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  • in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147498
    sirvoddmort
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    And the Invisibility Cloak may have been exceptional, but it wasn’t infallible. A gifted wizard such as Dumbledore could, for example, disturb the dust in a manner which revealed the absence of air in that part off the room. Also, Dumbledore probably heard voices before he entered, and he noticed that the room had only recently been vacated, and he could easily guess who. From there it was easy to notice footprints, breathing or the like that gave away their presence.

    Add to that that he had been with the Minister up until then, and could hardly excuse himself to eavesdrop on Hagrid’s conversation. And knowing they were in the room wouldn’t tell him where in the hut they were hiding anyway. This part of the theory certainly doesn’t stand up to even mild scrutiny.

    Duke

    in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147496
    sirvoddmort
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    I anticipated these rebuttals. Firstly, Dumbledore may have had that plan of action regarding the DA ready, but simply pulled it out of the bag at the correct moment. And also, when he cried, that could have been more as a result of being touched by the situation in the office, as it was. Imagine Dumbledore sitting in his office eavesdropping on Harry’s conversation. In the context of Harry’s argument there wasn’t much to get emotional about, Harry was just angry. But in Dumbledore’s office, he was announcing his full loyalty in a much more moving manner, and that is why he cried. Or, he was faking, an elaborate ploy to get Harry to avert his eyes so he would not notice that Dumbledore was obviously not that surprised.

    I agree that both of these are highly unlikely, but then again the entire premise of the theory is patchy, as I mentioned earlier.

    sirvoddmort
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    I wonder who can tell what this is. It’s a very simple one to start off with.

    C#, C#, D, E, E, D, C#, B, A, A, B C#, C#, B, B.

    C#, C#, D, E, E, D, C#, B, A, A, B C#, B, A, A.

    B, C#, A, B, C#, D, C#, A, B, C#, D, C#, B, A, B, A, C#.

    C#, C#, D, E, E, D, C#, B, A, A, B C#, B, A, A.

    in reply to: Calling uncles and aunts without using their title #1136735
    sirvoddmort
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    I am told in certain circles a man does not address his wife by her first name.

    I just call them No. 1, No. 2 and ‘Carrot’.

    in reply to: Calling uncles and aunts without using their title #1136734
    sirvoddmort
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    How do you suddenly get a nephew older than you? Or am I just not getting the British humour?

    Well, I am not going to be too specific, but take into account gender, and the marital age gap, and I’m sure you can work out how somebody who currently isn’t younger than any of their siblings’ children, could get a nephew older than them.

    Duke

    in reply to: Calling uncles and aunts without using their title #1136728
    sirvoddmort
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    And assuming in future years some of my siblibgs’ offspring start regularly calling me Uncle, what do you suggest I do when I get one that’s older than me.

    in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147494
    sirvoddmort
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    And as regards the Deluminator question, perhaps, as you mentioned, this function was only added after Dumbledore became aware of his impending death, and realised the necessity of ensuring Harry’s quest would go smoothly, and therefore engineered this function (or activated it). And concealing it in an abject useful enough and with enough value that he knew Ron would carry it, is why he ???? put it in the Deluminator.

    As for the ‘spy’ theory, I dislike it for several reasons. Whilst it is certainly possible, I find it unlikely Dumbledore would stoop to such lows, no matter what his interests. Because Dumbledore may have been manipulative and cunning, this would probably appear detestable to him, as it breaches the grounds of common decency. But the refutations you bought down are not particularly troublesome, should one choose to accept this theory. Dumbledore would act surprised and as if he was just finding out this information, despite already knowing it, as were he spying he wouldn’t wish Harry to suspect. And Dumbledore, as a highly gifted wizard, probably had numerous methods to find invisible objects, not to mention the plain common sense of Hagrid having obviously been talked to them, and they hiding in the most obvious place in the room.

    Duke

    in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147493
    sirvoddmort
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    OK, it’s pretty much an impossible question if you assume it’s the same Avery. Voldermort and the Marauders certainly did not go to Hogwarts at anywhere near the same time, that much is obvious. There is at least a 10 year gap.

    So we will just have to answer that it is not the same Avery, but an uncle, son or other relative of the Avery who attended in Snape and the Maruaders’ time. Considering they were doubtless a Pure-Blood family, it is not too much of a stretch to say that numerous Averys would have attended Hogwarts. And the Avery we see later on during the War could be either, probably the younger. The other one could have been killed, captured or simply not mentioned in the books.

    And you neglected to mention Rosier, who may or not be related to the Evan Rosier killed in a struggle with Aurors at the end of Voldermort’s first uprising, who is documented as being in school with Snape. There are doubtless numerous wizarding families who had members at Hogwarts several times during the period.

    Duke

    in reply to: Lollipops #1039716
    sirvoddmort
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    I saw on a diff web site that when you eat a lollipop, you are really just eating your own flavored saliva.

    Great, I’ll add that to my list.

    in reply to: Palestinian State #1037114
    sirvoddmort
    Member

    There already is a Palestinian states. Sorry, two Palestinian states. Actually, technically there are three.

    One is Gaza. It is governed completely by the Palestinians. This is the first instance in history of self-determination for Arabs in the historic land of Israel (As many have pointed out, the Palestinians are not genuinely a distinct group, just an extension of the wider Middle-Eastern Arab population). And look how that turned out. They voted in a recognized terrorist organization, who proceeded to eliminate all political opposition, ruin any hope of peace for it’s residents for the foreseeable future, subjugate it’s inhabitants, and launch a long bloody, pointless campaign against it’s stronger neighbour.

    The second is the de facto Palestinian State in the West Bank. They have a President, a Prime Minister, a Parliament, a Police force, an entire bureaucracy and educational system, and tax raising and administrative powers, all aided and abetted by Israel. But they still refuse to take any proactive steps towards genuine peace, despite the Israeli Government giving way on many (too many) key issues, and granting them much autonomous power they frankly cannot be trusted with. And the West Bank is still a hotbed of terrorism and lawlessness, and any decorum that is there is due to the Israeli influence.

    And the third, perhaps surprisingly, Jordan. At one point, more than two thirds of Jordan’s population were Palestinian, and they are still in the majority. Even the Prime Minister was Palestinian. This should have been satisfactory, but for uncertain reasons they launched a long and bloody campaign against the administration (of which much was Palestinian), and lost. Despite this, they are still the dominant force in the country, but refuse to integrate or acknowledge this.

    And if you wished, you could count Lebanon, where too Palestinian groups took control of Beirut and launched numerous wars against Christian groups, and would have won without Israeli involvement.

    All this is further proof of the general Palestinian myths. Firstly, the Palestinians neither desire nor will permit peace. Secondly, they are not a common historical entity. The Arabs in Gaza and the Arabs in the West Bank have less in common with each other than most Arabs in the region have with each other. Add to that that Arabs can, if they so wished, live perfectly harmoniously within Israel proper.

    It is further proof, if proof were needed, that the only purpose of the ‘Palestinian cause’, is that the wider Arab population will not accept a large Jewish population or state as a neighbour, and wish the entire region to be exclusively theirs. That is their long term aim, not peace or self determination, for if they truly wanted either of those things they could have them in an instant. The Palestinians are simply a useful tool, as always.

    in reply to: What does it mean to be yeshivish? #1037344
    sirvoddmort
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    But you’re 100% right about the typecasting issue.

    in reply to: What does it mean to be yeshivish? #1037341
    sirvoddmort
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    I do have a question on it though. Chassidish people also incorporate Torah into every aspect of their lives. Why aren’t they referred to as “yeshivish chassidish people”?

    Sorry, but that’s not a question, that’s exactly the point. That is what should be the case, but unfortunately isn’t.

    in reply to: Lollipops #1039710
    sirvoddmort
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    Lollipops are (to borrow an incredibly annoying, too often employed Americanism) awesome!

    They enable sweets to last for longer, by giving the consumer a choice between eating an entire sweet in one go or getting one’s hands dirty.

    I know of several instances of them being used by ex-smokers, when standing with existing smokers, to help resist the urge. And by non-smokers to have something to do in similar situations.

    They taste better, due to sweets in general being slightly cloying in excess. A lollipop allows for occasional tasting (this is a different point then above, as the first point concerns pure value for money, this point regards the benefits regarding taste).

    From my school days, I recall lollipops being far superior to regular sweets in terms of being able to eat them in class. Regular sweets are difficult to conceal.

    And staying with the classroom advantages, the paper stick, when the sweet is finished, provides endless amusement, what with being able to unroll it and doodle on it, not to mention pellets.

    And lastly, what’s not to like? It’s sugar on a stick.

    in reply to: I hate people who take everything literally and/or seriously #1037082
    sirvoddmort
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    OK, I think we all noted the cleverly worded title.

    And on the actual subject of the thread title, it’s a good general point. If the subject matter isn’t serious (like the renamed ‘Soccer’ thread), then everything on it should be taken in the light-hearted, occasionally humorous nature in which it was intended.

    Interestingly, the main problem I’ve noted since my arrival is people concerned that I might have taken them seriously, not vice versa.

    in reply to: Calling uncles and aunts without using their title #1136720
    sirvoddmort
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    Oh, and thanks.

    in reply to: Calling uncles and aunts without using their title #1136719
    sirvoddmort
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    Perhaps not a ????, but definitely a ?????.

    in reply to: Weird Coffee Room ads #1211534
    sirvoddmort
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    By far the most annoying is the fact that a computer somewhere has decided that the Coffee Room is actually about coffee, leading to my screen being constantly covered in ads for various types of coffee.

    The most confusing instance of this is when whatever ad service they used displayed the words ‘Decaffeinated Coffee’ in massive letters across the top of the CR, leading me to think I was on the wrong page, and no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t get off.

    Duke

    in reply to: Creative writing – CR users in real life! #1067312
    sirvoddmort
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    Thanks, it’s a work in progress.

    in reply to: I hate people who take everything literally and/or seriously #1037080
    sirvoddmort
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    You hate them!? How close minded are you?

    in reply to: What does it mean to be yeshivish? #1037337
    sirvoddmort
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    What it should mean is where ones learning impacts on every facet of their life. That is to say, not just the the way you speak and the way you interact, but the way you think.

    Unfortunately, what yeshivish is often taken to mean is the way you dress and the like.

    in reply to: What does it mean to be yeshivish? #1037331
    sirvoddmort
    Member

    The first rule of being yeshivish is you don’t talk about being yeshivish.

    in reply to: Creative writing – CR users in real life! #1067310
    sirvoddmort
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    In the back row, sirvoddmort and yekke2 are vociferously debating the advantages of a faster broom vs. a more maneuverable broom.

    As a relative newcomer, I’m not sure I feel qualified to add to this post. Plus, I am concerned that I may just be speaking a different language.

    I would just like to register my protest at ScaredDD for typecasting me as being only occupied in matters of the intercontinental divide and getting one up on the colonial commoners 🙁 (and now I’ve been forced into using an emoticon, which I detest on principle).

    If I must have a role in this escapade, please let it be more in the role PAA cast me in, as above, as a self confessed HP nut. And, whilst on the subject, closer examination of the books would reveal that Harry almost always comes from behind the opposing seeker to claim the snitch, meaning that having a faster broom is almost always a bigger advantage, much like in American Football, were speed is prized over technical prowess.

    Duke

    in reply to: Calling uncles and aunts without using their title #1136707
    sirvoddmort
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    As a very young prolific uncle, I was peeved by never being referred to by my proper title. However, the older of my nephews and nieces were hardly going to change overnight. So I took the initiative. I focused on the younger ones, and attempted to persuade them to call me ‘Uncle’. This tactic was largely successful, until one of them, being around 2, began completely mispronouncing it a ‘Uggle’ (whatever my name may be). Suffice it to say that this was very amusing, and years later, I find I am still called this by many of my family.

    May this be a lesson to all egotistical youngsters.

    in reply to: It's okay to care about animals #1036961
    sirvoddmort
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    OK, it wasn’t the classiest comment. But that does not make it any less ironic, and it is amusing to find that it warrants a serious reply regarding the usefulness of cats, which completely misses the (admittedly lame) point.

    in reply to: It's okay to care about animals #1036957
    sirvoddmort
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    The American capacity to not get irony, no matter how obvious, truly astounds me.

    in reply to: It's okay to care about animals #1036954
    sirvoddmort
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    But cats aren’t kosher.

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066496
    sirvoddmort
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    Yekke, thanks a lot for the support. Glad you approve. Still, I was kinda enjoying the whole ‘one man crusade against the devaluing of the English language in particular and sport in general’ thing.

    And LG, ease up. What you preciously posted (I think you mean previously) was neither mean nor judgmental, and is probably one I would make, and probably have at some point made, especially when faced with perceived excessive nationalism. Although yekke2 is right, my argument did not stem from nationalistic pride, simply supporting my point as regards the language.

    But it is worth keeping one thing in mind. I don’t actually really care about what I argue about, as regards essentially pointless issues such as language or nationality (except football, I’ll defend that to the death), I do it for the love of arguing. If I am ever scharf, it is for comic effect, not because I mean it. This is probably an even bigger fault than the one you pointed out but, well, there it is.

    Duke

    in reply to: Getting kids to listen to you #1037271
    sirvoddmort
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    The only reason I am even considering joining this discussion is that I’m coming to the CR straight after my first babysitting stint in about two years. But here goes…

    Carrot and Stick. Not too much carrot as to reward bad behaviour (Off the point, Spellcheck, if you try and give me American spelling once more, I’ll dismember the annoying paperclip), not too much stick as to inspire resentment. It works.

    Talk to them with respect. This does not mean flattering them or talking to them as adults. Just respect.

    be firm. If you go back on your word once, they’ll push you to do it again.

    Be their friend. What I mean to say is if you are generally nice to a kid, and really listen to them, they are far more likely to listen to you at a later stage. I don’t mean act like a friend rather than a parent, just that negativity alone does not get results.

    And finally, every single bit of this advice will go straight out of the window when I get kids of my own, and am just desperate to go to sleep. But it will serve nicely as a diary entry to remind me in future years that I once had what could be considered principles.

    in reply to: Palestinian State #1037110
    sirvoddmort
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    A new Palestine would be a more formidable military foe than Egypt, Jordan and Syria were in the past?

    Actually, it could be. Firstly, it would have an extensive border with Israel, leading to a high probability of extensive infiltration. It would be able to constantly infiltrate Israel, especially through built-up areas such as Yerusholayim.

    Israel’s enemies of yore would launch clear, all out war, on recognized boundaries. They were also not as motivated as the Palestinians would be. This would lead to a clear military response, which as a developed, advanced and heavily aided military (certainly in the past), Israel stood a good chance and repeatedly, besityata di’shmaya, won.

    But a future Palestinian State would have two fronts, and would be incredibly well placed to further their current ramshackle terror campaign into a much larger, much better funded ISIS style terror campaign. This would not constitute an existential threat against Israel, rather just make life unbearable for it’s inhabitants. With a large sympathetic Arab population in Israel, they would be able to launch mass casualty guerrilla raids, widespread rocket fire, and dig tunnels literally all over Israel, turning Israel into something nearer to Vietnam.

    And this campaign would, as we have seen in Gaza, be virtually impossible to effectively combat. As a state, Palestine would form allies with surrounding Arab nations, which would be far friendlier neighbours than Egypt has been to Gaza. This would mean any overt war could turn into a simultaneous fight from both within and without, the like of which Israel has never faced before.

    I agree it’s a bit of a doomsday scenario, and i’m sure the defensive measures could stop avert many of these dangers, but the facts of the matter are clear. Israel can’t, and hopefully won’t, even begin to consider handing a mortal enemy the launching pad, both literally and figuratively, to attack it.

    in reply to: Alter, The Thread Titler! #1213505
    sirvoddmort
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    Am very dissapointed at the change of thread title ‘Football’ to Soccer, and the ‘Football Role Models’ thread.

    The last time I checked the site said Yeshiva World News. Therefore, the site should conform to international standards. I am perfectly willing to accept that in a conversation between Americans, they refer to Football as Soccer and American Football, or Gridiron, as Football. This is what they call it in their country, and within their borders they are welcome to.

    But this is, unless I am mistaken, the premier site for the entire Yeshiva World (I will take this to mean places with yeshivish communities and/or yeshivas). This includes Belgium, France, Switzerland and of course the UK and Israel. In all of these countries, Football means Soccer, and as such it is not too much to as that the site respects this diversity and follows the opinion of most communities, that Football refers to the sport of soccer and not AF. Thanking you and awaiting the correction.

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066490
    sirvoddmort
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    There is no term “American Soccer” so by default it is best to use football to mean the oblong pigskin, and soccer to mean that round black and white ball kids use around the world.

    The fact that there is no term ‘American Soccer’ is completely irrelevant. The fact that you (plural) chose to misname your sport after ours, despite the fact Gridiron is much closer to Rugby than football, is none of our concern, and does not mean we must stop calling our sport what we’ve always called it to make way for your mistakes.

    It’s a bit confusing attempting to conduct the same argument over two threads, so I’ll focus here on the English language, and regarding the Football/American Football debate, in the Soccer thread (the changing of the title made me lose any confidence I might have had in the moderators).

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066489
    sirvoddmort
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    All other languages have a consortum that decides what is and what is not a word in that language.

    Please google OED, or Oxford English Dictionary.

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066488
    sirvoddmort
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    A thing done intentionally is not a mistake.

    It is if the intention is to do that which one has neither the right nor the ability to do, then intending to do it is a mistake. And seeing how most ‘Americanisms’ (a much better term than ‘american english’, seeing how the differences are minimal and Americans speak regular English – or try to – in virtually every respect) are borne from Hollywood or corruptions over time, I think mistake is not too strong a word.

    FYI you forced english on US, just like the Spanish forced spanish on Latin America and Portugal Forced on Brazil and the French forced french on their former colonies

    And?

    We still invented it, developed it and are, right now, by far the best at using it. You still call a sport involving very little foot action ‘football’. And no-ones answered that one yet.

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066485
    sirvoddmort
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    There is an American language. It’s called American English, but it’s really not English. It’s American, which makes it a thousand times better than English.

    I could refute every single one of these slights against the English, and may indeed do so at some future point (definitely deserves it’s own thread). But for now this will have to suffice.

    ‘American’ English is merely a simplified version of what you would call ‘The Queen’s’ English. Case in point, ‘sidewalk’. Whilst the original language recognizes that describing a concrete noun (pun intended) with the term pavement is perfectly understandable, and is a natural progression of language, coming up with a name for unique objects. The Americans, however, seem not to grasp this, and require a seperate name that describes the function of a pavement, hence ‘side-walk’, something on the side upon with you walk.

    And you have the audacity to castigate original English for the noun/verb balance, when sidewalk is guilty of precisely that fault.

    But instead of deconstructing the faults of the American corruption of the English language, I will sum it up as follows. If we invented it, we decide how to use it, how to spell it, and how to define it. The day our colonial cousins learn to come up with their own language, they can ruin that. And I’ll leave you with this quote from Her Majesty the Queen, in conversation with the late Steve Jobs (before he died, obviously),

    “Dear Mr. Jobs: There’s no such thing as ‘American English’, just English…. and mistakes”

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066479
    sirvoddmort
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    And the ‘Association’ part of Association Football refers to the fact that the rules are codified. The key part of the name, as most people recognize is Football, and first come…

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066478
    sirvoddmort
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    Yes, we made up the word, as I said before, but it is only a slang word for football. Worldwide, the sport is known as football, and as that is what it has always been called, it shall remain so. I am not asking you to call American football gridiron or whatever. Football is, as you yourself have pointed out, the true name of soccer. Everyone calls it that, and, seeing how it more accurately describes our game than yours, and that we got there first, and that we invented the whole language, in an international conversation respect the facts.

    in reply to: Soccer #1037774
    sirvoddmort
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    Football/soccer’s a riot!? As opposed to American Football, where someone shouts, and then the majority of the players’ job is to hit/punch or just stop the other players in their tracks by any means possible? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Any sport where you have to wear armour and helmets just to step on the field, and where for most of the time everybody’s standing around waiting for the action to begin, is not a sport, and certainly not one that even compares to Football (the real version, that is). There’s a reason it’s the most popular sport in the world, whilst American Football is still mainly confined to that one post-colonial country.

    in reply to: Soccer #1037771
    sirvoddmort
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    I also support Man U and also the Chudley Cannons.

    Well, you’ve not picked the best teams at the moment, have you?

    And showojoe, kindly refer to the other thread. But just for the record, 75% of those currently involved in this thread are referring to what you would call ‘soccer’.

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066476
    sirvoddmort
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    Perhaps most CR posters are American, and feel free to use the words sidewalk instead of pavement, pants instead of trousers, or whatever corruption of the english language you think of next. The rest of us will accpet that.

    But when the topic is started by somebody who very obviously means real Football (or Soccer), it is too much to expect that the significant minority of non-American posters must have to conform.

    Judging by the number of posts last Friday, and the Friday before, not to mention the numerous obviously non-American posters, a sizable number of posters are not from the USA. A bit of common courtesy could be extended by those of the American persuasion, and calling the name of your game by it’s full title would help immensely.

    Besides, I was perfectly content to not be moicheh when you were discussing the matter of american ‘football’ between yourselves without specifying, even though this is not what the thread was about (see the thread starters later post). But when an attempt is made to prevent everybody else from referring to Football (Soccer) by it’s proper name, it is too much to assume that we must refer to it as ‘soccer’, as opposed to it’s real name.

    So if everybody could please call both sports by their official names, as recognized worldwide, this would avoid confusion and keep harmony between posters on this international frum forum.

    in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147488
    sirvoddmort
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    As rabble-rousing as the two boys were, we are supposed to believe that they never once checked up on their little brother before they gave the map to Harry?

    This question is genuinely difficult. I have heard that the answer JK gave is that the twins would not know who Peter Pettigrew was, or at least not recognize it, and , not knowing every singly person in the school, disregard it.

    I personally do not like this answer for a few reasons.

    Firstly, Sirius Black was a famous murderer, and it is a bit of a stretch to say they wouldn’t recognize him.

    Even assuming his name is not widely known (considering that Harry in the third book only found out by eavesdropping on a private conversation between teachers, indicating it was not widely known among students), this unknown person would be in constant close proximity to their brother, leading to at least some curiosity over who he was.

    So we may just have to assume that they didn’t know who he was, didn’t check up on Ron often enough to notice that Peter was always there, and that they weren’t particularly interested in checking up on him anyway, no matter what their mother told them. Also, they shared the Map, so the likelihood of looking long enough to notice something wrong is halved.

    in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147487
    sirvoddmort
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    Don’t worry, I can handle a bit of sarcasm.

    And it wasn’t just a ‘blank piece of parchment’. It was a blank piece of parchment stolen from a draw marked ‘highly dangerous’.

    To rephrase the main explanation, they probably used trial and error, with the map responding and helping increasingly as they progressed. Remember, when Snape attempted to unlock the parchment, the Map recognized him, and spoke to him, and that was without any password.

    So we can safely assume that when Fred and George got the map, they ‘spoke’ with it, and seeing them as kindred spirits, helped them as they tried to find the correct formula. By this I mean it didn’t tell them outright, but gave them hints as they progressed towards the correct formula, but still, fundamentally, using trial and error.

    in reply to: Soccer #1037768
    sirvoddmort
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    Man United? That’s not real football. That’s soccer. I am on the British site or something? Let me check.

    PLease refer to the other thread, regarding football ‘role models’, for my view on this matter. No, you are not on the British site, you are on the international site. And internationally, football is the accepted term for the world’s most popular sport.

    Kindly refer to what Americans laughingly call a sport as ‘American Football’, or more accurately, ‘slightly rubbish rugby’. This will clear up the obvious confusion.

    Any sport where one has to don 10kg of equipment to play, and where the action is played out in ten second bursts every ten minutes, is not a sport (and I know those figures may not be entirely accurate, but the point stands).

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066471
    sirvoddmort
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    Language evolves. The word football means American Football in the American language.

    ‘The American language’? Last I checked, you didn’t have a language of your own. The day you’re able to come up with one by yourselves and not butcher someone else’s, you can call your parody of a sport whatever you want. And, as I said, if you wish to have an ‘american football’ discussion, please call it by it’s full name, so that the rest of us (i.e. everywhere except America) can understand. Oh, and the initial poster, the partially hidden one, whilst misinformed, meant real football, hence Lionel Messi.

    Oh, and to reiterate, none of them are role models.

    in reply to: Soccer #1037766
    sirvoddmort
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    Everton?

    I mean, they’re decent but they do not belong on that list. Nor, for that matter, do Manchester United, on current form. And no, I would not accuse you of being a glory supporter, seeing as there is precious little around Old Trafford at this present moment.

    in reply to: NeutiquamErro's favorite thread with an obscure title #1147483
    sirvoddmort
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    Also I always wondered how the twins knew how to work the map. Even Snape couldn’t work it out, how did they know what to say to get it to work?

    The password to the map was ‘I solemnly swear I am up to no good’. Knowing the twins, there was a good chance they would say that even without reference to the map. No, this is not a serious answer.

    The most likely answer is that they used trial and error, or that the map opened up to them, seeing in them fellow mischief makers, and perhaps told them or helped them.

    And it’s always possible it was some sort of school legend, passed down from menace to trickster through the generations (the password, that is). Filch certainly didn’t confiscate it from the Marauders themselves (seeing as he wasn’t around at the time they were), and therefore there had to be some older pupils or alumni with the secret.

    Duke

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066466
    sirvoddmort
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    And to sum up, the game of Football (or Soccer according to our linguistically challenged cousins), whilst interesting and enjoyable to participate in and watch, is generally played by the sort of character you would not wish to meet in a dark alley, or a brightly lit road for that matter. They are certainly not worth emulating in any fashion.

    I can only assume the partially hidden one who started this thread is attempting to make a joke, or at least incredibly misinformed. This being due to several factual inaccuracies. Firstly, Luis Suarez has thrice bitten other players on the field of play, repeatedly cheats and abuses others, and is currently serving a lengthy ban, and, on top of that, plays for Barcelona, not Liverpool. He is probably one of the most reprehensible human beings alive today. And Lionel Messi, despite being an excellent player, is not a role model by anybody’s standards.

    And as regards American Rugby Football, whilst I am not particularly knowledgeable regarding this subject, I can only assume they too are anything but role models. At least if OJ Simpson is anything to go by.

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066465
    sirvoddmort
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    And before someone bothers to mention that the official name of rugby is Rugby Football, that is only due to it’s being an offshoot of true football. American Football, being a further offshoot, certainly cannot claim the name ‘football’ to the exclusion of the original, true game, as recognized by the world’s thinking inhabitants (everywhere except the US of A).

    in reply to: Soccer role model #1066464
    sirvoddmort
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    Lionel Messi is a Soccer player not a Football player

    Football – A sport played by kicking a spherical object, a.k.a a ball, with your foot. Hence the name football.

    American Football – A sport played by throwing an oval object, with your hands.

    And before some pedant begins harking on about Soccer being called such by the English, or any other of the inhabitants of this planet who have the good sense to recognize a beautiful game when they see one (this excludes those of the American persuasion), the name soccer comes from Association Football, meaning the original, and true name of the beautiful game is, and always has been, football.

    And if anyone wishes to persist in erroneously referring to the less exciting version of rugby with the moniker ‘Football’, please preface it with the words ‘American’, allowing all of us not of that persuasion to recognize the poster’s nationality, give them a wide berth and allow them back to discussing their far inferior form of ‘sport’.

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    sirvoddmort
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