Weird/Ambiguous Warnings

[zuben el genub]

Hippos do that. That makes s**t stew.
Kid saw one do it at the zoo when she was small. That gave her the giggles for a week.

Later she drove school buses and took kids to the same zoo. She had time to wander and got to the hippo enclosure, talked to the keeper about it and got to pet the new baby hippo.

 

[Dngrsone]

... She had time to wander and got to the hippo enclosure, talked to the keeper about it and got to pet the new baby hippo.

Which are the worst cats...

 

[Member243850]

Which are the worst cats...

lol what the heeeck!

xD

And I thought I was crazy!

Well that just made my day thanks

At least I am not that insane!

lol

 

[no one]

What an insane approach
this self diagnosing roach.

 

[The_Chief]

I just received a new portfolio case for my Note 7... interesting advisories:

Excessive exposure to flame may cause color change? WHO KNEW???

 

[shalemail]

^^^ Proof that punctuation is GOLD ^^^

 

[basic 101 user]

A pet peeve for many years now. Not many motors are symmetrical enough to allow one to put head gaskets on upside down......But it can happen.

If you have it correct, you don't need the confirmation.
If you have it wrong, what would be truly helpful is a big, red, in your face, last chance "banner warning" on the bottom........"TRY AGAIN, DUMMY"

 

[Dngrsone]

Damn those people for assuming you know what the heck you are doing!

 

[basic 101 user]

"Who is more foolish; The fool, or the fool who follows him"?

EDIT: Only after wrote above did I think......Hmmmmm.

"Hey basic, you "follow" a half dozen or so people on this forum.......But you've never even bothered to look and see if anyone is following you. (Index finger raised)....To the Bats***t- crazy cave / profile page: Clues to the above question will surely be found there, Alfred!!!!!"

 

[basic 101 user]

^^^^^^^^
I assume you are refering to "TRY AGAIN DUMMY", 'cause that's the one I'm much more familiar with.

All seriousness aside; The other one I'm only vaguely familiar with; Can't tell you who said it or know the context; And not sure I quoted it properly / completely. Better look into it.

I'm OFF!..........To the interwebs, Alfred!

 

[basic 101 user]

Figured the vertical carets indeed referred reader to the message directly above; And then context of the discussion leads the reader to related messages in close proximity. Potato, Potatoe.
Seriously, though...Are there commonly accepted, standard usages for ^^^^^ and similar shorthand? I'm listening, happy to learn.
And wouldn't divert a thread in such manner if it were anyone but OP, sorry all.

But the real elephant in the room.......I looked into that quote; I surely did. And finally figured out where I had heard it. And now realize just how badly I have stepped...........in............. it.

Spoiler: By orders of magnitude, the most offensive thing I have ever posted online.

There are three or four areas I promised myself I would never have anything to say about online.
And one by one, moment of weakness after moment of weakness, I caved.

But one topic in particular........ you just don't touch, under any circumstances.
You just don't go there, in an online chat environment; Nothing good can come of it, and the poor MODS didn't sign up for combat duty.
I should never on an online forum open my yap and tell you how I truly feel about that silly mov........

::chickenrunningawayemoji::

BOCK bock cluck bgawk cluwwck caaaawk bgaaawk.

Spoiler

 

[dan330]

NEVER SAY . NEVER

it all comes out... in the wash

 

[shalemail]

Not strictly a "warning" but last line certainly is not welcoming.

 

[shalemail]

 

[dan330]

^^^

is that for Oscar from Sesame street?

 

[dontpanicbobby]

No, No, No... Blue is not a creative color.

 

[dan330]

but blood red sparks the imagination

 

[Dngrsone]

I am inclined to think it is aimed at a certain plumber named Mario...

 

[shalemail]

 

[Dngrsone]

If that is 'shopped, someone did a bang-up job of it.

 

[shalemail]

 

[shalemail]

When spelling counts.

 

[shalemail]

Well I wouldn't want to be fined!?!?!

 

[shalemail]

 

[shalemail]

The Horror Of Aluminum Foil!!!
It must be stopped before it gets to the children.