punctuation strike

[Da Klugs]

its on

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/3377/mbt09.jpg

no more caps commas periods etc just free form stream of consciousness without the rules meant to trap us and restrict our creativity in the name of proper form the concern over is this a run on sentence should this be a comma or semi colon those with punctuation skills can insert it where appropriate or where the sun doesnt shine as required talk about stress reduction this is true freedom from grammar nazi oppression real or perceived should have done this long ago thank you pocket protector brethren for the final push its as if the heavens have opened up for this unwashed grammar challenged contributor no more angst over hanging participles no depression over similes disguised as metaphors sentence structure is now thought structure eliminating rules of the road satirically speaking well i guess thats typing :)

[replicant_argent]

Although your spelling is simply exquisite!

[massphatness]

daklugs aka james joyce

[markem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xd_zkMEgkI

[leasingthisspace]

i think i am going to like this thread alot because i suck at grammar and most of the time spell words wrong but sometimes i know i do not know how to spell a certian work so i have to pick a lesser word because i know how to spell instead

[GKitty]

please note this is a punctuation strike not a grammar strike please conduct yourselves accordingly

that was the hardest thing ive ever had to type

so long have i been oppressed by the punctuation regime that i simply cannot exist in this overwhelmingly ungoverned literary style im leaving before my head explodes again

i wish you all the best my friends

:lv

[leasingthisspace]

crystal you will be missed dearly

[Starscream]

its on

no more caps commas periods etc just free form stream of consciousness without the rules meant to trap us and restrict our creativity in the name of proper form the concern over is this a run on sentence should this be a comma or semi colon those with punctuation skills can insert it where appropriate or where the sun doesnt shine as required talk about stress reduction this is true freedom from grammar nazi oppression real or perceived should have done this long ago thank you pocket protector brethren for the final push its as if the heavens have opened up for this unwashed grammar challenged contributor no more angst over hanging participles no depression over similes disguised as metaphors sentence structure is now thought structure eliminating rules of the road satirically speaking well i guess thats typing :)
William Faulkner? I thought you were dead:confused:

[markem]

not punctuation free but a nifty definition of the run on sentence of which many here seem to suffer for gawd knows what reason that i cannot make out but if i could i would still refuse to acknowledge as such acknowledgment is tacit approval of behavior which is abhorrent to the minds of the mainstream by which i mean that many will not be able to fathom let alone appreciate the subtlety of the nuance contained therein

but i digress

The Run-on Sentence is a commonly used literary device, in some cases going so far as to take up very large spaces the amount of a whole paragraph, continuing on for a very long while without any sign of a exclamation point, question mark, or even a simple period to close it off and begin a new sentence, usually containing a large mass of commas and occasionally semicolons in their places, and going very far on beyond any point of real usefulness, and then some, continuing much further than needed, which is like this entire introductory paragraph for the reason that there are no full stops, (known as periods to some people) in this entire sentence—this being, of course, for the sole purpose of making this sentence long enough to be in extremely bad taste and seem like it is never going to end, which, of course, is almost true, because even though this sentence has not stopped yet it is very likely to stop in the future, for even a run-on sentence such as this one is not very likely to have an infinite number of words, although it can have such a large amount of words that nobody in their right mind would actually want to read the entire thing, unless they found it comical or interesting, for the simple reason that it is very, very long, long enough, in fact, to take up the entire page when written in a reasonably large font, its length being its sole claim to fame, for the reason that sentences do not normally go on to such a length; while run-on sentences can be as long as this one, or even longer, without any sign of stopping, and in complete absence of the kind of punctuation that would usually end every sentence, because one of the most fundamental rules of proper sentence structure, namely that sentences have to be of a reasonable length and have a coherent structure, is being completely ignored in run-on sentences, which is the reason why most teachers forbid run-on sentences in essays and papers, as they are disruptive and confusing, and even a single run-on sentence can be so long as to make the essay much longer than it would normally be, without adding any content, because almost all run-on sentences lose focus after a point and just become a sequence of random ramblings, which, because they lack proper termination, can last for a very long period of time, but as said above, all run-on sentences must eventually end because they cannot have an infinite number of words, though the longer they get, the less effort needs to be put into them and at this point I could probably say anything I want and nobody in their right mind would actually read far enough to tell that I am getting completely off topic and should probably stop now, but I won't, the reason being that this being a run-on sentence it is not entirely necessary for me to be on topic or even remotely related to whatever I said to begin with; a run-on sentence in its entirety can be one insanely long piece of work, however usually they are created by mistakes by some student who understands nothing of the beauty of the English language and its grammatical tenets.

(from http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Run-on_sentence)

[ahc4353]

crystal you will be missed dearly

:hm

[replicant_argent]

(from http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Run-on_sentence)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnPpAaN9otE&feature=related

[HawkEye19]

this strike brought to you by the ghost of ee cummings

[dunng]

i dont like this but it is easier to type

[St. Lou Stu]

i dont like it either comma but you are correct comma it is easier to type period

[GoatLocker]

please note this is a punctuation strike not a grammar strike please conduct yourselves accordingly that was the hardest thing ive ever had to type so long have i been oppressed by the punctuation regime that i simply cannot exist in this overwhelmingly ungoverned literary style im leaving before my head explodes again i wish you all the best my friends
no fair using paragraphs to separate thoughts crystal i have edited out your unauthorized formatting and assignned 2 demerits to you for conforming to our grammar nazi oppressors

[Ollie]

imboycottingspacesaswell

[68TriShield]

no fair using paragraphs to separate thoughts crystal i have edited out your unauthorized formatting and assignned 2 demerits to you for conforming to our grammar nazi oppressors

ohsnapcrystalhegotyou

[potlimit]

Back in college a classmate asked me to read over an essay he had to write for a communications class. The first word was marriage, but it was actually spelled "marege." As I overlooked that and began reading I soon began to realize that I hadn't been stopped by punctuation of any kind. I quickly scanned the essay only to find the only punctuation was a lone period at the end.

I shook my head and handed it back to my classmate in disgust. He tilted his head at me like a curious puppy and I explained it was unreadable without punctuation. He threw his head back in disbelief and says "Oh, come on man, don't worry about that it's not important. I can put that in later, I just want you to tell me if the story's good."

Now, I wasn't disgusted with the kid, I actually felt bad for him. No, it was the University I was unhappy with. How could they accept someone like him? Even worse, I can only imagine the shady dealings that went on at the high school that gave him a diploma. Unacceptable.

Sorry to rant,
Mase

[dunng]

maseyoudidnotfollowtherules

[galaga]

imboycottingspacesaswell

LOL, that's funny right there-


What a bunch of ambiguaters and ungulaters....:rolleyes:

[potlimit]

iwasranting4giveme

[icantbejon]

I, Jon Ferguson, refuse to fall in with you non-conformists. I will continue to use proper grammatical form, in addition to proper sentence structure, in my posts. You language terrorists will rue the day that you fought the establishment! You will always lose!

[Da Klugs]

the fallacy of those whos only expertise and contribution to a collective is form vs substance is exposed when those providing content withold such content in protest of the cries for conformity the basic lack of acknowledgment of contribution of substance which is the essence of all that is the primary purvey nonconformists make to the collective being just more than can be borne escalation to substantive content withholding is the only refuge for content providers and should such ongoing demands for form escalate substance may be added to the strike

[replicant_argent]

I will no longer use the symbol { in any of my postings from now on, to provide power to the unsung, downtrodden, underground, grammar, punctuation and spelling heroes of our little corner of this great nation.

[GKitty]

no fair using paragraphs to separate thoughts crystal i have edited out your unauthorized formatting and assignned 2 demerits to you for conforming to our grammar nazi oppressors

sometimesthebrainwashinggoestodeep

ohsnapcrystalhegotyou

icantbelieveigotsnappedbyDAVE :sad

[ahc4353]

the fallacy of those whos only expertise and contribution to a collective is form vs substance is exposed when those providing content withold such content in protest of the cries for conformity the basic lack of acknowledgment of contribution of substance which is the essence of all that is the primary purvey nonconformists make to the collective being just more than can be borne escalation to substantive content withholding is the only refuge for content providers and should such ongoing demands for form escalate substance may be added to the strike


if youre looking for substance you can just skip my posts

[replicant_argent]

if youre looking for substance you can just skip my posts

I've always wanted you to be on the same list as me, Al!

[Da Klugs]

ylraelc daer tsum siht sdrawkcab tahwemos sgniht evah ecnatsbus sv mrof no sucof taht esoht ecnis

http://www.textreverse.com/

[the nub]

eats shoots and leaves

[SeanGAR]

128 8 169 183 173 118 29 8 55 51 39 48 54 39 51 55 118 7 2 36 30 8 53 53

[GKitty]

ylraelc daer tsum siht sdrawkcab tahwemos sgniht evah ecnatsbus sv mrof no sucof taht esoht ecnis

http://www.textreverse.com/

clearasmud

[ahc4353]

ylraelc daer tsum siht sdrawkcab tahwemos sgniht evah ecnatsbus sv mrof no sucof taht esoht ecnis

http://www.textreverse.com/

exactly

[Da Klugs]

eats shoots and leaves

answer to why the koala bear is womans best friend :)

[BlackDog]

the fallacy of those whos only expertise and contribution to a collective is form vs substance is exposed when those providing content withold such content in protest of the cries for conformity the basic lack of acknowledgment of contribution of substance which is the essence of all that is the primary purvey nonconformists make to the collective being just more than can be borne escalation to substantive content withholding is the only refuge for content providers and should such ongoing demands for form escalate substance may be added to the strike

Make it stop. My head is going to explode! ;)

(I can't do it. My long departed English-teaching grandmother would spin in her grave.)

[Skywalker]

the fallacy of those whos only expertise and contribution to a collective is form vs substance is exposed when those providing content withold such content in protest of the cries for conformity the basic lack of acknowledgment of contribution of substance which is the essence of all that is the primary purvey nonconformists make to the collective being just more than can be borne escalation to substantive content withholding is the only refuge for content providers and should such ongoing demands for form escalate substance may be added to the strike

In so many words - "Post Whoring!!!":r

[Cyanide]

JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS IS HOW THE CANADIAN MILITARY DELIVERS OFFICIAL TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS THERE IS EVEN A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT FORMATS THE TEXT TO THIS FORMAT CAPITALIZING ALL LETTERS AND REMOVING ALL PUNCTUATION EVEN POSTING ORDERS COURSE ACCEPTANCE ORDERS AND ANY ORDERS THAT DIRECT OFFICIAL MOVEMENTS ARE ALL FORMATTED THIS WAY

It is quite infuriating, rather quickly. I can't imagine what the tactical advantage could be.

Cheers

John

[icantbejon]

Substance need not be void of order. As a matter of fact, substance loses significance if the reader fails to pick up the nuances of the writer, therefore becoming anything but substance.

[icantbejon]

I can't imagine what the tactical advantage could be.

Cheers

John

It prevents conventional decoding techniques from decrypting their communications. Most people will look for the punctuation in order to see where a new directive begins and the old ends. You've just cost the Nucks a super secret to the power of the terrorists. Jerk. :ss

[Junior]

Make it stop. My head is going to explode! ;)

(I can't do it. My long departed English-teaching grandmother would spin in her grave.)

i know how you all feel my mother is a english teacher and gets on my about my punctuation all the time my wife is a critic as well I was trying to better myself but I guess I don’t have to anymore :dance:

[icantbejon]

The English teacher in me is screaming over this post.....I hate stream of consciousness. James Joyce drives me up the wall.

[Da Klugs]

It prevents conventional decoding techniques from decrypting their communications. Most people will look for the punctuation in order to see where a new directive begins and the old ends. You've just cost the Nucks a super secret to the power of the terrorists. Jerk. :ss

he he

The English teacher in me is screaming over this post.....I hate stream of consciousness. James Joyce drives me up the wall.

well as the apparent spiritual leader of the grammar police perhaps we can begin negotiations for a peaceful settlement tolerance for those of us grammatically challenged but making an effort is all we ask we are willing to throw booker under your knee high boots as a sign of good faith

ok booker and al :)

[icantbejon]

nobody wants al ive been around this place long enough to know that i havent even met the guy but from what I read I don't want to that being said im ready for the peaceful exchange of ideas concerning the proper vs improper use of our wonderful english language more importantly i retract my concern over the entire scenario based off the unarguable fact that this indeed a public forum and not a classroom secondly i am not even a real english teacher and just an army grunt educated in the ways of teaching which means i have no real say in this

[King James]

this strike brought to you by the ghost of ee cummings

now there is a unique writing style

[Da Klugs]

nobody wants al ive been around this place long enough to know that i havent even met the guy but from what I read I don't want to that being said im ready for the peaceful exchange of ideas concerning the proper vs improper use of our wonderful english language more importantly i retract my concern over the entire scenario based off the unarguable fact that this indeed a public forum and not a classroom secondly i am not even a real english teacher and just an army grunt educated in the ways of teaching which means i have no real say in this

would it be an ineffective negotiating strategy to demand that you take al :D

[GKitty]

another page in the book of botl etiquette punctuate how you like

[ahc4353]

must be a different al :confused:

[GoatLocker]

eats shoots and leaves

answer to why the koala bear is womans best friend :)

i tried the same strategy with not much luck :r

[Da Klugs]

must be a different al :confused:

When people take time out of their busy days to mess with you....

you know that the care. :D

[ahc4353]

When people take time out of their busy days to mess with you....

you know that the care. :D


thats what it is

thanks for clearing that up for dave

well then its nice to know some many people like me :D

except jon of course :fu

[icantbejon]

thats what it is

thanks for clearing that up for dave

well then its nice to know some many people like me :D

except jon of course :fu

:sad

[replicant_argent]

he he



well as the apparent spiritual leader of the grammar police perhaps we can begin negotiations for a peaceful settlement tolerance for those of us grammatically challenged but making an effort is all we ask we are willing to throw booker under your knee high boots as a sign of good faith

ok booker and al :)

In a war of txtspk, grmr, and splg, Booker is a weapon of mass destruction, and bodes imminent annihilation of the entire universe as we know it.




No Fair.

[Da Klugs]

Just realized I forgot the picture in the first post here. Corrected it. :D

[WildBlueSooner]

This; thread, sucks: bigtime!

[scooter]

This; thread, sucks: bigtime!

:tpd:

:r: :r :r

[MajorCaptSilly]

dave

you get more like me every day have some sklee and a smile

mcs

[Whee]

Just realized I forgot the picture in the first post here. Corrected it. :D
blasphemeyouusedpunctuationomgwth

[replicant_argent]

The punctuation self flagellation group meets on the 6th Sunday of every month. Please notate the sign-up sheet with a quill pen dipped in the blood from the wound of a crown of asterisks.


(there is no way in hell that sentence makes sense....)

[GKitty]

The punctuation self flagellation group meets on the 6th Sunday of every month. Please notate the sign-up sheet with a quill pen dipped in the blood from the wound of a crown of asterisks.


(there is no way in hell that sentence makes sense....)

and yet.... it does. :D

[SixPackSunday]

i have found a home

iloveyouallandlookforwardtopostinginthisthread

bookmarked

[Pat1075]

this makes my head hurt call me a grammar nazi if you wish can I type in it well yes but can I read this style for any duration of time no it simply leads to my brain feeling like its being sucked against the side wall of my skull like when I am staring at a balance sheet that just does not work

[Whee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj6QqCH7g0Q&feature=channel
(mildly NSFW, if lingerie is on the ban list)

[ahc4353]

:sad

awwwwmuffin

[Da Klugs]

Embargo Off! Not that my actual attempts at punctuation are much better. :)

Had fun with this yesterday. Today is a new day. Leading by weird example should be my CUT. :D

[icantbejon]

awwwwmuffin

You cut me deep Al......deep.

[GKitty]

Embargo Off! Not that my actual attempts at punctuation are much better. :)

Had fun with this yesterday. Today is a new day. Leading by weird example should be my CUT. :D

I'll second that CUT.

[ahc4353]

Psssst Dave Your sig line.........leading by example and all. :)

[Da Klugs]

Psssst Dave Your sig line.........leading by example and all. :)

How's this?

[ahc4353]

Perfect.

[Da Klugs]

Perfect.

Only Ms. Alba has that status. But better is ... well it's better. :D