelace has to do is stayed tied up, so why are they all made out of this slippery stuff that comes undone all the time?   Or is it just me? Top Tip No. 97 Hi Alan, If you don't do so already; When polishing your shoes also 'polish' the laces. The polish adds grip to the material and the lace(s) tends not to cpme undone.

Man Erg wrote: chopper wrote: I'd like to rant about shoelaces. I mean, all a shoelace has to do is stayed tied up, so why are they all made out of this slippery stuff that comes undone all the time?   Or is it just me? Top Tip No. 97 Hi Alan, If you don't do so already; When polishing your shoes also 'polish' the laces. The polish adds grip to the material and the lace(s) tends not to cpme undone.

wax is grippy?  I would never have thought of that.

Edited by Dean - December 15 2008 at 11:25

Edited by mystic fred - December 15 2008 at 08:40

What's the point ?    (rest of post deleted)

I totally understand your frustration Scott, however, I have learnt that "hate" tends to be "envy" in a different disguise and when I see a negative comment I just laugh to myself and ingore their knaivety because I now know what they really mean!

Sunny In Jeddah wrote: I'd like to rant about having blood taken, it's a horrible experience every single time. I was cursed with tiny veins apparently, as they have to use the infant needle every time. Then the blood flows very slowly, if at all. I've been having to give a lot lately and my arms are starting to look like that of a heroin addicts...

Needles, urgh............... I know that sounds wimpy, but I'm scared of them.

I never used to be though.
I've had vaccinations over the years, and many times, the needles never bothered one bit.
But last time I had to get a blood sample in February this year, the nurse managed to somehow not even get the needle into the vein, and when the needle came out, god, it hurt like hell, I seriously had never felt that much pain from a needle being removed from my arm before.
And she still had to insert the needle again to find a vein.
And when she took it out again, it hurt even worse, and by the end of it, I was literally shaking.
I hope this fear doesn't stay with me, since it seems odd to have just developed it this year.

NaturalScience wrote: Dean wrote: rushfan4 wrote: It is interesting to see how well that Rush has done against the other rock giants in all those Rush polls that are currently circulating.  These polls really make me cringe because I really get sick and tired of all of the Rush haters that continuously post their same "I hate Rush" posts in every thread where even the hint of Rush shows up.  "What's that?  You're from Canada.  We'll I hate Rush.  They suck and are totally unoriginal.  Neil Peart couldn't beat his way out of a paper bag.  Geddy Lee sings like he has his balls in a vice, and he plays his bass and keyboards as though he was playing with his balls which would also explain his high voice.  And Alex, well Alex plays like he is also using Geddy's balls".    I honestly don't care if people hate Rush.  Everyone has their own tastes.  In my point of view, that is your loss, but hey whatever.  I honestly could care less if I were the only person on PA that liked Rush.  I am glad that I am not the only one, and that I have my compatriots out there. (You know who you are and who you aren't ).  And although this rant is about Rush, it applies to all bands.    I suppose that I am pretty easy to please.  I have had mostly good luck with finding bands that I enjoy here on PA.  There are a few that I have tried that I don't like, but I don't go into every  thread that might remotely concern that band and talk smack about them.  I am pretty certain that I have posted enough posts within this forum regarding bands that I don't like (at least not yet), that many of you could create the list, as well as, if not better than I could.  But I would say that at least 99% of the time I have talked of these bands that I don't like in a non-insulting way.  So I guess that is my rant.  Why is it so difficult for PAers to play nice with each other?   It does appear that a few people define themselves by what they don't like, rather than by what they do. The list ever grows (Dream Theater, ELP, Pink Floyd , Rush - it looks like Opeth and Porcupine Tree are heading for a the backlash list too) That's why you have to go the avant route - can't bash what you've never heard of in the first place.  That said, it seems like the prog poll insanity is cyclical - every so often we have a slate of ridiculous polls usually involving one band which is often set up so that the naysayers can come out and flame away - just a little while ago I thought we were actually getting some interesting poll questions, but now we're back into the regime of the boring, IMO.

rushfan4 wrote: It is interesting to see how well that Rush has done against the other rock giants in all those Rush polls that are currently circulating.  These polls really make me cringe because I really get sick and tired of all of the Rush haters that continuously post their same "I hate Rush" posts in every thread where even the hint of Rush shows up.  "What's that?  You're from Canada.  We'll I hate Rush.  They suck and are totally unoriginal.  Neil Peart couldn't beat his way out of a paper bag.  Geddy Lee sings like he has his balls in a vice, and he plays his bass and keyboards as though he was playing with his balls which would also explain his high voice.  And Alex, well Alex plays like he is also using Geddy's balls".    I honestly don't care if people hate Rush.  Everyone has their own tastes.  In my point of view, that is your loss, but hey whatever.  I honestly could care less if I were the only person on PA that liked Rush.  I am glad that I am not the only one, and that I have my compatriots out there. (You know who you are and who you aren't ).  And although this rant is about Rush, it applies to all bands.    I suppose that I am pretty easy to please.  I have had mostly good luck with finding bands that I enjoy here on PA.  There are a few that I have tried that I don't like, but I don't go into every  thread that might remotely concern that band and talk smack about them.  I am pretty certain that I have posted enough posts within this forum regarding bands that I don't like (at least not yet), that many of you could create the list, as well as, if not better than I could.  But I would say that at least 99% of the time I have talked of these bands that I don't like in a non-insulting way.  So I guess that is my rant.  Why is it so difficult for PAers to play nice with each other?

NaturalScience wrote: Jim Garten wrote: Damn you and your accuracy, Pat - re-checked the statements & for the sake of accuracy & it was to go from £59 to £96, not £55 to £96; I apologise for any incontinence caused. Git Engineers can be a real pain in the arse