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Meelar (talk) 06:21, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Wow. That was quick. I barely registered 5 minutes ago.--Vercalos 06:27, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

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I use a modified monobook.js file to add tabs to the top of user talk pages. If I click a "header" button the "Regarding your..." is automatically imputed, and if i click a "testx" button the warning and my sig is added. It works even faster. I have to thank OwenX, who set it up for me.

Prodego 03:02, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Help - spammer.

Hey mate, I've got to eat, and don't want to deal with this spammer on NASCAR and Nextel Cup... mind taking over in full for awhile? -- SonicAD (talk) 04:06, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Gay

Hi,

Yes, in this context Gay and Lame have similar meanings, but I don't think that's really the point. The pejorative use of gay probably derives from steroeotypes of effeminacy, so has roughly the same meaning in this context as other pejorative terms relating to effeminacy - "you pussy" etc. They are generally broadly synonymous with other terms for feebleness or weakness - limp, lame, pathetic etc. Ironically I guess "gay" may have become popular with children precisely because it's a non-gendered term for feebleness, and so can be used by girls as well as boys. My step-daughter sometimes uses it, even though she has only a hazy idea of what homosexuality is. However the pejorative use is also connected to the meaning "kitsch" which is connected to Gay stereotypes of flamboyant bad taste. So it's a aquired a specific set of distinctive connotations. Limp and Lame, in contrast, are direct extensions of the primary meaning of "lacking rigidity" and "unable to walk effectively" and probably derive from the use of farm animals, horse etc for practical purposes. In other words Limp and Lame are directly connected to the primary meaning. They are not pejorative stereotypes, just natural extensions of the main meaning of the word - like using "bald" to mean undecorated. That example is not derived, indirectly and pejoratively, from bald people, rather both meanings (undecorated; hairless) derive directly from the main meaning. The same applies to Lame. It's not derived from pejorative reference to disabled people. In contrast the term "gay" when used pejoratively is entirely derived from stereotypes of homosexual men, and uses those stereotypes to create a term equating gayness with feebleness and bad taste. The difference is that the lame usage derives from the denotation and the gay usage derives from the connotations of the word. Paul B 09:47, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

blucr0n

Well, since it was my talk page he kept vandalising, I felt entitled to xD — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:12, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Lucky bugger! I've had my userpage messed up once, and now my talkpage screwed up 3 times. Somehow, having your page vandalised is such a badge of honour :D Well, Alphachimp's indef blocked him, so we can forget about that one. On to the next nutter! — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:18, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
You may be excited to learn that he did it one more time, but anonymously. Blocked immediately by Alpha. Vandalism gives me the willies Ahahaha, get it? Get it? ... Sorry.riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:39, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Oh my god, you got it! You get a cookie. — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:42, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

"It was a little more literal than that, I think--Vercalos 05:47, 7 October 2006 (UTC)" – what do you mean? — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:48, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

I was referring to to the pun, and Alpha's response.--Vercalos 05:49, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Aye. Sorry, I'm a bit slow, trying to pretend I'm not on Misplaced Pages at university, and all. — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 05:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
I gather it's a banned site?--Vercalos 05:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
No, just geeky :D And I'm meant to be doing work, so I'm getting suspicious looks from people who keep seeing the blaring orange bar on my page (oh, and the freakin' penises, even though they show up pretty small in the popups). On another happy note – I've officially hit vn-5. Time to run for adminship!!! :p — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 06:09, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
I honestly have no idea what that is..--Vercalos 06:10, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
vn-5? 5 vandalism hits. Hip, hip, hooray! — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 06:14, 7 October 2006 (UTC)


Blankman

I did not delete that Jack Thompson post, I added one.

To be exact, the one I added is "HOW I HATE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ha.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.212.21 (talkcontribs) Stop accusing me! I only added one and now you call me a vandal? This is an "opinion page". Maybe you don't know that! You talk, not accuse. You are Jack Thompson in disguise! You fraud is discovered! I have a screwed mind!74.96.212.21 01:44, 13 October 2006 (UTC)