Jetrell Fo

TV's Frink said:

Yep, that's what I was going for. :-)

 If me thinking you're a class clown is what you were going for, enjoy it.

:)

RicOlie_2 said:

Jetrell Fo said:

RicOlie_2 said:

Jetrell Fo said:

...Homo may also refer to:

...

• ?μο-, Greek prefix meaning "the same", opposite of "hetero-" (Greek ?τερο- )...

Heck, if you break the word down homo+sexual literally it simply says man sexual .... no inference to being gay at all. ... 

 There you go. In this context it has nothing to do with the word "man." It means "the same."

Exactly why I said the word has been given a perceived meaning "after" I posted all the references.  Thanks for pointing out the obvious though .... now at least others don't have to guess. 

 Hey, that's my job! ;)

The way you worded the bit about "man sexual" or whatever, implied that you were choosing that meaning of the word rather than doing whatever you were trying to do.

I can see how that might have been confusing.  I just went with one of the many choices available.      

RicOlie_2 said:

Jetrell Fo said:

...Homo may also refer to:

...

• ?μο-, Greek prefix meaning "the same", opposite of "hetero-" (Greek ?τερο- )...

Heck, if you break the word down homo+sexual literally it simply says man sexual .... no inference to being gay at all. ... 

 There you go. In this context it has nothing to do with the word "man." It means "the same."

Exactly why I said the word has been given a perceived meaning "after" I posted all the references.  Thanks for pointing out the obvious though .... now at least others don't have to guess. 

On a side note Greek/Latin prefixes are used for science, medicine, and literature, not to personally degrade people.

:)

TV's Frink said:

Yeah, you guys are right, there's nothing wrong with using it, or how it was used here.  Please go use it outside of off-topic and put your money where your mouth is.

The problem with your "observation" is that it's societies fault when it comes to tagging everything that doesn't fit neatly into a category, not people in general.  There was a time when the word gay meant fun.  Now if you're a person using the word gay you might need to cover yourself in case you physically get hit, slapped with a lawsuit, or be accused of being homophobic. 

Homo (disambiguation)

Homo is the taxonomical genus that includes modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens).

Homo may also refer to:

• ?μο-, Greek prefix meaning "the same", opposite of "hetero-" (Greek ?τερο- )
• "Homo-" (also "dihomo-"), a prefix that may be used in organic chemistry's trivial names to indicate a next higher straight chain homolog, i.e., one noncyclic carbon more (and similarly "dihomo-" meaning two noncyclic carbons more) – examples include:
  • Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid
  • Homochlorcyclizine
  • Homovanillic acid
• Homo, a colloquial abbreviation for homogenized milk (Canadian English)
• Homo (surname), a French surname originating from Brittany and Normandy, borrowed from church Latin
• Homos, an alternate spelling for hommus or hummus, a Levantine Arab food dip or spread made from chickpeas
• HOMO, in chemistry an acronym for Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital
• Homo, Latin for "man", "human being"
• HomO, short name of the Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
• Homo (slang) a colloquial, usually pejorative abbreviation for "homosexual" (adjective or noun)
• Homo, wolfhound in Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs

Heck, if you break the word down homo+sexual literally it simply says man sexual .... no inference to being gay at all.  I know plenty of guys who are sexual and not gay.  The term has been given a perceived meaning due to the tone in which it might be used towards someone who is gay.  Someone somewhere put this term together to categorize something that didn't have it's own category and now it's law?  I don't buy into it. 

To me, people are people, no matter who they chose to love, and the word gay still means fun.

ray_afraid said:

Warbler said:

TV's Frink said:

Did you even bother reading the links I posted?

 obviously he didn't.  

 Yeah, obviously I didn't or I'd now know that there is only one definition for the term 'homo', and it's disparaging. Always. And tremendously so. I'll have my fists ready next time someone says 'Homosexual'. If the final three syllables are dropped, it's clobberin' time!

I wonder if they noticed that they gave you the second definition for the word homo from The Free Dictionary .....

ho·mo ²  (hm)n. pl. ho·mos Offensive Slang

......  not this one 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo

Urban dictionary says this .... Strangely, NO hyphenated version there either ......

1. homo

quit acting like a homo brad

you look like a homo

2. homo

May everyone's holiday season be bright and full of cheer, no matter which version of it you may or may not celebrate!!!!!

:)

TV's Frink said:

I think you missed the point.

Just because it isn't a legitimate question to you does not mean that it isn't a legit question to others.  

I didn't miss your point because your point was pointless.

TV's Frink said:

Are you still twelve?

Like it or lump Frink .... this is the "off-topic" section.  You can't have it both ways my friend.

:)

Okay, how about words that are slang in another country but not used in the one you currently live?  Should a person who does not know it as you know it be subject to torment and hatred because they said it?

Example, the word "turd-burglar" ..... apparently in the U.K. this is not a term of endearment towards homosexuals.  In the U.S. however, it might have been something you said to a close friend when trading humorous insults.  In fact, McDonalds had a character called the "Ham-burglar" yet as a kid I remember friends changing it to "turd-burglar" just because it was kids being kids.

So, is "turd-burglar" actually a homophobic slur or a word kids spoke when they were younger who thought farts were funny too? 

Loving me all this Godzilla stuff.  Channel 32 WFLD out of Chicago used to play these and living in Milwaukee we were actually able to get it at the time.

:)

Sorry for your loss Reegar.

I consider animals as family, not pets.  I treat them the way I want them to treat me and they usually respond better than humans in that regard.  I also believe that animals do feel in a similar way to people.  

I've had cats while being on my own since I moved out of the parentals place years ago.  My firstborn, Dusty, was 24 when she passed.  She went at home in my arms.  My second oldest, Asia, got real sick and passed at home in my arms .... she was 15.  They taught me plenty.   

Molly said:

It's up on Nyaa.

What is Nyaa?  Never heard of it before.

Thanks

AntcuFaalb said:

Jetrell Fo said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I'd eat Soylent Green even knowing that it's made out of people.

A little protein in the diet never hurt anyone .....  :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prion

Well, that's not appetizing so maybe a few may not fair well .... Michael Jackson comes to mind.  Maybe Keith Richards could hack it .... he's looking sort of fibrous these days .... LOL  

I'm not judging, I'm just saying.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Jetrell Fo said:

I knew a guy who made the transition to female and then told us she was a lesbian ..... isn't that kinda weird?  Why become a woman to like women when he could have done it as a man?    

Because what sex you're attracted to has no bearing on what sex you want to belong to.

I just seems like an awful lot of extra mileage just to go to the same place.

;)

Mrebo said:

What motivated this thread?

I think people are born homosexual or heterosexual but can exhibit behavior of the either orientation for various psychological reasons. I wish there weren't all the campaigns and insistence upon a monolithic "community" (a feeling not limited to this topic btw). When it comes to sexuality I don't think it necessary (I'm sure there is a better word) to indulge every errant thought one may or may not have. People should respect others but they do have the right to avoid associations they find unhealthy. Though I agree with xhonzi that it is better to have tolerance of those with different views. I've always been naturally tolerant (Warbler would be laughing were he able [a joke, Mr. Warbler]) and I find it unfortunate when people shun others for not being sufficiently supportive of their worldview.

Closely related to this, when it comes to transgendered folks, I found it awkward that they are legally considered male or female (depending on which change is made), even though genetically they are the sex they started with before the change.  I prefer tolerance because everyone has a right to find what makes them happiest. 

I knew a guy who made the transition to female and then told us she was a lesbian ..... isn't that kinda weird?  Why become a woman to like women when he could have done it as a man?    

Gotchya ... looks like it's gonna be a while anyways .... no seeding going on.

Now that King Kong vs. Godzilla, it has only Japanese audio or am I wrong? 

I am having to re-download it as it appears it got lost in my HD crash a few weeks back.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I'd eat Soylent Green even knowing that it's made out of people.

A little protein in the diet never hurt anyone .....  :)

AntcuFaalb said:

doubleofive said:

Soylent isn't a mixture of OTC vitamin mixtures. It's a custom blend. Ars Technica did a series on it:

http://arstechnica.com/series/ars-does-soylent/

That was the beta version, v1.0 actually addresses the chalky and such. I think it's an interesting concept.

IMO it's more useful for starving people than SiValley hipsters.

It may also be good for recycling your dead ..... LOL.  Where is Charleton Heston when we need him?  Damn dirty apes .....

:)

hairy_hen said:

@ Jetrell Fo: the reason Ric was great is because Frink is funny and you are not.

I think even those who didn't appreciate the humor as much as me would tend to agree that your whining about it is far more annoying than anything you've complained about.

Ric made this forum a more fun place.  Whining and complaints make it much less fun.

That's really all that needs to be said.

My issue is with Frink, not with Ric.  I didn't make the rule to ban the dual identities so that's really all that needs to be said as well. 

TV's Frink said:

I rather enjoy the fact that you will have to read everything I post just to make sure I'm not saying something about you.

At least you're easy to please.  That's gotta be worth a giggle or two.

:) 

SilverWook said:

Alas, mods are not omniscient. If anyone has proof Mr. Olie the 2nd is a sock, kindly provide it to the mods. Anybody maintaining a sock account at this point is taking a calculated risk. Is it really worth it?

AFAIK, nobody was given special permission for anything, certainly not from me. Joke socks were likely tolerated so long as they were obvious, and didn't stink up serious threads. It takes just one or two people to piss in the pool and ruin it for everyone.

In this forum, I don't believe in coincidence.  Ric Olie 2 didn't just materialize out of nowhere from some newbie that just happened to choose that name blindly when joining.  That name was chosen for a reason, but by whom, I do not know.

It is my guess that these socks probably weren't meant to exist outside the "off topic" forum.  That is why some of us that don't normally have a reason to peruse this section had no real idea who they were ..... making it easier for them to slink around the main forum mostly undetected.  With some of their alter-egos being regulars in the main forum it was only a matter of time before things got out of hand.

Yeah, after reading some of the sucker punches you've tossed around in past threads to others, I figured it was wise to keep at least 1 eye open.

SilverWook said:

How about this?

 This is cool .......................