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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: BW Board
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on: February 10, 2011, 03:22:43 PM
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How to use quotation marks correctly"Do not use quotations to add emphasis to a word or words in a written work. Only use them when they are words being borrowed from someone else." Reading fdp's posts is not unlike listening to a poorly delivered sermon with excessive emphasis: the intent may be well-intentioned, but the delivery is very distracting. Just as I do actually hear someone in my head shouting when someone posts here in caps, so I hear someone laying stress on certain words by speaking slowly when they're contained within " ", just like Maggie Thatcher used to speak in parliament or in public generally. True, I always thought you used italics for that little extra something. That's probably more correct; but there's no italics key on most keyboards, while you can hit the quotations while you're typing, without breaking stride. If people can drink their Starbucks while typing, they can press that little I button.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: BW Board
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on: February 10, 2011, 03:06:23 PM
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How to use quotation marks correctly"Do not use quotations to add emphasis to a word or words in a written work. Only use them when they are words being borrowed from someone else." Reading fdp's posts is not unlike listening to a poorly delivered sermon with excessive emphasis: the intent may be well-intentioned, but the delivery is very distracting. Just as I do actually hear someone in my head shouting when someone posts here in caps, so I hear someone laying stress on certain words by speaking slowly when they're contained within " ", just like Maggie Thatcher used to speak in parliament or in public generally. True, I always thought you used italics for that little extra something.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: BW Board
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on: February 09, 2011, 08:40:22 PM
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Be nice, guys. Don't even try to tell me you wouldn't be kind of weirded out if you found out people were posting things about you on another board. Who am I kidding, none of us are that special. I'm don't want to be special. Just normal. You seem normal, though I'd say you've got some extraordinary genes. Probably even some superpowers you haven't learned to harness yet.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: Won't let me put a photo.
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on: February 09, 2011, 08:34:32 PM
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I'm taking a break. Thanks to most of you for making me feel welcome. With me out of the way, you all should get along. I will check in once in a while. Remember..It's not what was said, It's one person's actions I can't deal with right now. Hmmmm I'll go lose my wits and cry now. Take Care. P.S Look at what I started, this is why i didn't want people from other boards coming here. The crazy's came calling.
You can't leave, it's my first day here. Kidding, take all the time you need.... Things will cool down after a few days.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: BW Board
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on: February 09, 2011, 08:32:10 PM
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Be nice, guys. Don't even try to tell me you wouldn't be kind of weirded out if you found out people were posting things about you on another board. Who am I kidding, none of us are that special.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian in studio this week
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on: February 09, 2011, 06:40:29 PM
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I hope he picked some songs from Disneyland attractions. I know he's a fan of the park and visits often.
It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all.... I've never wanted an amusement park ride to end as badly as the times I've ridden that one. I'd love to hear him do the Pirates Of The Caribbean and make a music video for that song though.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: BW board
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on: February 09, 2011, 06:08:27 PM
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How rude of them. Now that the cat's out of the bag, expect a lot of creepy PMs and Beach Boys fans trying to ask you out on a date.
It's like TheOther Anonymous posted in your picture thread "It is very brave to put that picture on and to be honest in this electronic age its out there for good."
Hopefully the mods on the other site will take care of it....
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Smiley Smile Stuff / Ask The Honored Guests / Re: The Jon Stebbins Thread
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on: February 09, 2011, 04:05:49 PM
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Mr. Stebbins.... I've been dying to read The Real Beach Boy for a while now, but read that a new version is coming out. I'd much rather see the money spent go into your pocket rather than those of the sleaze merchants making a profit off your work on Amazon. Waiting for the new version is definitely going to be worth it, right?
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