Category — Stupidity

Wow! So enlightening, and honest, yet so very puzzling…

Teachers have to LOL — or they’d cry (theage.com.au)

This is why I feel sorry for teachers. And for future employers trying to figure out what the hell they’re banging on about.

Listen up you punks, and listen good. If the Internet is to become the centre of the universe, then your online writing HAS to improve. Otherwise, we’ll end up having to use Orwellian style newspeak-esque language just to communicate.

What is wrong with proper usage of the English language? Can someone explain THAT to me?

I have fears for the English language when I see comments like this:

O RLY? idk. w/e. Every second you spend typing FULL WORDS is a second you’re NOT spending LIVING LIFE! Interweb slang FTW!

This guy is an idiot. Most people who use drivel in everyday use probably aren’t living life, they’re probably sitting on their ever increasing backside, breaking laws at the speed of light and proving that the money taxpayers and (especially so in Australia) their parents spent on educating these dopes was a waste of time and money. I’d hate to be an English teacher these days.

It does not take that much to type a few extra characters and use PROPER English. I use limited slang and extensive use of online dictionaries and spell checking add-ons. I’m an self-confessed dope and even I try to ensure people can understand me clearly.

How would you like if this blog actually turned into nothing but txt speak and Web slang? Think about it…

Oh, and here’s a NetLingo translation for us “normal” people of the afore-mentioned quote:

Oh really? I don’t know, whatever. Every second you spend typing full words is a second you’re not spending living life? Internet slang for the win!

Intelligent life on earth? I don’t think so!

Venezuela axes The Simpsons (from ABC News)

How is it a bad influence on children? How about the dictator of the country - Hugo Chavez? He’s even worse than anything Homer can muster up.

The replacement isn’t much better - Pammy’s big boobs and The Hoff - I wouldn’t be putting children through that!

But then again, what else do you expect in a country where it replaced a popular channel with a government owned station which isn’t as popular as the channel it replaced (RCTV was forced off the air last year, replaced by TVes, although RCTV is now on cable and is still popular).