Stupid question thread

[finefocus]

If one would be building an Egyptian type pyramid or mock huge prism out of empty Busch and Schlitz beer cans while the significant other is away on vacation, would it be possible to angle the reflective sunlight off of the bottom of the mirror like beer cans in such a way as to light a tinder bundle that would be hot enough to ignite a well prepared charcoal pyramid in order to char animal muscle to a point of palate perfection that only more liquid gold from said beer cans could properly wash down?

And if so, would erecting a pyramid of the empty nectar of the Gods cans, give proper tribute to true optical friends?

It's like Trial-By-Combat, where God ensures that the virtuous heart will be victorious. If your animal tissue is unsatisfying, then your optical friends are insufficiently true.

[cleyes]

Why is the 20/40 line misread consistently as...VZBDE instead of FZBDE?

[Ecliptic]

I hads me an exzam in yur office last week and the doc tol' me that I'z gots Cadillacs in my eyes and I needs ta see an offtha mole gist.... But I dun't understand ... how did I gets them cars in mah eyes?

[Johns]

Ok, I'll bite. I taught English at the high school level for 18 years before my husband retired from the military, and I decided to work part-time in the optical field.

Question: Why do I get frustrated with posts such as the following, that have absolutely no regard for capitalization, sentence structure, or punctuation? The ad mentions "professional" over and over, but there is nothing even slightly professional about the post.

Am I crazy to notice such things? Is it just me?

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OK, I gave up on making the corrections. I would give them an "F", have them re-do it, and find the rest of the errors that I didn't bother to correct. I would then give them the opportunity for extra credit by cleaning out the gutters on my house.

[finefocus]

I again recommend "Eats, Shoots, & Leaves".

[bob_f_aboc]

Darby--

Sometimes you can tell a lot about an individual (or company) by the quality of their communication.

If the written communication is sub-standard, what would you expect the quality of their business to be?

[THE MEB]

Bob, I am concerned that you have just proven the former English teacher for 18 years point. Didn't you just end your last sentence with a preposition? (to be)

[Diopterman]

Proper Pronounciation!

When saying the word "PLANO"...........

How is the "A" pronounced?

Long A, short a, what sAy you?

[shanbaum]

Play-no. Like the city in Tejas.

[Judy Canty]

I am well acquainted with the folks at imatters and they are really great people who provide a great service. I wonder if the way to help them find quailified staff is to beat them up over typos.

The title of this thread is destined to dissuade people from posting, let alone the general snarky-ness that has driven most of our best members to other forums.

I think it's time for everyone to go outside and play in the sun.

[Striderswife]

Bob, I am concerned that you have just proven the former English teacher for 18 years point. Didn't you just end your last sentence with a preposition? (to be)

"Be" is not a preposition. It is a helping verb. I had to memorize the 23 helping verbs in the 5th and 7th grades, and they're burned into my memory forever. I could rattle them off, if you really want to hear the list! (wink, wink).

Here's my question of all times: what would chairs look like if our knees were on backwards?

[Johns]

I am well acquainted with the folks at imatters and they are really great people who provide a great service. I wonder if the way to help them find quailified staff is to beat them up over typos.

The title of this thread is destined to dissuade people from posting, let alone the general snarky-ness that has driven most of our best members to other forums.

I think it's time for everyone to go outside and play in the sun.

I am simply using their post as an example. Unfortunately they are just one of the many offenders. And to be fair, it wasn't just a typo, but a series of typos, fragmented sentences, and misspelled words in a post that sought to attract the "professionals" of our business.

It's nice you know them, but what are we to think of a solicitation for professionals that may as well have been scratched out on the back of a cocktail napkin? Nice people or not, what are we to think?

[Johns]

"Be" is not a preposition. It is a helping verb.

You are correct!

[Judy Canty]

I am simply using their post as an example. Unfortunately they are just one of the many offenders. And to be fair, it wasn't just a typo, but a series of typos, fragmented sentences, and misspelled words in a post that sought to attract the "professionals" of our business.

It's nice you know them, but what are we to think of a solicitation for professionals that may as well have been scratched out on the back of a cocktail napkin? Nice people or not, what are we to think?

If their intention was to attract your attention to a job posting, I think it worked.

[Judy Canty]

I hads me an exzam in yur office last week and the doc tol' me that I'z gots Cadillacs in my eyes and I needs ta see an offtha mole gist.... But I dun't understand ... how did I gets them cars in mah eyes?

Now this I find offensive on many levels. Darby, what do you think?