CurtSibling
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I don't use the 'no offense' line.
My very presence seems to offend some people!
My very presence seems to offend some people!
No offense but....
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He's not joking.Originally posted by Alexnm
hm, ok. i suppose you are joking, despite the fact that i haven't seen any smilie in your post.
but if you're not joking...
You can use the 'report to a mod' function to recommend a thread to be closed, but to post about closing someone's thread publicly is impolite at the very least.
I think...
I think...
Achinz
Hermit of Huangshan
Perhaps the older "With all due respect" must cause less offence. But then again that may negate all the disrespect that follows the intro.
MarineCorps
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Originally posted by Alexnm
hm, ok. i suppose you are joking, despite the fact that i haven't seen any smilie in your post.
but if you're not joking...
Lefty doesn't know the meaning of the word "joke".
@Achinz: I use that rarley and only with people I highly respect to whom I am about to say something they might take as an insult. Thorgrimm is the only one that comes to mind to whom I have nothing but the utmost respect for (besides you TF
)If you go back to the post where I "recommended" this thread to be closed, you'll notice I've ended it with a
I was obviously joking, and had no intention to really ask for the thread to be closed, because it is not offensive at all.
There is another forum where I post and everybody there is always posting about closing each other's threads, all in a good spirit.
But if the mods do not tolerate this behaviour here, I'll respect it.
Achinz
Hermit of Huangshan
OK let the acronyms nom and wadr be added to the Web posting vocabulary wdrt the nuances implied (which sould be taken with a grain of salt - twagos - given the characteristics of the poster).
Goober
Turning Right ...
Huh? Could you please explain what these acronyms mean? I cannot seem to make heads or tails of it, particularily the last part of your post.
MarineCorps
Explosion!
Your not the only one. 
Achinz
Hermit of Huangshan
OK they follow from my previous posts above:
nom = no offence meant
wadr = with all due respect
wrt = with respect to (I thought this was common enough)
twagos = taken with a grain of salt (already given!) meaning not to be taken too literally, in case you do not know (icydnk)
nom = no offence meant
wadr = with all due respect
wrt = with respect to (I thought this was common enough)
twagos = taken with a grain of salt (already given!) meaning not to be taken too literally, in case you do not know (icydnk)
Hmmm. Maybe I spent too many years in the military. I figured out the acronyms you used quite quickly.
Goober
Turning Right ...
Oh, I understand them now. Dang, I usually am good at figuring out acronyms, me and V2010, we constantly make them, and change them too. But then again, this is Friday, and I am tired after a boring week of school *big yawn*
Mark Young
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Originally posted by CurtSibling
I don't use the 'no offense' line.
My very presence seems to offend some people!
No offense but your not very offensive.
barron of ideas
Barron
NO OFFENSE but (insert name of team or player--depending on sport and season) has a great defense.
or in a more civilized context, the 1-4 Swiss Mercenary has no offense but a great defense.
"No offense but" shouldn't be banned, just used differently.
I don't drive defensively, I drive offensively. Let the other guy play defense.
somewhat off topic. Of course Lefty knows the meaning of the word "joke". He knows all, sees all and (well the forgiving part may be against company policy.)
or in a more civilized context, the 1-4 Swiss Mercenary has no offense but a great defense.
"No offense but" shouldn't be banned, just used differently.
I don't drive defensively, I drive offensively. Let the other guy play defense.
somewhat off topic. Of course Lefty knows the meaning of the word "joke". He knows all, sees all and (well the forgiving part may be against company policy.)
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