doubleKO

Pennsylvania Jones said:

doubleKO said:

A "flying disc" is called a Frisbee.

And here's a geeky factoid: did you know that in the book Secret of NIMH was based on, the Brisbys were actually the Frisbys?  They changed it when Wham-o Inc. placed a copyright on the name.  Funny thing is, Frisby is a real name, but Brisby isn't.

Check my reason for edit in the OP ;)

A "flying disc" is called a Frisbee.
A "footbag" is called a Hacky Sack.
A "gelatin dessert" is called Jell-O.
A "first aid strip" is called a Band-Aid.
"Inline skates" are called Rollerblades.

Got any more?

*UPDATE - Thread is now about different names for things in general.

You usually have one car, but sometimes you have two cars.

Bingowings said:

Blocking those threads sent a message, hopefully the message has been received by all and I imagine if it hasn't further action may be taken.

The message I received said that people can continue to act however they like and permanently ruin legitimate threads for others.

After I heated it with an iron, the lemon juice between the lines read:

"Don't feed the trolls".

Spiders are awesome.

Yay for the return of Bizzaro Ric!

TV's Frink said:

Bingowings said:

The pledge thread was silly

No, it was necessary.  And it seemed to be working.

The pledge thread was silly, but it also became necessary after your prolonged abuse of the ignore function ;) It does seem to have been successful despite the locking.

In any case, I would rather have complete anarchy or complete moderation than the random locking of threads that are contentious at a glance. As it stands, it seems I could spout off some crap in a thread I don't like in order to get it locked, with no repurcussions.

Ziggy Stardust said:

Oh, I thought this thread was about the other lockdown.

It was. In a tongue-in-cheeky sort of way.

I created this so if anyone wants to talk about the locked threads they can do so here without worrying that our 'Random Thoughts' thread will be locked too, as some of you seem to be. I don't believe discussing this is in violation of any rules, and I don't see why it should have to continue through PMs.

In agreement with what some other members have said - locking Off Topic threads isn't a solution. If the mods are unwilling to read enough posts to determine the problem, you guys should leave Off Topic unmoderated as it has been, or find someone willing to moderate it to the same standard as the rest of the site. The sticky is vague and it is now unclear what we can and can't post in Off Topic. Does it mean that all the rules now apply here, or only some of them?

I would suggest simply reinstating the 'no personal attacks' rule for Off Topic, which mods can then ignore until someone who feels personally attacked makes a legitimate complaint. If it is virtually impossible to get banned through your actions in Off Topic then the 'pledge thread' and others like it should not only be allowed, they are practically necessary.

Can I have a "Below par, but still watchable when properly fan edited" category?

Is some movie that this guy I know was telling me about this one time...

*eyes dart around nervously*

Sorry guys, I'm not sure if I can talk about this here. I will hide messages inside my j-pegs and PM passwords to you as previously discussed.

Viva La Revolucion!

Hi!

I was quite surprised to realise this is a counterfeit Frink thread! I made an ass out of you and me. Wait...

Just me.

Leonardo said:

TV's Frink said:

I vote the 80's simultaneously the best AND worst.

Hell, some songs were even the best and worst at the same time.

?? I'm curious.. name one! :)

Here's half a dozen:

We Don't Need Another Hero
I Wear My Sunglasses at Night
I Wanna Be a Cowboy
Holiday Rap
Danger Zone
Anything by Kiss

I belittle any belief that "Guide on Belittling" should not read "Guide to Belittling".

Woah, locked threads! I refreshed one of those pages a bunch of times trying to reply until I noticed.

If you are still keeping mental lists Frink, I use my ignore function as intended...

CP3S said:

 

You're right, it [The Voyage of the Dawn Treader] is a travelogue with episodic events taking place, rather than having a solid main story arch.

Like so?

Didn't the painting serve that function?

;)

You can fix a timeline by changing one thing, regardless of how you otherwise interfere.

You can sober up completely in a few minutes no matter how drunk you are.

You have recently noticed that bugs are of a remarkably consistent size and that their behaviour is governed by algorithms.

You would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling kids.

Isn't this thread just self-punishment for an admitted prequel hater?

Why do this to yourselves? Find your favourite edit, hopefully most of this shit will be gone and then try to forget it ever existed. I didn't actually read the thread, as I don't need my hard work of trying to forget the worst parts undone :)

There's a chance I would jump on the hate bandwagon if not for the fanedits. But as is... meh.

It is my opinion that Greeny doesn't post enough to be a younger, sillier clone of Frink anymore. I call affected title.

Anyone remember Buck Rogers in the 25th Century mini glow-in-the-dark frisbees from Kentucky Fried Chicken?

This is the real thread.

Clone lovers...

The wheels on your car spin backwards.

The timer always stops at 1.

If driving at gunpoint you can crash your car assured that you will be less injured than your captor.

You can flash anything in your wallet to gain access or information if you do it fast enough.

You can make a shark explode with the prow of a ship.

If you think there is an intruder in your house, your cat will jump out from an unexpected place and scare the shit out of you.

If it's your turn to keep watch you will fall asleep.

If you call your pet, something will have just eaten it.

The back of your fridge is transparent.