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Watch Your Language! |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA 
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LOL j/k a/s/l where r u at ROTFLMAO What does it all mean? Not philisophically but literally. What the hell are they saying? What happened to English when the pen and paper left? What happened to beautiful words, now that we're handwriting bereft? Are we destined to live, a life shortened to symbols? Are we willingly diving to a hades, of abbreviated keystrokes? To be or not to be, that is the question. Or is the question really: 2b or not 2b? Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP |
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MagnoliaBlue Member
since 2000-05-12
Posts 367 |
This is GR8! ThankU. LOL  Really a good poem and the question is a good one. Seems like we keep shortening our words and it takes away the true meanings. Thanks for spelling it out! MagnoliaBlue Pay a visit to: http://cyberageadventures.com You will love it! "A poem is just an expression of my life and heart."*CJB* ~*My Skipper Jim, I love you! Your Lady June*~ |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Nice to see you here again!!! Hope all is well. Nice take on the modern language trends..  |
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amazon_lover Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 491Dublin,Ireland |
this reflects the present day cyber realtionship too well. is it all just a cypher relationship or just ascii codes flaunting evrywhere a pretty confused web really I guess... Sincerely A_L |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
JP??? Who's JP???? |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
technolgy took over  We are all poets, its just some people dont know it yet. |
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Ethan Halo Senior Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 793on the roof again |
i liked it. it's nice to find a good satire in here every once in a while. kepps things jovial and jocular =) my math teacher asked the class your question and gave an answer. "To be or not to be? That is the question." "2b. That is the answer." Math teacher humor is pretty dry, i suppose. We all got somethin' to atone for. |
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Rosebud1229 Senior Member
since 2000-04-05
Posts 1813North Carolina |
very true indeed. Here's a question for you though? Did you shorten your name also JP. By the way ( laughing out loud) |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
Actually Rosebud. I was given the name JP by my wife, one day when asked how I was in bed, she replied "Just Perfect".... or was that "just pitiful"? I always get that part mixed up.... Hey Nan, missed your loveliness... |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Well the nice thing about abbreviations are they are fast -- and you can make them be anything your mighty brain can think of lmao could really mean ?? listen MR. am outraged hehe Cute poem. |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
What a subject to write a poem about! It takes talent to do that successfully! A great laugh, and oh-so-true! "Respekt!" A German would shout (I can't think of an appropriate English alternative right now, but I'm sure you get the drift!). Talking of Germany we have another problem here, and that is that everyone thinks it's cool to use English words instead of German ones whenever they can. Learning German will soon be a doddle! Uta Lotharingia "Wir wollen nicht Wert und Sinn ... wir wollen Unwert und Unsinn" Raoul Hausmann |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
JP or is it Jay Pee.... LOL, witha wide nonsensical grin, nice work, mate, quite nice... regards, sudhir My heart is pounding, my stomach's inside out I'm feeling kind-a-shaky, my mind is full of doubt All I ever think about, is fearing fear itself, Wish I could unscrew my head and put it on the shelf Everything is twisted, everything is oh so tight, Don't know what I'm looking at, the lights are all too bright My brain's about to crumble, spill out on the floor Sweep 'em up. Throw 'em away, don't want 'em anymore Clouds race across the sky, day turns into night, Still there are the questions, no answers in sight Everything is twisted, everything is oh so tight, Starin' out the window, everything is just too bright Brain's about to crumble, spill out on the floor, Wish I could unscrew my head, and kick it out the door... You know I'm feeling kind-a....Strange You know I'm feeling kind-a....Strange ~ Strange ~ Joe Satriani (Flying in a Blue Dream) |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I know what you are saying. We live in keystroke kingdom where us fat cats chase the little mouse up and down the clock the quickest way possible. I think it's far removed from the natural basics of creativity. I can't put my finger on the difference exactly. There is some sour grapes here too, I am a poor typist. Maybe I should B in room 2B |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
My son's nickname is JP, I thought this was sorely needed, I think expressing ourselves should be done with fine detail and completely spelled out in full sentences, this was a great reminder of that Kathleen "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace." Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
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Rosebud1229 Senior Member
since 2000-04-05
Posts 1813North Carolina |
O.k just perfect Loved your reply. I guess i'm bound to be jp myself or just pooped hehe.. |
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