abc006 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I'm not only talking about people out on the street (or in a school) killing people for the "fun" of it, like Columbine. I'm talking about the entire effect video game has on American culture, not just about some twenty odd "crazy" people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I smell Chris Rock... Now, if only each bullet cost $5,000... :hammer: Which reminds me, that is an interesting proposition Chris Rock said, if bullets cost $5,000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Indeed, that's what I thought of first when I watched that. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerBs Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 If bullets cost $5,000, I would never hunt deer again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Is that supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing? Or is it just a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc006 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 So people actually do hunt deers (and Quail apparently), it's not just some product of people's imagination... I really did not need to know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerBs Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Well, I already spend more than enough money hunting (Stupid feeder mechanisms never last, and corn is expensive.), so it would probably be a good thing. Anywho. Hey Eric, when I went to school a looooooooong time ago, you were taught to use commas after every noun in a series, like this: grapes, apples, and oranges. However, I have noticed recently that most writers don't do this anymore, they do it like this: grapes, apples and oranges. Has the rule changed? Just wondering... Wow ^ I'm kinda weird, asking an English question on a baseball video game modding board in a spam thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I was always taught that words like "and " and "or" were linking words which helped to form the full sentence so no commas were necessary, so I'd go with "grapes, apples and oranges" as well. Funny how much common grammar and punctuation can change over the course of a generation, yet it's still bastardised the world over. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc006 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I've always done "grapes and oranges," but "grapes, apples, and oranges," but that could be just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwinginSoriano Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 :hammer: Which reminds me, that is an interesting proposition Chris Rock said, if bullets cost $5,000... "He put $50,000 dollars of bullets in his ***! He must have done something!" I've always done "grapes and oranges," but "grapes, apples, and oranges," but that could be just me. I hate the apples and oranges expression. Oranges > Apples. They taste better, they are better for you. Plus Apples don't come in the clementine variety. But, they don't make Orange Cider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMExelor Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Is this still spamawamma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc006 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Is this still spamawamma?Uh, no, that would be spamathon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMExelor Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I've been quite partial to spamawamma in my years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Hey Eric, when I went to school a looooooooong time ago, you were taught to use commas after every noun in a series, like this: grapes, apples, and oranges. However, I have noticed recently that most writers don't do this anymore, they do it like this: grapes, apples and oranges. Has the rule changed? Just wondering... Technically, yes, you put a comma before the "and." The reason it's changed is that newspaper journalists, going by style guides, have been omitting the last comma for awhile now. I suspect the reason has something either to do with saving ink, or with something having to do with column space. I usually omit the comma, but I had to break myself of the rule-following habit when I was a newspaper reporter and I don't feel like breaking my new habit back to the original rule! --Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMExelor Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 It's an Illuminati conspiracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRog Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Kraw im not gonna give up on my push for We Will Rock You in the 08 mod :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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