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SOMEONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD POST EVERY "OH, YOU!" PIC YOU CAN FIND, THIS THREAD IS CRYING OUT FOR IT
Wait, are you telling me I should beware of Chinese scams? The same people I get 10 mails a day from, telling me to log in to <url removed>, to retrieve my special in-game bonus?
Say it ain't so!
Say it ain't so!
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
24 Hour mute - Barkingturtle - statement was not anywhere near appropriate for OOT, second one this week.
24 hour mute - Almalieque - quit egging him on in OOT.
Thread is now no longer in OOT.
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24 hour mute - Almalieque - quit egging him on in OOT.
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Uglysasquatch, Mercenary Major wrote:
...I will concede that often, there is no justification beyond "let's pick on Alma"
What got glossed over quickly here, is that there is justification in this thread for picking on someone mercilessly: that the person who touts the infallible superiority of his logic skills couldn't figure out how the tea thing might be a scam.
Edited, Jun 24th 2010 7:56pm by trickybeck
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
24 hour mute - Almalieque - quit egging him on in OOT.
So we taunt him, and he gets muted? And how is the OOT not getting exactly what it wanted again?
Quick, everyone taunt Tailmon.
Tailmon has questionable gender identity issues and a 7th grade education. Also s/he lives in Texas.
I heard rumor that Tailmon is a terrible driver like most Texans and (Women..?)
I have seen this scam pulled in 4 continents.
The vital ingredient is an idiot.
Or an American who expects the world to work like their home state.
Like I say; an idiot. Same thing really.
ETA:
Normal people take the time to find out how things work where they're heading.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Edited, Jun 24th 2010 9:07pm by Nobby
The vital ingredient is an idiot.
Or an American who expects the world to work like their home state.
Like I say; an idiot. Same thing really.
ETA:
Normal people take the time to find out how things work where they're heading.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Edited, Jun 24th 2010 9:07pm by Nobby
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Lord Nobby wrote:
Or an American who expects the world to work like their home state.
To be fair, we've tried really hard to make this a reality.
Lord Nobby wrote:
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
I would think that what makes you an idiot in this case is allowing a total stranger to order on your bill. Seriously, who does that?
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Quote:
Normal people take the time to find out how things work where they're heading.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Your strange definition of the word "normal" confuses and intrigues me.
Kavekk the Ludicrous wrote:
Quote:
Normal people take the time to find out how things work where they're heading.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Your strange definition of the word "normal" confuses and intrigues me.
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Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
This.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Bard wrote:
Alma is the kid that used to get pranked in school, then would say "I KNEW IT WAS GUNNA HAPPEN I JUST PLAYED ALONG FER YEW".
Bardalicious is the kid that likes to make fun of people in school for attention, then when no one laughs at what he says, will change the topic in order to get more attention in order to be "cool" "BUT LUK AT HIS SHOES!! DEY R FRUM PAYLESS LAWLZ!!! LUK @ ME, I ARE FUNNY!!!"
Allegory wrote:
So you're tricking us into thinking you're an idiot by only acting dumb? Sounds like a master plan there.
/sigh....
That’s not what I meant. By playing along, I mean I’m not getting upset or emotional by stupid comments, because I know that is the intent of your statements. The opposite of that would be for me to get upset and offended, that is what you really want me to do.
I'm not acting dumb, you all are projecting your stupidity onto me in order to get you some laughs.
For example, I say "Jokingly or not" and you respond with "WOOOSH, he was only joking!!! lawlz dur!"
What you wanted was for me to get upset or emotional, but I played along by saying “jokingly or notâ€. You all just fail to realize that..
Edited, Jun 26th 2010 6:07am by Almalieque
Nobby wrote:
I have seen this scam pulled in 4 continents.
The vital ingredient is an idiot.
Or an American who expects the world to work like their home state.
Like I say; an idiot. Same thing really.
ETA:
Normal people take the time to find out how things work where they're heading.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
The vital ingredient is an idiot.
Or an American who expects the world to work like their home state.
Like I say; an idiot. Same thing really.
ETA:
Normal people take the time to find out how things work where they're heading.
Idiots require their social norms to accompany them and apply wherever they choose to visit.
Actually, your diagnosis is incorrect.
You must have forgotten, I live in Korea. Not only that, I've traveled to Germany, Japan and the Philippines. It is absolutely normal for natives that speak your native language to assist you in a purchase, especially on a date. This is because everyone isn't fluent in English.
If I ordered an 8 0z ribeye steak and received a 20 oz T-bone steak or if I ordered a glass of grape juice and received a bottle of wine, then I would know about it.
This scam is well thought out. In china, tea is FREE with meals. You receive one free drink, beer or soda and after that, you have unlimited free tea and water.
That is the key ingredient, using something that is typically cheap that you wouldn't expect to cost that much. This is why the girls ASKED if they could order a glass of wine, because there was no way of us not realizing that they ordered alcohol and we all know alcohol can be expensive. On the other hand, they knew that we didn't know the difference in tea and thought that the tea was cheap.
Gbaji wrote:
I would think that what makes you an idiot in this case is allowing a total stranger to order on your bill. Seriously, who does that?
Read above...
What you fail to realize is that the waiter was in on it as well. The girls might not have said anything at all, we only assumed that she ordered it because we didn't. So me ordering it would not have changed the outcome.
If I was such an attention *****, then I would double and triple post all the time like you do.
Also, attention whoring is what my people do.
I don't see it as an insult :D
I don't see it as an insult :D
I just realized I was muted.
bard wrote:
If I was such an attention *****, then I would double and triple post all the time like you do.
I hardly ever purposely double post. I did this time, because I separated like comments to make 2 small relative posts as opposed to one large post discussing different topics.
Edit: how do I get my signature back?
Edited, Jun 26th 2010 6:03am by Almalieque
Almalieque wrote:
Edit: how do I get my signature back?
Jesus fUcking Christ, dude. Why does everything with you have to be about reparations?
Barkingturtle wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
Edit: how do I get my signature back?
Jesus fUcking Christ, dude. Why does everything with you have to be about reparations?
Maybe it's the same reason you have to reduce everyone's responses to comparisons with Hitler.
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
24 Hour mute - Barkingturtle - statement was not anywhere near appropriate for OOT, second one this week.
24 hour mute - Almalieque - quit egging him on in OOT.
Thread is now no longer in OOT.
Administrator Kaolian
24 hour mute - Almalieque - quit egging him on in OOT.
Thread is now no longer in OOT.
Administrator Kaolian
But this is what makes the OOT fun.
I'll concede gangraping newbie posters does create detrimental effects on forum growth and development, but two relative veterans (whom are unlikely to leave the forum for trolling reasons) duking it out is just business as usual.
I'd even wager that muting them is less productive in terms of forum growth than letting them fight.
Edited, Jun 26th 2010 12:38am by Timelordwho
Just as Planned.
TLW wrote:
But this is what makes the OOT fun.
I'll concede gangraping newbie posters does create detrimental effects on forum growth and development, but two relative veterans (whom are unlikely to leave the forum for trolling reasons) duking it out is just business as usual.
I'd even wager that muting them is less productive in terms of forum growth than letting them fight.
I felt violated from being muted... I had so much to say when I gained my freedom back, but unfortunately, there weren't any additional posts to respond to... :(
It's like being grounded to the house, finally able to go outside, just to go back inside to watch T.V. due to boredom.....
Tell you what, Timelord, you and I can have an argument right now.
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