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riverssong wrote:Ayriannah wrote:Um...I have a very gender-specific username.
Never having heard the name Ayriannah before, could you enlighten me as to which gender it might be specific of?
riverssong wrote:Until such time that the English language develops a gender-neutral pronoun system, and for as long as the male form remains the accepted default in the English language, I suggest that all further debate of the topic center solely on what might be done to address the underlying linguistic cause at its root, rather than the perceived transgressions of those using an imperfect language to communicate as clearly as they are able.
riverssong wrote:mojacardave wrote:riverssong wrote:mojacardave wrote:Wooloomooloo wrote:This is much bigger than all of us now... For the love of god, people - the ad/marketing industry MUST NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED HERE, or we are all DOOMED!!! Therefore, for humanity's sake - the first rule of "Time": You don't talk about "Time"... </sarcasm>
If this was a stealth advertising campaign, it would be one of the most effective stealth advertising campaigns ever!
In my first (buried) post, I speculated that the progression would end on the 31st with the TARDIS landing on the castle.
It would be the best Doctor Who marketing EVER. Way better than that billboard in Williamsburg.
Though, to be fair, marketing effectiveness has to be measured by audience size, as well as by how ensnared the audience is. I can't imagine the number of fanatical page refreshers numbers much more than the low hundreds. Not the most wide-reaching advert.
No, but the viral aftershocks would be pretty cool.
Not that I actually believe that's how it'll end... but it would be nearly as cool as bowties.
mojacardave wrote:
belliott4488 wrote:riverssong wrote:Until such time that the English language develops a gender-neutral pronoun system, and for as long as the male form remains the accepted default in the English language, I suggest that all further debate of the topic center solely on what might be done to address the underlying linguistic cause at its root, rather than the perceived transgressions of those using an imperfect language to communicate as clearly as they are able.
You said it, bitch!
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dp2 wrote:The fact that Ayriannah is miffed at being called "guy" narrows the options a bit.
riverssong wrote:Until such time that the English language develops a gender-neutral pronoun system, and for as long as the male form remains the accepted default in the English language, I suggest that all further debate of the topic center solely on what might be done to address the underlying linguistic cause at its root, rather than the perceived transgressions of those using an imperfect language to communicate as clearly as they are able.
peewee_RotA wrote:mojacardave wrote:
Latest frame has this song stuck in my head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJ-oT2ZBa0
I'm sad that it may be ending
jonat wrote:dp2 wrote:The fact that Ayriannah is miffed at being called "guy" narrows the options a bit.
My wife and I hate it when a restaurant server refers to us as "guys". I mentally deduct from the tip each time it occurs (but tend not to reflect it in the actual tip.)
Magnap wrote:Ayriannah wrote:manvandmaan wrote:Srt252 wrote:How is this so very captivating???
Anyway I think we should just complete our full transition into comic 915 now.
I think frame 97 is the best so far. "Complete" castle with head looking right totally beats frame 98 with head looking left. Although the utter chaos of 103 evokes some cosmic ponderings that are unequaled by other frames.
If we're going to do the 915 thing, I suggest we go all the way and group certain frames into periods.
I suggest the following split:
000 - 009 : the debut or what? period: when nobody really knew what was going on
010 - 023 : the dark period: the darkness in the posts of the thread reached heights during these frames
024 - 044 : the sandcastle period: as the sandcastle started to appear, most of the darkness made disappeared.
045 - 074 : the period (second dark period): Initially, this was the 'female period' but I soon realised that would be a pleonasm. Also it was a pretty dark time on the thread.
075 - 087 : the happiness period: the couple is reunited and again the darkness fades.
088 - 105 : the male period: with a climax at frame 103: "the fall of man" frame
105 - NOW : the rebuild period (second sandcastle period). Still in progress! How exciting!
My favourite is frame 26, It symbolises more hope than any of the other ones. Also frame 20, because I find woman who shake their hair sexy.
Discuss!
personally,my top ten are frames 35, 51, 68, 73, 81, 83, 88, 102, 103, and 120 (in chronological order, not order of preference.)
I doubt that any could deny the place of frame 102 and 103; the power of the castle left alone and the fall are apparent to any suitably trained eye. While many would argue that frame 52 is more deserving of praise than frame 51, the addition of text does not add to the plot nearly so much as the quiet contemplation shown in the frame before it. This contemplation is a running theme throughout the work, and far more poignant than any needless words.
Well, taking your cue about contemplation, I find frame 120 to be a far more satisfying frame than 121, as it has an air of blissful ignorance of the sorry state of the leftmost turret over it, where 121 is a more startling and sudden realization.
Sunny wrote:Ayriannah wrote:belliott4488 wrote:
That brings up an important point (important only in the context of conversations that take place while waiting around for events that occur twice per hour) - why is it okay to call a bunch of girls or women "you guys" but it is wrong to refer to one girl or woman as a "guy"? I don't get that.
I also don't get why it's okay to address a girl as "dude", so I'm clearly confused.
It's all in how it's said; calling a group 'you guys has the same connotation be it mostly (or entirely) female as it does when used for an evenly mixed or male-heavy group; it's an informal way of saying 'this group of people'. 'Dude', drawing its pop-culture roots from surfers, feels very laid-back, and is nearly always meant to be non-offensive. 'Guy' and boy/man, however, are used entirely interchangeably, and have a much more definitive 'I am calling you male' connotation. Directly calling a girl a 'guy' is like calling a guy a 'girl': works in some, very specific circumstances, but causes offense in most others.
That said- I am really not offended. I was just a little put out, and didn't want the mistake to continue.
To be honest, I think you're being a bit too sensitive about the whole thing. Your username really isn't that gender-specific - I wouldn't have known you were a girl unless you had said it, and it wasn't like he was calling you a guy in a mean and derogatory way. It really shouldn't matter at all.
yaddayadda wrote:riverssong wrote:Until such time that the English language develops a gender-neutral pronoun system, and for as long as the male form remains the accepted default in the English language, I suggest that all further debate of the topic center solely on what might be done to address the underlying linguistic cause at its root, rather than the perceived transgressions of those using an imperfect language to communicate as clearly as they are able.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronoun </flamewar>
bouer wrote:We're not creating a new civilization. The simultaneous distraction of most of the worlds engineers and tech support just caused the old one to fall away.
NoEdge wrote:I feel like we're close to starting a religion, if we haven't already.
Sunny wrote:I really don't understand this. It's not offensive to anyone but a select few people, it seems - "guys" is just another way of saying "you people" in less syllables. Does it really matter that much?
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Ayriannah wrote:
Speaking of 25 minute breaks... only 3 minutes until a possible second 'sandcastle only' frame. who's excited? (or the opposite?)
Grepus wrote:The only thing I'm thinking at the moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkB5-BHxKZI
Ayriannah wrote:I did say I wasn't really offended. In that specific post, I was merely answering belliott4488's question. It really doesn't matter very much, it the long run. I just have issues (which I would rather not discuss) involving childhood bullies, and it bothers me to a minor degree. I was stating my preference, in a way that might generate interesting discussion. I repeat my earlier "does not want flame war. Does not want."
I have honestly never before gotten the impression that my username wasn't obviously feminine. Perhaps it's just differing audiences, but most people assume I'm a girl. It was an odd and interesting anomaly, and in my attempts to take up some of the 25-minute breaks, I commented.
Speaking of 25 minute breaks... only 3 minutes until a possible second 'sandcastle only' frame. who's excited? (or the opposite?)
Ayriannah wrote:Grepus wrote:The only thing I'm thinking at the moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkB5-BHxKZI
...that is ...frightening... what movie is that from?
mojacardave wrote:Right, this is it: it's presumably either going to advance to a different plot from this point onwards, or become significantly less interesting to stare at for hours on end.
Who thinks that this is the final slide?
Ayriannah wrote:Grepus wrote:The only thing I'm thinking at the moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkB5-BHxKZI
...that is ...frightening... what movie is that from?
Grepus wrote:mojacardave wrote:Right, this is it: it's presumably either going to advance to a different plot from this point onwards, or become significantly less interesting to stare at for hours on end.
Who thinks that this is the final slide?
Agreed, if there's no difference after the next gong, I'll struggle to stay at my PC until the subsequent one...
yaddayadda wrote:riverssong wrote:Until such time that the English language develops a gender-neutral pronoun system, and for as long as the male form remains the accepted default in the English language, I suggest that all further debate of the topic center solely on what might be done to address the underlying linguistic cause at its root, rather than the perceived transgressions of those using an imperfect language to communicate as clearly as they are able.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronoun </flamewar>
peewee_RotA wrote:Ayriannah wrote:Grepus wrote:The only thing I'm thinking at the moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkB5-BHxKZI
...that is ...frightening... what movie is that from?
WHAT!?!?!?!?!
patzer wrote:
He's gone
Tigerlion wrote:Well, I imagine as the game progresses, various people will be getting moody.
BoomFrog wrote:I still have no idea what town moody really looks like.
arjan wrote:I have an eerie feeling the next frame will be... the SAME FRAME!
TheMulattoMaker wrote:Wow...
...when I stumbled out of bed this morning, I had no idea I'd accidently a meme, let alone inadvertently a religion.
Wooloomooloo wrote:peewee_RotA wrote:mojacardave wrote:
Latest frame has this song stuck in my head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJ-oT2ZBa0
I'm sad that it may be ending
As a theme song for "Time", I see your Perry Como and raise with a Touch and go ("life's a beach") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryalMzJhmO8
Sunny wrote:"you people"
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