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#1
zombie_babies
Dec 17, 2010 15:07:24 Link

It's rainin' bears!
#2
Klirshon
Dec 18, 2010 10:18:24 It wouldn't be practical for the charity, unless the recipients don't mind the difference between a teddy bear and a diminutive-statured human.
#3
Klirshon
Dec 18, 2010 11:15:59 You assume that the dwarf has: the aptitude to clean properly; currency on its person; a wallet to hold currency; pockets.

I have calculated that there is a high probability that you would abuse machinery for various twisted forms of entertainment for "charitable functions".
#4
Robin_Hoodlum
Dec 18, 2010 12:18:26
I'd love a midget at home. It could clean, entertain the kids and you can take it's wallet and the money in it.

So with the entertainment value of the tossing and the money in their pockets, the choice become obvious.

It?
I know you are trying to be funny again (and failing...again), but don't you think this is offensive to little-people?
I mean "joking" aside... what if a little person frequents these boards and sees something like that?

Really goldo...
#5
EscherEnigma
Dec 18, 2010 13:54:22 Actually, RH, this might be a genuine language thing. While it's generally considered offensive in the USA to refer to someone as an "it", technically speaking "it" is our gender-neutral pronoun. And in some other languages they do, as a regular course, refer to people whose gender they don't know as "its" (in their own language) without the cultural connotations of "not a person" that we do. So when they refer to someone without knowing the gender they don't think anything of calling the person an "it" as, to them, it doesn't have the same connotations as it does for us.

Not sure if that's how French works, but I know some European languages do work that way.

So it might just be a language thing.
#6
idhriniel
Dec 18, 2010 14:09:22
There was one team where they used to throw octopi onto the ice. How they snuck an octopus into the ice rink I have no idea...
#7
Mad_Jack
Dec 18, 2010 14:21:20
Oh, you'd be surprised what you can sneak into a public event if you know what you're doing, even if security is doing extensive pat-downs - especially since an octopus' (the common ones are generally pretty small, and the baby ones will easily fit in a pocket) lack of bones allows it to be folded up into an extremely small package.

#8
idhriniel
Dec 18, 2010 14:23:04 Hehe...hmmm...
#9
idhriniel
Dec 18, 2010 15:07:21 Hahaha.

And as a completely off-topic tangent because I just took this quiz on Sporcle...there are 62 different dragons in D&D? Jeez, my books shelter me.
#10
Robin_Hoodlum
Dec 18, 2010 22:15:36

So it might just be a language thing.

Perhaps.

Thanks.
#11
Sheffields_Park
Dec 19, 2010 6:32:10

So it might just be a language thing.

Perhaps.

Thanks.

Actually, as far as I remember, that is how it works. Out of the words signifying a person en francais, there's about six, and variations on those six, signifying me/you (casual)/you (respectful and pluralistic)/it/them (referring to group in third person)/us or we. If you're talking about someone of who's gender you know, then you refer to them as "him" or "her," however, if you don't know it, it wouldn't be too offensive to refer to them as "it." At least if memory serves me right (its been a while since high school French class). Remember that latin-based languages work differently from english. People were also speaking a form of english way before it was later influenced by latin, hence the difference. Not to mention, Goldo says that english isn't his native language in his sig.

Oublier leur, if memory serves, means "forget it" or "forget them." However, if you're not careful, with "leur" being able to refer to "it" or "itself", that can get you into an awkward situation. For example if you're talking about un television en couleur, it can sound like un television en coul leur, which is totally different phrase and visual alltogether. (You'd be talking about a television that "has relations" with itself.)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombie_babies Dec 17, 2010 15:07:24	Link It's rainin' bears!
#2 Klirshon Dec 18, 2010 10:18:24	It wouldn't be practical for the charity, unless the recipients don't mind the difference between a teddy bear and a diminutive-statured human.
#3 Klirshon Dec 18, 2010 11:15:59	You assume that the dwarf has: the aptitude to clean properly; currency on its person; a wallet to hold currency; pockets. I have calculated that there is a high probability that you would abuse machinery for various twisted forms of entertainment for "charitable functions".
#4 Robin_Hoodlum Dec 18, 2010 12:18:26	I'd love a midget at home. It could clean, entertain the kids and you can take it's wallet and the money in it. So with the entertainment value of the tossing and the money in their pockets, the choice become obvious. It? I know you are trying to be funny again (and failing...again), but don't you think this is offensive to little-people? I mean "joking" aside... what if a little person frequents these boards and sees something like that? Really goldo...
#5 EscherEnigma Dec 18, 2010 13:54:22	Actually, RH, this might be a genuine language thing. While it's generally considered offensive in the USA to refer to someone as an "it", technically speaking "it" is our gender-neutral pronoun. And in some other languages they do, as a regular course, refer to people whose gender they don't know as "its" (in their own language) without the cultural connotations of "not a person" that we do. So when they refer to someone without knowing the gender they don't think anything of calling the person an "it" as, to them, it doesn't have the same connotations as it does for us. Not sure if that's how French works, but I know some European languages do work that way. So it might just be a language thing.
#6 idhriniel Dec 18, 2010 14:09:22	There was one team where they used to throw octopi onto the ice. How they snuck an octopus into the ice rink I have no idea...
#7 Mad_Jack Dec 18, 2010 14:21:20	Oh, you'd be surprised what you can sneak into a public event if you know what you're doing, even if security is doing extensive pat-downs - especially since an octopus' (the common ones are generally pretty small, and the baby ones will easily fit in a pocket) lack of bones allows it to be folded up into an extremely small package.
#8 idhriniel Dec 18, 2010 14:23:04	Hehe...hmmm...
#9 idhriniel Dec 18, 2010 15:07:21	Hahaha. And as a completely off-topic tangent because I just took this quiz on Sporcle...there are 62 different dragons in D&D? Jeez, my books shelter me.
#10 Robin_Hoodlum Dec 18, 2010 22:15:36	So it might just be a language thing. Perhaps. Thanks.
#11 Sheffields_Park Dec 19, 2010 6:32:10	So it might just be a language thing. Perhaps. Thanks. Actually, as far as I remember, that is how it works. Out of the words signifying a person en francais, there's about six, and variations on those six, signifying me/you (casual)/you (respectful and pluralistic)/it/them (referring to group in third person)/us or we. If you're talking about someone of who's gender you know, then you refer to them as "him" or "her," however, if you don't know it, it wouldn't be too offensive to refer to them as "it." At least if memory serves me right (its been a while since high school French class). Remember that latin-based languages work differently from english. People were also speaking a form of english way before it was later influenced by latin, hence the difference. Not to mention, Goldo says that english isn't his native language in his sig. Oublier leur, if memory serves, means "forget it" or "forget them." However, if you're not careful, with "leur" being able to refer to "it" or "itself", that can get you into an awkward situation. For example if you're talking about un television en couleur, it can sound like un television en coul leur, which is totally different phrase and visual alltogether. (You'd be talking about a television that "has relations" with itself.)