oooo but who sez we dont hold anything against you megaccino!! muhahahahaha!! i know where you live....;) no but i do agree that "newbies" or whatever you like to call them are treated rather harshly...speaking from personal experience...it takes you a while to get into the negative flow of NZM forums, new people arent aware of the horrible people ready to pounce on their every word or opinion if it contrasts to their own...not naming anyone in particular *cough* soldier boy, kid_a *cough*....srry i had a little typing dust...so i think that people need to ease up on them....or if they are in a tizz....give them a little support and tell them to harden up....:)

none what? :P

well good for you but who ever sed that i was never intending it to be offending huh? ;)

eh, I just want a shiny badge and a nightstick so I can run around the room going "woo woo woo".

but not as fun.
"woo, woo, woo"
"khatattatat, khatattatat, khatattatat"
"man down, man down!"
"nee nar, nee nar, nee nar"

nah that would be my masterpiece "puppy love (I'll chew your bone)".

thanx, funkymonkey... that comment made my day, i was in hysterics 4 ages. hehehe, man i hate that ad... hehehe, well said, very funny

The 'Pedantry police' comment was a compiment Kid_A.

'Tone and body language' are lost through using the internet medium. Emoticons are used to convey some small sense of 'tone and body language'. I thought txt messaging was the "plague of the earth"?.

>X^* <---- Kid_A wincing at the use of emoticons

More 'subtle' plagues of the earth:
-Laser pointers
-Glassons clones
-Ques and line jumpers
-Non-drowsy antihistamines ... That aren't
-Mobility scooter rage

Contrary to popular sentiments at the time, God vetoed a last minute request which asked to also include 'those that cannot spot sarcasm without seeing a little semi-colon next to a close-bracket' when the angels slaughtered the first born male from each house hold.

"Look mum... No emoticons!"

more plagues:

- drivers that don't indicate
- a wall of slow walking people (fast and slow lanes please people!)

oh and Uni adverts, especially Otago's "oh, get over it".
(cue crowd "oh, get over it" so funny, ha ha ha)

Ooh, yes.
Hate, my pretties, hate!
Muahahahaha.

All of you are on the money.
Stefan, I too despise that ad.
It's almost as bad as that one Waikato ad where she says she's taking management about three times and then says "rhubarb rhubarb Hilly rhubarb rhubarb Playstation". Horrible. Go away.

Keep the plagues comin' people...

//10 year old skaters!! little boys with the oh so hip baggy jeans and baggy t-shirt with the ball bearing necklace and the cap....oh man are they cool or what?...and they skate all over the footpath and are such little shits!!

then... a few years later they get their license, mummy and daddy buy them a mazda famillia complete with banshee wailing sound system and seismic thumping bass that makes passersby within a 50m radius shake like they are having a vertical epileptic seizure.

I like emoticons as long as they're simple, eg basic yellow happy/sad face. I can't stand the newer cartoonised ones that everywhere has now. Like the MSN & Yahoo! Messengers ones. Can't stand them, but they were good when they were basic.

oh god so yes funky monkey....i hate to admit this but some of my guy friends are guilty of that plague....having their stereos turned up so loud that i fear for my hearing at times!! ill probably have a hearing aid by 20!!....they have their music cranked soo loud and when you go through car parks or "the main" everyone stares at you and these guys are thinking.."yea they're all looking at me cus im hot and my car is cool"..wateva! they're looking at you cus you look like a penis with your sounds that loud!! it makes me cringe....i tell them to turn it down....
and sadly megaccino i cant say ive actually had 10 year olds come on to me yet but look forward to the day they do...so i can slap them!! ;)

More miscellaneous plagues:
-People that take things too seriously
-Trance
-Reality TV
-Internet spam
-Cell phones

plagues
-terminal negativity
-people who endlessly complain about terminal negativity (get out there and be positive if you want it to change!!!!)

definiatly....i agree with that one on thinking positive....thats all i ever do...sagittarus born optimist!! ;) but the way people think does take effect on their lifes....ive seen it happen in front of my very eyes.....like with all my dumb arse friends who fail everything and who put themselves down and say "im not gonna pass, i suck at maths" or wateva....where as i, madam butterfly, have faith! and i pass! so it does work.....i say everyone should try it....

I actually heartily agree. They are such a shit band, & whats with the shortland st thing?? that is such a shit show... "who would sing a song like bruce anyway? the poor band would have to hang its head in shame"... rubicon is sooo overplayed on channel z, another reason i cant listen to it anymore.

that guy seems like a bit of a tool......? maybe he suits the name bruce..... i mean, 'my heart goes out to those affected in the october 11 terrorist acts'???????????? what???

errr no i've never heard of jeff k.
i guess there wasn't enough cool li'l emoticons in there to make me realise that he was pulling the piss. you know as well as i do that there are people in this world stupid enough to write that piece seriously.

I thought Kid_A always 'pulls the piss' or tries to grind down someones soul to fire through a pea shooter.

"I thought Kid_A always 'pulls the piss' or tries to grind down someones soul to fire through a pea shooter."

I... don't know what to say.
Thank you.

Negativity.....hmmm what can we do about that one.... I guess it all comes down to "tall poppy syndr..." oh woops (blushing with shame in the corner)I already used that one once before and got nicely bummed out, damn that Kid_A and his "quick and witty" comebacks' I'll just stop right there and leave myself open for another one...