Assholes in Goatchurch !!!

[darkplaces]

I never noticed I typed beyond twice even after checking what I had written several times to try and make it right.

 

[andymorgan]

It is thought that Churchill and Einstein were dyslexic.

Being bad at writing doesn't mean one is of low intelligence, and being able to write at a high standard doesn't necessarily mean one is of high intelligence: look at this board and journalists from the Sun as examples 

 

[Elaine]

No one has any problem with dyslexia sufferers. It is those who do not seem to even glance at their comments before posting them. And anyway, I do not believe that there is a condition which means people are unable to put capital I's when talking about oneself.
We all make mistakes when typing, and even checking through what I have written I still miss things. I do look up words in dictionaries if I am unsure how to spell them.
I think that what annoys me (and Graham?) is the lack of effort. DP, you are fine.

Goatchurch, lack of helmets, responsibilities, etc etc (just to keep to the topic!)

 

[cap n chris]

It is thought that Churchill and Einstein were dyslexic.

Being bad at writing doesn't mean one is of low intelligence, and being able to write at a high standard doesn't necessarily mean one is of high intelligence: look at this board and journalists from the Sun as examples 

I wasn't making a case against intelligent people who happen to be dyslexic; I was making an observation that there appear to be a lot of unintelligent people who, somewhat coincidentally, claim that they aren't to blame since they are dyslexic: occasionally I wonder whether dyslexia is being "used" as an excuse by non-dyslexics who are actually just a bit thick. Do intelligent people who genuinely have dyslexia get slightly peeved when considering whether they are tarred with a brush of ignorance as a result of genuinely ignorant people playing the "Dyslexia Card" to mitigate their inadequacies?

 

[darkplaces]

Thankyou  But Anne, a dyslexic does look like someone who hasn't bothered to make an effort when they have. Missing a capital I and leaving a lower-case is easy to miss, you look but it doesn't register, whole words can be added without spotting them, I didn't have a clue I typed beyond twice till it was posted. Now dictionaries scare the pants of me. Posts take a while to compose, unless I am angry and my eye starts to twitch.

Yes to Cap'n chris's thing - being dyslexic can impede learning simply because its the media were most learning (in schools) occur.

I regally have to attend very technical courses for work to then sit exams. Your given the books then lots of labs and listening to the instructor. Its all written for you, you don't have to take notes apart from little comments. RE-read books several times, pass exam. Easy. Try and listen to a lesson and take notes.... no hope... would I be a better engineer... no. I would be a worse engineer.

 

[Dep]

Cavers never argue!
Right, here's one:
Can anyone highlight any examples of well constructed, albeit poorly spelt, thoughtful, logical and thought-provoking observations written by dyslexics or, call me cynical, is the condition generally just being used as a scapegoat by the academically lacking?

Interesting but too far off topic for this thread - I have started another

http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php/topic,3607.0.html

 

[whitelackington]

Yesterday Whilst taking some groups of Explorer Scouts around Burrington we came across the Bigest bunch of Tossers  that I've ever seen in Goatchurch. My mates were at the top of the coffin slab when they met a Group of four Adults & four Kids average age of Seven wearing NO HELMETS & carrying only hand torches. My Mates tried to explain that "maybe they shouldn't go any further" To which they totally ignored them & carried on down.
Alan & Chris decided to Exit with their Party, once at the Tradesmens they took the Helmet & Lights from the Explorers & sent them back to the Car park to meet up with Me & John to get more Helmets Etc.
When they caught up with Me we had just got back from Rods Pot & were finished for the Day,once told what was happening in Goatchurch John & Me headed up. As I arrived at the Entrance Alan & Chris told me that they had Safely brought them out the Main Entrance. By now i was fuming
As the Kids exited they commented "Dad they are wearing Wellies you told us Trainers were better" his reply was "I didn't think they would have enough Grip"
Once the Kids were out of the way I let rip I told them "in 28 years Caving they were the most Stupid People I had ever seen,that not only did they not have Helmets but not proper lights" to which one of the females told me "that her Husband knew the Cave extremely well & had 20 years of caving experience" By now I came Very close to knocking him out :spank:She also said "that after Alan had given her a Helmet that she kept hitting her Head as it gave her a false sense of security" Her Husband the complete Tosser then tried to justify the fact that the Kids could fall over anywhere !
To which I told him" In which case it wouldn't matter as he wouldn't have to call out Cave Rescue, I said that he wouldn't go out to sea & tell his Kids to swim to shore knowing that the Life boats would come out ! " & that Cave Rescue was the Same " He seemed to agree but they still thought I was going over the Top. as he did have 20 years Caving behind him. So I asked him didn't he ever wear a Helmet in 20 Years"  I told them to seriously to concider getting in touch with someone to take their Kids underground  :read:
At this point I left before I knocked him out :chair:
Alan then told him that "didn't they think it's strange that we had more concern for their Kids than they did" 
Once in the Car Park Alan & Chris told me that they had overheard them in the Cave saying that they had been to the end of the Bunny Run & at the end thought it had collapsed because it didn't go any further ! & One of the Women saying "that they were only meant to be in an Hour & that they were already 2 1/2hrs in"  Obviously No call out & properly No one knew they were in there anyway. They then sheepishly walked past us into the Restaurant's Car park Hopefully never to be seen again :doubt:
thanks to Alan,Chris & John for calming me down enough & getting them out Safely

Are you dyslexic?


It is spelt Arseholes 

 

[cap n chris]

Asshole is the American (slightly less rude IM(H)O) version of UK arsehole. Bumhole and butthole are also US, IIRC. I think the OP was trying to make a point (successfully, I might add) and whether or not he chose asshole, arsehole, felchmaestromonkeyspanker or othersuch is largely irrelevant, surely?

You say "Tomato" and I say "Tomato";
You say "Potato" and I say "oh, give it a rest!...."

 

[andymorgan]

I was thinking about this recently. In the south-west of England asshole seems to be more common than arsehole, would others agree? Maybe people here watch more American TV, or maybe it was southwest immigrants to the US who introduced the word there?

 

[Dep]

I was thinking about this recently. In the south-west of England asshole seems to be more common than arsehole, would others agree? Maybe people here watch more American TV, or maybe it was southwest immigrants to the US who introduced the word there?

Asshole is a distinct Americanism, it isn't something you can say in English (well certainly not in any southern accent) without a deliberate US intonation.
I would have thought that in the West country the local accent with its hard and drawn out 'a' would preferentially say 'Aarrs-sole'.

 

[andymorgan]

Perhaps it is just the way of pronouncing it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arse Arse could be pronounced ahse in English as can ass, if the r is dropped. Like you say though, the r would normally be said harder in the south-west.

Sorry for wandering off topic

 

[Dep]

Perhaps it is just the way of pronouncing it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arse Arse could be pronounced ahse in English as can ass, if the r is dropped. Like you say though, the r would normally be said harder in the south-west.

Sorry for wandering off topic

Good point, it isn't so much the A that is pronounced differently but the R, which is drawn out.

 

[stma]

Perhaps people do know the difference,
they just can't be arsed, assed...oh 

 

[whitelackington]

Perhaps people do know the difference,
they just can't be arsed, assed...oh 

In The Irish comedy Father Ted
you do not hear Father Jack saying "Ass"

it is ARSE :blink:

 

[Dep]

Ah! But he also says 'fek' not 'f**k'!
And 'shoite' rather than 's**t'.

 

[Bob Smith]

Ah! But he also says 'fek' not 'f**k'!
And 'shoite' rather than 's**t'.

I know this is way off thread, but feck is a legitimate word in itself, not necessarily ment to be vulgar;

Feck as an expletive
Vernacular usage of feck in the expletive sense is syntactically interchangeable with f***, though it has no sexual connotations. This includes such phraseological variations as fecker (noun), fecking (verb or adjective), and feckin' 'ell. It can even be used to describe a person: "he's an old feck". It is not uncommon for school teachers and some members of the religious order to use the word 'feck' as an expletive in Ireland thus demonstrating the word's peculiarity in meaning to Ireland where it does not equate to the word 'f***' as many people outside Ireland tend to think.


copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feck

 

[whitelackington]

Feck comes from fecund

 

[graham]

And there's me thinking it came from feck off. 

 

[cap n chris]

Clockstomping Muddyfunsters!

 

[kevincaveman]

thats a bit out of left field