Top Things NOT to Say in World

Yea, I hate the cultural difference thing. Like I care if something is offensive or can get you shot in another county. Nor do I care if what I say is considered highly offensive in other parts of the world. I dont come here to learn about other countries! Only mine matters! MINE MINE MINE!!!! ALL MINE!!!


Politics? Bleh! Booooring!!! And this time I'm NOT being sarcastic! Unlike the first part.

Said while naked, after paying me 15L and being asked why: "15L for 15 mins?"

LOL, I've been asked that. At least he responded politelty when I politely declined.

"Are you going to hurt me?" - from a neighbor who saw a green dot on the mini-map and thought she should just drop by and walk into my house at the time I just happened to be checking out what the settings were on a set of Desert Eagles I bought on a whim. I guess that was actually a good question, but I found it very amusing.

"Do you live here?" - No, I just hang out here in this house all alone - waiting for the owner to kick me out - for fun while everybody else is busy enjoying each other's company elsewhere.

God, yes! I've really gotten to hate that howl. Oh, and don't forget the vvVVvv that's usually inserted into the line a couple of times.

And yeah, I've heard variations on 'wanna have sex?' and 'are you single?' and 'UR hot' as well, almost always in the welcome area.

You know there was a time when it stood for American Sign Language.

"I bought this animation from you and wanted to know if you can give it to me copy/transfer"

ok what I have never understood is someone walking up to a chick (and this has happened to me more times than I care to remember) and announcing how large their penis is and then asking me if I want to have sex. (but usually using a more colorful description )

I mean if there's anywhere where size SO doesn't matter -- its gotta be SL! Why would I care how large your penis is? What possible difference could it make?

You mean it DOES matter in RL.....?...? :-/

of course it does silly newb. Any one who says differently is lying.

Now... size can be overcome RL. And size alone is not enough. But yes, it matters.

"I saw these robot bugs on Stargate SG-1 the other night and I got this idea......"

"You look successful, do you want a business partner?"

"I make guns, can I sell them at your furniture store"

"You own a lot of land on this island, would you like to donate some of it to the US Army?"

"Could you loan me $1500? I will pay you back next week."

Troy

In IM to a complete stranger:

"hi"

The first IM I ever received: "Wanna come watch a Av porno?" -- I guess this was pretty impressive or something since it was before we had Streaming Video. <shrug>

My first one-on-one encounter (don't know what else to call it... I thought we were just chatting, and I guess he thought we were on a date) with another Avatar ended with: "Touch it and see what happens!" as he stripped and attached his pieces parts while my back was turned. I will give him credit in that he did IM me and apologize for offending me after I TP'd "home".

After those two experiences, if it weren't for Sami being a true gentleman, I would have cancelled my account after the free trial. And even with him, there was a moment of doubt on the bench in the Welcome Area when he asked, "Would you like to see my Park?" But, thankfully, that's ALL he showed me.

Thanx!

Why you gotta be that way?

When I joined two years ago people were able to maintain the reality of this being a game, not an actual world, and thus didn't flip out when you made reference to said reality. Now I got screamed at the first day I came back and asked how old someone was because that's "not a SL appropriate question." Jeez, give me a break.

Lots has changed here since then, back then we were touchy feely, now we're all touchy and no feely.

Where's my arm?

Troy

When I was new in SL, I was browsing guns (as every newbie does). The idea of 'capture' guns occured to me, and I asked if anyone had guns which could be used to consensually capture other players.

A nearby furry told me that he had a pokemon ball capture gun (just the thing for BDSM... "Gorean Slave Girl... I CHOOSE YOU!" and then proceeded to take me to Pokemon HQ (why there are ADULTS interested in Pokemon still eludes me), and show me where I could buy said gun for free (the gun was still not very popular despite this... I wonder why).

Anyway, I got the gun, tried it... the guy asked if he could try his gun on me. It was an orbit cager, using a cage that moved around as it flew skywards. Thankfully we were indoors at the time but it still made a mess of the ceiling. I've noticed that furries tend to be very heavily armed... I guess it's because of all the griefing they get. Though why they need a spinning orbit cage gun is also beyond me.

Anyhoo, I got down and then the guy asks to borrow L$500. I'm new, and this is a fair amount of money when you are new. I lent it to him, on the basis that he's been helpful and nice to me so far. He's happy to take it and disappear a short time afterwards. I later learn he spent it on guns/avatars. I wonder if the reason he doesn't have any money is that he insists on buying several thousand L's worth of avatars and weapons. I feel rather like someone who donated to a beggar on the street, and later encountered a huge billboard saying "WARNING :95% of money donated to beggars goes straight to drug dealers. Only use authorised donation points and charities!".

I contact him on the due date of the repayment, and he says he doesn't have the money (the funny this is that I was surprised by this at the time) but will have it in a few days. Same thing happens the next time I contact him. Apparently he thought he'd have it but something went wrong and he's now trying to get a job as a DJ in SL to earn the money.

Aaaaanyway... I eventually say to him, bluntly, that he screwed up and should never have taken the loan AT ALL if he wasn't 100% sure he could pay it back. It turns out he has more conditions than a 'free lotto draw', more problems with his head than the school with the "demon headmaster", and apparently has had more encounters with shrinks than a wool sweater.

Suffice it to say, I did not get my money back. Of course I'm still mad at him, as it is entirely his fault that he took a loan without knowing he could pay it back. Further, it is also his fault that he promised, repeatedly, that he could pay it back when he couldn't make good on that promise.
When I remind him that I'd have just *given* him the 500L for helping me, and that he diddn't have to make a big thing of paying me back, he seems to suddenly become afflicted with the same loss of words as is often observed radiating from a certain White House.

From this lesson, I learnt some other 'bad things' to say in SL:
"Can I [pl[ea]z] borrow _____"
"Can I test my ____ on you?"
"Oh, I know the perfect item from you, it's free and it's from POKEMON!"

Oh, and my personal favourite:
"I can think fine! It's just my therapist and my parents being mean to me!".


Suffice it to say that I now have a policy of never lending money to or accepting loans from other SL residents.

I find it strange that people get offended at

"Hi"

and

"where are you from?"

I suppose people are going to get offended next at

"I'm new here. How do I find [place whatever here]?"

Same reason there are adults who are NOT interested in watching other people have sex and/or kill each other

<-- All of the above

My favorite: "You can't tell me what to do, you don't own this land!" Spoken to an officer of group owned land

I can not believe you just said that.

This is when you ban them.

Dear Mrs. Shadowdog Tiger,

The above quote nearly got me fired due to the mass extrusion of liquids from my nose onto the keyboard from which I now type.

Thank you for the humor.

Ever Yours,
Didge Undertone

Well, even "Hi" in a IM from an guy who is.. naked. No.

(In general, if you are a guy and a complete stranger, don't start IM'ing random female avies, mkay? 'Cause that sets off all the asshole flags, heh. Talk in chat. Even if you are on the prowl, use common sense, unless you really are too young to be playing this game.)

I'm sad that no one ever asked if I'm an NPC.

I have no problem with newbies asking newbie questions, even the "what do I do now?" kind of questions, most of them are genuinely grateful for any help, and I like helping them, as well. But the other day one of them was really taking advantage of everyone's time and patience. I mean, asking a few questions is one thing, using everyone around you as a personal assistant for what seemed like over an hour is another. Fortunately for her there were mentors there that were willing to help, although they were just trying to do some shopping at the time, poor things, heh. I would have sent her to NCI or the Shelter or something, at that point.

If someone tells me they are a Republican and askes me if I am as well, I consider that a threat and AR them.

I gotta admit that "Hi" bugs the hell out of me. In actual conversation, when it's followed by more interaction, it's ok. In ANY other medium, I can't stand it. Imagine the exchange:

(You call someone on the phone)
Them: Hello?
You: Hi.
(long silence while they wait for you to get to the point)