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Phoenix Psaltery
Ninja Wizard
Join date: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 2,599
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06-29-2008 12:56
OK, I apologize in advance if thi makes anyone roll their eyes, but I get so tired of seeing people refer to a sim as a SIM as if it were an acronym.
It doesn't stand for Space Island Machine or Silly Immature Muskrat. It's not Sulking Intelligent Monopoly or Sexually Incandescent Moose. It's short for "simulator" and as such it should be lower case: sim, not SIM. Say it with me: sim not SIM. Sim not SIM. In the words of Brad Hamilton from "Fast Times At Ridgemont High," "Right. Learn it. Know it. Live it."  P2 _____________________
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Annabelle Babii
Unholier than thou
Join date: 2 Jun 2007
Posts: 1,797
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06-29-2008 13:02
when concurrency is high:
Still Isn't Moving on the mainland: Seems Incredibly Messy at a club: Send In Masses when teleporting: Stuck In My.... you get the idea _____________________
Deep inside we're all the same - we're an amorphous fog clouod.
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Phoenix Psaltery
Ninja Wizard
Join date: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 2,599
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06-29-2008 13:04
ARRRRGH!
I understand where you're coming from, though. How about: Simply borked?  P2 _____________________
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3Ring Binder
always smile
Join date: 8 Mar 2007
Posts: 15,028
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06-29-2008 13:09
please come visit my SIM sometime.
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Briana Dawson
Attach to Mouth
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,855
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06-29-2008 13:13
And while we are at it.
The company that provides us SL is called: LINDEN LAB Not: Linden LabS. NO "S" at the end of LAB.  _____________________
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LittleMe Jewell
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Join date: 8 Oct 2007
Posts: 11,319
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06-29-2008 13:44
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Cherry Czervik
Came To Her Senses
Join date: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 3,680
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06-29-2008 13:48
Ah, Grammar Nazism.
Happy sigh. _____________________
To exchange power is sublime. To steal from another ... well, what goes around comes around.
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Alyx Sands
Mental Mentor Linguist
Join date: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,432
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06-29-2008 13:49
What, you sayin' it's NOT an acronym? I want my muskrat!!
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Ceka Cianci
SuperPremiumExcaliburAcc#
Join date: 31 Jul 2006
Posts: 4,489
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06-29-2008 14:26
SIM
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Chris Norse
Loud Arrogant Redneck
Join date: 1 Oct 2006
Posts: 5,735
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06-29-2008 14:55
What, you sayin' it's NOT an acronym? I want my muskrat!! Muskrat, muskrat candlelight Doin' the town and doin' it right In the evenin' It's pretty pleasin' Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land And they shimmy And Sammy's so skinny And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singin' and jingin' the jango Floatin' like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheese Sammy says to Susie "Honey, would you please be my missus?" And she say yes With her kisses And now he's ticklin' her fancy Rubbin' her toes Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes As they wriggle, and Sue starts to giggle And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singin' and jingin' the jango Floatin' like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love La da da da da ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbh9c0noR4s _____________________
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Jeffrey Gomez
Cubed™
Join date: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,522
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06-29-2008 15:17
I blame the propagation of SIM cards, which is probably what started all this in the first place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber_Identity_Module Darned phones are ruining our youth these days.  _____________________
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Ceka Cianci
SuperPremiumExcaliburAcc#
Join date: 31 Jul 2006
Posts: 4,489
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06-29-2008 15:21
it's probably because a lot of people played the Sim's before there was an SL and it became part of the language as they made their way in here
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Jeffrey Gomez
Cubed™
Join date: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,522
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06-29-2008 15:54
it's probably because a lot of people played the Sim's before there was an SL and it became part of the language as they made their way in here Yeah but... they don't call their Sims, SIMS, do they?  _____________________
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Ty Gabe
Registered User
Join date: 1 Sep 2007
Posts: 217
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06-29-2008 15:58
How about: Simply borked? As long as you don't spell it SIMply borked, you're good. |
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Galactica Cuttita
Registered User
Join date: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 16
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hmmmm
06-29-2008 18:43
how bout the grammer nazis just STFU?
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Desmond Shang
Guvnah of Caledon
Join date: 14 Mar 2005
Posts: 5,250
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06-29-2008 18:46
Oh, you know this was only done to stick in the craw of "The Sims Online" people...
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Ceka Cianci
SuperPremiumExcaliburAcc#
Join date: 31 Jul 2006
Posts: 4,489
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06-29-2008 21:14
Yeah but... they don't call their Sims, SIMS, do they? I don't know what they called it i never played that crap game and i can't even really say it was a crap game because ......well i never played it lol well i played a little offline for a day or two but i really just couldn't sit still at that age long enough to take interest in it and had to jump back into unreal tournament with my clan.. getting a migraine yet? lol my dad gets them all the time for some reason _____________________
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