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GRAAAH KHHHUH! CRARRRH!

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Way to overreact, Euclid. Wait... What are you talking 'bout?

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LordRetard wrote:Way to overreact, Euclid. Wait... What are you talking 'bout?
You want to see overreacting? Find that recent viral video of a WOW kid who freaked out when his mom deleted his account.

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That looks more like overacting to me.

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so apparently someone transcribing a government hotline for fishermen in need of financial help in the maritimes, got two of the numbers mixed up, and really it's amazing where a wrong number can get you sometimes.
CBC wrote:One of the several toll-free information numbers released by Fisheries Minister Gail Shea hooks up callers to a sex line that offers fishermen nary a detail on the lobster stimulus package.
Here's the link for the curious.
http://www.cbc.ca/Canadia/nova-scotia/st ... umber.html (as usual, if you want the link to work, you have to remove the i from canadia)

Honestly one of the funnier stories I've read this week.
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It sounds funny that they had "no complaints" but I think the real explanation is that no one's calling because a conditional $5k doesn't really make up for the money that they're losing.

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Two gaffs in a year. First that Liberal party website situation (where it was close in name to a porn site) and now this. Well done, Canadia!

My old home phone number, if the last two digits were flipped, was the number of a local pharmacy. We got occasional phone calls as such. There wasn't any public posting incorrect, people just misdialed. My friend, however, did have her number listed as the number of a reno company in a previous phonebook once (number flip or mistype or something). Despite the phonebook being one or two editions old, she'd still get calls at all hours, because people don't throw those away for a few years, typically.

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Instant messaging 'chatspeak' no danger to spelling: study

I don't think the issue is that people who use chat speak don't know how to spell, so much as don't know when to spell words properly. I've heard more than a few former school administrators (principals, VPs, etc...) talk about how they've had applicants who've sent them emails written out in net-speak. Apparently this is one of those make-or-break scenarios. Similarly, in the comments section there is a professor mentioning how some of her grad students send her emails in chatspeak.

Personally the only time I really ever use it is when I'm writing notes in class, and it's mixed with shorthand. (sort of like 'ppl w/ titles hd mre pwr in m/a' but in very messy writing). It's just easier not to get into the habit, I think. Actually, I may also occasionally sign out of chats with cya. My one and only vice, hopefully people can forgive me.
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That's wacky. I don't use any chatspeak at all, personally.

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I don't use chatspeak. However, when instant messaging, my spelling and punctuation usually degenerate into barely recognizable forms. I still write out all the words, in complete sentences, though!
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I skip capital letters a lot when on chat, that is my great vice. My formidable spelling is a constant thing and not limited to chat and texting. Chat speak? I have on about four occassions degenerated into that form of language while texting from a phone. I always felt dirty afterwards.
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My chat speak consists of breaking up my sentences into their separate clauses and sending them one by one. I find it looks better on a screen.

So i went to the shops
and there was no one there
seriously, no one
It was freaky.

So i went to the shops and there was no one there seriously, no one It was freaky.

Oh yeah and punctuation and spelling go on holiday a little bit. I don't get the benefit of the spell check chrome has built in.

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Census worker hanged with 'fed' on body
DEVLIN BARRETT and JEFFREY McMURRAY (AP) wrote:WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery. A law enforcement official says the word "fed" was scrawled on his chest.
The body of Bill Sparkman, a 51-year-old Census field worker and occasional teacher, was found Sept. 12 in the Daniel Boone National Forest in rural southeast Kentucky.
Investigators have said little about the case. A law enforcement official, who was not authorized to discuss the case and requested anonymity, tells The Associated Press the word "fed" was written on the dead man's chest.
FBI spokesman David Beyer said the bureau is helping state police determine if Sparkman's death was the result of foul play, and if so, whether it was related to his census work.
goddammit kentucky what the hell
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Cirtur wrote:So i went to the shops
and there was no one there
seriously, no one
It was freaky.
I have a friend who writes like this. What an ass!
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The last person to see Sparkman was "Mountain Man" Jim, who has since denied brutally murdering Sparkman.

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