The Funny Picture thread

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:37 pm

Yeah...Jim actually said just now that he felt kinda cheated...his theatre didn't get superman, or that version of the eragon poster. So no sex at Jims theatre.

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:56 pm

theSuburbanLetdown wrote:
Rickford wrote:Considering the kind of people that tend to work in cinemas, I'm gonna say that's deliberate. Still, kudos to them
Yeah, they like to have fun. I remember seeing a sign that said,
"Now playing:
Spy Kids
Blow
Pokemon"

I'm totally trying this when I go back to work at the theater I work at in the summer.

Col · Post by **Col** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:09 am

This thread is beautiful.

Eve Z. · Post by **Eve Z.** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:51 pm

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:55 pm

The funniest thing on that picture is that "Weird" is spelled wrong. The period after "shit" is not necessary either.

Eve Z. · Post by **Eve Z.** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:18 pm

I knew something else was wrong there....

Grabmygoblin · Post by **Grabmygoblin** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:43 pm

theSuburbanLetdown wrote:The funniest thing on that picture is that "Weird" is spelled wrong. The period after "shit" is not necessary either.

I always screw up this rule, so should "worlds" have an apostrophe to signify ownership (world's) or something something something?

english majors must weep openly over common grammar today.

maybe that's why the high school english teachers I have observed are usually so catty and brain damaged.

Jim North · Post by **Jim North** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:45 pm

Yes, it should be "world's" with an apostrophe. The only word that I can think off the top of my head that wouldn't have an apostrophe anywhere in the possessive form is "it" (The cat went to eat out of its bowl), since "it's" is the contraction for "it is".

Rickford · Post by **Rickford** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:04 pm

Or, any name ending with the letter 's'.

"I molested Claudius' cat" as opposed to "I molested Claudius's cat"

Jim North · Post by **Jim North** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:21 pm

Jim North wrote:that wouldn't have an apostrophe anywhere

NakedElf · Post by **NakedElf** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:49 pm

Rickford wrote:Or, any name ending with the letter 's'.

"I molested Claudius' cat" as opposed to "I molested Claudius's cat"

Isn't there some sort of grammatical controversy on this point?

Rickford · Post by **Rickford** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:48 pm

Not that I was aware of, but I don't claim to know everything.

I merely remember my English lecturer being very specific about the matter. The reason I give 'Claudius' as an example, is because it was during my time studying Hamlet that the issue arose.

LibertyCabbage · Post by **LibertyCabbage** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:52 pm

NakedElf wrote:
Rickford wrote:Or, any name ending with the letter 's'.

"I molested Claudius' cat" as opposed to "I molested Claudius's cat"
Isn't there some sort of grammatical controversy on this point?

Nah. It's acceptable both with and without the 's' at the end.

I go with whatever one sounds better phonetically.

Snackbot · Post by **Snackbot** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:56 pm

Less grammar, more raptor Jesus!

Rickford · Post by **Rickford** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:01 pm

Come to think of it, this is likely one of those situations in which there are differences in opinion, depending on whether you're using English English or American English. I was definately taught not to use the extra 's' in those circumstances.

US English however tends to spell things phonetically, because it's easier to remember. I'm merely being speculative, but it's concievable that the misconception spawns from the language divide.

Edit: Raptor Jesus is made of win.

Noise Monkey · Post by **Noise Monkey** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:18 pm

yes, British spellings are needlessly complicated.

on the other hand, you have better bacon, so I can hardly fault you...

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:15 pm

Raptor Jesus is entirely full of win!

JTorch · Post by **JTorch** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:18 pm

Snackbot · Post by **Snackbot** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:14 pm

I'd say that Mai Shiranui is winning the all-cross-dressed video game fighter cosplay competition.

BUT AT WHAT COST!?!?!?!

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:18 am

Vorticus wrote:Raptor Jesus is entirely full of win!

Agreed!