Is the word "babe" banned from EN World?
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Silver Moon
Adventurer
Wonderful Movie. I strong suggest that anyone who hasn't seen it should do so. I remember when it first came out, PirateCat and KidCthulhu strongly recommended it to everyone, saying it wasn't just a kids movie. Kriskrafts and I loved it, and that was before we started raising sheep. I rewatch it again every three or four months. The kids love it too.Gez said:
Saw the second one on video and was not nearly as impressed.
Piratecat
Sesquipedalian
Wil, don't be obstreperous.
Point one - KidCthulhu's opinion is her own. For obvious reasons, I'm slightly insulted by your insinuation that I'm "co-moderating." Heck, for all I know KidCthulhu dislikes the topic because she wasn't a Babe of GenCon.
Like any of the mods here, my actions here are based on my experience and judgment and I take full responsibility for them. Suggesting otherwise would be incorrect.
Point two - that thread was closed because the discussion was done. We moderators will be talking about the thread, but further input from members on the subject isn't necessary right now. While Arthur started the thread to discuss the photos, that hadn't happened for 50 posts, so closed it went.
I'm well aware that this thread is probably your way of expressing your annoyance at the discussion. That's fine, but if you feel strongly about it please email one of us instead of trying to be passive aggressive and asking questions you darn well know the answer to. It'd certainly be more productive, if not quite as fun.
So, to answer your question: you MAY sing Sonny & Cher's song "I got you, Babe" ad nauseum until further notice. You may NOT use the word "splunge."
Point one - KidCthulhu's opinion is her own. For obvious reasons, I'm slightly insulted by your insinuation that I'm "co-moderating." Heck, for all I know KidCthulhu dislikes the topic because she wasn't a Babe of GenCon.
Like any of the mods here, my actions here are based on my experience and judgment and I take full responsibility for them. Suggesting otherwise would be incorrect.Point two - that thread was closed because the discussion was done. We moderators will be talking about the thread, but further input from members on the subject isn't necessary right now. While Arthur started the thread to discuss the photos, that hadn't happened for 50 posts, so closed it went.
I'm well aware that this thread is probably your way of expressing your annoyance at the discussion. That's fine, but if you feel strongly about it please email one of us instead of trying to be passive aggressive and asking questions you darn well know the answer to. It'd certainly be more productive, if not quite as fun.
So, to answer your question: you MAY sing Sonny & Cher's song "I got you, Babe" ad nauseum until further notice. You may NOT use the word "splunge."
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der_kluge
Adventurer
obstreperous (adj.) -
1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
2. Aggressively boisterous.
Other related words:
obstinate (adj.) -
1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
2. Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory.
3. Difficult to alleviate or cure: an obstinate headache.
obdurate (adj.) -
1.
a. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent: “obdurate
conscience of the old sinner” (Sir Walter Scott).
b. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted: an obdurate miser.
2. Not giving in to persuasion; intractable. See Synonyms at inflexible.
impenitent (adj.) -
Not penitent; unrepentant
Synonyms: inflexible, inexorable, adamant, obdurate
These adjectives mean not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course. Inflexible implies unyielding adherence to fixed principles or purposes: My boss is inflexible on many issues. Inexorable implies lack of susceptibility to persuasion: “Cynthia was inexorableshe would have none of him” (Winston Churchill). It also describes things that are inevitable, relentless, and often severe in effect: “Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty” (W. Bruce Lincoln). Adamant implies imperviousness to pleas or appeals: He is adamant about leaving right now. Obdurate implies hard, callous resistance to tender feelings: The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.
1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
2. Aggressively boisterous.
Other related words:
obstinate (adj.) -
1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
2. Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory.
3. Difficult to alleviate or cure: an obstinate headache.
obdurate (adj.) -
1.
a. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent: “obdurate
conscience of the old sinner” (Sir Walter Scott).
b. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted: an obdurate miser.
2. Not giving in to persuasion; intractable. See Synonyms at inflexible.
impenitent (adj.) -
Not penitent; unrepentant
Synonyms: inflexible, inexorable, adamant, obdurate
These adjectives mean not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course. Inflexible implies unyielding adherence to fixed principles or purposes: My boss is inflexible on many issues. Inexorable implies lack of susceptibility to persuasion: “Cynthia was inexorableshe would have none of him” (Winston Churchill). It also describes things that are inevitable, relentless, and often severe in effect: “Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty” (W. Bruce Lincoln). Adamant implies imperviousness to pleas or appeals: He is adamant about leaving right now. Obdurate implies hard, callous resistance to tender feelings: The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.
Darrin Drader
Explorer
I'm all for banning it, unless it refers to babes in the child sense.
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KidCthulhu
First Post
Babe's ok with me. It was a context thing, with a bunch of factors running with scissors and not playing nicely.
Believe me when I say that PC is less likely to agree to something because I espouse it. I'm not known for my even temper, and PC generally tries to take the opposite position from mine, to keep me guessing, and to try to moderate my views. So if I were violently in opposition to a thread, he'd be likely to keep it open just to teach me a lesson.
And as a note, I never asked that the thread be closed, and repeatedly stated that in my posts.
Play in PirateCat's game someday, and you'll see with painful clarity that his wife gets no favoritism. Unless you count extra monsters attacking her characters as nepotism. I certainly don't, but PC keeps telling me he's just giving me the chance for extra exp.
Believe me when I say that PC is less likely to agree to something because I espouse it. I'm not known for my even temper, and PC generally tries to take the opposite position from mine, to keep me guessing, and to try to moderate my views. So if I were violently in opposition to a thread, he'd be likely to keep it open just to teach me a lesson.
And as a note, I never asked that the thread be closed, and repeatedly stated that in my posts.
Play in PirateCat's game someday, and you'll see with painful clarity that his wife gets no favoritism. Unless you count extra monsters attacking her characters as nepotism. I certainly don't, but PC keeps telling me he's just giving me the chance for extra exp.
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Darrin Drader
Explorer
KidCthulhu said:
Hmm, that sounds familliar. My wife gets no special treatment either, but despite this she keeps foiling my evil plans by rolling natural 20's.
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