Pet Peeves, Part 2: Baby Talk

[pax]

*shrug*

What Justin said.

Plus it seems to me that the world is a lot less boring when people take the trouble to find new ways to say stuff.

pax

What's another word for 'thesaurus'? -- Steven Wright

 

[thereisnospoon]

Tagline...

I have a few facts and a lot of opinions.

So does that mean you DON'T want to see my uber-tactical, pen-ultimate shottie/revo/Ak47/AR15 combo for werewolves and vampires and general SHTF situations???

Edited to add:

Jim, I think you answered your own question about "baby talk" . Just consider the source. Probably about 15 or 16 and trying to sound adult and "cool".

I actually find it useful in who to sort out and ignore in most posts.
If a "poster" is actually trying to gain some knowledge or insight, I will be one of the first to try to help. On the other hand, if they're trying to impress their little buddies (and others) with how knowledgeable and mature they are, I just pass on.

I can't remember (a sure sign that I'm an old fart ) which board I had posted a list of "key words" that I use to filter out certain threads. Things like: "vs", "best", "scenario", "what if", etc. If I see them in a title, I just move on 'cause I know I'm not going to be interested.

Remindes me of a little kid, probably 4 or 5, that we used to have in our neighborhood. He would walk up to you and state "My name is Johnny and I'm the toughest kid in town" and then he wouild spit. Johnny's problem was that his "spitter" wasn't very well developed and most of it would end up on his chin and shirt front.
All I can say to some of these posters is "Careful, you're starting to dribble."

Dean

Well NANABOOBOO

 

[trickyasafox]

nicknames be damned i just wish someone could figure out a better way to convey humour with times new roman then having to use so many smileys

 

[Nimitz]

I've got better things to do than get worked up about colloquialisms and abbreviations.

Exactly. you guys sure do complain and whine alot about "pet peeves"....

it honestly cant be that big of a deal that you label the poster a "poser", or "childish"...

or can it?

guys need to just relax...they are words...

now for the reason, most abbreviations on the internet are long words that are difficult or time consuming to type... ie. mag instead of magazine. semi-automatic pistol compared to auto pistol...

Chad

 

[444]

"Plus it seems to me that the world is a lot less boring when people take the trouble to find new ways to say stuff."

Well, to each their own. That is something that I have never understood as far back as I can remember. I can remember being irritated by that since I was a young kid. It never made sense to me, why people would insist on making up new words to mean exactly the same thing as a word that already existed and was in common usage. Especially when it was obvious that the point was to sound cool. By the same token, I have never gotten into nicknames. I work with a guy that spends half his time making up new nicknames for everyone and then using the new name over and over: talking to them just so he can use the nickname that he just made up.
I don't get it.
But then, I am not important enough to have better things to do.

 

[gwalchmai]

Well, to each their own.

No. To each HIS own! That just drives me nuts!!!

 

[adaman04]

Haha. I think a lot of it has to do with, as lame as it sounds, having to type the extra letters. The difference between shotgun and shotty isn't much, but when you post 50 times a day, a lot of people do it.

But, its kind of a double-standard, because doesn't anyone here say "Chevy" instead of "Chevrloet"? I have always been a GM man, and I know I do it. But, shotty, Remmy, and worst of all WINNY! I think I just threw up in my mouth. Just enough so I could taste it. What the heck are you talking about your M70 Coyote, or the bear that loves HUNNY! :banghead:

 

[1911Tuner]

Baby Talk?

Well...I guess I can't say Chevy when speaking of Chevrolet. Better stop sayin' Mopar too. All you United States Marines...Ya'll can't say Jarhead no more...and my buds gonna hafta quit callin' me "Gunny"...It's Gunnery Sergeant from now on! (oorah)Ammo too must fall by the wayside. We must say ammunition! It's only proper. Suppose we'd better start differentiating
between magazine and removeable box magazine as well...They ARE different, after all. Clip? I shall henceforth trounce all who misuse the term.
Disconnector? No no! It's "disconnect!" SUV must become Sport Utility Vehicle and 4-wheelers are correctly referred to as off-road, all-terrain
recreactional vehicles.

This could go on and on and on and...on.

But I'll close with the two rules of life that my father used quite often.

1 "Don't sweat the small stuff.
2 "Most things are small."



Cheers!

 

[psyopspec]

These kids today with their hipping and a hopping and wearing hat backwards and baggy jeans. I blame rap music, text messages, and junk food for all this infantilism.

Jim, I'm with you, but you cannot stop the text message society. Darn kids.

Excellent idea. Blame inanimate objects and abstract concepts for the problem. Who else does that?

As for the abbreviations and slang, I generally avoid the more cutesy words myself, but if others feel the need it doesn't get to me.

 

[Nimitz]

Well...I guess I can't say Chevy when speaking of Chevrolet. Better stop sayin' Mopar too. All you United States Marines...Ya'll can't say Jarhead no more...and my buds gonna hafta quit callin' me "Gunny"...It's Gunnery Sergeant from now on! (oorah)Ammo too must fall by the wayside. We must say ammunition! It's only proper. Suppose we'd better start differentiating
between magazine and removeable box magazine as well...They ARE different, after all. Clip? I shall henceforth trounce all who misuse the term.
Disconnector? No no! It's "disconnect!" SUV must become Sport Utility Vehicle and 4-wheelers are correctly referred to as off-road, all-terrain
recreactional vehicles.

This could go on and on and on and...on.

But I'll close with the two rules of life that my father used quite often.

1 "Don't sweat the small stuff.
2 "Most things are small."



Cheers!

most intelligent post in this thread....well maybe expect mine.

Chad

 

[El Tejon]

pyso, it's sarcasm, dawg. I'm from the str33tz so I keep it real.

I blame facial hair, rock 'n roll,and the fact that I'm using a keyboard for the inability to see sarcasm. These kids today, back in my day we had to walk uphill in the snow to use irony, wit, and, if we were lucky and ate our dinner, we were allowed to use sarcasm.

I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time . . .

 

[psyopspec]

Good to hear, T. I thought that was a bit out of character for you.

Incidentally, I'm from the strizzeets as well. Me and the peeps be holding it down here in Far-to-the-go. Peace out.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I don't use other peoples slang or lingo. So I don't
say shottie or revo. But that's other folks choice.
If I did it, I'd be a poser or poseur or something,
which I think is the real offense: using lingo to
try to be cool and end up looking uncool. Speak
your own tongue.

But I have seen authoritative sources refer to the
detachable box magazine of the 1911 as "clip" in
fact I think was a military field manual.

Calling a Mossberg a Mossie or Mossy (especially if
it has a RealTree(TM) finish does appeal to me.

Too cute though can make me gag too.

 

[CombatArmsUSAF]

Okay, hmmm....

So, it's silly and immature to use the word "shottie" as the dimunitive of shotgun, but it's perfectly acceptable to use the term "cRap" to deride an entire genre of popular music?

"Shottie" might sound slightly silly to some people, but using insults like "cRap" just helps confirm anti-gunner stereotypes.

-MV (Combat Arms, USMC)

Have you ever listened to the so called music they call rap? I doubt it since you're defending it. That is assuming you could understand it, which isn't very likely.

Nudity and violence on TV are popular too, but that doesn't make them right or any less damaging to the youth of today.

I am not an advocate of "Society made me do it" Defenses but can you come up with a better explanation why 13 and 14 year old girls want to look like Britney Spears?

When did gang-banging trash, become something to idolize in this country?

And so what if I don't like that crap, I am not subject to censorship.

 

[trickyasafox]

pyso, it's sarcasm, dawg. I'm from the str33tz so I keep it real.

I blame facial hair, rock 'n roll,and the fact that I'm using a keyboard for the inability to see sarcasm. These kids today, back in my day we had to walk uphill in the snow to use irony, wit, and, if we were lucky and ate our dinner, we were allowed to us

proves my point times new roman sucks for humour, and the smileys aren't hackin it.

 

[BigG]

My peeve is the generic use of "1911" and "AR15" to signify copies of the actual thing.

It's akin to a guy saying "I have a souped up Chevy 327 and when you see it, it turns out to be an Accord with a wing and rims." I'm done.

 

[Bob R]

If shottie is the diminutive of shotgun, wouldn't it be a proper use of the word when describing this:

http://www.serbu.com/shorty.htm



Looks like a "shottie" to me.

bob

 

[deadin]

I just ran across a new one. "Broomie" for a M1896 Mauser. The post had something to do about CCW. (I quit reading as soon as I hit the "cutesy") although I was tempted to answer "I knew a guy that carried a Broomie in his pantsies, but it got tangled up with his thingie and now he walks funny."

 

[Old Dog]

It just seems a little silly to me when (ostensibly) grown-up men and women use the slang of the hip-hop culture, i.e., "po-po" for police ...

The use of "prolly" to substitute for "probably" is strange (only saves ya two characters and sounds stupid). Lately I wonder about all the folks who type in "LOL" or "ROFLMAO" in response to posts that ... aren't in the least bit funny. As a grammar stickler, the improper use of apostrophes is somewhat annoying, too ...

Guess I'm just from a different era, though, when folks tried to put their best face on in public ... now it seems many are just interested in presenting themselves as cool folks, as though aspiring to be current on street slang gives one more credibility than using good English and attempting to at least provide the appearance of having a decent education ...

Yep, I've officially become a curmudgeon ...

 

[birddog]

"Shottie" is the absolute worst, I hate that term. I have several shotguns (read: SHOTGUNS) and no "shotties".

+1. That one gets under my skin, too.

 

[grnzbra]

:banghead: Myself instead of I or me :banghead:

Billy and I went to the park.
Dad gave a football to Billy and me.

Sarcasm On and Sarcasm Off tags.

He then asks my buddy if he would like some advice before we started shooting. My friend being polite said sure, so the guy proceeds to giving him pointers on shooting the Glock. My friend thanks him and we begin target shooting at 15 yards. The guy stood right behind watching us. My buddy shoots a nice ten round group about the size of an Einsenhower dollar piece with his Glock 21.

Sounds like the guy was a good teacher.

 

[444]

"BTW- I hate real babytalk too. When people come up to my 17 month old son and start talking in that mealy-mouthed, sing-song tone, I have to restrain myself from either *****slapping them..."

I have gagged a lot of people because I baby talk dogs: especially my own cute litte 145 pound Rottweiler (RIP). I am like that guy that gets smashed with the giant beer can.

 

[BigG]

Chevrolet?

To people down here, it's "Chevillay."

 

[pax]

Sarcasm On and Sarcasm Off tags.

The problem is, if you leave those tags off, the humor impaired people all come after you. After awhile, getting flamed by the clueless gets downright annoying, and so it seems better to head it off at the pass.

Not that it helps. The truly clueless we always have with us...

pax

Lord, sometimes you have to wonder: is there a factory somewhere that's churning out stupid people? -- Ray Owens

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Chevrolet?

Shiverlay?
Potatoe, Potahto.