billabob Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 I believe that i have been gifted with the power to be the fountain of useless knowledge so please come to me with your questions, anything you like, from 1 plus 1 right down to do aliens exist, why are burgers round and do tree loving hippies use toilet paper. . . . . . .
lookwhaticando Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 Why do people think cisono is a beefy muscle-woman? When will Sylla fnally be shipped out? Who ate all the pies? Who's the bastard in the black? That should do for now...
Deathside Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 Why do people think cisono is a beefy muscle-woman? When will Sylla fnally be shipped out? Who ate all the pies? Who's the bastard in the black? That should do for now... As Mr Bob(Billa) has not answered yet - Allow me to help... I'm the bástard in the black
Rincewind Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 I wish I could help but my gift is the trickle of knowledge.
golden gordon Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 every friday when i used to live in foxland i used to get stoned in the dover castle , so much so that inevitably one of the friendly locals used to take me home, my question is ; why did i always wake up with a really sore arse the next morning?
Guest Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 When will I get a new job? Preferably an enjoyable one.
Janx Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 For anyone who doesnt get that... Ghoti is an imaginary word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is pronounced /fɪʃ/, just like fish: "gh", /f/ as in laugh, /læːf, laːf/; "o", /ɪ/ as in women, /ˈwɪmɪn, ˈwɪmən/; and "ti", /ʃ/ as in nation, /ˈneɪʃən/. Ghoti is often cited to support English spelling reform, and is frequently attributed to George Bernard Shaw, who supported this cause, but it is unlikely to have originated with him.[citation needed] Others argue that this ignores etymology and the normal rules of English spelling. The grapheme "gh" never represents the phoneme /f/ at the beginning of a word and "ti" never represents /ʃ/ at the end of a word. The pronunciation of the word women is the only word in English where "o" represents the sound /ɪ/ and this is partly due to the Great Vowel Shift. Another interpretation of the pronunciation of ghoti which has been put forward is "..." (that is, no sound; silence): "gh" as in night; "o" as in people; "t" as in ballet; "i" as in business. For similar interpretations, see the alphabet of American linguist John Higgins. It is possible to contrive other similarly amusing examples. Another one, origin uncertain, is: If gh is pronounced P in Hiccough... If ough is pronounced O in Dough... If phth is pronounced T in Phthisis... If eigh is pronounced A in Neighbour... If tte is pronounced T in Gazette... If eau is pronounced O in Plateau... ...then it should be possible to spell potato as ghoughphtheightteeau. Note, however, that not all people use "hiccough" (it may also be spelled "hiccup") or pronounce the "cough" like "cup". In addition, most people pronounce the <phth> in phthisis like "fth". Others, origin uncertain, are: If ti is pronounced SH in Nation... If o is pronounced I in Women... If gh is pronounced P in Hiccough... ...then it should be possible to spell ship as tiogh. If gh is pronounced as in "night", if o is pronounced as in "people", if t is pronounced as in "ballet", if i is pronounced as in "business", ...then the word "ghoti" cannot be pronounced. It has been argued[citation needed] that these examples in fact illustrate a lack of irregularity in English spelling  ghoughphtheightteeau would be a ridiculous way to spell potato, and in English, potato isn't spelled even close to that way. Because of this, it is claimed that the rules of English spelling, which prohibit the formation of words like ghoti, are in fact reasonably sensible. It has also been noted[citation needed] that many of the irregularities that do exist in English spelling serve to preserve the word's history and etymology. For example, the word "electrician", in which the ci is pronounced sh due to palatalization, retains a linkage to its root "electricity" which would be lost if the different forms of the word were spelled "electrishun", "electrisity", and "electrik". The sh sound itself is a good example of spelling irregularity. In Imagery and text: A dual coding theory of reading and writing (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2001), Mark Sadoski lists eleven ways of spelling /sh/: shirt, sugar, chute, action, issue, ocean, conscious, mansion, schwa, anxious, and special
billabob Posted 22 August 2006 Author Posted 22 August 2006 Why do people think cisono is a beefy muscle-woman? When will Sylla fnally be shipped out? Who ate all the pies? Who's the bastard in the black? That should do for now... Because people can think what they like Wen Rob kell gets around to it ME! Deathside
billabob Posted 22 August 2006 Author Posted 22 August 2006 every friday when i used to live in foxland i used to get stoned in the dover castle , so much so that inevitably one of the friendly locals used to take me home, my question is ; why did i always wake up with a really sore arse the next morning? Well you know that "friendly" local, lets just say they were a little too friendly
billabob Posted 22 August 2006 Author Posted 22 August 2006 When will I get a new job? Preferably an enjoyable one. When you start to look for a jjob that interests you, or alternativly, on the next blue moon
billabob Posted 22 August 2006 Author Posted 22 August 2006 Rats!! are the result of cross breading cats and mice . . . . . . .
golden gordon Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 Villiage riddle You want to go to the truth village and find a fork in the road. You know one fork goes to the truth village and one to the liar village. A man is stood at the fork in the road and syas, "You can ask me one question, to get to where you want to go." You dont know whether he is from the truth village or the liar village, what do you ask him?
billabob Posted 22 August 2006 Author Posted 22 August 2006 Villiage riddle You want to go to the truth village and find a fork in the road. You know one fork goes to the truth village and one to the liar village. A man is stood at the fork in the road and syas, "You can ask me one question, to get to where you want to go." You dont know whether he is from the truth village or the liar village, what do you ask him? What colour are my cloths, the truth will tell you the truth and the liar will lie and you will know just by looking at the colour of your own cloths
golden gordon Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 What colour are my cloths, the truth will tell you the truth and the liar will lie and you will know just by looking at the colour of your own cloths sorry but that will only tell you if the person is lying or telling the truth, and not which way to the truth village and you will have used up your one question
billabob Posted 22 August 2006 Author Posted 22 August 2006 It is irrelevant, the next sign could be anything, there is no right or wrong answer
lookwhaticando Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 It's a pair of fives somehow mirrored. Bit like this I guess
Knighton Matt Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 It's a pair of fives somehow mirrored. I concur
Janx Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 It is irrelevant, the next sign could be anything, there is no right or wrong answer whoops!
Finnegan Posted 22 August 2006 Posted 22 August 2006 I feel Janker's total domination of this thread with arguably the most boring post ever has been sorely overlooked.
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