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Chat => General => Topic started by: smurfboy on April 22, 2006, 07:16:02 pm

Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: smurfboy on April 22, 2006, 07:16:02 pm

I watched a programme last night called Beauty and the Geek? It was about pretty girls being taught to be clever by brainy geeks? And in return the girls helped the geeks become more sociable? Are you wondering why every sentence in this post in question? It's because that's how all the girls spoke? Ve-ry slo-wl-y as if everything's a question? Why do people do that? Talk as everything's a question even when it isn't? As if they're a bit too stupid to know for sure?

Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: oldspice on April 22, 2006, 07:27:31 pm
It's called an upward inflection. Some theorists agree with you - that it seems to indicate the speaker is unsure of her/himself and needs confimation by posing everything as a question. Other theorists say it's actually a way of including the listener in the conversation more and providing space and opportunity for a response.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: smurfboy on April 22, 2006, 07:35:36 pm
Trust me, these girls are not bright enough to subconciously include a listener in a conversation!
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: oldspice on April 23, 2006, 10:06:50 am
In that case they have spent too many evenings watching and listening to Neighbours and Hone & Away because the upward inflection is particularly characteristic of speech patterns in Australia and New Zealand.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: on April 23, 2006, 06:44:34 pm

The 'rising terminal' does irritate me too.  If you like Smurfboy, I'll try to find some nice intelligent women for you.  Large or small breasts?


 

Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: smurfboy on April 23, 2006, 06:51:28 pm
I don't have either thank you very much!
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: on April 23, 2006, 07:38:21 pm
A recent survey revealed that if men did have breasts women would be redundant!laugh
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: loulou on April 23, 2006, 09:39:43 pm
I can't believe that.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: on April 23, 2006, 09:48:11 pm
I like to keep abreast of these things.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: oldspice on April 24, 2006, 08:02:35 am
Does any other woman on here think that willies are ugly things?
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: goldencup on April 24, 2006, 09:45:55 am

Quote from: oldspice
Does any other woman on here think that willies are ugly things?


 Yes!  But they do have their uses...

Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: on April 24, 2006, 10:22:32 am
Mine isn't ugly.  I've been told I have a classic knob.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: loulou on April 24, 2006, 10:43:59 am
They all look the same.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: on April 24, 2006, 11:15:46 am
Now, I know for a fact that's not true.  A friend of mine used to be a masseuse and she said you'd be amazed what shapes and sizes there are out there.  She saw hundreds of knobs, so I'd take her opinion above yours Loulou as much as I respect it.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: loulou on April 24, 2006, 11:41:17 am
A masseuse who saw knobs? Was she a masseuse or a call girl? My friend is a masseuse and covers the men so she doesn't see anything.
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: goldencup on April 24, 2006, 03:36:51 pm

Quote from: loulou
A masseuse who saw knobs? Was she a masseuse or a call girl? My friend is a masseuse and covers the men so she doesn't see anything.


Quite right. 

Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: smurfboy on April 24, 2006, 04:30:48 pm
It's not what it looks like, it's how you wiggle it!
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on April 24, 2006, 05:06:29 pm

Quote from: smurfboy
It's not what it looks like, it's how you wiggle it!


Don't wiggle it at the masseuse though, Smurfy!

Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: smurfboy on April 24, 2006, 05:26:49 pm
That's how I got thrown out last time...
Title: Beauty and the geek?
Post by: oldspice on April 25, 2006, 07:58:24 am