A little gift for the pedants (you know who you are)

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:15 pm

lizzytysh wrote:Hi Linmag ~

Since of is considered an "f" word, may we now just say, "Of off"?

~ Lizzy

It may be an 'f' word, Lizzy, but it's only a two-letter one, so it's only half as effective

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:43 pm

~ Has Pete been tutoring you on the side

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greta · Post by **greta** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:34 pm

i had four on first count...went back and only had treee...stared and stared...and finally i could see !

linda_lakeside · Post by **linda_lakeside** » Fri May 27, 2005 9:15 pm

Greta wrote: and finally i could see !

At least you worked it out yourself! It took three people pointing directly at the 'f's before I could even pretend to 'see'! But now, I truly do see.

Linda.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Tue May 31, 2005 6:45 pm

and do you know "jerigonza"?

linda_lakeside · Post by **linda_lakeside** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:46 pm

You mean like in 'Perspicaz"? Uh, no.

I'm not even sure you're talking to me, Sandra. But, there's my answer anyway.

Linda.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:04 pm

yes, it is like a jargon or invented language difficult to understand . I remember about that now

. When I was a child I heard adults talking that when they did not want us to listen or undersand what they talked... it is done by intercalating some word of pair of letters among the syllabes of each word.

linda_lakeside · Post by **linda_lakeside** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:20 pm

Hi Sandra,

Something like we kids called "pig Latin".

Sometimes, the adults thought we were fooled by their 'spelling out' words they thought we didn't know how to spell. I don't think our 'pig Latin' fooled our parents' much either.

But this sounds a little more difficult. I've heard of twins having their own, private language that no one is able to understand but them. A code unbroken. That must bind them so closely. Like a telepathy.

A lot like what goes on in here: difficult to understand

Linda.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:16 am

yes linda, I do not make much effort to understand things here I just watch the ones I am interested in......

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:12 pm

And here is another one.............
Look at the chart below and say the colour, not the word.

YELLOW BLUE ORANGE
BLACK RED GREEN
PURPLE YELLOW RED
ORANGE GREEN BLACK
BLUE RED PURPLE
GREEN BLUE ORANGE

It takes some concentration because there is a war between the left and right (of your brain).
Rob.

linda_lakeside · Post by **linda_lakeside** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:04 pm

You're right, Rob, it's very difficult to do! It looks nice though. Do we really have all those rainbow colours to work with? Hmm. And we all use black.

Linda.

Ghoti · Post by **Ghoti** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:06 pm

I got that one first time: I said them aloud, maybe that helped.

kieron · Post by **kieron** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:57 pm

I got a headache first time I tried it and only 3 "f"s so can I apply tfor membership to the "happy to be average" club please.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:17 am

Some of these are quite interesting..........

http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/Optical/default.htm

Rob Macmillan

Tchocolatl · Post by **Tchocolatl** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:33 am

Oh no Sir, Mr. Partisan, excuUuse meEe, I sure don't know who I am. OK?

Hum... according to some theory it is more important for us to adjust ourselves in function of what we think (counsciously and, moreover, uncounsciously) is our survival than to the objective reality, so our 5 senses and our brain detect and process the information accordingly. And they adjust with the changing reality all the time.

I just do the parrot, I'm not the creator of this theory, please do not shoot the messenger.