Thread: If you were reincarnated....

If I was to be reincarnated as someone I would like to become the next Buddha.

Old school Buddha though, not the new stuff.

Justme, fix your damn grammar, and Razor, don't double-post -- even in Senseless.

Originally posted by Rakkantekimusouka
Justme, fix your damn grammar, and Razor, don't double-post -- even in Senseless.

hey i consider this one of my best grammr post, i even used commas this time

Originally posted by justme
hey i consider this one of my best grammr post, i even used commas this time

Perhaps, but you forget, I am die Grammatik Fuhrer, I demand PERFECTION! It is all or NOTHING!

Well, seeing as how you gave her the option and all, mayhaps she was targeting the "nothing"...

Originally posted by kimpossible
Well, seeing as how you gave her the option and all, mayhaps she was targeting the \"nothing\"...

Ahh, very clever, very clever...:bravo: You have my respect.

Originally posted by Rakkantekimusouka

Perhaps, but you forget, I am die Grammatik Fuhrer, I demand PERFECTION! It is all or NOTHING!

no really.... what wrong with it? i looked it over? I got commas and puction.... this isnt funny

Originally posted by Rakkantekimusouka

Perhaps, but you forget, I am die Grammatik Fuhrer, I demand PERFECTION! It is all or NOTHING!

It's spelled Fuehrer. Or, classically, Führer.

Originally posted by justme
what type of person whould u be? and what ur life story?


I whould be reborn as a black man who became a rappster addicted to drugs, I see the light and become a pastor who rapped for god, ispired by god i created afro dog which is a crossbred between a pomerain and a poodle, after this i became obbsessed with afros and grew the first afro that can be seen from space. I choked on it and years later as my body decayled in the forest of canda my hair still remained and was called the afro terroity.

Since you asked - here it is edited for you:

If you were reincarnated:

What type of person would you be? What would your life story be?

I would be reborn as a black man who became a rap-star, addicted to drugs. I would then "see the light" and become a pastor who rapped for god. Inspired by god, I would create a new breed of dog: The Afro Dog - a crossbreed of a Pomeranian and a poodle. Following this, I would become obsessed with afros and grow the first afro that can be seen from space. Later, I would choke to death on my afro and, as my body lies decaying in a forest in Canada, my hair would remain forever unscathed. This would later become known as "The Afro Territory".


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This is written in my own "conversational style" and is, in point-of-fact, not text-book perfect English. I personally feel that forums require a more conversational style that lends to more character expression and less "stilted" feeling. That said, I believe our resident Grammar Nazi would be inclined to have let this post slide past her filters.

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FWIW - I do agree with her. The "IM" style of writing is, quite simply, laziness. It reads as incredibly uneducated, and I feel that the bastardization of the language in that fashion is shameful. People will judge your maturity and intelligence throughout your life based solely upon your communication skills, spoken and written. My unsought advice? Break those habits right now and learn to write intelligibly regardless of the venue. I doubt anyone expects perfect grammar and spelling in an informal setting like this. It would simply require too much time and effort (and would sound stilted). I picked on Mu's post by deliberately misinterpreting her primary meaning because: a) it was amusing and B) it illustrated a point. But in order to be able to capitalize on that word-play - you have to be able to communicate. Language is a thing of beauty. Learn to respect it and treat it as such beauty would warrant.
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There's my proverbial two-cents.

Originally posted by justme+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(justme)</div>

what type of person whould u be? and what ur life story?


I whould be reborn as a black man who became a rappster addicted to drugs, I see the light and become a pastor who rapped for god, ispired by god i created afro dog which is a crossbred between a pomerain and a poodle, after this i became obbsessed with afros and grew the first afro that can be seen from space. I choked on it and years later as my body decayled in the forest of canda my hair still remained and was called the afro terroity. [/b]

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Since you asked - here it is edited for you:

If you were reincarnated:

What type of person would you be? *What would your life story be?

I would be reborn as a black man who became a rap-star, addicted to drugs. *I would then \"see the light\" and become a pastor who rapped for god. *Inspired by god, I would create a new breed of dog: *The Afro Dog - a crossbreed of a Pomeranian and a poodle. *Following this, I would become obsessed with afros and grow the first afro that can be seen from space. *Later, I would choke to death on my afro and, as my body lies decaying in a forest in Canada, my hair would remain forever unscathed. *This would later become known as \"The Afro Territory\".

my god i dont even know half those puncations whats this : ? and y is pomerian caprizled and not poodle? well ill take ur word for it (hey i spelled afro right!)

Not to be picky, but let's start with:

Not "ur" but "your" (possessive, as in belonging to you. "It's your post") or "you're" (a conjunction of "you are". "You're going to have to do better than that.")

"ill" is to be sick. "I'll" means "I will". "I'll get you to stop posting that way eventually"

"y" is a letter in the alphabet. "Why" is a query or statement.

"caprizled" - what the heck is that? It's missing atleast one vowel before it might be confused as english. I imagine it was "Capitalized" that you were referring to. Which, incidentally, can also mean to put money into a venture. "Capitol" is a building where legislature meets.

Pomerainian is written such because it is the proper name of the breed. Poodle isn't a proper name. American Poodle, Toy Poodle, Minature Poodle are proper names. I'd have let you slide on that one though since I wouldn't expect everyone to know which are proper and which are general.

The ":" is a colon. It's a punctuation mark used after a word introducing a quotation, explanation, an example, or a series (ie. a list).

It is used in math between two numbers or groups of numbers to express a ratio: 1:2 would mean one in every two - or 1/2 in this case.

Of course, a colon is also a segment of the lower intestine. Specifically it extends from the cecum to the rectum. (Rectum? Nearly killed 'em! ) It's also the basic monetary unit in El Salvadore, as memory serves. Again - that's not important here.

Since we're having fun with language: "Afro" is not properly a word, although my American Heritage Dictionary has it listed as a noun. Merriam Webster's Unabridged doesn't. I personally would list it as a colloquialism. "Afro" is a preface referring to "of or by African style or origin". Again, though, we'll give you that one! 8)

Please take this post in the good-natured fashion it was intended!

How did I end-up jumping in here? Mu's the self-proclaimed Nazi-in-charge for this topic... I need to go back to my physics realm.


P.S. There is arguably an error in "voice" in my previous post (since we're getting all technical and such)...

>> Later, I would choke to death on my afro and, as my body lies decaying in a forest in Canada, my hair would remain forever unscathed.

I edited that after I wrote it to make it flow better. I didn't change "lies" to reflect the tense that it was rewritten in. It would scan better if it were written:

"Later, I would choke to death on my afro, and though my body lie decaying in a forest in Canada, my hair would remain forever unscathed."

One of the most entertaining studies in comparative linguistics I've seen (am I the only one who gets all giddy when Kim writes like that?).

*clicks Add to Favourites* !!

Hey dumbasses, you posted in the wrong thread.

For this travesty, you'll be reincarnated as 5th grade remedial English teachers for your next 20 lives.

hey, dream-scape, you've got this senseless banter thing down pat.

Originally posted by dream&#045;scape
Hey dumbasses, you posted in the wrong thread.

For this travesty, you'll be reincarnated as 5th grade remedial English teachers for your next 20 lives.

Errr - I think that might be a step up in this thread.

Originally posted by kimpossible


Errr - I think that might be a step up in this thread.

ya but no one said anything funny like a funny life story mine was kindof funny i think....?

THANK YOU. My inner Grammar Nazi salutes you.

I mean--to a certain extent, I can see grammar not being as necessary on a web forum as in formal writing. Like you said, personal style and coversational-type writing have a certain amoung of precedence over grammar online, but that isn't a free ticket to butcher what's left of the English language.

TOTALLY what needed to be said.

By the way,
You know, as long as we're being Nazis I might as well find SOMETHING else to criticize. Get it all out at once, know what I mean? Besides, I wanted to use that smilie. And this one , but I guess it'll have to wait.

So. I'd be reincarnated as...
That's hard. Definitely human, I'm not as preoccupied with romanticized versions of animals as some people...Fact is, I'd like to survive long enough for that incarnation to be worth the time. So...being white's getting kind of old, but I don't know that I'd particularly care about racial distinctions. Hm...middle or lower class. The upper class holds little appeal to me--not much to make the experience worthwhile in a long-term standpoint. Lower class would be interesting; new perspective and whatnot. That, and the struggle would be interesting. Location is a large factor though. I've been there, done that with plains areas, and they're boring. Mountains are cool, but I'd really like something more GREEN. Tropical and overgrown and such. Maybe an island, but I won't be THAT picky.
Then I'd make something of myself...
No plans ahead of time, just improvise and make sure to voice out my opinions.

Originally posted by Ex Nine+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ex Nine)</div>

It's spelled Fuehrer. Or, classically, Führer.[/b]

Ah yes, thank you. You also have my respect.

Originally posted by Tsen@
THANK YOU. My inner Grammar Nazi salutes you.

I mean--to a certain extent, I can see grammar not being as necessary on a web forum as in formal writing. Like you said, personal style and coversational-type writing have a certain amoung of precedence over grammar online, but that isn't a free ticket to butcher what's left of the English language.

TOTALLY what needed to be said.

Well put, well put! :bravo:

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By the way,
You know, as long as we're being Nazis I might as well find SOMETHING else to criticize. Get it all out at once, know what I mean? Besides, I wanted to use that smilie. And this one , but I guess it'll have to wait.

And now, so as not to be completely cold, I shall address justme's original question.

Someone -- it may very well have been Seeker or Placebo -- in a similar thread once said that rather than being reincarnated as a physical being, that he would rather be some sort of incorporeal entity, to hover from place to place and observe, as physical life is quite tasking. I submit that I would also, if I had my preference, choose this form.