How to talk to the younger members

[Franion]

If you're a boring old English speaker like myself and would wish to communicate your thoughts to a hipper younger set than your peers, then you can use this translator:

http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html

I submitted this: To the uninitiated the word [ephemera] is faintly
suspect. To the initiate it may or may not cover a
multitude of items, from cigarette cards to uniform
buttons. To the Ephemera Society it has fairly
precisely defined limits: It covers printed or
handwritten items, produced specifically for short-
term use and, generally, for disposal.

and it came back as this: 2 TEH UNINITIAETD TEH WORD [EPHEM3RA] SI FANETLEY SUSP3CT!1!1!! WTF 2 DA INITIAET IT MAY OR MAY NOT COV3R A
MULTITUD3 OF IETMS FROM CIGAERTE CARDS 2 UNIFORM
BUTONS!11!1!11 OMG WTF 2 DA EPHEM3RA SOCEITY IT HAS FARELEY
PRACIESLEY DEFIEND LIMITS IT COVARS PRINTAD OR
HANDWRIT3N IETMS PRODUCED SP3CIFICALY FOR SHORT-
T3RM UES AND G3NERALY FOR DISPOSAL!1!!11111 WTF LOL

Looks good! Unfortunately it doesn't work the other way - so we'll still have no way of knowing what they're saying.

 

[Franion]

Elvin, I don't disagree with you - I just found the site (via StumbleUpon), and I'm just passing it on to anyone who wants to "play" with it.

"Just For Fun", OK?

 

[Andreus]

here we go again with the ageism stuff

young guys are just as good as anyone else

they have unique abilities and traits just like the older men do

its not a big deal to me, but it is amazing how people constantly say that the young guys dont treat the older guys respectfully here and then proceed to insult them

if the young guys don't want to talk to some of the older guys this may be a clue as to why

every conversation is like being chastized by your mommy

goodness

 

[biravatch]

yOuRe SuPpOsEd To CaPiTaLiZe EvErY oThEr LeTtEr

 

[GayBoyKellyCfan]

Dot your I's and cross you t's! Ahhh, takes me back to the goold old days. I miss being 16.

 

[Nonimus]

2 TEH UNINITIAETD TEH WORD [EPHEM3RA] SI FANETLEY SUSP3CT!1!1!! WTF 2 DA INITIAET IT MAY OR MAY NOT COV3R A
MULTITUD3 OF IETMS FROM CIGAERTE CARDS 2 UNIFORM
BUTONS!11!1!11 OMG WTF 2 DA EPHEM3RA SOCEITY IT HAS FARELEY
PRACIESLEY DEFIEND LIMITS IT COVARS PRINTAD OR
HANDWRIT3N IETMS PRODUCED SP3CIFICALY FOR SHORT-
T3RM UES AND G3NERALY FOR DISPOSAL!1!!11111 WTF LOL

CHAV! Somebody else here speaks my native tongue!!!

 

[190E]

Oh, good lord, I kind of take offense to this. To be honest all this age crap going around is b.s. get over yourselves, no matter the age, we all have one thing in common, we like men, and if that's not enough to see past the age factor, then it's time for EVERYONE to do some major growing up. It's called respect, you might not like the threads posted, but you don’t have to go and criticize members based on their age, or preference for topics, I'm sure when most of the 'elder' members were younger they were thinking the same things, so they have no room to talk. Agree with the above or not, it's time to come together and stop acting like school children.

 

[JakeBequette]

OoOoooooOOOommmMmmmmMmmMFFFfffffFFFFFffFFGggGGGggGZZZZZ!

Eye dunt think itZ funnee at all! Ey'm a yungr membur and ey tipe it juzt fine!!!!@!@!!!!!!!@!@!@!!!!!​

 

[Andreus]

Jake, you crazy....LOL...

hehe... i can see the comercial on television now....

cwaayyyyyzeeeee jakes bad spelling lot

where you can get bad spelling for cheeeeeeppppp

he just wants to give it AWAY

​

 

[Lube]

People, get real.

It's a joke.

Get it?

No reason to get defensive.

If a young guy posted a sarcastic link about boring rules for typing correctly, I'd think it was funny, not a personal insult.

 

[Nonimus]

I'm 27, blonde and Aussie and sometimes I need a translator

Ohhh, stop it! It's 1:24 am over here, i'll never get to sleep now.

 

[justsimon]

It's pretty funny. Maybe it'll help me communicate with people my age...

 

[just_mills]

Dot your I's and cross you t's! Ahhh, takes me back to the goold old days. I miss being 16.

You only learnt that at 16? What School did you go to?!

 

[gmoney]

hehe... i can see the comercial on television now....

cwaayyyyyzeeeee jakes bad spelling lot

where you can get bad spelling for cheeeeeeppppp

he just wants to give it AWAY

​

Damn! and I just gave my Tivo away last week!

 

[me12121]

Ah, good old stereotyping. I just came back from a discussion all about stereotyping. I'm 18 and I've never typed like that in my life. And I can't stand people who do type like that. Is there a translator to translate it back to English? That might come in handy.

 

[teh_nathan]

Andreus: Awesome comment and I have to agree. I have friends ranging from <18 to older than I am.
The kids I talk to on a consistent basis, I can actually have intelligent conversations with them.
They're not all stupid and type in netspeak!

I've even noticed people my age (ok slightly younger, in their 20's) typing netspeak - which is completely inexcusable.

I hate stereotyping...as in, I completely detest it. Nobody thinks of how they'd feel if they were to be stereotyped before they even open their mouths (or in this case, before they start typing).

If everyone had a little bit of empathy and common sense, the world would be a better place.

Oh sorry, was this post supposed to be funny?

*immediately unsubscribes from thread*