Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Umbran]

That...
...is every internet argument, ever.

 

[Mad_Jack]

For the next few days I am self-identifying as an inanimate object.

 

[Velderan]

That...
...is every internet argument, ever.

When Umbran responds to a post of yours quoting it:

 

[trappedslider]

When choosing stirring sticks, it’s good to look for ones that can be used in either direction. One hates to be limited to stirring in only one direction.

 

[RealAlHazred]

It's one thing to make up a word. It's another to take a word that already exists, and then change its meaning on the fly to keep from losing an argument.

"When I said 'alabaster' I was referring to the probability curve of rolling three dice, not a type of gypsum. Why would you even mention gypsum in this conversation about dice?!"

"Because you said 'alabaster,' and alabaster is a type of gypsum. That's literally the definition."

"Well if you had read what I wrote earlier, you'd know I changed that definition to support my argument. "

Not to rain on the parade, but alabaster is also used to describe a kind of pale white hue; a smooth, creamy texture; or a certain kind of grainy texture. In fact, the word may have originated as an Egyptian word used to denote vessels sacred to Bast -- a-labaste.*

I mean, I get that moving goalposts isn't useful in conversation, but sometimes (pretty rarely, nowadays, perhaps) it's more one participant suddenly realizing they have to clarify a position.

* I think I shall only be using alabaster to refer to things sacred to Bast from now on.

 

[overgeeked]

Looking forward to the inevitable "this game sucks" thread in six months.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Not to rain on the parade, but alabaster is also used to describe a kind of pale white hue; a smooth, creamy texture; or a certain kind of grainy texture. In fact, the word may have originated as an Egyptian word used to denote vessels sacred to Bast -- a-labaste.*

I mean, I get that moving goalposts isn't useful in conversation, but sometimes (pretty rarely, nowadays, perhaps) it's more one participant suddenly realizing they have to clarify a position.

* I think I shall only be using alabaster to refer to things sacred to Bast from now on.

And then there’s “A La Bastard”…

 

[Ryujin]

And then there’s “A La Bastard”…

That would be "batard"

It came up, in French class, in 12th grade.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

That would be "batard"

It came up, in French class, in 12th grade.

Nah- “Bastard”, as in someone’s name.

Because a batard is a minor pain, a Bastard is a major one.

 

[Staffan]

Nah- “Bastard”, as in someone’s name.

Because a batard is a minor pain, a Bastard is a major one.