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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
Mondrianyone replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
Hit the icon that looks like a sun at the top of the page on the right, beside your avatar and screen name. That should do it. -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
Mondrianyone replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
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I think you need to step up for her ASAP. If you suspect someone is a victim of elder abuse, call the NYS Adult Protective Services Helpline at 1-844-697-3505 (8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday). My laptop seems to be having a stroke. I meant to post this link before, but I couldn't. Trying again: https://aging.ny.gov/programs/elder-abuse
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Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
Mondrianyone replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
I was glad Voltaggio won, both because (aside from the fact that he's clearly an amazing chef) of how kind I've seen him be to young chefs and what a bad sport Crista Luedtke was when she lost in the last tournament. Voltaggio only looks intimidating. Back on the subject of nicknames, if Guy insists on using them, he needs to find a writer (I'd volunteer). "Dancing Spice Queen" has been rotated back and forth between Maneet and Aarti Sequeira. And last night he called Shota "Ninja," which used to belong to Nyesha Arrington (what happened to her, I wonder?). If he had to give Shota a clichéd Japanese-associated name, why not "Shogun"? It works better with his actual name. Step up that nickname game, for Pete's sake, and stop recycling them. -
Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
Mondrianyone replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
Mr. Delicious. God, those nicknames are beyond stupid. Guy should really just step up to meet his destiny as a World Wrestling Federation announcer already and spare the rest of us.- 173 replies
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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
Mondrianyone replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
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I'm pretty sure you can take back an emoji if you hit the wrong one, just by clicking on it again. I'll try now. I'll hit the rainbow one on your post, emma, and then retract it and hit the teddy bear one instead. Let's see if it works. Yup, it worked.
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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
Mondrianyone replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
I agree with this. Ban the problematic posters, don't eliminate the whole forum. There were a few who kept changing their screen names and coming back to be offended all over again. Keep getting rid of them till they're tired of returning. I remember that happening on other boards. I don't think it's impossible. -
With Dulos having been a builder, he obviously had access to all sorts of bulldozers and digging equipment. I'm assuming the police have checked any sites he was working on, but he could've buried her anywhere. He definitely traded down with that girlfriend.
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I used to get atopic dermatitis only on my fingertips, and I think over time my prints flattened to the point where they hardly exist. When I got my first smartphone, I couldn't use the fingerprint function to unlock it, so I had to switch to the pattern (can't remember if this is a thing on iPhones). And my fingers were just generally clumsy in entering text and such. All this is by way of saying that you could probably use a stylus and avoid the whole fingerprint issue. You can get ones that plug into the headphone jack--if your phone has one--so you don't have to dig around in your pocket to find it, it's just always in the phone. I haven't needed a stylus in a long time, so maybe by now there's a higher-tech version, but it might be worth considering. Failing that, we'd probably be a great team committing crimes, what with no fingerprints to worry about.
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Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
Mondrianyone replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
I guess it's important to remember that an arrest or an indictment doesn't necessarily mean the person is guilty. So I think the ToC handled the Darnell situation pretty well. Erasing him completely would be the equivalent of finding him guilty before he's adjudicated in a court of law, but not glorifying him avoids glossing over the very real possibility that he did what he's accused of. And Amanda gets her due.- 173 replies
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Why Grammar Matters: A Place To Discuss Matters Of Grammar
Mondrianyone replied to candall's topic in Everything Else
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Tapp's conviction was overturned and he won a lawsuit for $11 million (I think that's the amount). He got married, but it didn't last long. He bought what looked like a very nice house and at least one fancy car. He was in Las Vegas attending a car show and was found dead in his hotel room. At first the finding was that he'd tripped and hit his head on a coffee table, but then it was determined he'd been murdered by blunt-force trauma to the head.
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Why Grammar Matters: A Place To Discuss Matters Of Grammar
Mondrianyone replied to candall's topic in Everything Else
Very common pronunciation of people from New Jersey. Brad Leone, one of the chefs in the Bon Appétit videos, was always being teased about saying "warder" for "water." I'm guessing there's a lot of overlap between Philly and bordering parts of Jersey. Also, I just read the post above about "disinterested." The usage note in Webster's Collegiate disagrees about which meaning came first for which word, "dis-" and "un-". Too boring to go into here, but anyone who's actually interested might want to give it a read. Oy, it occurs to me not everyone has access. Here's the note, thank me later: Disinterested and uninterested have a tangled history. Uninterested originally meant impartial, but this sense fell into disuse during the 18th century. About the same time the original sense of disinterested also disappeared, with uninterested developing a new sense*the present meaning*to take its place. The original sense of uninterested is still out of use, but the original sense of disinterested revived in the early 20th century. The revival has since been under frequent attack as an illiteracy and a blurring or loss of a useful distinction. Actual usage shows otherwise. Sense 2 of disinterested is still its most frequent sense, especially in edited prose; it shows no sign of vanishing. A careful writer may choose sense 1a of disinterested in preference to uninterested for emphasis *teaching the letters of the alphabet to her wiggling and supremely disinterested little daughter — C. L. Sulzberger*. Further, disinterested has developed a sense (1b), perhaps influenced by sense 1 of the prefix dis-, that contrasts with uninterested *when I grow tired or disinterested in anything, I experience a disgust — Jack London (letter, 1914)*. Still, use of senses 1a and 1b will incur the disapproval of some who may not fully appreciate the history of this word or the subtleties of its present use. -
Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
Mondrianyone replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
Jet has always seemed like a very nice person, and he's obviously a terrific cook. But the last few seasons he's been coming across (to me at least) as increasingly whiny about having to win, as if it's his divine right or something, like he's being cheated of an entitlement that properly belongs to him. It's getting on my nerves. This is what happens when the judging is done blind--men don't automatically get handed the victory.