I Feel Like Starting An Argument

[lustychimera]

A loaf of pre-sliced bread in the package qualifies as a bread sandwich.

A hot dog is an open faced sandwich.

 

[Bramblethorn]

On a more serious note (assuming you're really into arguing), the phenomenon of trolls is often misunderstood and misjudged. And by trolls, I don't mean the silly, annoying troll-wannabe pests, but the real ones.

Almost every intelligent poster enjoys good trolling now and then, but trolling doesn't have an impact unless it actually says something true and unsettling, touching a nerve.

If you ask a troll, they may explain that, beyond the fun of it, they bring up issues people are otherwise afraid to address or are simply unaware of.

Weird then that trolls here seem more interested in bringing up the same damn issues that have been addressed on this forum dozens of times and everybody here is already aware of.

The emperor is likely to address the kid calling him naked as a troll.

If you accuse them of weaponizing their words, they may claim in their defense that some people refuse to wake up without a hammer blow to the head.

Seems like a pretty crappy analogy. Hitting somebody in the head with a hammer is not at all guaranteed to wake them up. Quite often the reverse.

A social environment that is seemingly all positive and supportive is a nightmarish embodiment of a fool's paradise.

Oh man. The stories people tell themselves to convince themselves they're some lone hero doing a thankless but necessary job, Batman scowling out over the rooftops of Gotham, when they're actually just dickheads who enjoy others' discomfort.

I've seen this movie before and it doesn't improve with re-watching. Bye now.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I have one as well:
I think that Laurel shouldn't heed our opinions at all.

That's good, because you're getting exactly what you want. This isn't quite an argument, more of a question. Does she have a back-up plan if she gets run over by a truck? Or does the power to the servers just goes off and a 404 message or something appears here? (Often the domain name will be listed for sale.) 100,000 stories just go poof? Better make back-ups of the final versions. I don't mind doing that 126 times.

P.S.: I did make copies of the later ones just before submitting so I would have something to use if I need to make corrections. I do doubt that anyone will be reading any of our work in - fifty years?

 

[WrongFrog]

Iirc, this site has crashed a bunch over the years, but it seems to endure based on two things:

Writers gonna write and sex sells.

They've always kept the design super simple, the submission process seems identical to ten years ago, the forums and landing page all look the same. It's ad partnerships and revenues that keep it afloat as far as I can tell, and it still holds up as one of the better resources for erotic writers to hone their craft and find their voice and audience.

That said, if anyone wants to fight: avocados taste like slimy grass and bacon is overrated.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

That said, if anyone wants to fight: avocados taste like slimy grass and bacon is overrated.

You're eating your avocados over-ripe and probably dried-out American bacon. I used to think I hated avocado but it turns out I only dislike it when it's grass-green (or been frozen). Fresh chunks of nutty buttery avocado - great stuff.

'Crunchy' is not an adjective that should be applicable to bacon.

 

[oneagainst]

Wading in... probably an old wives tale, but if you want to stop your dog eating its own poo, you feed it pineapple.

I'll leave the rest as an exercise for the reader.

 

[mildlyaroused]

You're eating your avocados over-ripe and probably dried-out American bacon. I used to think I hated avocado but it turns out I only dislike it when it's grass-green (or been frozen). Fresh chunks of nutty buttery avocado - great stuff.

'Crunchy' is not an adjective that should be applicable to bacon.

Yup. If your avocados are slimy, that's your problem. Eat them when they're properly ripe, but not overly ripe. Also - frozen? I'm from NZ and freezing them seems unthinkable, since they're so good fresh. Avocado on toast or sourdough with pepper, salt and lemon is the perfect breakfast.

I like my bacon crunchy(ish) though. And salty. Bacon and halloumi cheese are unhealthy indulgences. Mmmmm.

I wouldn't choose pineapple on a pizza myself. But I wouldn't take it off if it was presented to me.

My controversial food opinion is that any ham is gross and inedible, except when it's still on the bone (like for Christmas). Especially yuck is that thin processed rubbish for sandwiches. Ew!

 

[StillStunned]

My breakfast this morning was grilled avocado with crunchy bacon and eggs.

 

[oneagainst]

My breakfast this morning was grilled avocado with crunchy bacon and eggs.

Crunchy eggs... uh... you took them out of the shells, right?

 

[mildlyaroused]

 

[StillStunned]

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In the second example, the rhinoceri are only called Washington and Lincoln if you leave out the comma after "rhinoceri".

Either way, it's probably going to be quite an interesting party.

 

[TheLobster]

Either way, it's probably going to be quite an interesting party.

I pity the dance floor.

 

[StillStunned]

I suppose they have to invite the rhinoceroses, because otherwise they'd crash the party anyway.

Get it? "Crash"? Get it? Get it?

 

[mildlyaroused]

In the second example, the rhinoceri are only called Washington and Lincoln if you leave out the comma after "rhinoceri".

Either way, it's probably going to be quite an interesting party.

I think you're technically right about that comma.

But I'm usually a little bit naughty about it.

Whenever I'm faced with that 2nd sentence structure (which is rarely, and even more rarely in relation to rhinoceri), I include the extra comma. It's always felt weird to me without it, for whatever reason.

I invited the managers, Mr. Higgins and Mrs. Rosaline. (I am only talking about two characters here).

It's one of those rules which I probably shouldn't be breaking, but I am anyway. So far I haven't derailed any stories by accidentally duplicating characters, but it's only a matter of time...

 

[samhasstories]

I think you're technically right about that comma.

But I'm usually a little bit naughty about it.

Whenever I'm faced with that 2nd sentence structure (which is rarely, and even more rarely in relation to rhinoceri), I include the extra comma. It's always felt weird to me without it, for whatever reason.

It's one of those rules which I probably shouldn't be breaking, but I am anyway. So far I haven't derailed any stories by accidentally duplicating characters, but it's only a matter of time...

Whether the rhinoceri is a good example or not, there are rare examples where the inclusion or exclusion of an oxford comma changes the meaning of a sentence. Which, if I was a rule guy, would be enough for me to advocate for its inclusion in general. But I'm not a rule guy -- I'm a creative writer, not a grammarian -- and I go comma/no comma almost entirely based on feeling and rhythm. (I don't think I'd use that one for your managers, though.)

 

[nice90sguy]

I'm a bit of a comma, comma, comma, comma, comma chameleon

 

[WrongFrog]

Seltzer water is delicious, most people just can't tolerate anything that's not loaded with sugar and chemicals. You don't hate seltzer, you've just been brainwashed by Big Soda.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

'I invited the managers, Mr. Higgins and Mrs. Rosaline. (I am only talking about two characters here).'

Embrace the much-neglected colon.
I invited the managers: Mr. Higgins and Mrs. Rosaline.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Seltzer water is delicious, most people just can't tolerate anything that's not loaded with sugar and chemicals. You don't hate seltzer, you've just been brainwashed by Big Soda.

Can't stand fizzy water. Or any other fizzy drink, even champagne, let alone sodas.

Tonic is OK, if it's not too sweet. Council pop (ie tap water) is fine. Good source of calcium, locally, where hardness is off the scale.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

That's good, because you're getting exactly what you want. This isn't quite an argument, more of a question. Does she have a back-up plan if she gets run over by a truck? Or does the power to the servers just goes off and a 404 message or something appears here? (Often the domain name will be listed for sale.) 100,000 stories just go poof? Better make back-ups of the final versions. I don't mind doing that 126 times.

P.S.: I did make copies of the later ones just before submitting so I would have something to use if I need to make corrections. I do doubt that anyone will be reading any of our work in - fifty years?

Yeah, I was being sarcastic there It's quite clear that she doesn't care about our opinions, needs or desires.

 

[Mogrem]

In the second example, the rhinoceri are only called Washington and Lincoln if you leave out the comma after "rhinoceri".

Fighting talk.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Yeah, I was being sarcastic there It's quite clear that she doesn't care about our opinions, needs or desires.

What I wonder about is that she may not care about the future of the site. "After me, the deluge."

 

[nice90sguy]

What I wonder about is that she may not care about the future of the site. "After me, the deluge."

You know she's lurking here, right?

 

[gunhilltrain]

You know she's lurking here, right?

It was attributed to King Louis XV in 1757. A lot to do with a French defeat to the Prussians, then there was anxiety about Halley's Comet causing floods a couple of years later. I often mistakenly think it has something to do with the French Revolution. Then other people, like Karl Marx, used it over the years.

Okay, so what do you think is lurking there?

 

[Demiurging]

A hot dog is an open faced sandwich.

Until/unless the bun becomes separated at any point, or if the hotdog is eaten bare (like a barbarian).

Interestingly, I actually had to eat a hot-durger yesterday because we ran out of hot dog buns at the barbecue.

And then there's the case of the corn-dog... It's certainly not open-faced, being entirely enclosed, but you wouldn't say that one of those newfangled peanut butter and jelly things isn't a sandwich simply because it's enclosed within the bread. I'm going to go ahead and say that a corn-dog is a sandwich.