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 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:56 am
The 'mispellings' are puns based on names of things in Egyptian culture, I really don't see what the huff is about. confused
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:04 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:38 am
Just think about this- somebody had to take time out of their day, think of that, and believe it was clever. I can see it now-
"Hm. I need to butcher this post so badly people will wonder what drugs I'm on....I've got it!!! Igor, get me that Egyptian gods book!"
They deserve to have dead squirrels thrown at their heads.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:51 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:48 am
Some of it I could actually understand. ^_^ I like it myself.....very, very cool. I wouldn' have thought of it myself.
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:08 am
SonarP Some of it I could actually understand. ^_^ I like it myself.....very, very cool. I wouldn' have thought of it myself. Quote me: "This is horrible. The Egyptians were a very advanced and cultured race, with a fully developed language and a structured society. I wouldn't take the piss out of that." If you think mercilessly butchering multiple languages and degrading advanced civilisations is cool, I don't think you belong here. We actually value communtication and culture. *End structured flame*
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:54 am
Londo Mollari Sephiroths_Blood12 Pyramid the items at the Faktori for an Egyptian surprise! Only Anubis too poor to afford these great new items... our prices are quite pharaoh. You'll never get a Ra deal at the Faktori! You'll never walk out saying "hey... Egypt me!" Once you Ramses new items into your home, you won't believe your Isis! These items are just too Luxorious to be real! Take good Cairo these artifacts, because they're priceless antiques! Oh man, that was painful. Just go to the Faktori and check out the goods. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I demand these sentences be taken outside and shot. Repeatedly. Oh, I don't know, I think they are actually rather clever. It took me two readings to get all the puns sorted out. These pun-filled sentences. Everyone's crying for punishment around here! rofl No pun intended; sorry about that. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:17 pm
I think some puns would have been okay...but to me, that's overusing them, now that I reread it.
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:12 pm
MadnessFreak SonarP Some of it I could actually understand. ^_^ I like it myself.....very, very cool. I wouldn' have thought of it myself. Quote me: "This is horrible. The Egyptians were a very advanced and cultured race, with a fully developed language and a structured society. I wouldn't take the piss out of that." If you think mercilessly butchering multiple languages and degrading advanced civilisations is cool, I don't think you belong here. We actually value communtication and culture. *End structured flame* I believe puns aren't an affront to a language, but rather an amusing use of it. Some puns are only good for how terrible they are, even. If you don't like them, that's one thing, but acting like they somehow ruin English is a bit silly. And since when is Egypt so sacred, it can't be joked about? Or any ancient civilization in particular? Do you seriously think we can't value a culture if we make a joke about it?
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:54 pm
My attempt at deciphering the text. Quote: Pyramid Peer amid the items at the Faktori for an Egyptian surprise! Only Anubis a n00b is too poor to afford these great new items... our prices are quite pharaoh fair, though. You'll never get a Ra raw deal at the Faktori! You'll never walk out saying "hey... Egypt he gypped me!" Once you Ramses ram these new items into your home, you won't believe your Isis eyes! These items are just too Luxorious luxurious to be real! Take good Cairo care of these artifacts, because they're priceless antiques! Oh man, that was painful. Just go to the Faktori and check out the goods. What do you think? Edit : changed " rat deal" to " raw deal". Thanks chiyojo! Edit : changed " far out" to " fair, though". Thanks MyOwnBestCritic
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:22 pm
I believe it's "raw deal." ^^
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:14 pm
DarkElf27 The 'mispellings' are puns based on names of things in Egyptian culture, I really don't see what the huff is about. confused Agreed. I found them quite funny in an immature way. I love Ancient Egypt. I wanted to be an Egyptologist for well over a decade while I was growing up. That doesn't mean I have to treat it like some oh-so-sacred subject that can't be joked about. Honestly, guys, it's just humour. Bad humour, maybe, but it's still just humour. Lighten up wink
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:34 am
chiyojo I believe it's "raw deal." ^^ I thought of that, but it's not an expression I'm familiar with. Does it mean a bad deal? While I also never heard the expression "rat deal", to me it expresses the conotation that was implied.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:02 am
Yeah, "raw deal" is an expression that means you got stuck with a bad deal. You might hear it some time. ^^
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:19 pm
chiyojo Yeah, "raw deal" is an expression that means you got stuck with a bad deal. You might hear it some time. ^^ Okay. Thanks, I fixed the deciphering entry. There are a few expressions like that that must've missed because I grew up in a mostly French environment.
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