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[Seprix]

I was asked if I could pass a drug test. I politely responded I need 2 weeks to study. I was hired on the spot.

I read this in a list of weird job interview moments that actually got people hired. I thought it was funny (and short) for you TL;DR people.

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

[Kirian]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.

[eHalcyon]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.

It's more complicated than that.

http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/

[Kuildeous]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

Or you could just not be racist.

</couldnotresist>

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

Or you could just not be racist.

</couldnotresist>

I think you mean ignorant, as I had no idea it was a Brit thing.  Which is embarassing, because I religiously (could not resist) spell the word "judgement" thusly, which is definitely the British way.  I do it for philosophical reasons, as seeing the entire word "judge" in there reminds me that that is what judgements are, a form of judging.

Upon more thought, racist is still not the right word here.  If I were anti-Brit, wouldn't I be a jingoist?

[pacovf]

Methinks it was a pun on Oriental and stuff.

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

Methinks it was a pun on Oriental and stuff.

Ah, now I get it. Thanks.

Funny how I've never linked those two words at all, even with 6 years of Latin. But it's the same root word.

[Kirian]

"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."

Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages.  This is now a Lebowski thread.  And therefore a pony thread.

[Witherweaver]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

Or you could just not be racist.

</couldnotresist>

I was trying to come up with a way to turn it into a sexuality thing (i.e., sexual orientation), but I like the direction you went here. 

[Witherweaver]

"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."

Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages.  This is now a Lebowski thread.  And therefore a pony thread.

That image really brings the thread together.

[Witherweaver]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.

It's more complicated than that.

http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/

It gets more complicated if you consider right-hand and left-hand conventions.

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.

It's more complicated than that.

http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/

It gets more complicated if you consider right-hand and left-hand conventions.

That's a sinister thought.

[Seprix]

Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word?  Orientated is not even a word.

"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.

It's more complicated than that.

http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/

It gets more complicated if you consider right-hand and left-hand conventions.

That's a sinister thought.

+1 Latin puns forever

[eHalcyon]

Just wanted to give a final shout out for Above and Below, currently on Kickstarter.  The campaign ends in 5 hours and all stretch goals are unlocked.

It's a mash-up of standard euro game mechanisms combined with whimsical story-telling.  Ryan Laukat has a fantastic track record with his kickstarter campaigns.  This campaign has a somewhat exclusive "expanded edition" with content that will apparently never be in retail (only through this campaign and at conventions). 

For those interested, here is Rahdo's run through of the game:



In his final thoughts, he brings up a couple of suggestions (more key cards for variety, more ways to get the re-roll ability) which the designer has said he will do.

[Titandrake]

"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."

Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages.  This is now a Lebowski thread.  And therefore a pony thread.

As much as I welcome pony content, those two really don't follow one another. Like, at all.

[enfynet]

My spring shopping list is over $4k and my tax return is only 17% of that...

https://www.americanmuscle.com/build-list.html?build=90839

[Kirian]

My spring shopping list is over $4k and my tax return is only 17% of that...

https://www.americanmuscle.com/build-list.html?build=90839

Buy a high-power computer instead.  A different kind of muscle.

[Kirian]

"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."

Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages.  This is now a Lebowski thread.  And therefore a pony thread.

As much as I welcome pony content, those two really don't follow one another. Like, at all.

I tried to find an appropriate pony meme as a counter-argument, but alas, I could not find one.

Being dad to two small girls + hyperactive imagination + overly analytic mind = startlingly detailed headcanon of MLP politics and economics.

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

My spring shopping list is over $4k and my tax return is only 17% of that...

https://www.americanmuscle.com/build-list.html?build=90839

Start a Kickstarter campaign?

[jsh357]

Just heard someone refer to a situation in American football as a possession game.  I loled.

[Witherweaver]

Just heard someone refer to a situation in American football as a possession game.  I loled.

Because it's not fun?  Because the players aren't the ones making the decisions?  Because there's all this bloated overhead involved in actually playing the game?

[jsh357]

Just heard someone refer to a situation in American football as a possession game.  I loled.

Because it's not fun?  Because the players aren't the ones making the decisions?  Because there's all this bloated overhead involved in actually playing the game?

Let me explain the joke.  I don't actually know what it means in relation to football.  I just posted this because it's a Dominion forum and possession games are a different thing in Dominion.

This is me, in a nutshell:

[Witherweaver]

That episode was fantastic.

I don't know anything about Football, either. 

[Kirian]

That episode was fantastic.

I don't know anything about Football, either. 

All I know about (American) football is that it's a lot like chicken:  slightly unsanitary to handle raw, but quite tasty when fried or baked.