Spacing after periods

[PB the Deplorable]

They are a devolution from the ability to think and express abstract concepts in an elegant and convenient format.  One of the triumphs of the "Western Alphabet" lies in that exact ability.   Whereas ideographic alphabets can represent "concepts" (or on occasion, such as Egyptian, both concepts as well as phonetic devices, sound combinations diphthongs etc.)  purely abstract alphabet which represents only sounds, generates a far greater freedom to communicate ideas efficiently and cleanly.  With the continuing decline of literacy and education, the re-emergence of ideograph should be correctly seen as a regression in consciousness development and communication skills.   
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[albrecht]

      

I give a  And just felt dumber for doing so, I would expand but character limits.

[Caruthers612]

         Speaking of the young communicating more via symbols than language, it occurred to me the other day that we are devolving to a Fahrenheit 451 scenario, except that in that novel, printed text was banned by the government. We're doing it voluntarily.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

3 pages...amazing! 

I've created a monster.

[SredniVashtar]

I have given up the double-spacing thing, despite being over 40 and as out of touch as it gets. I am too old to waste any more of my life hitting the space bar than I have to. And stop calling them periods, they are called full-stops! And it's not an exclamation point it's an exclamation mark, for fuck's sake!!! I shudder to think what you call commas over there. As you sexualise everything you probably refer to them as "butter-greased boobies", but some English professor will no doubt set me straight.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I have given up the double-spacing thing, despite being over 40 and as out of touch as it gets. I am too old to waste any more of my life hitting the space bar than I have to. And stop calling them periods, they are called full-stops! And it's not an exclamation point it's an exclamation mark, for fuck's sake!!! I shudder to think what you call commas over there. As you sexualise everything you probably refer to them as "butter-greased boobies", but some English professor will no doubt set me straight.

I did use the term 'full stop' in the progenitor to this thread, a post in 'George Noory Sucks' where I lambasted a Noory alias for posting with single spaces among other give-aways.  It felt bad.  Pardon my American but it felt real bad.

Now, what's this comma thing you speak of?  Do you mean the squiglydo?

[PB the Deplorable]

I have given up the double-spacing thing, despite being over 40 and as out of touch as it gets. I am too old to waste any more of my life hitting the space bar than I have to. And stop calling them periods, they are called full-stops! And it's not an exclamation point it's an exclamation mark, for fuck's sake!!! I shudder to think what you call commas over there. As you sexualise everything you probably refer to them as "butter-greased boobies", but some English professor will no doubt set me straight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxGRE2wpjsY

[Caruthers612]

I have given up the double-spacing thing, despite being over 40 and as out of touch as it gets. I am too old to waste any more of my life hitting the space bar than I have to. And stop calling them periods, they are called full-stops! And it's not an exclamation point it's an exclamation mark, for fuck's sake!!! I shudder to think what you call commas over there. As you sexualise everything you probably refer to them as "butter-greased boobies", but some English professor will no doubt set me straight.

            I doubt any English professor will set you straight, as most of them are as gay as John Inman. (You see, this joke was a play upon your use of the word straight. For further insight into the mechanics of this joke, please call customer service.) Instead, he'd probably attempt to butter grease your bum in the name of higher learning. Now, your scabrous mot about commas is estimable, and as such deserving of approbation, with its nudge-nudge about the dangly bits of men. It's true, what you suggest, that commas, like the state of Florida, droop, wiggle and flap like the putz of legend.

[maureen]

I have been reading this thread with Victor Borge's Phonetic Punctuation in mind!

[jazmunda]

I was avoiding this thread as I thought it was a guide to when you can resume sexual activity after the menstruation cycle.

[Caruthers612]

I was avoiding this thread as I thought it was a guide to when you can resume sexual activity after the menstruation cycle.

            <drum roll, cymbal crash, groan>

[Caruthers612]

I have been reading this thread with Victor Borge's Phonetic Punctuation in mind!

           Gods, I'm impressed there's anyone who remembers this. I was lucky enough to see him once in concert.

[paladin1991]

            I doubt any English professor will set you straight, as most of them are as gay as John Inman. (You see, this joke was a play upon your use of the word straight. For further insight into the mechanics of this joke, please call customer service.) Instead, he'd probably attempt to butter grease your bum in the name of higher learning. Now, your scabrous mot about commas is estimable, and as such deserving of approbation, with its nudge-nudge about the dangly bits of men. It's true, what you suggest, that commas, like the state of Florida, droop, wiggle and flap like the putz of legend.

Very cerebral.

[Caruthers612]

Very cerebral.

             I thought so. Some of my jokes are actually lame, believe it or not.

[MABUSE]

             I thought so. Some of my jokes are actually lame, believe it or not.

in a "God Bless us, everyone!" sorta way...
  HA!
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[Caruthers612]

in a "God Bless us, everyone!" sorta way...
  HA!
**M**

           I resemble that remark. <hobbles out of room on crutch>

[Just Me]

I love to call those who write a wall of text with no breaks idiots, morons, retards, shit heads, numb nutz, fools, rejects, four eyes, psychotic leprechauns and hundreds of other names.

[paladin1991]

I love to call those who write a wall of text with no breaks idiots, morons, retards, shit heads, numb nutz, fools, rejects, four eyes, psychotic leprechauns and hundreds of other names.

I thought that was just me.

[inuk2600]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxGRE2wpjsY

What feat of comedy genius that episode was. In addition to "The Move", it featured Cosmo Kramer the ASSMAN, Fusilli Jerry, and The Proctologist (the real ASSMAN)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tujqM2u-BVo

[albrecht]

What feat of comedy genius that episode was. In addition to "The Move", it featured Cosmo Kramer the ASSMAN, Fusilli Jerry, and The Proctologist (the real ASSMAN)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tujqM2u-BVo

I thought "Kramer" did a better job in Transylvania 6-5000. His odd puppetry and weirdness was awesome, and creepy, and funny- but in a weird way. Not nearly as much, but almost approaching, Robin Williams or even Kaufman on some level.