Preseason Panic

[Wynnable]

McHugh with a stiff back. Devo ineffective. James with quad(?).

Is it too soon to hit the 'must resign DK' button while still available?

Asking for a friend.

[MRaup]

Delete User.

Ban Post.

[doyce7]

McHugh with a stiff back. James with quad(?).

This early, any little bit of tightness or soreness is going to get you taken out of a game, not worried about McHugh. James, it's bad timing but he wasn't a surefire starter this year.

Devo ineffective.

Let's not read into spring training numbers from guys who are already on the roster, who knows what he's working on.

Is it too soon to hit the 'must resign DK' button while still available?

Asking for a friend.

I bet they have a number that they are willing to pay, but Keuchel is going to have to come to them.


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[hostros7]

Post would have been more interesting if the user’s handle was HottBorass6969


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[drew corleone]

McHugh with a stiff back. Devo ineffective. James with quad(?).

Is it too soon to hit the 'must resign DK' button while still available?

Asking for a friend.

For the love of God it's "re-sign"!

https://www.grammar.com/resign_vs._re-sign

Sorry, just a huge pet peeve of mine.

[MusicMan]

For the love of God it's "re-sign"!

https://www.grammar.com/resign_vs._re-sign

Sorry, just a huge pet peeve of mine.

It’s literally the most annoying thing in the world.


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[Lefty]

For the love of God it's "re-sign"!

https://www.grammar.com/resign_vs._re-sign

Sorry, just a huge pet peeve of mine.

Ironically, it's a huge pet peeve of mine too.

[Gizzmonic]

Ironically, it's a huge pet peeve of mine too.

That's a bald-faced lie.

[MRaup]

That's a bald-faced lie.

Irregardlessly, you guys are idiots.

[moriartp]

Irregardlessly, you guys are idiots.

It’s a deep-seeded problem.

[homer]

It’s a deep-seeded problem.

That point is mute.

[VirtualBob]

That point is mute.

There’s mine.

[VirtualBob]

Of course, “for all intensive purposes” does get a (dis)honorable mention.

[MusicMan]

That point is mute.

It’s like a cow’s opinion, it means nothing. The point is moo.


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

From my standpoint of view there right.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I also hate it when people talk with food in they're mouth.

[Sambito]

One of my word aneurysms involved words used to exaggerate points

Never
Always
Everyone/No one
Everybody/Nobody
Everywhere/Nowhere

Words invented by teenagers, used to influence adults, wildly over blown.   Exceptions exist if one looks hard enough.

[VirtualBob]

As usual, El Arroyo gets it right:

https://www.instagram.com/elarroyo_atx/p/BtBfdpalFcl/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=w1tg2wh47o1l

If u don’t know the difference between “there”, their” and “they’re” your an idiot.

[JimR]

We need more pitcher’s.

[Ron Brand]

Sweet or unsweet?

[TeeJoe]

I'm still smarter than you're!

[Duke]

I also hate it when people talk with food in they're mouth.

If I can hear you eating you should know I'm secretly planning your death.

[D.WARD]

McHugh with a stiff back. Devo ineffective. James with quad(?).

Is it too soon to hit the 'must resign DK' button while still available?

Asking for a friend.

U FOO!

[Duman]

If I can hear you eating you should know I'm secretly planning your death.

Loud chip chompers drive me crazy. 

[Waldo]

U FOO!

Never get's old.

[Bench]

You all are surprisingly nonplussed about grammar.

[chuck]

I'll take that as my cue to mention that surprisingly enough I maintain a densely populated list of these sorts of things that drive me UP THE FUCKING WALL- common grammatical or spelling errors, the blithe use of words or phrases that have been bludgeoned into meaninglessness by misuse or overuse, in short, malapropisms of all sorts.

But if you think I'm about to share those here and encourage you goons to torment me with them for all eternity, why, you are sadly mistaken.

I will say tangentially that I do not give one fuck about the Oxford comma, so use it lustfully, spurn it cruelly, or do as I do and maintain a cheerful indifference.

[geezerdonk]

words or phrases that have been bludgeoned into meaninglessness by overuse

icon/iconic

[drew corleone]

I see everyone has been having a good time.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm still trying to figure out what's wrong with "bald-faced lie".

[drew corleone]

Nothing, as far as I can tell.

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/10-common-sayings-wrong5.htm

A bald-faced lie -- or barefaced, as it's often called in England -- means one that is undisguised and clearly untrue. A bold-faced lie, on the other hand, is one that is impudent or disrespectful [source: Grammarphobia]. Many lies would fall under both categories.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

But if you think I'm about to share those here and encourage you goons to torment me with them for all eternity, why, you are sadly mistaken.

I'd a bet good money you would of said that.

[Texifornia]

The use of the word "impact" instead of "effect" drives the engineer in me crazy. An impact is the collision of two or more bodies in space, like a crash.

"The new paint had quite a crash on the house's appearance." is just as stupid as "the new paint had quite an impact on the house's appearance".

[NeilT]

It’s literally the most annoying thing in the world.


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You should just re-sign yourself to it.

[Knoxbanedoodle]

The use of the word "impact" instead of "effect" drives the engineer in me crazy. An impact is the collision of two or more bodies in space, like a crash.

"The new paint had quite a crash on the house's appearance." is just as stupid as "the new paint had quite an impact on the house's appearance".

That's cool, but describing something as "impactful" still makes sense even with that definition, especially considering Newtonian ideas of bodies acted upon.

I found the new paint job impactful, as it quite changed the course of my thinking on the house in general, like.

[chuck]

I'd a bet good money you would of said that.

And you would of won.

I hold that predictability is a virtue.

[NeilT]

The use of the word "impact" instead of "effect" drives the engineer in me crazy. An impact is the collision of two or more bodies in space, like a crash.

"The new paint had quite a crash on the house's appearance." is just as stupid as "the new paint had quite an impact on the house's appearance".

It is such a lazy and bureaucratic bit of usage, and universal. It drives the English major in me nuts.

[NeilT]

That's cool, but describing something as "impactful" still makes sense even with that definition, especially considering Newtonian ideas of bodies acted upon.

I found the new paint job impactful, as it quite changed the course of my thinking on the house in general, like.

That's just poetry.

[HudsonHawk]

The use of the word "impact" instead of "effect" drives the engineer in me crazy. An impact is the collision of two or more bodies in space, like a crash.

"The new paint had quite a crash on the house's appearance." is just as stupid as "the new paint had quite an impact on the house's appearance".

I'm sure it really bugs you that Webster says:

im·pact

noun: impact; plural noun: impacts

/ˈimˌpakt/

1. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
"there was the sound of a third impact"

synonyms: collision, crash, smash, clash, bump, bang, knock, jolt, thump, whack, thwack, slam, smack; contact
"car parts were spread by the impact over a wide region"

2. the effect or influence of one person, thing, or action, on another.
"our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment"

synonyms: effect, influence, impression, footprint; More

[BudGirl]

You guys really need more baseball.

[NeilT]

I'm sure it really bugs you that Webster says:

im·pact

noun: impact; plural noun: impacts

/ˈimˌpakt/

1. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
"there was the sound of a third impact"

synonyms: collision, crash, smash, clash, bump, bang, knock, jolt, thump, whack, thwack, slam, smack; contact
"car parts were spread by the impact over a wide region"

2. the effect or influence of one person, thing, or action, on another.
"our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment"

synonyms: effect, influence, impression, footprint; More

That's new-fangled stuff, like people wearing caps in restaurants.

[Bench]

That's new-fangled stuff, like people wearing caps in restaurants.

And people partaking in activities rather than partaking of food or drink.

[Waldo]

That's new-fangled stuff, like people wearing caps in restaurants.

My dad and I went out to dinner the other night.  While we were waiting for our waiter to give us the time of day, I saw him sit at a booth while those customers were trying to decide what to order.  The only thing I could think about was not that it had been ten minutes and we'd only gotten menus, but rather that if Hudson were there they'd have to close the restaurant to scrape his brain matter off all the surfaces.

[chuck]

My dad and I went out to dinner the other night.  While we were waiting for our waiter to give us the time of day, I saw him sit at a booth while those customers were trying to decide what to order.  The only thing I could think about was not that it had been ten minutes and we'd only gotten menus, but rather that if Hudson were there they'd have to close the restaurant to scrape his brain matter off all the surfaces.

Well, there's your reason to wear a hat in a restaurant right there.

[Fredia]

who need webster  when we have funk and wagner   (and the definitions are entirely up to OWA incorporated)

[JimR]

I fucking love this thread. Its the bomb.

[Lefty]

Sweet or unsweet?

Yep.  It's just fucking tea.

Glad Harper didn't sign in the AL, he's a dominate player.

[austro]

Glad Harper didn't sign in the AL, he's a dominate player.

I could care less.

[moriartp]

I admit I’ve made a few of these mistakes on accident.

[Texifornia]

I'm sure it really bugs you that Webster says:

im·pact

noun: impact; plural noun: impacts

/ˈimˌpakt/

1. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
"there was the sound of a third impact"

synonyms: collision, crash, smash, clash, bump, bang, knock, jolt, thump, whack, thwack, slam, smack; contact
"car parts were spread by the impact over a wide region"

2. the effect or influence of one person, thing, or action, on another.
"our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment"

synonyms: effect, influence, impression, footprint; More

That's true. Of course that doesn't make it right:

Definition of literally
1 : in a literal sense or manner: such as
a : in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression
He took the remark literally.
a word that can be used both literally and figuratively
b —used to emphasize the truth and accuracy of a statement or description
The party was attended by literally hundreds of people.
c : with exact equivalence : with the meaning of each individual word given exactly
The term "Mardi Gras" literally means "Fat Tuesday" in French.
d : in a completely accurate way
a story that is basically true even if not literally true
2 : in effect : VIRTUALLY —used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible
will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice
— Norman Cousins

Just because Webster says it's OK doesn't mean I can't bitch about it

[doyce7]

I fucking love this thread. Its the bomb.

Would you say its had more of an impact, or effect on you?

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[Texifornia]

Would you say its had more of an impact, or effect on you?

The bomb's impact had quite an effect.

[BlownRanger]

I'd be happy if most folks learned the difference between "historic" and "historical".

[NeilT]

I'd be happy if most folks learned the difference between "historic" and "historical".

Or "hysteric" and "hysterical".

[Knoxbanedoodle]

Or "hysteric" and "hysterical".

Or "hysterical" and "hilarious".

[NeilT]

Or "hysterical" and "hilarious".

That's funny.

[Mike S.]

The criminal that who hung hanged by the neck.

[VirtualBob]

We should make all Clarks read this entire thread to find out what happens when they are guilty of violating RMPL guidelines.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

The criminal that who hung hanged by the neck.

He never should have plead guilty.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The criminal that who hung hanged by the neck.

He might have still be well hung.

[HudsonHawk]

He might have still be well hung.

"They said you was hung"

 They was right"

[HudsonHawk]

I'd be happy if most folks learned the difference between "historic" and "historical".

I have a hard enough time trying to get people to understand the difference between "electric" and "electronic".

[Sambito]

I fucking love this thread. Its the bomb.

Hydrogen or Nitrogen?  Or OWA style, sweet or unsweet?

In the immortal words of the ever lyrical, waxing rhapsodic ex-boxer Livingstone Bramble:

It don't make me no never d' mind  ------>  I believe this quote has EVERYTHING and NOTHING in it simultaneously.

 

[geezerdonk]

Has the statue of limitations on this thread expired?

[Mr. Happy]

Has the statue of limitations on this thread expired?

/golf clap/

[Lefty]

/golf clap/

I'd give you yourself a golf clap, but I'm holding a broom in my hand.

[austro]

I'd give you yourself a golf clap, but I'm holding a broom in my hand.

Shoulda-been game-ending double play turns into no outs. Ouch. Crazy comeback.

[JimR]

SWEEP!

[NeilT]

We should make all Clarks read this entire thread to find out what happens when they are guilty of violating RMPL guidelines.

What are Clark's?

[Fredia]

you need to go sit in the back of the classrooms... clarks are new poster

[MusicMan]

SWEEP!

Give em hell, give em hell, geaux Horns geaux!


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[NeilT]

you need to go sit in the back of the classrooms... clarks are new poster

Oh! No wonder I didn't know what it meant!

[VirtualBob]

What are Clark's?

Well played.

[VirtualBob]

you need to go sit in the back of the classrooms... clarks are new poster

Your gonna wanna stepladder next time.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

I could care less about this thread.

[Lefty]

Give em hell, give em hell, geaux Horns geaux!


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The Friday game was crazy fun.  Coonasses know how to tailgate. Early.  Glad I didn't brave the weather yesterday.