01 Dec 08
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexFrom a TSM perspective, I believe "bad riddance" would be when:
Is there such a thing? I guess it would be if somebody popular left the forums.
A racist from their clan or club is removed as a 3c.
A cheater from their clan or club is removed for 3b.
or
A bigoted homophobe is removed from the site for re-posting their bigoted homophobic post.
Example.
Cash the Trash: They removed another hero from the site for no reason.
Red Night: Hear Hear, Bad Riddance.
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01 Dec 08
What about if someone was trying to have a Good Riddance, but slipped on a dog turd....that might turn it into a bad riddance, depending on your perspective.....or if someone wants you to have a bad riddance, but on your way to complete your riddage, you find a £10 note.
I'd have to say yes. You can have a bad riddance.
01 Dec 08
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Originally posted by PhlabibitBut they were the vocal minority - not the silent majority!
From a TSM perspective, I believe "bad riddance" would be when:
A racist from their clan or club is removed as a 3c.
A cheater from their clan or club is removed for 3b.
or
A bigoted homophobe is removed from the site for re-posting their bigoted homophobic post.
Example.
Cash the Trash: They removed another hero from the site for no reason.
Red Night: Hear Hear, Bad Riddance.
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01 Dec 08
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundHuck, perhaps you could urge Russ to incorporate a 'BR' provision along with the expanded recommendation feature in his spare time.
What about if someone was trying to have a Good Riddance, but slipped on a dog turd....that might turn it into a bad riddance, depending on your perspective.....or if someone wants you to have a bad riddance, but on your way to complete your riddage, you find a £10 note.
I'd have to say yes. You can have a bad riddance.
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01 Dec 08
Originally posted by Phlabibittake it to clans spanky
From a TSM perspective, I believe "bad riddance" would be when:
A racist from their clan or club is removed as a 3c.
A cheater from their clan or club is removed for 3b.
or
A bigoted homophobe is removed from the site for re-posting their bigoted homophobic post.
Example.
Cash the Trash: They removed another hero from the site for no reason.
Red Night: Hear Hear, Bad Riddance.
P-
01 Dec 08
Originally posted by CartersonJust found the word "gruntled" in my old family dictionary that is about a foot thick! It means "satisfied". But I doubt it is in use these days.
interesting thought, kinda like "disgruntled postal worker"
is there such a thing as a "gruntled postal worker"?
"Riddance" has with it the connotation of ridding or freeing yourself of something unpleasant. So I do not think "bad riddance" would be used. If you rid yourself of something and later regret its loss....hmm. Any thoughts?
01 Dec 08
Originally posted by CartersonBased on ale's kindly provided definition above, apparently there is. Every time I see my post man, he smiles and waves like he's the most gruntled guy on the face of the Earth. And I say God bless him for that, even if it does creep me out a little bit.
interesting thought, kinda like "disgruntled postal worker"
is there such a thing as a "gruntled postal worker"?
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01 Dec 08
Originally posted by ale1552Does grunting while being gruntled make you groan, or grin?
Just found the word "gruntled" in my old family dictionary that is about a foot thick! It means "satisfied". But I doubt it is in use these days.
"Riddance" has with it the connotation of ridding or freeing yourself of something unpleasant. So I do not think "bad riddance" would be used. If you rid yourself of something and later regret its loss....hmm. Any thoughts?
01 Dec 08
Originally posted by FleabittenThat's the norm where I live. If someone does not smile it is a sign that something is very wrong. When I visited my daughter in New Jersey about 20 years ago she had to warn me when we got on the subway going into NYC. She told me to not smile at anyone, speak to anyone, or even look anyone in the eye. I thought it was like going into a jungle! Sheesh! What an awful way to live!😕
Based on ale's kindly provided definition above, apparently there is. Every time I see my post man, he smiles and waves like he's the most gruntled guy on the face of the Earth. And I say God bless him for that, even if it does creep me out a little bit.
01 Dec 08
Originally posted by ale1552Indeed, it can be. Even though I grew up in Philly (the source of my residual discomfort with those who don't know me smiling and waving to me even if they are completely gruntled), I was fortunate enough to spend ample time in places like Savannah, Charotte, and Nashville. Now, those places had problems of their own, and certainly weren't utopias. But there are times when I genuinely miss a stranger saying, 'How are you?' without expecting 'Got any spare change?' to be the next sentence out of their mouth.
That's the norm where I live. If someone does not smile it is a sign that something is very wrong. When I visited my daughter in New Jersey about 20 years ago she had to warn me when we got on the subway going into NYC. She told me to not smile at anyone, speak to anyone, or even look anyone in the eye. I thought it was like going into a jungle! Sheesh! What an awful way to live!😕