What's mildly amusing you today? - Page 12

toranokaze · 10-10-2009, 11:35 AM

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Sundae · 10-11-2009, 09:48 AM

Last night it was bad subtitles.
We have to have them on because Mum's hearing is sensitive and she won't tolerate loud noise. Dad and I have limited hearing, so can't catch every word - not always necessary, but in dramas it helps.

In one night I saw, "standing up to her cruel gaze" as "standing up to her cruel gays" and "poise and grace" as "poison grace."

FTR - this is via the subtitles on TV (and we appreciate them being there!) rather than films, where they tend to be much more accurate. The only time they bug me is for comedy, where I get to read the punchlines before they are performed. Still, better than missing jokes.

ZenGum · 10-21-2009, 10:43 PM

My cow orkers.

Some of them are in a total flap because they are trying to enter marks into spreadsheets and they won't save. It is some kind of "read-only" protection.

Save-as people, SAVE-AS.

Now they love me.

skysidhe · 10-29-2009, 07:25 AM

Sometimes the choices products give.

Why not make all cat food urinary health.

All toothpastes have tartar control

and all deodorants maximum protection.

It amuses me I can choose a high ash content to kill my cat, prefer to have tartar on my teeth this month and smelly armpits if I want.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2009, 11:09 AM

This is America, goddammit, you have the constitutional right, to smelly armpits, cruddy teeth and a dead cat.

monster · 10-29-2009, 11:13 AM

Maybe it's because there are also drawbacks to all those benefits -like cancer of the armpits, bleeding gums and there are 101 uses for a dead cat and only 7 uses for a live one?

skysidhe · 10-29-2009, 03:49 PM

blindsided me there monster

I was laughing out loud before I knew it

.....didn't see that coming

Sundae · 10-29-2009, 03:57 PM

Mum's friend D (the infamous D who "knew" I was faking depression because I coloured my hair) has been convinced for years that anti-perspirants cause breast cancer. An ex nurse. Sigh.

ZenGum · 10-31-2009, 03:45 AM

I am being mildly amused by one of my more hopeless students. In general without a clue (12/40), he can nevertheless recognise a statistical generalisation when he sees one (probably just because it has a % sign in it, but never mind that); but his attempt to name this comes out as "Genersatical".
Mind you, his mate got 11.5/40. [shakes head sadly]

A few of these lads who should never have been admitted to the course.

lumberjim · 10-31-2009, 02:29 PM

from a funny site a friend pointed out to me: textsfromlastnight . com:

Shawnee123 · 11-12-2009, 03:45 PM

So today a student made a crack about Dayton, she'd been robbed of all her stuff recently, and I said "you mean the armpit of Ohio?" and she wrote it down for later use.

I totally stole that but I don't know from where. It's the thievin' that keeps on givin'!

skysidhe · 11-12-2009, 03:55 PM

I usually use online banking but on the road I used my cell phone to get a balance. After the system asked me for all important numbers and to possibly give over my first born it then asked," press 1 to continue"

press one to continue???"?

Juniper · 11-12-2009, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

So today a student made a crack about Dayton, she'd been robbed of all her stuff recently, and I said "you mean the armpit of Ohio?" and she wrote it down for later use.

Hey, now.

Shawnee123 · 11-12-2009, 06:17 PM

Heheheheeh...it's mild compared to what I call MY town.

I was just giving her a little boost. I like Dayton.

SteveDallas · 11-12-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Heheheheeh...it's mild compared to what I call MY town.

Let me guess... is it a different body part?

10-10-2009, 11:35 AM	#166
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	K __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

10-11-2009, 09:48 AM	#167
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Last night it was bad subtitles. We have to have them on because Mum's hearing is sensitive and she won't tolerate loud noise. Dad and I have limited hearing, so can't catch every word - not always necessary, but in dramas it helps. In one night I saw, "standing up to her cruel gaze" as "standing up to her cruel gays" and "poise and grace" as "poison grace." FTR - this is via the subtitles on TV (and we appreciate them being there!) rather than films, where they tend to be much more accurate. The only time they bug me is for comedy, where I get to read the punchlines before they are performed. Still, better than missing jokes. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-21-2009, 10:43 PM	#168
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	My cow orkers. Some of them are in a total flap because they are trying to enter marks into spreadsheets and they won't save. It is some kind of "read-only" protection. Save-as people, SAVE-AS. Now they love me. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-29-2009, 11:09 AM	#170
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This is America, goddammit, you have the constitutional right, to smelly armpits, cruddy teeth and a dead cat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2009, 11:13 AM	#171
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Maybe it's because there are also drawbacks to all those benefits -like cancer of the armpits, bleeding gums and there are 101 uses for a dead cat and only 7 uses for a live one? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-29-2009, 07:25 AM	#169
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Sometimes the choices products give. Why not make all cat food urinary health. All toothpastes have tartar control and all deodorants maximum protection. It amuses me I can choose a high ash content to kill my cat, prefer to have tartar on my teeth this month and smelly armpits if I want.

10-29-2009, 03:49 PM	#172
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	blindsided me there monster I was laughing out loud before I knew it .....didn't see that coming

10-29-2009, 03:57 PM	#173
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Mum's friend D (the infamous D who "knew" I was faking depression because I coloured my hair) has been convinced for years that anti-perspirants cause breast cancer. An ex nurse. Sigh. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-31-2009, 03:45 AM	#174
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I am being mildly amused by one of my more hopeless students. In general without a clue (12/40), he can nevertheless recognise a statistical generalisation when he sees one (probably just because it has a % sign in it, but never mind that); but his attempt to name this comes out as "Genersatical". Mind you, his mate got 11.5/40. [shakes head sadly] A few of these lads who should never have been admitted to the course. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-31-2009, 02:29 PM	#175
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	from a funny site a friend pointed out to me: textsfromlastnight . com: __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-12-2009, 03:45 PM	#176
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	So today a student made a crack about Dayton, she'd been robbed of all her stuff recently, and I said "you mean the armpit of Ohio?" and she wrote it down for later use. I totally stole that but I don't know from where. It's the thievin' that keeps on givin'! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-12-2009, 03:55 PM	#177
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I usually use online banking but on the road I used my cell phone to get a balance. After the system asked me for all important numbers and to possibly give over my first born it then asked," press 1 to continue" press one to continue???"?

11-12-2009, 06:17 PM	#179
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heheheheeh...it's mild compared to what I call MY town. I was just giving her a little boost. I like Dayton. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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