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Sorry if one already exists, but I thought I 'd start one.<br><br>If I see "shinny" base in one more ebay redline listing I will implode. Seeing common words misspelled drives me nuts. Okay I feel betternow.<img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_happydead.gif" alt="image"><br><br>-John<br>
As a grammar nazi myself, I agree. The problem is so rampant, though, that after a point you just have to chuckle and say to yourself, "It's thatdarn internet again." And maybe, the car's base has been rubbed across one's lower legs to polish it with gleam.<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image"><br><br>I'm more likely to vent about traffic. What the #&*% good is it to turn on a turn signal during the turn? By then I know the car's turning, Ineeded to know a few seconds earlier!<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/mad.gif" alt="image"><br>
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">eggman90 wrote:</strong> <hr> Sorry if one already exists, but I thought I 'd start one. <br><br> If I see "shinny" base in one more ebay redline listing I will implode. Seeing common words misspelled drives me nuts. Okay I feel better now.<img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_happydead.gif" alt="image"><br><br> -John <br></blockquote><br><br>If that's all ya have to vent about John, sounds like life is good!!!!!
Can I join your "shinny" rant, and add "edgeware"?<br><br>The real "grit-my-teeth-and-suppress-a-primal-scream", for me, is "I've got these cars for sell," and "I'm going to sale thesecars." <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/sick.gif" alt="image"><br><br><br>But Dave is right... if that's the worse thing that happens to me today, then it's still a darn good day. <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif" alt="image"><br><br>
Some others to add to the list: "tonning"; "knicks"; "rivots".<br><br>And by the way it still kills me that many people refer to them as "rivets" in the first place!<br><br>And add another agreement to Dave's point...
Im with Phil on this one with the turn signal. LOL<br><br>And Dave does these kind of rants in his sleep!!!!
I see shinny so often that I concluded it is an American spelling of shiny.In a similiar vein to lite as opposed to light.---mike<br>
<font color="#0033FF">What about Camero? I mean if you can't spell, the damn name is on the base. Copy it.... <br><br><br>maribell</font>
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Charger68 wrote:</strong> <hr><blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">eggman90 wrote:</strong> <hr> Sorry if one already exists, but I thought I 'd start one. <br><br> If I see "shinny" base in one more ebay redline listing I will implode. Seeing common words misspelled drives me nuts. Okay I feel better now.<img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_happydead.gif" alt="image"><br><br> -John <br></blockquote> <br><br> If that's all ya have to vent about John, sounds like life is good!!!!!</blockquote>Well, sure I have tons more, but wanted to open up light....lol<br><br>
<br>Here's something to add to this venting thread. Hope this helps!<br><br><br><br><img id="imgPhoto" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/521828/Wet%20Venting.jpg" alt="image">
i hate when they say the hood opens nice when clearly they are showing the bonnet opening
lets not forget<br>camero=camaro<br>boss hogg=boss hoss<br>fleetwood=fleetside<br>sugar daddy=sugar caddy<br>tonning=toning<br><br>
You laugh but I actually scored a nice Camero in the dawn of Ebay, I think the secrets been out too long now......lol
How about VW Bettle....<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image"><br><br>Steve
Sand Crap<br>
We had a thread just like this about a year ago with all the same terms being presented for the vent. Still funny the second time around.
LOOKS BETTER IN HAND<br><br>MY CAMERAS MACRO SETTING MAKES ALL FLAWS LOOK MUCH BIGGER THAN THEY REALLY ARE<br>
^^^Those damn cameras, they lie so much! lol
"I am selling these cars as a collection ONLY, please don't ask to break them up....." "Uhhhhh...... "If you decide to break them up, Iwould like first dibs on the blah, and the blah, blah........uhhhh"
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Charger68 wrote:</strong> <hr> "I am selling these cars as a collection ONLY, please don't ask to break them up....." "Uhhhhh...... "If you decide to break them up, I would like first dibs on the blah, and the blah, blah........uhhhh"</blockquote>Ahhhh, but it <span style="font-style: italic;">works</span>, Dave! There've been several sellers who've "seen the light" anddecided to split it up. If nothing else, the "<span style="font-style: italic;">please, please, please, if you break them up, rememberme!!!!</span>" posts at least bump it back to the top. Earl's got one there right now I'd possibly be interested in a couple, but no one'sresponded, and it quickly dropped to the second page, out of sight. But I've behaved (as I always do with these) and left it alone!!<br><br>
I'm not the greatest speller in the group, but I get most of those correct, the camaro one really kills me though.
I hear ya Steve.<br>Volkswagen, not volkswagon.<br><br>Tim
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Beach bomb wrote:</strong> <hr> I hear ya Steve. <br> Volkswagen, not volkswagon. <br><br> Tim</blockquote><br>unless it's one of these.....................<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image"><br><br><img src="http://www.oldbug.com/119-1961_IMG.JPG" width="441" height="331" alt="image"><br>
WOW!!! Is that a 411 or 412? I have NEVER seen one that isn't half gone from rust and shrouded in a cloud of smoke. Looks great!
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">CHEVY57 wrote:</strong> <hr><blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Beach bomb wrote:</strong> <hr> I hear ya Steve. <br> Volkswagen, not volkswagon. <br><br> Tim </blockquote> <br> unless it's one of these.....................<img alt="image" src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif"><br><br><img alt="image" src="http://www.oldbug.com/119-1961_IMG.JPG" width="441" height="331"><br></blockquote><br>Take the wood side away and I will trade my wifes MB for it!<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/eek.gif" alt="image"><br>
Jumping on what you think is a short line at Walmart (yecch!) with two items in your hand (the sign says 12 max) and the two elderly people in front of you areactually together and splitting the load. They also bought 11 packs of Halls menthol eucalyptus each, but the sale price didn't come up on the scan. Thecashier is on the clock and doesn't have any reason to move 1 second faster. Meanwhile, lines on both sides of you are flying, and the people have moreitems in their cart. <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_freak.gif" alt="image"><br>
Damn John, this may require a separate "rant" thread for me......hmmmm........
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Charger68 wrote:</strong> <hr> Damn John, this may require a separate "rant" thread for me......hmmmm........</blockquote><br>Go for it....<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/smile.gif" alt="image"><br>
The misspellings aren't limited to eBay, or even the internet. In today's classifieds in my local paper, someone had a wood-burning stove for sale witha "pedal stool" base. I immediately envisioned a small stool with pedals! <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image"><br><br>Kevin<br>
Kevin, that's less the individuals and more likely the person running the classified desk who is a doofus. Shameful, at a newspaper. But, that's whyI've seen "Camero" ever since 1967.<br><br>I've actually worked as a proofreader and believe me, nobody cares about the 10,000 mistakes you catch. But the one you miss, hoo-boy!<br>
why is it that when youre on the highway in a traffic jam where the lanes next to you are still moving, when you go over to one of the other lanes, the laneyou got into stops and the lane you were just in starts moving faster, but when you stay in the original lane, you just sit there?
Customers who stand in any food line for the better part of let's say 5 minutes, then when it's finally their turn can't decide what toorder!<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/ohwell.gif" alt="image"><br><br>Colin
people in the line at the grocery store that wait until the order is done before they get out their wallet, credit card,checkbook ect...........WTF did theyforget that they have to pay fot it?........HJ
the confused look (or better yet saying something like "this is to much") a cashier gives you when you give 21.51 instead of a 20 dollar bill whenthe total is 16.51
<font color="#000099">Customers with bad credit (or didn't pay their bill) and hand the clerk a card that will be declined. They then pull out anothercard that is also declined. Finally, they have to walk away without buying anything and the clerk has to call the manager to void the transaction.<br><br><br><br><br>maribell</font>
<font color="#CC0066">I also can't stand it when little old ladies are paying cash and then they look their purse to find the exact change....... ahhhhhhh<br><br><br>and also the stupid morons that pay by check at the supermarket counter. I swear, supermarkets should charge 10% more to anyone that pays with a check. It's the 21st century, use the freakin' debit card. You can still log it into the checkbook register like a check.. One of these days if you hearthat a lady got shot at the supermarket it was probably me because I actually tell these morons to use a debit card instead of the checkbook and to stop tyingup the lines. I mean , it's the 21st century! <br><br>maribell</font>
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">MINGOTOY wrote:</strong> <hr><font color="#CC0066">I also can't stand it when little old ladies are paying cash and then they look their purse to find the exact change....... ahhhhhhh <br><br><br> and also the stupid morons that pay by check at the supermarket counter. I swear, supermarkets should charge 10% more to anyone that pays with a check. It's the 21st century, use the freakin' debit card. You can still log it into the checkbook register like a check.. One of these days if you hear that a lady got shot at the supermarket it was probably me because I actually tell these morons to use a debit card instead of the checkbook and to stop tying up the lines. I mean , it's the 21st century! <br><br> maribell</font></blockquote><br><br><br>wow... I'm appalled.<br><br>
<font color="#990033">Mike, I do a thousand things a day . I do 99% of the shopping. I can't stand to wait behind these ladies.. I'm sure thatthere is something that annoys you. Come on, let out. It's a venting thread..<br><br>maribell</font>
<p>Redline related...Fingernails on a chalkboard to me when someone is selling a sandbox refugee and says "displays nice"....Stop it!!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Maribel, it's the statement you made that you'd shoot a personfor being slow or holding the check out line. You'd take out the person's life for some frivolous reason. That's appalling to me. It takes only afew minutes to wait for a little old lady to pull out 5 pennies to add to the payment. If you rather spend 5 years in jail, go for it. I have better things todo during the 5 years of my life.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A note to add that there are automated 21st Century check-out machines that you can hurry by & be donewith it in a flash.</p>