US South: Aids rising, droughts worsening, gas shortages.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2008-08-03 08:31pm

Wait, since when did a genetic marker for different skin colour make you incapable of being hateful, ignorant, redneck, and praying to god to solve your problems? Oh wait. It didn't. Gods above and below... I'm sorry, but did you have a point here, or just blubbering without proper capitalization?

BTW: You lost. Get Over It.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2008-08-03 08:52pm

DeTejas wrote:Yall realize most of the people who are suffering from aids are not the hateful ignorant rednecks who are stupid and pray to god for oil right? your making fun of low income African Americans who have not been giving 1/10 of a chance as most of the people on this forum.

BTW Texas is not part of the south, we're our own nation.

Shut up.

Right now.

Or at least invest in spellcheck.

Flagg · Post by **Flagg** » 2008-08-03 09:03pm

Yall?

This is why I'm glad I moved the fuck out of that entire region.

DeTejas · Post by **DeTejas** » 2008-08-03 11:33pm

Lonestar wrote:
DeTejas wrote:Yall realize most of the people who are suffering from aids are not the hateful ignorant rednecks who are stupid and pray to god for oil right? your making fun of low income African Americans who have not been giving 1/10 of a chance as most of the people on this forum.

BTW Texas is not part of the south, we're our own nation.
Shut up.

Right now.

Or at least invest in spellcheck.

sorry, you're ...

DeTejas · Post by **DeTejas** » 2008-08-03 11:36pm

Flagg wrote:Yall?

This is why I'm glad I moved the fuck out of that entire region.

ya, thats great lets just display hatred towards an entire area..

do you not like mexicans either because they "speak different" then you?

and yes, Austin Texas is a horrid horrid place... please never come here...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-08-03 11:38pm

DeTejas wrote:
Flagg wrote:Yall?

This is why I'm glad I moved the fuck out of that entire region.

ya, thats great lets just display hatred towards an entire area..

do you not like mexicans either because they "speak different" then you?

and yes, Austin Texas is a horrid horrid place... please never come here...

Have you ever heard of the phrase "When in Rome ..."?

This is a forum where an honest attempt at proper English is required by our local rules. If you don't like it, you are free to leave. And if you are incapable of constructing sentences that an English teacher would accept, then you're only reinforcing the negative stereotype that you claim to oppose.

Flagg · Post by **Flagg** » 2008-08-03 11:46pm

DeTejas wrote:
Flagg wrote:Yall?

This is why I'm glad I moved the fuck out of that entire region.

ya, thats great lets just display hatred towards an entire area..

One where by and large you come across more ignorant bigoted fuckwits who would rather own guns and bash gays than allow women to have safe abortions and contraception? One where people cannot form a coherent sentence, like yourself? Yeah, I'll gladly display utter hatred and contempt for the ruptured bowels of America.

do you not like mexicans either because they "speak different" then you?

I'll show the same contempt for them that I do for you if they display such ignorance with the Spanish language as you have for the English one. Friendo.

and yes, Austin Texas is a horrid horrid place... please never come here...

You'll never have to concern yourself with that.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2008-08-04 10:07am

DeTejas wrote:
ya, thats great lets just display hatred towards an entire area..

do you not like mexicans either because they "speak different" then you?

and yes, Austin Texas is a horrid horrid place... please never come here...

You do realize that it's because of people like you that the efforts of people like me(and Spartan, and a few others) are eroded, right? Because you can't take the extra 30 seconds to capitalize correctly and string a sentence together?

Texas(especially Austin) has a lot of things going for it...but then assholes like you come out and reinforce preconceptions about the state.

For example, you could have said "Yes, Texas has problems with seperation of church and state, like many US localities, which has put blinders on how the government functions. We do however provide some of the lowest cost of living in the country, highest employment rate, and least expensive institutions of higher learning."

Instead we get:

uh yeah i dont think its far to make a broad generali

zation of such a big part of the country.

Really. No damn effort at all and posts that are almost calculated to make folks outside the state think negatively of it's citizens.

And "YALL" is spelled "Y'all"!

The Spartan · Post by **The Spartan** » 2008-08-04 12:44pm

Lonestar has addressed this fairly well, I think, so just to add a little to what he said, our higher education here is generally of a high quality (especially in the larger schools) in spite of the bullshit that surrounds primary and secondary education. The University of Texas system as well as the A&M system being the shining stars, so to speak. Not to mention Texas Tech, Baylor, Rice, a few others I'm certain I'm forgetting.

Also, Lonestar? It can also be spelled ya'll. In fact, that's the most common one I've seen.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2008-08-04 12:57pm

If we're going to be pendantic, ya'll is singular, all ya'll is plural.

There, you made me go and remember the rules for a dialect I hate knowing. I hope you're happy gentlemen.

As for the 'Don't insult my big part of the country!', when the middle Americans, southerners, and other idiots stop insulting the big cities which make the country run, I'll consider it. Maybe.

The Spartan · Post by **The Spartan** » 2008-08-04 01:04pm

SirNitram wrote:If we're going to be pendantic, ya'll is singular, all ya'll is plural.

Really? Hmm... I've never used ya'll in a singular sense. Differences in subdialects I guess.

There, you made me go and remember the rules for a dialect I hate knowing. I hope you're happy gentlemen.

I am if it means that, just this once, I can get away with annoying you.

As for the 'Don't insult my big part of the country!', when the middle Americans, southerners, and other idiots stop insulting the big cities which make the country run, I'll consider it. Maybe.

So... never?

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2008-08-04 01:08pm

The Spartan wrote: Also, Lonestar? It can also be spelled ya'll. In fact, that's the most common one I've seen.

Yeah, but he spelled it yall, which is what drove me up the wall. He was completely missing the fucking inverted comma.

MichaelFerrariF1 · Post by **MichaelFerrariF1** » 2008-08-04 01:09pm

SirNitram wrote: If we're going to be pendantic, ya'll is singular, all ya'll is plural.

Wouldn't that be redundant because you would be saying "all you all"?

I only use y'all in the plural to say "you (plural)," "you guys," etc.

The Spartan · Post by **The Spartan** » 2008-08-04 01:16pm

Lonestar wrote:
The Spartan wrote: Also, Lonestar? It can also be spelled ya'll. In fact, that's the most common one I've seen.
Yeah, but he spelled it yall, which is what drove me up the wall. He was completely missing the fucking inverted comma.

Well, I agree with that. Now let's drop this stray thread before Nitram gets really pissed.

Post by **Coyote** » 2008-08-04 01:36pm

Sho'nuff, ya'lls.

Is it wrong to make fun of people just because they were unfortunate enough to be born stupid?
Yes, but it sure is fun.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2008-08-04 01:41pm

Coyote wrote:Sho'nuff, ya'lls.

Is it wrong to make fun of people just because they were unfortunate enough to be born stupid?
Yes, but it sure is fun.

People who are born stupid exist for menial labour and for their betters to make fun of them.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2008-08-04 02:15pm

MichaelFerrariF1 wrote:
SirNitram wrote: If we're going to be pendantic, ya'll is singular, all ya'll is plural.
Wouldn't that be redundant because you would be saying "all you all"?

I only use y'all in the plural to say "you (plural)," "you guys," etc.

It's an English dialect. If you want it to make sense, you're clearly completely sodding crazy.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-08-04 03:51pm

Coyote wrote:Sho'nuff, ya'lls.

Is it wrong to make fun of people just because they were unfortunate enough to be born stupid?
Yes, but it sure is fun.

Brainwashing in a regional cult of idiocy is an explanation for idiotic behaviour, but not an exoneration for it. That's why we have no problem killing violent Muslim extremists in Afghanistan, even though you could easily make the argument that they were brainwashed into it.

Kanastrous · Post by **Kanastrous** » 2008-08-04 05:29pm

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:
Coyote wrote:Sho'nuff, ya'lls.

Is it wrong to make fun of people just because they were unfortunate enough to be born stupid?
Yes, but it sure is fun.
People who are born stupid exist for menial labour and for their betters to make fun of them.

Not necessarily. Some of them wind up making Chief Executive.

While their betters make fun of them.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2008-08-04 06:40pm

"Yes, Texas has problems with seperation of church and state, like many US localities, which has put blinders on how the government functions. We do however provide some of the lowest cost of living in the country, highest employment rate, and least expensive institutions of higher learning."

I found an apartment there with nearly 500 sq feet and a loft for under 500 USD a month, grad student tuition is about 6000 USD a semester and in the winter I will be fully funded by the university. All I have to do is keep my ultra-liberal, evolutionary biologist, sweet gay ass out of the rural areas and stay in the island of safety surrounding campus.

MichaelFerrariF1 · Post by **MichaelFerrariF1** » 2008-08-04 08:57pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:
"Yes, Texas has problems with seperation of church and state, like many US localities, which has put blinders on how the government functions. We do however provide some of the lowest cost of living in the country, highest employment rate, and least expensive institutions of higher learning."
I found an apartment there with nearly 500 sq feet and a loft for under 500 USD a month, grad student tuition is about 6000 USD a semester and in the winter I will be fully funded by the university. All I have to do is keep my ultra-liberal, evolutionary biologist, sweet gay ass out of the rural areas and stay in the island of safety surrounding campus.

Please tell me you're at UT and the apartments are that cheap. I'm looking to move off campus in a year or so.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2008-08-04 09:02pm

MichaelFerrariF1 wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:
"Yes, Texas has problems with seperation of church and state, like many US localities, which has put blinders on how the government functions. We do however provide some of the lowest cost of living in the country, highest employment rate, and least expensive institutions of higher learning."
I found an apartment there with nearly 500 sq feet and a loft for under 500 USD a month, grad student tuition is about 6000 USD a semester and in the winter I will be fully funded by the university. All I have to do is keep my ultra-liberal, evolutionary biologist, sweet gay ass out of the rural areas and stay in the island of safety surrounding campus.
Please tell me you're at UT and the apartments are that cheap. I'm looking to move off campus in a year or so.

UT Arlington

Found a nice loft... I can treat the lower floor as a studio and have a nice study/bridge on the second

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2008-08-04 09:06pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:

UT Arlington

Christ, not even a real T=Sip, but a watered down version of one.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2008-08-04 09:09pm

Lonestar wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:

UT Arlington
Christ, not even a real T=Sip, but a watered down version of one.

What does this T=Sip mean?

Questor · Post by **Questor** » 2008-08-04 09:22pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:
Lonestar wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:

UT Arlington
Christ, not even a real T=Sip, but a watered down version of one.
What does this T=Sip mean?

If my family is anything to go by, it is an extremely insulting term applied to one who went to ut. Or maybe the fact that they went to ut is the insult.

Short for tea-sipper.

Yes, my family is an Aggie family. Gig'em!