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Rich2003: Can this crazy guy Robert xxx be banned.

He's up to 47 messages saying exactly the same thing. I think he might be going through some sort of emotional breakdown!!!!!

 

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prepstudinsc: While I find Robertxxx extremely annoying, it's gotten to be kind of fun this morning getting him all riled up. I had 3 private messages from him all saying the same thing. I think he needs some lithium or something. LOL

 

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prepstudinsc: I just pulled up Robertxxx's profile....it says he registered on February 27, 2003, but all his posts have been made today.  As of 10:40 AM August 15, 2003, 82 posts have been made in the course of about 4 hours.

 

[Ralexx]

47 ?!?!?!?
Now that is what I call perseverence...

 

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Rich2003: I got really excited seeing I had loads of private messages-
little did I know they were all from our friend Robert telling me that his intention is to destroy the site.

I know we wanted some of the Lurkers to come and start posting but this is ridiculous!!!!!!!!

 

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prepstudinsc: [quote author=Rich2003 link=board=admin;num=1060950767;start=0#4 date=08/15/03 at 07:49:44]
I know we wanted some of the Lurkers to come and start posting but this is ridiculous!!!!!!!![/quote]


Sometimes we have to be careful for what we wish for--sometimes those things just might come true.....

(ok, to tie into another thread...I know this is poor grammar, but I didn't want to be pretentious and say "...be careful for that which we wish....")

 

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throb919: [quote author=prepstudinsc link=board=admin;num=1060950767;start=0#5 date=08/15/03 at 08:08:26]
(ok, to tie into another thread...I know this is poor grammar, but I didn't want to be pretentious and say "...be careful for that which we wish....")[/quote]
That old end-a-sentence-with-a-preposition rule again! Very few people (and fewer manuals of style) are quite so rigid anymore; there are certainly instances and usages (like your example) that sound much better with the preposition in its "natural" position. There's a big difference between saying "Be careful what you wish for" and "Where are you at?"

What's the old chestnut (attributed at least apocryphally to Winston Churchill)...? "Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put."



(Corrected a typo. One of my prepositions came out proposition. Oops!)

 

[B_DoubleMeatWhopper]

[quote author=throb919 link=board=admin;num=1060950767;start=0#6 date=08/15/03 at 10:31:18](Corrected a typo. One of my prepositions came out proposition. Oops!)
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Tony ... your Freudian slip is showing! ;D

 

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throb919: [quote author=DoubleMeatWhopper link=board=admin;num=1060950767;start=0#7 date=08/15/03 at 18:35:19]
Tony ... your Freudian slip is showing! ;D
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J-to, you know how we Southern belles like to flash a bit of hoop-skirt and crinolines. I do decla-uh...!

 

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7x6andchg: Great - now I have a vision of you that invokes Rue McClanahan. Just great, Tony....