Current mood:	amused
Entry tags:	cat macros, godwin's, grammar and spelling

Are we relying too much on wtf_nature?
...I find that I do not care! Anyway, this doesn't have much to do with the animal posted. It's all about one ~~Librarian~~ Library Technician/English major and her inability to grasp the existence of lolcatese. Someone posts an odd-looking animal. In response, someone else posts the "my pokemans, let me show you them" classic cat macro. And then, the shit hits the fan.

BOGGLE! as LJ user=Ragdoll-Suicide answers the lolcat comment with the following bit of genius:

WARNING: GRAMMAR NAZI ATTACK!

"let me show you them" is a tragedy and a failure.

anyone who passed gr 9 english would know that the correct syntax for that sentance would be "let me show them to you."

/grammar nazi out

SPORFLE! as she digs herself deeper with the following fascinating information:
I just like correcting people's grammar. Just because something is spelled wrong doesn't make it more 1337 or more lol or cooler or whatever. I grew up with a double major (english lit and botany) for a dad, and a mom with a history major and a B Ed. I am currently studying to be a library technician, so its in my nature to desire correct syntax and proper punctuation.

GASP! as lj user=parsnip uses the following utterly fantastic simile:
It's like you're watching clowns at the circus, and sitting there with your arms crossed saying, "Well, for starters that's certainly not the most efficient method of erecting a ladder..."

Here's the entire thread, for those who have some time to kill. Best. Dogpile. Ever.

There are many amazing gems hidden in the gigantic thread, not the least of which is Ragdoll-Suicide's own rather sketchy grasp of the particulars of the English language. I was laughing out loud at work, which is always a good time, and only occasionally leads to my coworkers thinking I'm nuts.

ETA: Someone redlined her comment. AWESOME.

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	dragonfangirl 2008-06-11 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	That reminds me of this joke about the Texan and the Harvard grad: Texan: So where are you from? Harvard Grad: I come from a place where we do not end our sentences with prepositions. Texan: Okay. So where are you from, jackass? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	hallidae 2008-06-11 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	I think that one's kinda universal. I always heard it with Tennesseean instead of Texan. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	brennalarose 2008-06-11 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	I'd never heard that one, but I'm adding to my list of politically questionable jokes. Thanks! I was running out of material. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragonfangirl
2008-06-12 07:59 am UTC (link)

How are these for your list? One for each flavor:

President Clinton is out jogging, and he encounters a man with some puppies. Clinton asks the man what kind of puppies they are, and the man responds, "They're Democrat puppies, Mr. President."

Clinton thinks that is so great that the next day he brings the first lady to see these puppies for herself. He asks the man to tell Hillary what kind of puppies they are, and the man responds, "They're Republican puppies." The president looks puzzled and says, "Yesterday, you told me they were Democrat puppies."

The man smiles and says, "Yesterday, they were. But today, they have their eyes open!"

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President Clinton was out for a walk in the city, and he started to get hungry. Seeing a hot dog vendor by the side of the road, he stopped there for a bite. He asks the guy, "Before I buy, I have to know... Are these Republican hot dogs, or Democrat hot dogs?"

The vendor replies, "They're Democrat hot dogs, of course, Mr. President."

Bill is so pleased that he buys one with everything, and not only that, but he tells all his aides at the White House about the great hot dog vendor.

The next day, Bill is out for a walk with his wife, and they decide to get some lunch. Bill leads Hillary over to the hot dog vendor and says "Here's the guy who sells the Democratic hot dogs."

The vendor replies "I'm sorry, Mr. President, but that was yesterday. They're Republican hot dogs today."

Bill is astounded. "But why?" he said. "You said they were Democratic hot dogs!"

"Yes," the vendor says with a smile. “But then I sold out.”

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	brennalarose 2008-06-12 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	That's awesome! My father in law is gonna scream over those. Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

tyrotheterrible
2008-06-12 01:06 am UTC (link)

The variation of that one I heard was two women on a plane, a New Yorker and an Arkansan.

Arkansan: Hi! How y'all doin'?
New Yorker: I don't respond to people who end their sentences with verbs.
Arkansan: ...Hi, how y'all doin', bitch?

(The funniest part was that my group of Arkansan tourists was told this joke in Italy by our British tour guide. His Southern accent was fucking hilarious.)

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	tofuknight 2008-06-13 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	Since when is it improper to end a sentence with a verb? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chibikaijuu 2008-06-13 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	It's not. The minimum needed for a grammatically correct sentence is a subject and a verb. "She ran." That is a complete sentence. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hilohello 2008-06-18 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	1. Incorrect use of the word "y'all," unless there is more than one New Yorker present or the Arkansan is referring to the entire city of New York. 2. New Yorkers are hardly the epitomes of good grammar. Is child of New Yorker and Arkansan. Is touchy (Reply to this)(Parent)

	moonjaguar 2008-06-12 02:00 am UTC (link)
	I heard a variant with "Chicagoan" and "Where's the bathroom at?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	telcontar 2008-06-12 11:50 am UTC (link)
	I heard a version with Australian exchange students, Cambridge uni students, and asking where the pub was. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	puritybrown 2008-06-12 05:03 pm UTC (link)
	I first heard that joke in A Bit of Fry and Laurie! Did it migrate from there, or were they being uncharacteristically unoriginal? (Hugh=rude American tourist; Stephen=pedantic British local.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	frequentmouse 2008-06-12 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	I'm pretty sure that the original of that joke is in Aristophanes somewhere. Or, like, the first written instance. It's a good joke, don't get me wrong; if not, the human race would have died off by now, merely by killing the people who tell it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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