A girl's guide to Paintball - Page 2

Jordan · 03-06-2008, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talfuchre

Let me vent for a minute to no one in general -

If you asshat grammar Nazi's can do so well teaching the youth and think that your writing skills make you the next Tom Clancy - either get to writing, get to teaching, or get to shutting the hell up.

I am SO VERY tired of the peanut gallery comments about 'education today' from knuckleheads who don't teach, don't support the local colleges or schools, and don't work in academia.

Sorry - I am a professor who needs better medication.

I really do mean this as 95% joke and 5% 'put your money, or time, where you mouth is' critique of those who slam education.

TF

Amen.

I hope to enter the teaching field some day myself, although as a shop teacher and not an English teacher.

Although the L33T speak does tend to get a trifle annoying at times. (End by tht i mean teh txting shrt hnd that mst peeps seem 2 like 2 tok n.)

Jordan

thkyle · 03-06-2008, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talfuchre

Let me vent for a minute to no one in general -

If you asshat grammar Nazi's can do so well teaching the youth and think that your writing skills make you the next Tom Clancy - either get to writing, get to teaching, or get to shutting the hell up.

I am SO VERY tired of the peanut gallery comments about 'education today' from knuckleheads who don't teach, don't support the local colleges or schools, and don't work in academia.

Sorry - I am a professor who needs better medication.

I really do mean this as 95% joke and 5% 'put your money, or time, where you mouth is' critique of those who slam education.

TF

You don't need any medications man!

Talfuchre · 03-06-2008, 10:14 PM

Again - no one please take that personally. I am sensitive to people who criticize the academic field.

TF

big jim · 03-06-2008, 10:23 PM

It wouldn't be so bad if we weren't all products of said field and realize our own short comings.

Delasgirl · 03-06-2008, 10:41 PM

I agree with Listessa, girls like this make me angry. It just gives more fuel to the mindset that women are stupid and whiny. Girls like this should just be quiet. They are embarrassing to the rest of us real women.

pyrodragon · 03-07-2008, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talfuchre

Sorry - I am a professor who needs better medication.

I really do mean this as 95% joke and 5% 'put your money, or time, where you mouth is' critique of those who slam education.
TF

no offense taken, they probably should considering the fact that most people don't raise their kids like they did 10 years ago. on top of all that it's sad the the people that teach get paid what they do for what they are suppose to teach us.

nigel_ht · 03-07-2008, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan

Although the L33T speak does tend to get a trifle annoying at times. (End by tht i mean teh txting shrt hnd that mst peeps seem 2 like 2 tok n.)

Heh, that's because texting with a numeric keypads is the most popular form of electronic communication for young folks. Email is something you send to parents.

If I had to push a button up to three times to generate one character I'd be using short hand too. It isn't surprising that it carries over even when a full keyboard is available. Between that and in-game chat (where typing grammatically correct sentences like results in dirtnaps) that l33tspeak shorthand doesn't look more natural when using any text collaboration mechanism.

Talfuchre · 03-07-2008, 08:26 AM

Honestly though - and I don't want to change the topic:

People have been saying 'kids these days' since the beginning of time. Generation X was critiqued by being a bunch of slackers and it disturbs me when we do the same to the millenials. We create our kids - and they act like we train them to act.

As far as women go. I love Listessa - but I love even more feminine women (in the more traditional sense) that try new things. I thought I would like a chic that would play paintball - I have decided that I would love more a very feminine woman who would play now and again to have fun but who has nice nails and likes girly things.

I can't, then, fault them for being traditionally feminine.

I got a bang out of this article and thought it was good advice for the vast majority of women I run into.

TF

stevedavidson · 03-07-2008, 09:36 AM

"People have been saying 'kids these days' since the beginning of time. Generation X was critiqued by being a bunch of slackers and it disturbs me when we do the same to the millenials. We create our kids - and they act like we train them to act."

Did you ever stop to think that maybe the reason people have been saying this for generations is because it is true?

I went to a fine university AND college - received two degrees in the process, one in English lit.

My personal experience is that many kids graduating from the public school system in the US can't spell, can't write, can't read with any decent amount of comprehension and have not a clue as to where to find Viet Nam on a globe.

I know there are many fine teachers and professors out there, but they seem to be pebbles in the stream; they barely have any discernable influence on the flow of idiocy being 'graduated' from the system.

Truth to tell, the problem may not be due so much to bad teaching as it is to lowered entrance standards. Schools have to make money too, so the natural solution is to simply let anyone in who can pay, regardless of qualification.

That 'girl' is either writing in a casual style that she thinks is appropriate for the context - or she can't write and has been woefully misled by her instructors.

Chaos Fiend · 03-07-2008, 09:39 AM

Well I have to say, it's not the worst I've seen out there. Atleast she talked about mask safety and didn't put down the sport at all.

03-06-2008, 10:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Talfuchre Moderator to the GODS! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,516	Again - no one please take that personally. I am sensitive to people who criticize the academic field. TF __________________ Pumpenstein - NSA National Champions 2006 Buy Official Team Pumpenstein gear HERE TF's MCB Trust.

03-07-2008, 08:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
Talfuchre Moderator to the GODS! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,516	Honestly though - and I don't want to change the topic: People have been saying 'kids these days' since the beginning of time. Generation X was critiqued by being a bunch of slackers and it disturbs me when we do the same to the millenials. We create our kids - and they act like we train them to act. As far as women go. I love Listessa - but I love even more feminine women (in the more traditional sense) that try new things. I thought I would like a chic that would play paintball - I have decided that I would love more a very feminine woman who would play now and again to have fun but who has nice nails and likes girly things. I can't, then, fault them for being traditionally feminine. I got a bang out of this article and thought it was good advice for the vast majority of women I run into. TF __________________ Pumpenstein - NSA National Champions 2006 Buy Official Team Pumpenstein gear HERE TF's MCB Trust.

03-07-2008, 09:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
Chaos Fiend Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 245	Well I have to say, it's not the worst I've seen out there. Atleast she talked about mask safety and didn't put down the sport at all. __________________ feedback

03-06-2008, 10:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
Delasgirl a.k.a. Rack Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Collinsville, IL Posts: 62	I agree with Listessa, girls like this make me angry. It just gives more fuel to the mindset that women are stupid and whiny. Girls like this should just be quiet. They are embarrassing to the rest of us real women.

03-07-2008, 09:36 AM	#19 (permalink)
stevedavidson MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 372	"People have been saying 'kids these days' since the beginning of time. Generation X was critiqued by being a bunch of slackers and it disturbs me when we do the same to the millenials. We create our kids - and they act like we train them to act." Did you ever stop to think that maybe the reason people have been saying this for generations is because it is true? I went to a fine university AND college - received two degrees in the process, one in English lit. My personal experience is that many kids graduating from the public school system in the US can't spell, can't write, can't read with any decent amount of comprehension and have not a clue as to where to find Viet Nam on a globe. I know there are many fine teachers and professors out there, but they seem to be pebbles in the stream; they barely have any discernable influence on the flow of idiocy being 'graduated' from the system. Truth to tell, the problem may not be due so much to bad teaching as it is to lowered entrance standards. Schools have to make money too, so the natural solution is to simply let anyone in who can pay, regardless of qualification. That 'girl' is either writing in a casual style that she thinks is appropriate for the context - or she can't write and has been woefully misled by her instructors.