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[Hitcher]

And so, gentle readers, another milestone reached. Maxed out bling and all that. And I'd like to think that this and the previous 4999 posts haven't all been drivel or aimed at the proper application of the apostrophe or the arse.

In the words of the prophet:

I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot
I used to stay out till the break of day
Oh, that didn't get it,
It was high time I quit it
I just couldn't carry on that way
Oh, I did some damage, I know it's true
Didn't know I was so lonely, till I found you
You can go the distance
We'll find out in the long run
(in the long run)
We can handle some resistance
If our love is a strong one (is a strong one)
People talkin' about us
they got nothin' else to do
When it all comes down we will
still come through
In the long run
Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run
You know I don't understand why you don't
treat yourself better
do the crazy things that you do
'Cause all the debutantes in Ngaio, baby,
couldn't hold a candle to you
Did you do it for love?
Did you do it for money?
Did you do it for spite?
Did you think you had to, honey?
Who is gonna make it?
We'll find out in the long run
(in the long run)
I know we can take it
if our love is a strong one
(is a strong one)
Well, we're scared, but we ain't shakin'
Kinda bent, but we ain't breakin'
in the long run
Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run
in the long run

[zadok]

Wow, in less than two years. :clap:

[scumdog]

Utmost kudos to you oh great H.!!!

Nice lyrics too.

[Zed]

Well done Mr Vocabulary! :niceone:

[Beemer]

Verry impressive! (And yes, the double r was intended!) Keep up the good work of trying to make these KBers spell and use proper grammar - as an editor, I know it is a thankless task!

[SPORK]

Aww... shucks... :grouphug:

Now how about showing me some of that 1700 or whatever amount of rep points love?

[Dadpole]

I hope you intend to continue fiercely defending the use of "arse"
(they may force on me Macdonalds, Burger King etc, but "ass" - never)

[Waylander]

I hope you intend to continue fiercely defending the use of "arse"
(they may force on me Macdonalds, Burger King etc, but "ass" - never)
Lol I've gotten better so no more visits from the BDOTGNZA. Now if only I could get my spelling and grammer and punctuation down correctly...


Congrats Hitcher mate, so what can you asspire
(I mean arsespire) to now?

Misspelt on purpose ofcourse.:devil2:

[mstriumph]

as enriching AND as illuminating [or not, as the case may be .......] :yes:
Congrats on the big milestone Hitcher. May the next 5000 posts be as enriching as the last 5000.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:


And here I was thinking the post contained XXXXX porn:mad:

[mstriumph]

ohhhhh - we get POINTS for being nice to him?? *cudgels braincells for something 'nice' ....*
Aww... shucks... :grouphug:

Now how about showing me some of that 1700 or whatever amount of rep points love?

[LB]

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Congrats Mr Hitcher. Your posts are consistently wonderful to read.
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[SPman]

Congrats on the stalwart work, Mr H, and our appreciation to Mrs H for her support of such zealousness. :whistle:

[Joni]

Congrats Hitcher...
It certainly was an entertaining road for us watching you reach this milestone. :clap:

[sels1]

Congrats Hitcher. Are your typing fingers still the same length as when you started?

[TonyB]

Congratulations Hitcher! Very impressive! Especially when one considers that your posts are rarely short, one sentance wonders, but instead are well thought out responses- all with proper diction, punctuation and spelling. Top effort! Long may it continue.

[Lou Girardin]

At last, a chink in The Apostrophisers armour. He listens to the Eagles!
And knows the words.

[MSTRS]

At last, a chink in The Apostrophisers armour. He listens to the Eagles!
And knows the words.
Says he who doesn't use one. Must admit, I thought this was another beer thread (Castlemaine)

[ManDownUnder]

Wow, in less than two years. :clap:

... yeah - we tried to shut him up but he simply corrected the spelling and punctuation and gave it back - there's NOTHING YOU CAN DO!!!!!!)

Well done Hitchy... keep it up chap

BJ, Biff - please take that suggestion as word of encouragement meant for Mr. Hitcher, not an opportunity for "anotomical enhancement"

[crazylittleshit]

Congrats on the big milestone Hitcher. May the next 5000 posts be as enriching as the last 5000.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:


And here I was thinking the post contained XXXXX porn:mad:
I am disapointed too. :oi-grr:

[Wolf]

Maxed out rep, 5000+ posts, doesn't take shit from ditsy "I am above the law" celebs, Undisputed Champion of the BDOTGNZA, can actually spell and use grammar and to cap it all off his posts are witty and inspiring. Most impressive. I feel like giving him rep just to hear the server scream in pain trying to work out what to do with it. We need an upgraded version of the software, Spank.

Congrats, Hitcher. Here's to the next 5000. :drinkup:

[bugjuice]

... yeah - we tried to shut him up but he simply corrected the spelling and punctuation and gave it back - there's NOTHING YOU CAN DO!!!!!!)

Well done Hitchy... keep it up chap
hey, what you do, or prefer to do away from the site, is none of our business.. Just hope your wife knows..

oh, and congrats Hitch..

Who does have the highest post count? Only two I now 'knowingly' know of, is Hitch and Frosty.. who else isn't too far off?

And what about bling then? What's the max?

[pyrocam]

im only posting in here to get my post count up

[Eurygnomes]

Wow!! Hitcher, that's truly impressive.

I really appreciate having someone of your vociferocity (I love inventing new words!) look after the grammar and spelling on the website. Now we only need someone to watch over (me) the content, and we'll be sorted.

P.S. Aren't you glad you can't hear how people pronounce potato/tomato on this forum???

[mikey]

here hear free chairs for bret!

[Waylander]

hey, what you do, or prefer to do away from the site, is none of our business.. Just hope your wife knows..

oh, and congrats Hitch..

Who does have the highest post count? Only two I now 'knowingly' know of, is Hitch and Frosty.. who else isn't too far off?

And what about bling then? What's the max?

Here's the leaderboard for posts.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/memberlist.php?postslower=0&postsupper=0&ausername=&homepage=&icq=&aim=&yahoo=&msn=&joindateafter=&joindatebefore=&lastpostafter=&lastpostbefore=&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=30&ltr=

[pyrocam]

Here's the leaderboard for posts.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/memberlist.php?postslower=0&postsupper=0&ausername=&homepage=&icq=&aim=&yahoo=&msn=&joindateafter=&joindatebefore=&lastpostafter=&lastpostbefore=&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=30&ltr=
hmmm
gotta get me off page 4

theres more high profile members than I thought when you look at it like that

[Wolf]

hmmm
gotta get me off page 4

theres more high profile members than I thought when you look at it like that
Hmmm, four from the bottom of page 2 - not bad, but I'm going to have to give up sleeping to catch up with the likes of Hitcher, post-wise...

[mstriumph]

It's true - I do enjoy them...... thank you :niceone:

[Phurrball]

XXXXX indeed!

Well done Hitcher, your posts set a high bar for appropriately directed pedantry, and act as a balm to the tortured souls of the punctilious! Long may your reign as the Apostrophiser continue! :yes:


P.S. Aren't you glad you can't hear how people pronounce potato/tomato on this forum???

Oh my, the thought is too alarming for contemplation! Thank fark apostrophes are not pronounced is all I would say on the matter…:oi-grr:

[Wolf]

Thank fark apostrophes are not pronounced is all I would say on the matter…:oi-grr:
This is a deity I know not of. What strange religion is this?

[bugjuice]

Here's the leaderboard for posts.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/memberlist.php?postslower=0&postsupper=0&ausername=&homepage=&icq=&aim=&yahoo=&msn=&joindateafter=&joindatebefore=&lastpostafter=&lastpostbefore=&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=30&ltr=
ahh thanx for that.. I now realise I rate a fairly high average in both posting and rep.. strange is dat..

[Skunk]

I have neither the time nor reason to post that much. :whistle:

Congratulations to you anyway sir.

[Hitcher]

Aren't you glad you can't hear how people pronounce potato/tomato on this forum???
Not as much as I'm glad I can't hear them (mis)pronounce kilometre.

Don't get me started on "newsreaders" abuse of English. It's not fear and enough to make one tear one's hear out. Yet they obsess about the pronunciation of Taupo and Kaikoura.

(Dismounts hobby horse)

[vifferman]

(Dismounts hobby horse)
Dang.
Can't you go and fire it up again?
I'd like to know whether newsreaders should or shouldn't (may or mayn't) put "an" before "horrific". It drives me nuts them saying "an horrific accident" and I don't know whether it's right for me to have made myself prematurely bald and droolly over such a trifling thing....

[Wolf]

Don't get me started on "newsreaders" abuse of English. It's not fear and enough to make one tear one's hear out. Yet they obsess about the pronunciation of Taupo and Kaikoura.

(Dismounts hobby horse)
And, in the case of one worthy presenter, still manage to mispronounce "Taupo".

Must correct you, old bean: "It's not fear and enough to make one tare one's hear out. " :devil2:

[Wolf]

Dang.
Can't you go and fire it up again?
I'd like to know whether newsreaders should or shouldn't (may or mayn't) put "an" before "horrific". It drives me nuts them saying "an horrific accident" and I don't know whether it's right for me to have made myself prematurely bald and droolly over such a trifling thing....
So far as I know, "horrific" and "historic" use "an" - I could be wrong but they both seem to be traditionally rendered that way. I know some who do not pronounce the "H" accordingly - "an 'orrific" and "an 'istoric".

[Eurygnomes]

I'd like to know whether newsreaders should or shouldn't (may or mayn't) put "an" before "horrific".

I think that it IS correct, but the pronunciation sounds (a)mis(s) because they pause after the word 'an' to make the 'horrific' more sensational.

Quite prepared to be wrong though...

[mstriumph]

right, as far as i'm concerned, 'an' where the 'h' is aspirate [passed grammar, failed spelling] :no:
So far as I know, "horrific" and "historic" use "an" - I could be wrong but they both seem to be traditionally rendered that way. I know some who do not pronounce the "H" accordingly - "an 'orrific" and "an 'istoric".

[vifferman]

So far as I know, "horrific" and "historic" use "an" - I could be wrong but they both seem to be traditionally rendered that way. I know some who do not pronounce the "H" accordingly - "an 'orrific" and "an 'istoric".
That would be fine if it was silent like the 'h' in 'hour' or 'honest', but the newsreaders always say "an Horrific", and "an Horrendous", which sounds pretentious and wanky (or wanky and pretentious). If it's correct, that would be fine, if they were at least consistently pronouncing everything correctly.
And they all seem to be infected with Noddy Disease. A little bit of animation is one thing, but I can't stand watching Judy Bailey, even if she isn't too ugly, as I'm worried one day the spring in her neck will break and her head will thud onto the newsdesk.

[pyrocam]

This is a deity I know not of. What strange religion is this?
closely related to ernie'ism

[Wolf]

I can't stand watching Judy Bailey, even if she isn't too ugly, as I'm worried one day the spring in her neck will break and her head will thud onto the newsdesk.
Only difference between her and the chic described in Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry is that she doesn't bleach her hair...

[Phurrball]

This is a deity I know not of. What strange religion is this?

To the best of my polydeist knowledge, fark is the god that keeps that devil 'Mail Marshall' and his cohorts in check to allow such religious practices such as misappropriating the firm's IT resources. :devil2:

Not that I would ever advocate such a thing of course... :whistle:

[Storm]

Well done Mr Hitcher. Long may the reign of the Great New Zealand Arse continue ! :yes:

[Hitcher]

On a similar but related topic to "an horrific", of which I am a fan because it sounds nice; is the egregious practice of a flat "e" on "the" when used before a word starting with a vowel, rather than a bright "e" that flows into the second word, rather like a dipthong.

For example:
Bad = Thuh elephant. Thuh apple. Thuh apostrophe. Thuh arse.
Good = Thee elephant. Thee apple. Thee apostrophe. Thee arse.

Properly spoken English is an attractive and elegant language. It is being reduced to a series of mumbled staccato grunts.

When it comes to clear diction, we have much to learn from our South African brothers and sisters...

[myvice]

5000? Don’t you sleep?
I wont comment on English spelling or grammar as I’m A: Dyslexic and B: Indifferent As long as the point is made, why care how it is delivered? This will be why I have spell check running in the background tho, if I didn’t, you wouldn’t have a clue what I was on about! Maybe the case anyway...

[MacD]

And they all seem to be infected with Noddy Disease. A little bit of animation is one thing, but I can't stand watching Judy Bailey, even if she isn't too ugly, as I'm worried one day the spring in her neck will break and her head will thud onto the newsdesk.

Don't worry, Judy Bailey was replaced by an animatronic a while ago, the $800K salary was really just the development cost. The director now just has a box with 5 buttons labelled Judy Nod, Judy Happy Face, Judy Sad Face, Judy Serious Face, Judy all-right-thinking-people-must-agree-with-my-thinly-disguised-opinion-piece-masquerading-as-news Face.

:rolleyes:

[Mooch]

Well done hitcher , This is my 200 post and it's only taken me roughly 18 months !. At this rate I'm going to be 240 y/o before reaching 5000.

[Big Dave]

I think you should just fuck up and get a life. snigger.

[Sniper]

Well done Hitcher. May your next 5000 be as educational and punctual as ever

[Wolf]

On a similar but related topic to "an horrific", of which I am a fan because it sounds nice; is the egregious practice of a flat "e" on "the" when used before a word starting with a vowel, rather than a bright "e" that flows into the second word, rather like a dipthong.

For example:
Bad = Thuh elephant. Thuh apple. Thuh apostrophe. Thuh arse.
Good = Thee elephant. Thee apple. Thee apostrophe. Thee arse.

Great! Now you've got me muttering to myself, trying out each to see which flows more naturally for me so I can determine which I normally use - and like any experiment, attempting to measure it affects the result. I'll be wondering about this for days, now.

[Eurygnomes]

You mean you can actually sound out 'thuh apostrophe' Wolf?? I find I can't...without jutting my head forward, knocking a few teeth out, not washing my hair for a few months, getting pregnant, runnign around in a stained singlet and short denim miniskirt (barefoot) and purchasing a stationary 'trailer'. Oh...somewhere in the scene is a ute with a confederate flag - it might be the fathers of the baby...

*grin*

Ick...Thuh gets me too Hitcher! I'm a 'thee' girl, through and through.

[Wolf]

You mean you can actually sound out 'thuh apostrophe' Wolf??
I guess I'm talented in more ways than you all expected...

[Sniper]

When it comes to clear diction, we have much to learn from our South African brothers and sisters...

[Ego Trip]

Many thanks to you my dear Hitcher. Hard to believe though that we were colonised by Dutch speaking individuals but learnt to speak and pronounce English better than some areas of the British Isles themselves. :Punk:

[Ego Trip] End

[Slingshot]

Congrats on the big milestone Hitcher. May the next 5000 posts be as enriching as the last 5000.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:


And here I was thinking the post contained XXXXX porn:mad:


Me too, I feel ripped off now.

We should get a mod to move all of Hitcher's threads to the pointless drivel forum, then the posts wouldn't count :rofl: