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"Orientate" is in the dictionary as an alternative to "orient." I've never heard "conversate" used. "Irregardless" annoys me. I cut people a little more slack with "who" and "whom" because even I sometimes fail to pay close enough attention to the subject/object relation in my sentences. I get annoyed when somebody frequently misuses "there"/"their"/"they're" or "your"/"you're" or "then"/"than" or "to"/"too"/"two" or "a lot"/"alot," but I do mistype those occasionally, when I'm typing too fast, so I have to forgive the occasional slipup. Placing commas and periods outside the quotation marks annoys me; however, I agree with the British that there are times when it is more appropriate to place dashes, question marks, and exclamation points outside the quotation marks. I think "y'all" should be accepted throughout the English speaking world, since the English language has no plural specific form of "you." The fourth definition of "infer" is "HINT, SUGGEST," and the second definition of "imply" is "to express indirectly : hint at : SUGGEST," so even though I think it sounds better to use "imply" in certain situations, such as when the subject of the sentence is a non-human, I think the idea that "infer" must only be used to mean "GUESS, SURMISE" is more of a guideline than an actual English grammar rule. Speaking of guidelines versus rules, not splitting infinitives and not ending sentences in prepositions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules of the English language. The teaching of these guidelines as rules stems from Latin, where they are rules. In English, however, splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence in a preposition is sometimes more appropriate than the alternative. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

That's why I don't believe in the concept of "in love." I believe in love but not "in love." I think the idea that there is a finite line between in love and out of love is bogus. You either love somebody or you don't. I think telling your spouse, "I love you, but I'm no longer in love with you" is the biggest copout in the world. Don't try to play it off as something outside your control, when what you really mean is, "I love you, but I no longer want to be in a relationship with you." If the two of you still get along, meaning you're still friends, what is the problem? Is your spouse just bitching because it's not new and exciting anymore? Is he/she upset that the honeymoon ended fifteen years ago? What did he/she expect? As stated in another thread, some people need to grow up and quit expecting life to be a romance novel. There is no happily ever after in the real world. Maybe that's just the idealistic point of view of someone who's never been married, but I don't think it's nearly as idealistic as the belief that we're each going to spend the rest of our lives "in love" with our soul mates. In response to the second part of your question, my parents did not get along very well, but they did stick it out until my younger sister graduated high school. And they managed to do it without turning our home into a war zone. My sister and I had a pretty happy childhood, even if it did end pretty abruptly the summer after her senior year. I don't think this footnote really relates to the first part of your question; I only mention it as evidence that it is possible to "stick it out for the children." That's not always the best solution, but I think in some situations it can be. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Not to fear--I've figure this one out for you, Chris. It's a simple five part plan. Part 1: Hire Nicholas Sparks to write a stirring "It's not you, it's me" speech. Part 2: Recruit James Earl Jones to read it to her. Part 3: Have John Williams compose something stirring to play in the background while Mr. Jones reads. Part 4: Persuade Colin Farrell to enter as soon as Mr. Jones is through with the speech and have consolatory sex with her. Part 5: Sleep easy in the knowledge that your now-ex-girlfriend is probably the happiest recently dumped person in history. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Ah, my little man is growing up. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Okay, who wants to help me take up donations for the "Get Douva a date with Jessica Biel" fund? If I win, I promise to post pictures from the date. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

This is SO TRUE! Seriously, if you go out of your way to show a woman you're interested in her. You are immediately tagged a psycho/stalker and blown to the curb. Fuck that... When I was single I hated the dating game. That is such complete bullshit and just an excuse to not have to do anything for us. I honestly think the two of you are arguing different points. Swedishcelt wants a guy who'll make some effort, such as sending her flowers and cooking her dinner. Slappie is annoyed with women who watch Richard Gere carry off Debra Winger and think, "Why can't that be me?" Yes, I am amazed how few men exert the effort to make simple romantic gestures, but I am also amazed how quickly many women veer off the reality path when they start talking about the man they want to meet. There are very few acceptable excuses for being a grown, heterosexual man who has never sent a woman flowers. Likewise, there are very few acceptable excuses for being a grown woman who still expects grand romantic gestures from a man. Most real romantic gestures are small. A grand gesture may be fine if you're proposing marriage to a woman you are certain will both accept the proposal and appreciate the gestures, but otherwise, grand gestures are a risky propositions. Grand gestures require a man to know the mind of a woman well enough to be certain she will interpret an act that seems, on the surface, outrageous, inappropriate, psychotic, and potentially criminal, as a welcome act of true devotion. As Robert Evans is famous for saying, "Any man who thinks he knows the mind of a woman knows nothing." Watching Dustin Hoffman steal Katharine Ross from the clutches of another man, at the altar, sends a tingle up my spine every time, but if a woman I love ever decides to marry another man, I'll probably just sit home and get drunk that day--I won't be standing at the back of the church screaming her name. In the real world, that's not only crazy, it's also very unlikely to work. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

No, the premiere was at The Paramount. It's a huge old theater with a balcony and box seats. It's very cool. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I suppose I could try to get out of this by saying I didn't know you're a Clerks/Kevin Smith fan, but in all honesty, I probably should have surmised as much. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Thursday night I attended the Austin premiere of Clerks II, which was followed by a Q&A with director Kevin Smith. Both the film and the Q&A, which lasted an hour longer than the film itself, were worth the inflated price of admission. Smith's lengthy and meandering answers to relatively simple questions were more entertaining than most standup comedy routines. From his thoughts on the new Superman movie (though he never mentioned it, most of the diehard fans populating the theater were well aware that Smith was hired to write the fifth Superman movie, before being fired by then director Tim Burton) to his description of actor Jason Mewes's unusual attachment to the motel room Mewes stayed in during the filming of Clerks II (having never had his own place before, Mewes took the opportunity to furnish his cheap motel room with a plethora of home decor items from Target), Smith had the audiences in stitches throughout most of the two and a half hour Q&A. If you are a fan of Smith's 1994 breakthrough film Clerks, you definitely need to hit the theater next Friday (July 21) and check out Clerks II. I was skeptical that he could make a worthy sequel to his grainy, black and white indy hit, but after seeing it, I believe it's actually a notch above the original. Even if you've never seen Clerks or any of Smith's other "Askewniverse" films (the films featuring Jay and Silent Bob--Every Kevin Smith feature except Jersey Girl), you'll still probably enjoy Clerks II. That is assuming, of course, you like films that wrap a touching, relevant story around Gen-X pop cultural references and outrageously scatological humor that starts with a frank discussion of going "ass-to-mouth" and rolls downhill from there. A solid 8 out of 10 [B]EDITED TO ADD:[/B] I'm not sure how much money Kevin Smith's previous six directorial efforts netted, but I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that with a budget of only five million dollars, this is going to be his most profitable film to date. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

As a follow-up to my blog post, here is one of the bests exchanges from Kevin Smith's cult classic Mallrats: T.S. QUINT But they're engaged. BRODIE Doesn't matter; can't happen. T.S. QUINT Why not? It's bound to come up. BRODIE It's impossible--Lois could never have Superman's baby. Do you think her fallopian tubes could handle the sperm? I guarantee you he blows a load like a shotgun right through her back. What about her womb? Do you think it's strong enough to carry his child? T.S. QUINT Sure, why not? BRODIE He's an alien, for Christ sake. His Kyrptonian biological makeup is enhanced by earth's yellow sun. If Lois gets a tan the kid could kick right through her stomach. Only someone like Wonder Woman has a strong enough uterus to carry his kid. The only way he could bang regular chicks is with a kryptonite condom. That would kill him. T.S. QUINT How is it that I go from the verge of hot Floridian sex with Brandi to man of steel coital debates with you in the food court? BRODIE Cookie stand isn't part of the food court. T.S. QUINT Of course it is. BRODIE The food court is downstairs. The cookie stand is upstairs. It not like we're talking quantum physics here. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Obviously you didnt see all the movies with Christopher Reeve. Lois and Superman most definitely did the deed. She even discovered that Clark and Superman were the same guy. Clark gave up his powers to be with her but then General Zod showed up and started wrecking the earth. Zod! Clark went and got his powers back for the sake of mankind and caused Lois to "forget" that Clark and Superman were the same guy for her own good. The new movie obviously takes place 5 years after that

Uurrrrgh. I actually tried some of that stuff on a dare. What were they thinking? That was even worse than the whole New Coke fiasco. New Coke actually failed because of a backlash against the Coca Cola company for changing the classic Coca Cola formula. In reality, New Coke was an overwhelming success, over both Pepsi and classic Coca Cola, in blind taste tests. What I miss is Vanilla Coke. Well, I was missing it until last week, when I realized you can still get Pepsi Vanilla. I think it's just as good. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I'm posting this in the Bonfire because I know there are some Bodog, PartyPoker and other website fans here. Our Congress has taken it upon themselves to decide our morals for us yet again. Next thing you know they'll be policing webpages. Ohh wait they want to do that too.. Seriously more in depth information here @ Wired News I'm not familiar with Bodog, but I was under the impression that PartyPoker is an online poker site, but NOT an online gambling site. They're not saying you can't play poker online; they're saying you can't play poker FOR MONEY online. In most states, that's already illegal, anyway. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

This article is three years old, but I found it amusing. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

If you haven't bought a Norelco Bodygroom yet, you're still mowing the lawn with an old reel push mower. Somebody at Norelco should receive a Nobel Prize for it. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

The movie is absolutely amazing, if you've never seen It's A Wonderful Life or any incarnation of A Christmas Carol. If you've seen either of those classics, it's simply an enjoyable, well-made retread of old material. But I still recommend it. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

For those of you that don't know, you should NEVER pay for anything you purchase online via Western Union. Western Union is not set up to accept payments for goods bought and sold. Your payment can be claimed anywhere in the world, often without identification. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I loved the throwbacks to the earlier Superman films, but honestly, the movie bored me. The characters aren't as much fun as they were in the earlier films, and it doesn't have the same tongue-in-cheek humor as the original. If anything, this new film takes itself too seriously. I will grant that this film makes more sense than Superman II, even if it's not as good. And it's definitely better than Superman IV. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Geez people learn to read will you. He didnt say the comment the SMILE said the comment, it wasn't actually voclalised (at least not according to the recount) Who the fuck would do that? Hey do you think my corny joke made the night a bit better. I'm glad I'm not the only person on this board who knows what "inferred" means. I was starting to wonder how many responses I was going to read through that misinterpreted that line from his post. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Here are pictures of one couple I expect to go the distance. It's my little sister and my new brother-in-law. They got married last night. Here is the video presentation I made for their rehearsal dinner, if anyone wants to see it. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

As Skybytch already pointed out, he was give his "D" for the recognition he brought the sport, not for being President of the United States. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

For the record, neither President George H.W. Bush nor President George W. Bush have ever "bailed out" of a jet. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Just in case it isn't clear from the previous posts in this thread, it's George H.W. Bush (George Bush, Sr., the 41st President), and not George W. Bush (George Bush, Jr., the 43rd President) who has honorary D license # 20000. George W. Bush never bailed out of a plane in World War II or, to the best of my knowledge, made any civilian skydives, either. I hope this clears things up. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

It look good, Kim. Parts of it seem vaguely familiar, but it looks good. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

A. She's right that it's a turnoff to a lot of women. B. You're right that you don't want to date those women. C. She's a bitch for acting so judgmental in a friendly social setting. D. Seriously, she's a bitch. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.