Popular Post Sparktrader Posted September 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2022 https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/calls-for-full-stops-to-be-illegal-at-the-end-of-text-messages-its-an-act-of-muted-aggression-c-8309508 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLa Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Worse than stupid, worse than mad, I'm struggling to find a suitable adjective. I will STOP at nothing to counter this crazy notion. In fact I'll pull out all the STOPS. That's the end of my message. All I have to say, FULL STOP. Period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: Stupid. Very aggressive. Black eye now. Im offended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted September 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Sparktrader said: Im offended. Good! I hope you crawl deep into your cave and don't come out anytime soon. ???? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Tell us something that isn't obvious. It's not going to end well and there will be tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Etaoin Shrdlu Posted September 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2022 An exclamation mark would then be a baseball bat and the recipient would think the sender wants to beat the sh!t out of them. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I find it hilarious when some posters end their statement / arguement with ‘period’... or ‘full-stop’, even funnier when they write it in capitals as if this adds a terminating influence to the debate they now consider closed because they have had their say !!!... .... Posters who use such ‘worded’ punctuation are dumb PERIOD / FULL STOP.... I rest my case... (yeah, thats another one !)... Having digressed slightly, this ‘full-stop’ business is just attention seeking wokeism from a failed comedian who has turned to tik-tok for attention.... I wonder how offended she would be at multiple fullstops, as is my habit when writing on a forum... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I think it's meant to be tongue in cheek: Quote Hayley Morris, a comedian from the UK, has called on full stops at the end of a text to be “illegal”, in an amusing TikTok video - leaving thousands divided over the discussion If they were serious, the above would be bizarre. However, I do think smileys should be more liberally used. A simple benign text message can easily be misread depending on one's mood, for instance. Adding one of these ???? when one puts out an intendedly funny but unclear message can save a whole lot of angst. Boomers will likely get uptight with the suggestion though because, well, they are old. FULL STOP. LOL ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Having digressed slightly, this ‘full-stop’ business is just attention seeking wokeism from a failed comedian who has turned to tik-tok for attention.... I wonder how offended she would be at multiple fullstops, as is my habit when writing on a forum... An ellipsis is perfectly legit to be used when you've put your point across and intentionally left the rest of the meaning out... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Late stage socialism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker88 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) "A growing number of Millennials and Gen Z"....whatever that means. There are 330,000,000 million Americans and hundreds of millions of Europeans, Canadians, Aussies, etc., combined. I suspect this is a very small issue for people who don't matter a lick. No need to get all riled up over it. On the other hand, when some 30% of Cult 45ers believe Tom Hanks and HRC run an international cabal that rapes, roasts and eats babies (QAnon), a likely equal number think the 2020 election was 'stolen', and a similar percent prefer autocracy to democracy, then just maybe these are much more significant issues than a couple of whining Gen Zers who live on TikTok. Perspective. Edited September 22, 2022 by Walker88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, daveAustin said: 12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Having digressed slightly, this ‘full-stop’ business is just attention seeking wokeism from a failed comedian who has turned to tik-tok for attention.... I wonder how offended she would be at multiple fullstops, as is my habit when writing on a forum... An ellipsis is perfectly legit to be used when you've put your point across and intentionally left the rest of the meaning out... ???? What have squashed circles got to do with this ? ???? Edited September 22, 2022 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, Walker88 said: "A growing number of Millennials and Gen Z"....whatever that means. There are 330,000,000 million Americans and hundreds of millions of Europeans, Canadians, Aussies, etc., combined. I suspect this is a very small issue for people who don't matter a lick. No need to get all riled up over it. On the other hand, when some 30% of Cult 45ers believe Tom Hanks and HRC run an international cabal that rapes, roasts and eats babies (QAnon), a likely equal number think the 2020 election was 'stolen', and a similar percent prefer autocracy to democracy, then just maybe these are much more significant issues than a couple of whining Gen Zers who live on TikTok. Perspective. Full stops 2022 > USA elections in 2020 . One large step ; one small step for ASEANNOW posters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Maybe they'll get around to being more serious about life when Putin drops a couple of H-bombs on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) Am I still allowed to use the word 'lard-buckets'? Or is that considered not PC nowadays? (I've been out of the UK for 20 years and consider using the phrase "My, you're a bit of a lard-bucket" with foreign tourists that I meet in Samui - I need to use this phrase with almost every Western woman that I meet) Note - no full-stop used Edited September 22, 2022 by simon43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, simon43 said: Am I still allowed to use the word 'lard-buckets'? Or is that considered not PC nowadays? (I've been out of the UK for 20 years and consider using the phrase "My, you're a bit of a lard-bucket" with foreign tourists that I meet in Samui - I need to use this phrase with almost every Western woman that I meet) Note - no full-stop used That would be allowed, although it would be considered to be rather rude , just as it always has been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, John Drake said: Maybe they'll get around to being more serious about life when Putin drops a couple of H-bombs on them. Yes, a Nuclear war would stop people making jokes about full stops , but TBH, I would prefer the bad jokes to a Nuclear War 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Punctuation is over rated. Let's help your uncle Jack off his horse. Let's help your uncle jack off his horse. Let's eat, Grandma. Let's eat Grandma. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said: Yes, a Nuclear war would stop people making jokes about full stops , but TBH, I would prefer the bad jokes to a Nuclear War You might get both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, John Drake said: You might get both. No one seriously suggested that full stops should be banned , and its just not going to happen , someone just made a joke about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said: An exclamation mark would then be a baseball bat and the recipient would think the sender wants to beat the sh!t out of them. Yes!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, simon43 said: Am I still allowed to use the word 'lard-buckets'? Or is that considered not PC nowadays? (I've been out of the UK for 20 years and consider using the phrase "My, you're a bit of a lard-bucket" with foreign tourists that I meet in Samui - I need to use this phrase with almost every Western woman that I meet) Note - no full-stop used Never heard it!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Stupid. If it is not a dot or full stop that is aggressive, then what is? Two or more question marks maybe? But again, being aggressive is not always a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Calls for full stops on a text I'm lost...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) West is Mad, for sure. Don't go west, young man! Horace Greeley knew nothing about punctuation. HERE, is a Full Stop! Edited September 22, 2022 by GammaGlobulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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