Folks, the metal we work with is STEEL

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Kevin R. Cashen said:
I always implore people to please ask themselves if they are asking a question because they really want answers or if they merely seek validation for something they are already set on doing.
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I guess that happens in all facets of life, not just around here. What can you do? "Some men, you just can't reach." (the warden in Cool Hand Luke)

By the way here in WI we fish and swim in the crick and drink pop... or sometimes water from the bubbler in the hall ;)
 
Phillip Patton said:
That's great! Is this the kid who was doing a science project involving explosives a few years ago? Maybe I'm remembering wrong... :)
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Yes, the boy loves to blow stuff up!:) He has also accumulated quite a large
military gun collection and the knowledge to go with it.
 
I hate texting...and the butchered grammer that goes along with it...
 
Fletch Helical said:
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Misplaced apostrophe! Oh the ******* irony.
 
I'm guilty of some of these. Like the inexperienced advice... What fixed it for me is having the motivation to stick around here, and Stacy sent me a few PMs asking me politely to stop. I didn't mean any bad intentions, but once I cooled down from it, I looked back and saw that he was exactly right.


By the way, I used the text talk back maybe 3 or 4 years ago, when AOL instant messenger was popular, but since have learned that a large vocabulary is much easier to understand, and I actually type much much faster when I write out whole words. At 100+ words per minute, it's hard to slow down to think of acronyms. Although, I still use BTW for by the way and lol when something is funny.
 
Man there is some good stuff to get you all pissed off in here. :cool:

I'd go with the asking for advice, getting sound well explained advice, and not following it, as a biggie.

As far as the grammar, intentional or not, everyone is just doing the best they can.
 
I was going to post on this thread, but I ain't got no time for nuttin like dat.

That is all......... Robert
 
My son asked if he could have a piece of "theft".

Seeking clarification, I furrowed my brow and asked, "You want what?"

He replied with "Steal?"

Still unclear, I replied with "I have no idea what you are talking about."

He said, "You know, the thing in the kitchen that looks like a big croissant."

I smiled, "You mean, the stollen?"

The English language is sometimes slippery. -Doug
 
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My pet peeve is inexperienced NKOTB ask a question that
5 minutes of research would have answered. Like:

"How do I make a knife?"
or
"How do I heat treat a piece of
Home Depot steel?"

Spend a few minutes reading the incredible information offered
here and you will learn so much more than just asking one
question.:thumbup:

Bill
 
The first "texting" short hand I ever saw was from my Mom. She signed all her letters and cards to all her kids, and still does (and I'm in my 50s), with some version of "XXX OOO." Of course now she puts it at the end of her email messages too, but it predates the microcomputer and wireless phone phenomena by decades...and it still makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

As for kids texting, I don't have a problem with short hand. Heck we use it ourselves: HT, KSO, etc. In fact, I salute their community building prowess with one another. What worries me is the incessant compulsiveness and overall loss of depth. I have an older friend describe their connections with each other as "a mile wide, but only an inch deep." My wife and I have sat together in restaurants conversing and dining while observing younger couples both punching away at their wireless phones and not being with one another. It's as if the virtual world is becoming more "real" to these kids than the real one...and that has me deeply concerned.

I could go on and on about this, so better check myself here.
 
Specific BF pet peeve-sellers who remove the price once an item is sold (and replace it with "Sold") in a for sale thread. Part of the research value of the for-sale forum is in being able to gauge what the current market value is for a knife.
 
Guys who post something and tell you that you're really going to like what they have done. Isn't that for the individual viewer to decide?

I think my biggest one is fellas who come off as experts and spend a large amount of time telling folks the "proper way" to make knives...BUT when you see the knives that they make, they are big dog turds. :rolleyes:
 
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