Jett Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Okay, I've drawn this up to help the many members of Arnies' (and of the internet as a whole should the Stargate forums be down for maintenance) that are having difficulty with their spelling. From the dawn of time mankind has struggled with words. They are a complex and unforgiving system which, unlike their slutty cousin, mathematics, cannot be tricked into being something it isn't. Words are the best way we have of expressing our feelings, they help us convey meaning, explain our surroundings and, most importantly, give us a more socially acceptable alternative to mindless and uncontrollable bellowing. But words are not our friends, at least, not on the forums. For some reason, the ability to 'surf' has completely eroded many people's ability to communicate and has, in some more extreme cases, left users with little more than a badger's grasp of the communicative arts. But fear not! For over the last several minutes I, Jett, have conducted some of the most extensive research ever seen into the myriad of spelling and grammar forms found on the Arnies' Airsoft forums. Snooping, probing, reading posts that don't concern me and performing searches for 'am', I have put together the ultimate spelling guide for noobies and forum veterans alike. So read on, and no-longer will you be flamed for writing like a Ukrainian mental patient! P.S. This guide is not meant to demean, belittle or abuse anyone in particular; unless you own an M4, G36 or AK variant. 1) *fruitcage* - The four letter word. Not, as some 'gangsta' [sIC] people would have us believe, three letters. EXAMPLE: "No I don't want to go paintballing, I'm not a ..." 2) *fruitcage* - Remember it this way; it rhymes with 'cat'. EXAMPLE: "Oi, where's my other hi-cap you pikey ..." 3) *fruitcage* - Again, often abbreviated but this is a relatively simple word to spell, clock without the 'L', see? Easy! EXAMPLE: "Listen here you ... , I won't tell you again; barrel sock on when you get hit!" 4) *fruitcaging* - The plural. EXAMPLE: "I can't believe I've just spent £500 on a real-steel, mil-sim, real-tree, tactical set of ... underpants. 5) *fruitcage* *fruitcage* - The serious 'softer's most common misspelled word string. EXAMPLE: "Oi! Don't tell all your mate's where we are! You've been hit, you can't talk. It's not fair on the others out there is it? Just play the game. If you're not going to take it seriously then we don't want you here, I don't care how much fun your Dad said it was, you ... ...!" 6) *fruitcage* - There's no place for this word on any forum, no matter how well spelled it is, okay? So there you go. Now none of you have any excuses for misspelled words or cock-awful grammar. Word. Link to post Share on other sites
bigfish312 Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Right, that was both random and pointless in one post Link to post Share on other sites
homeflake210 Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 hmm.....i feel, imformed Link to post Share on other sites
Mt_05 Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I find it warming that someone has put so much time into explaining the same word over and over again Kidding. Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 And still managing to be wrong. Everyone knows the "fruitcage" came from the mighty Diet Coke With Lime thread. Link to post Share on other sites
elrey Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 ...linkage? Or was that 'classic' Arnies? Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 It's kicking around in either Off Topic or Humor. Not sure which, I had the link in my favorites before my old hard drive died. Edit ~ Linkage. Can't rememer how far in "fruitcage" gets mentioned, but this is the thread that caused it to be added to the word filter. Also note the last post Ghost Rider makes. Think I'll quote that the next time the issue of racism on the forums crops up. Link to post Share on other sites
elrey Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/inde...153entry94153 Started by Privatecowboy, the same man that created the now famous avatar? Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 That's it! Link to post Share on other sites
elrey Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Do you know that if you hadn't picked the name "Sledge", the word filter would never have been altered to change "f***" to "*fruitcage*", because he never would have posted about the Peter Gabriel song, and the whole fruitcage phenomenon would never have started, so it's really just because of our favorite TV show that every time I try to say "*fruitcage*" it's changed to "fruitcage". Edit: Wait.. "they actually used that track on the TV ads for Sledge Hammer in the states"???! That just blew my mind. Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Weird how such important things can hinge on such small decisions. If the username "Cleric" hadn't already been taken (by someone who never *fruitcage* posted ), I'd never have taken the name Sledge, fruitcage would never have happened... wow. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 What the *fruitcage* is the thread about? Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 God knows. But he's refusing to share his intel. Something about he learnt not to after that whole Bush/Iraq thing. Link to post Share on other sites
DirtyMoFo Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 its about *fruitcage*... *fruitcage*... *fruicage*... Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Open up your fruitcage. Link to post Share on other sites
Soloman Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Open up your fruitcage. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This bring back any memories, oh mr sledge? Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Well I can't tell if it's either a poor joke, or the poster had intended to display a load of rude words and the swear filter scrubbed them out. I fear it wasn't the latter though Link to post Share on other sites
Ross-Da-Boss Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I was expecting the post to be quite funny at first until i read on............ Link to post Share on other sites
WeirdoTransvestite Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Just as funny as another gem: Why Living in the Future is *beep* Link to post Share on other sites
Crandall Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 ...linkage? Or was that 'classic' Arnies? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HOW CAN YOU NOT REMEMBER THAT?! Link to post Share on other sites
elrey Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 It was before I joined. Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I can't remember when I joined. Aha! The little number told me. Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Don't you know that you're supposed to read the entire forum before joining? Link to post Share on other sites
Frangible Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I notice the fairly innocuous f-e-c-k (beloved of many Father Ted fans and Irish folk in general) is now *fruitcaged* out... is this really necessary? I know we all know what it means but as it's a fairly harmless little replacement for the big eff word... Link to post Share on other sites
elrey Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 *fruitcage*? Christ, you're right. Link to post Share on other sites
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