| Latest Post: Started By: Rank: Category Scandal - Abuse Centered Right In The Mid Ohio ValleyJust today I learned of a scandal that originated right here in the Mid Ohio Valley and spread across the globe by means of the internet. The scandal is about the abuse of exclamation marks, assorted but nonsensical punctuation, and caps lock silliness. Several of the suspects have been traced right back here to this forum. Seriously, though, I feel that it may need explicitly pointed out: Adding exclamation marks to the end of every sentence does not make it more valid. It just makes it look like you go about town screaming everything you say like a fool. Exclamation marks have a specific function. If you are not sure what that function is, don't use them. They don't make you more right when you spread them around haphazardly. They make you less right in that you look like a gibbering polemic. You're less likely to be read if people think you are crazy. Member CommentsMunsterTrust me Latham, you really don't want to get the attention of our local right wing goose steppers ! Posted 51 days ago. MunsterAh yes the stiffster raises his head and as usual says the first thing that rattles from his teeny brain ! Look , all I said was an obsevation that it seems one of the reasons republicans have been making everything more difficult was the president is black and I still stand by that . The way you righties have a knee jerk reaction is all out of place so me thinks you protest too much ! Sometimes the TRUTH hurts ! Posted 94 days ago. ReasonableVoiceI know, what's wrong with me? I recant and leave the usual three to call each other liars and sling as much partisan crud that they don't understand as they can. Posted 95 days ago. oneill@Munster - And folks like "reasonable"(???) who stress over trivialities think that WE have "no life"! While "reasonable" makes a cute & valid point about violations of punctuation laws, there are quite a few more important things going on in the real world today. Posted 95 days ago. oneillHa! Guilty as charged - EXCEPT that I use exclamation marks to emphasize some points over others. It looks like it's working! At least I don't use caps constantly like THE STIFF DOES WHEN HE CALLS EVERYONE A COMMIE!!!!! just kidding! hey at least i don't use lower case letters like e.e. cummings to denote my insignificance in relation to the universe ... The three periods indicate that there might be more to come!!! Posted 95 days ago. Post a Comment |