Flip
July 17, 2004 - 06:31 PM
Quote:
I absolutely LOVE the Fab 5 and haven't missed a show. But the episode with the gay man makeover wasn't up to their usual standards. Sure it was funny, but a lot of the humor comes from the tension between the straight guy and the crazy Fab 5. Also didn't like the UK edition - was hard to understand them and I sure did miss my guys. Just asking the producers to stick closely to the original format - that's what made them such a success!!
Ya know, we love our boys dearly and in my opinion they cannot be outdone. Me thinks most of us are a little bias.
LilQueerEyeFan
July 17, 2004 - 10:08 PM
Quote:
Quote:
I'd like to say: Even though I'm a 12-year-old girl, I could have probably done everything that their Fab 5 did for that guy easily. I'd also like to say that no other version could ever be better than the US version. Nothing against UK.....LIZARd (LIZZY)....
Holy frijoles! you're 12??? ...And see? Here I could've sworn I read you were 15. (Sigh... my age is keeping me from being able to sort aout all the newbies in my head!)
What do your folks think about you coming to a site with members who age in range from 13 to 60+? Particularly with so many folks like me who are 40?
Goodness! Now we REALLY are gonna have to self edit!
So, 12... I've forgotten... is that 5th grade or 6th?
Peace pet! --De
I'm actually going into 7th grade. I am out on Summer vacation. Um... My mother is pretty liberal (or however you spell it). Um... Well, since this board is moderated, it shouldn't really matter what my age is because I am here to share my thoughts on Queer Eye, just like everyone else. And about the editing thing.... I hear profanity all the time, and since I have been reading the boards, nothing offends me here or grosses me out. Um...I post in other places where a lot of the people are adults, such as a board for people with the same fears as me, play trombones, etc.
PS- as long as you adults don't mind that there is a 12-year-old posting and reading here, I'm fine.... It is not like you people post nasty things here (you can't anyways).
LIzzY
Yuki
July 18, 2004 - 12:02 AM
Quote:
Quote:
I'd like to say: Even though I'm a 12-year-old girl, I could have probably done everything that their Fab 5 did for that guy easily. I'd also like to say that no other version could ever be better than the US version. Nothing against UK.....LIZARd (LIZZY)....
Holy frijoles! you're 12??? ...And see? Here I could've sworn I read you were 15. (Sigh... my age is keeping me from being able to sort aout all the newbies in my head!)
What do your folks think about you coming to a site with members who age in range from 13 to 60+? Particularly with so many folks like me who are 40?
Goodness! Now we REALLY are gonna have to self edit!
So, 12... I've forgotten... is that 5th grade or 6th?
Peace pet! --De
Well i' not sure i thought when u were 12 your were in year 7! *thinking... two years agoe was a long time!
I feel so deprived there is NO QE on Monday 8:30 *crying well I hope next monday will make up for this week. And I agree no other fab5 will be as good as the american version. Oh this is random... words: of the day Ebber cool XD
DiogenesArktos
July 18, 2004 - 10:57 AM
at an unfortunately now closed tavern in Cleveland (OH) I used to enjoy their special hershey bar (with almonds) deep fried, with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce. I thought it was great!
DiogenesArktos
July 18, 2004 - 11:05 AM
sorry to be so late in posting to this...
Henry Beard of the Harvard Lampoon has some hilarious latin phrase books - a new one just came out.
I also like posting a line of NT Greek at work similar to the Latin line under discussion (Illegitimi...) scholar-type that I am, I prefer modern Bible translations, but the KJV for this line is great "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." (It's from Acts and is what God said to Paul at his conversion.)
Tmyegs01
July 18, 2004 - 06:46 PM
Quote:
heya!!!
Please fab five come to England!!!!! I'm an exchange student at Louisiana State University and your show is the only thing that keeps me sane!!! I love it, I'll miss you so much when I go home. Please come to London- everyone would love you!
xxxxx
NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!! Come to Australia.......... pleeeeeeease!!! It's real fun out here........ and remember we don't all talk like the world preceives use.....for example..... we don't all have big bellies, sitting there drinking beer, watching football...... saying g'day mate! The other day I was in a chat room and I said I was Australian and a person msg me and said Australians are supposed to be dumb!!
OMG! What is this world coming to where you can't come from somewhere with out getting personally blamed for something your country did in the past or is doing now???
Gotta fly t_myegs style!!!!
JayeH
July 19, 2004 - 12:48 AM
De--
It's a little weird having kids on the boards, such as lilqueereyefan at 12 years old...I know from having helped to raise my nieces that they can sound pretty mature, and then turn around and start screeching like a banshee because little sister or the neighbor kid called them a name, or touched a poster, or something...
It's kind of like we've discussed before on the board about the young ones and the things we may discuss, especially regarding adult subjects.
Your patience is commendable...and your welcoming attitude.
Peace and love, Rjaye.
ThomsTeddyBear
July 19, 2004 - 03:41 PM
Quote:
I'm actually going into 7th grade. I am out on Summer vacation. Um... My mother is pretty liberal (or however you spell it). Um... Well, since this board is moderated, it shouldn't really matter what my age is because I am here to share my thoughts on Queer Eye, just like everyone else. And about the editing thing.... I hear profanity all the time, and since I have been reading the boards, nothing offends me here or grosses me out. Um...I post in other places where a lot of the people are adults, such as a board for people with the same fears as me, play trombones, etc.
PS- as long as you adults don't mind that there is a 12-year-old posting and reading here, I'm fine.... It is not like you people post nasty things here (you can't anyways).
LIzzY
Hey youngun! Nah, nobody minds you being here - it is a fan forum for all QE fans afterall. There is another 12 year old in here somewhere, an 11 year old too, and a couple of 13 year olds.
People may be shocked by your excellent english skills because, these days, it's rare to see kids actually learning and using them correctly - especially online. You remind me of myself in my younger days in that way. I used to read dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the newspaper from as far back as 5 or 6 - seriously. And I loved english in school - straight A's all the way up to college. So keep up with those skills - they'll do you good!
TTB
raindog
July 20, 2004 - 07:04 AM
Quote:
Um... Well, since this board is moderated, it shouldn't really matter what my age is because I am here to share my thoughts on Queer Eye, just like everyone else. And about the editing thing.... I hear profanity all the time, and since I have been reading the boards, nothing offends me here or grosses me out. Um...I post in other places where a lot of the people are adults, such as a board for people with the same fears as me, play trombones, etc.
PS- as long as you adults don't mind that there is a 12-year-old posting and reading here, I'm fine.... It is not like you people post nasty things here (you can't anyways).
LIzzY
Of course we're ok with someone your age posting here - I think that some of us get kind of protective, though. Especially those of us who are... shall we just say "older." I don't have children myself, and like to believe I have no maternal instincts whatsoever, yet when I see someone your age on boards I get all worried about what you're going to be exposed to online.
But I'd say this is as safe a place to be as it gets, all moderated and full of the elderly shaking our canes at you!
JustTzujIt
July 20, 2004 - 11:11 AM
For underestimated 14-year-olds like me, part of coming online to a forum full of adults is that it is one of the only places where - for the most part - semicolons are correctly used, I see little to no comma splicing and most words are spelled in an at least recognizable way. Hanging out with people that are probably more into their art or music than decent communication through words can be hard on a person like me, for I tend to edit grammar on poems I'm given to read ("In this case, Hana, the correct usage would be 'you're' ") and correct it when it is spoken ("Actually, it would be 'dancing with Holly and me' not dancing with Holly and I"). I've decided to attempt to stop this habit - my friends call it annoyance - because no one likes to feel they are constantly corrected.
Young posters like lilqueereyefan use language skills better and more effectively than many adults I have met, both on and offline. I admit that much respect for the English language has been lost within my generation, but I see many similarities between my middle school peers and your everyday working-class adult.
Posters should not be judged by their age but rather their ability to convey messages of utmost importance - say, for example, QUEER EYE! =D
As for your fretting about the content of what we may see online, a Queer Eye board with such good-hearted people as you and even a moderator should be the least of your worries!
-Madelin Siedler
1st runner-up of the 2004 Alaska State Spelling Bee
ThomsTeddyBear
July 20, 2004 - 11:17 AM
Quote:
Quote:
Um... Well, since this board is moderated, it shouldn't really matter what my age is because I am here to share my thoughts on Queer Eye, just like everyone else. And about the editing thing.... I hear profanity all the time, and since I have been reading the boards, nothing offends me here or grosses me out. Um...I post in other places where a lot of the people are adults, such as a board for people with the same fears as me, play trombones, etc.
PS- as long as you adults don't mind that there is a 12-year-old posting and reading here, I'm fine.... It is not like you people post nasty things here (you can't anyways).
LIzzY
Of course we're ok with someone your age posting here - I think that some of us get kind of protective, though. Especially those of us who are... shall we just say "older." I don't have children myself, and like to believe I have no maternal instincts whatsoever, yet when I see someone your age on boards I get all worried about what you're going to be exposed to online.
But I'd say this is as safe a place to be as it gets, all moderated and full of the elderly shaking our canes at you!
*adjusts focals....squints at screen*
Homogenated? Shakin' ouah canes at Pooh?
*shuffles toward rocking chair using cane as support*
Ya know, ah can'ts drink no homogenated milk no mo' - it gives me gas somethin' fierce. Ya know ah used ta never not have no gas but ah read Pooh when ah was a chil' an' ah would never shake mah cane at that there bear because he was just so dog-danged cute and mah knees be hurtin' from mah rheumatism cause ah used ta have ta get up ta change the channel by hand and it were uphill - both ways an'...
*sits down in rocking chair and immediately nods off*
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
LilQueerEyeFan
July 20, 2004 - 11:23 AM
Quote:
De--
It's a little weird having kids on the boards, such as lilqueereyefan at 12 years old...I know from having helped to raise my nieces that they can sound pretty mature, and then turn around and start screeching like a banshee because little sister or the neighbor kid called them a name, or touched a poster, or something...
It's kind of like we've discussed before on the board about the young ones and the things we may discuss, especially regarding adult subjects.
Your patience is commendable...and your welcoming attitude.
Peace and love, Rjaye.
Believe me....most people do not think I am immature. At times I can be a little immature, just like many other kids but most of the time, I act old for my age which isn't a good thing. My mother sometimes says that I don't have any fun and I act like I'm 80-years-old. Not true, but I need to start being like a kid. Also, is "Teenie-bopper" a good term or a bad term? I have heard it as a bad term. If you older people want to talk about adult subjects and don't want a kid to see it, you can E-mail each other, you know. I have no problems with what you guys have been posting so far. Besides, most adult subjects bore me. So, probably I won't really read it if it is some adult thing that I don't really understand.
About the immature thing, like I admitted that I can be a little immature at times, but that is kind of prejudice if you say that all 12-year-olds are like that. Most, but not all, 12-year-olds are immature.
Have a good day!
-LiZZy
whiskers
July 20, 2004 - 12:27 PM
Quote:
...
It's a little weird having kids on the boards, such as lilqueereyefan at 12 years old...
thought this board had a 13 & over restriction ... guess not. ***we're all watching the same show, right?***
will be taping this 2nite's episode, because i'm spending the evening with little kin whose parents don't think the show is age appropriate for their kids. their PARENTS.
parents_parents_parents_parents_parents_parents_PARENTS.
not comfortable with monition to self edit here, re: tender young minds.
Flip
July 20, 2004 - 03:18 PM
Quote:
Quote:
De--
It's a little weird having kids on the boards, such as lilqueereyefan at 12 years old...I know from having helped to raise my nieces that they can sound pretty mature, and then turn around and start screeching like a banshee because little sister or the neighbor kid called them a name, or touched a poster, or something...
It's kind of like we've discussed before on the board about the young ones and the things we may discuss, especially regarding adult subjects.
Your patience is commendable...and your welcoming attitude.
Peace and love, Rjaye.
Believe me....most people do not think I am immature. At times I can be a little immature, just like many other kids but most of the time, I act old for my age which isn't a good thing. My mother sometimes says that I don't have any fun and I act like I'm 80-years-old. Not true, but I need to start being like a kid. Also, is "Teenie-bopper" a good term or a bad term? I have heard it as a bad term. If you older people want to talk about adult subjects and don't want a kid to see it, you can E-mail each other, you know. I have no problems with what you guys have been posting so far. Besides, most adult subjects bore me. So, probably I won't really read it if it is some adult thing that I don't really understand.
About the immature thing, like I admitted that I can be a little immature at times, but that is kind of prejudice if you say that all 12-year-olds are like that. Most, but not all, 12-year-olds are immature.
Have a good day!
-LiZZy
Lizzy you sound like a Capricorn. I'm a Cappy. We're born old and get younger as time goes by. It's not a bad thing.
Teenie-bopper isn't bad either. I was one. It was a term used in the 60's, means a cool kid. hang out and have fun.
Yuki
July 20, 2004 - 03:28 PM
My god LilQueerEyeFan and JustTzujIt your english and spelling like rocks. It puts me to shame and I'm 14 years old. The words your using I can barly read. I do alright at english, B- but my spelling and reading sucks. Well I can read it but its just not well.
ThomsTeddyBear
July 20, 2004 - 03:41 PM
Quote:
For underestimated 14-year-olds like me, part of coming online to a forum full of adults is that it is one of the only places where - for the most part - semicolons are correctly used, I see little to no comma splicing and most words are spelled in an at least recognizable way. Hanging out with people that are probably more into their art or music than decent communication through words can be hard on a person like me, for I tend to edit grammar on poems I'm given to read ("In this case, Hana, the correct usage would be 'you're' ") and correct it when it is spoken ("Actually, it would be 'dancing with Holly and me' not dancing with Holly and I"). I've decided to attempt to stop this habit - my friends call it annoyance - because no one likes to feel they are constantly corrected.
Young posters like lilqueereyefan use language skills better and more effectively than many adults I have met, both on and offline. I admit that much respect for the English language has been lost within my generation, but I see many similarities between my middle school peers and your everyday working-class adult.
Posters should not be judged by their age but rather their ability to convey messages of utmost importance - say, for example, QUEER EYE! =D
As for your fretting about the content of what we may see online, a Queer Eye board with such good-hearted people as you and even a moderator should be the least of your worries!
-Madelin Siedler
1st runner-up of the 2004 Alaska State Spelling Bee
*dons the white gloves and claps for a most splendid post!*
And WTG on the spelling bee placement!! God, I loved spelling so much in grammar school. When I got to high school, we weren't given spelling tests anymore . I used to beg the teacher to give us at least one but he never did and I never had a spelling test again
It's great having youth like you on the boards
TTB
ThomsTeddyBear
July 20, 2004 - 04:02 PM
Quote:
Believe me....most people do not think I am immature. At times I can be a little immature, just like many other kids but most of the time, I act old for my age which isn't a good thing. My mother sometimes says that I don't have any fun and I act like I'm 80-years-old. Not true, but I need to start being like a kid. Also, is "Teenie-bopper" a good term or a bad term? I have heard it as a bad term. If you older people want to talk about adult subjects and don't want a kid to see it, you can E-mail each other, you know. I have no problems with what you guys have been posting so far. Besides, most adult subjects bore me. So, probably I won't really read it if it is some adult thing that I don't really understand.
About the immature thing, like I admitted that I can be a little immature at times, but that is kind of prejudice if you say that all 12-year-olds are like that. Most, but not all, 12-year-olds are immature.
Have a good day!
-LiZZy
All true lil QE. These boards have had young people on them since they first opened. More may be posting now because of school break, but that does not mean that they are not present and reading the boards when school is back in session. It is a public board, not an adult board and it should not be turned into one. That would leave out a percentage of QE fans who also have the right to be here and have been here.
Adults have a responsibility to youngun's whether they like it/ accept it or not (and I'm no angel). That responsibility is to know what to do and what NOT to do in front of them DESPITE what WE want to do. Alot of us forget that or just are apathetic to the welfare of youth, which is very sad. I don't think anyone here means any harm - alot of it is natural concern. So enough of this, post away youngun!
TTB
JayeH
July 20, 2004 - 04:27 PM
LiZZy--
You just proved my point.
As far as considering all twelve year olds being immature a "prejudice," it is a "prejudice" all adults MUST assume when children are present. As an adult male, it is especially important for me to make that assumption. It is something you're going to have to tolerate from many people, no matter what your abilities at such a young age.
Peace and love, Rjaye.
JayeH
July 20, 2004 - 04:45 PM
Whiskers-
You're right about leaving the chore of monitoring children on computers to their parents, but I think there's a gender difference in play here. I feel as a man, I have to also protect myself from any behavior or statements that could be seen as improper, especially with children. It may also be a generation difference-I don't know how much younger you are than me (I'm 41 yo), but the last thing I need is to wonder if I'm passing on information to someone online I wouldn't ever pass on in person (take the comments on QE about rimming-on another board, another gay man close to my age explained it to what turned out to be a 13 year old girl-if he'd known, he never would've done it, regardless of whether or not eventually she would've learned it in the schoolyard).
Unfortunately, that's the world I live in, and I feel a woman usually can say things without being thought of as predatory, whereas if I say or post certain things, I'm a potential pervert. It can come back on me.
It's self preservation.
Peace and love, Rjaye.
tomasulo
July 21, 2004 - 05:48 AM
Congratulations to Bravo, SCOUT, QE crew, and, of course, to our Fab 5 on your Emmy nominations!!!! Good luck!
raindog
July 21, 2004 - 06:02 AM
Quote:
For underestimated 14-year-olds like me, part of coming online to a forum full of adults is that it is one of the only places where - for the most part - semicolons are correctly used, I see little to no comma splicing and most words are spelled in an at least recognizable way. Hanging out with people that are probably more into their art or music than decent communication through words can be hard on a person like me, for I tend to edit grammar on poems I'm given to read ("In this case, Hana, the correct usage would be 'you're' ") and correct it when it is spoken ("Actually, it would be 'dancing with Holly and me' not dancing with Holly and I"). I've decided to attempt to stop this habit - my friends call it annoyance - because no one likes to feel they are constantly corrected.
Young posters like lilqueereyefan use language skills better and more effectively than many adults I have met, both on and offline. I admit that much respect for the English language has been lost within my generation, but I see many similarities between my middle school peers and your everyday working-class adult.
Posters should not be judged by their age but rather their ability to convey messages of utmost importance - say, for example, QUEER EYE! =D
***A resounding cheer for people who care about language!!!!***
I spent most of my childhood with my nose in a book (I got sent to the third grade class for reading when I was in first grade, granting me Biggest Weirdo of The School status) so I LOVE meeting teenagers who actually LIKE to read and write, and can communicate well. It's very gratifying to know perhaps there really IS hope for this world's future!
I worry about that, as I work at a university with students who are going to be teachers. Our office places student teachers in public schools, and I am in a constant state of horror at the applications these future teachers turn in. They have to write several essays, and it is just unbelievable how few have even a basic, third-grade level grasp of grammar. And they're GOING TO BE TEACHERS. If I had kids, I'd be homeschooling after what I've seen.
One thing I love about this board is that it does attract very literate posters. Even those whose first language isn't English are more fluent in this language than most of the people I'm around every day.
raindog
July 21, 2004 - 06:05 AM
Quote:
1st runner-up of the 2004 Alaska State Spelling Bee
Yikes - I've got to admit that I can't spell. In earlier posts I've been granted the Worst Speller Ever, Anywhere, Anytime title. I'm completely dependent on Spellcheck.
raindog
July 21, 2004 - 06:17 AM
Quote:
Believe me....most people do not think I am immature. At times I can be a little immature, just like many other kids but most of the time, I act old for my age which isn't a good thing. My mother sometimes says that I don't have any fun and I act like I'm 80-years-old. Not true, but I need to start being like a kid.
That's ok - I'm a little immature sometimes myself. Actually I was accused of being an overly-mature teenager, way back in the dark ages. Everybody assumed I was older than I really was (I was also quite tall for my age), but then by the time I was in college everyone started thinking I was much younger than I really was.
I'd say being mature for your age is greatly preferable to being immature for your age. Given this scary world we live in.
Depoetic
July 21, 2004 - 10:31 AM
Ahem... we have an SG amongst us! Mark Faries - our Mullet Man make Better is down on Mark Fa!
Peace pets! --De
LilQueerEyeFan
July 21, 2004 - 11:12 AM
Quote:
My god LilQueerEyeFan and JustTzujIt your english and spelling like rocks. It puts me to shame and I'm 14 years old. The words your using I can barly read. I do alright at english, B- but my spelling and reading sucks. Well I can read it but its just not well.
Thank you!
LilQueerEyeFan
July 21, 2004 - 11:38 AM
Quote:
For underestimated 14-year-olds like me, part of coming online to a forum full of adults is that it is one of the only places where - for the most part - semicolons are correctly used, I see little to no comma splicing and most words are spelled in an at least recognizable way. Hanging out with people that are probably more into their art or music than decent communication through words can be hard on a person like me, for I tend to edit grammar on poems I'm given to read ("In this case, Hana, the correct usage would be 'you're' ") and correct it when it is spoken ("Actually, it would be 'dancing with Holly and me' not dancing with Holly and I"). I've decided to attempt to stop this habit - my friends call it annoyance - because no one likes to feel they are constantly corrected.
Young posters like lilqueereyefan use language skills better and more effectively than many adults I have met, both on and offline. I admit that much respect for the English language has been lost within my generation, but I see many similarities between my middle school peers and your everyday working-class adult.
Posters should not be judged by their age but rather their ability to convey messages of utmost importance - say, for example, QUEER EYE! =D
As for your fretting about the content of what we may see online, a Queer Eye board with such good-hearted people as you and even a moderator should be the least of your worries!
-Madelin Siedler
1st runner-up of the 2004 Alaska State Spelling Bee
There are some times when I correct English. When I correct my mother, she gets angry at me. It actually surprises me that I can use better English than a 47-year-old adult uses. That seems a little scary to me. I actually am into music, as I play a trombone, but I still care about the proper usage of English. I may make mistakes with my English sometimes, but I am not trying to. Most people are not trying to use incorrect English, but when I use incorrect English, I am using what I think is correct. My mother seems to do it on purpose. Also, congratulations on the Alaska Spelling Bee. I have been in spelling bees, but I can never win. JustTzujIt, you make my English look bad. You are mucb more literate than I am. Peace.
LiZZy.
LilQueerEyeFan
July 21, 2004 - 12:05 PM
Quote:
Quote:
...
It's a little weird having kids on the boards, such as lilqueereyefan at 12 years old...
thought this board had a 13 & over restriction ... guess not. ***we're all watching the same show, right?***
will be taping this 2nite's episode, because i'm spending the evening with little kin whose parents don't think the show is age appropriate for their kids. their PARENTS.
parents_parents_parents_parents_parents_parents_PARENTS.
not comfortable with monition to self edit here, re: tender young minds.
Well, I personally hate 13 and over restrictions because I am only a little bit younger than 13, but that does not mean I am not capable of thinking the same way as a 13-year-old. There is not that much of a difference between 12 and 13. I guess that people think I am another stupid 12-year-old . I think that they should keep these message boards to all ages because most Queer Eye fans are probably adults, anyways. Most kids today are homophobic or they don't respect homosexuals. I wish that message board restrictions were based on maturity, not age, but, unfortunately, the people that created the message boards can't tell if you are mature or not over the internet. Now, I am talking about regular message boards that are not about sex or adult-only content.
Those restrictions on message boards, where the content is perfectly appropiate, keep me from discussing about my interests. I mean, I have a fear called Emetophobia, but the age restriction for a message board on that good site for Emetophobics is 13 and over. That makes me angry. I should be able to talk about my fear with other people with it, no matter what my age is. Oh well. Peace.
LIzzY
Superannualted
July 21, 2004 - 01:42 PM
raindog 'rote:
***A resounding cheer for people who care about language!!!!***
*******
With his horn rim glasses riding low on his nose, SA looks over them and pontificates:
"Has anyone read "Eats, Shoots and Leaves," recently published in the U.S. & U.K.? The subtitle is "Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation." Written by a pithy U.K. editor, the book seems to be a hoot and a half. I have only read the reviews and they kept me 'in stitches' laughing!"
Thomsfanforever
July 21, 2004 - 02:23 PM
Quote:
Quote:
1st runner-up of the 2004 Alaska State Spelling Bee
Yikes - I've got to admit that I can't spell. In earlier posts I've been granted the Worst Speller Ever, Anywhere, Anytime title. I'm completely dependent on Spellcheck.
*high fives raindog* I am completely dependent on spell check too!!! Well I guess that's not a good thing but I'm glad I'm not along! I was always the first person out in my class when we did the class spelling bee to see who got to the school spelling bee! Our school never taught us how to spell. I know that sounds crazy but they didn't! They had this whole "creative writing" theory. It was very dumb!
Depoetic
July 21, 2004 - 04:24 PM
Quote:
Well, I personally hate 13 and over restrictions because I am only a little bit younger than 13, but that does not mean I am not capable of thinking the same way as a 13-year-old. There is not that much of a difference between 12 and 13. I guess that people think I am another stupid 12-year-old .
Intelligence has nothing to do with it, hon. The US Legislature is currently debating (As is the Supreme Court) the legality of limitations and legal liabilities involving age restrictions. Quote:
I think that they should keep these message boards to all ages because most Queer Eye fans are probably adults, anyways. ...Now, I am talking about regular message boards that are not about sex or adult-only content.
Hon, my reaction was because there IS sexual content on these boards that DID make it through the monitors. It OFTEN does on these QE boards. That's why I sent up the warning flags.Quote:
Those restrictions on message boards, where the content is perfectly appropiate, keep me from discussing about my interests.
Because you have made it past the "age 13 requirement" net, going back through these backboards opens Bravo up to a possible backlash from your parents should they catch some of the things written here. We all want to enjoy freedom of speech, but not all the discussions held here are appropriate for children. IMO
Hon - look at a baby. The baby can't walk, talk, feed itself, clothe itself, etc., and there is only 11-12 years difference in where it is and where you are. You'll have to agree that you are a great deal more sophisticated than a baby.
But learning doesn't end with grade school.
A person continues to learn and expand their understanding ever year they are alive.
There will come a time when a 12 year old will express their displeasure with the limitations of their youth - and you will be old enough to know things they do not - and YOU will agree with the restrictions.
There is 29 YEARS between you and I.
I did not say you could not post.
I did know the content on this board, and expressed my concern.
I am STILL concerned.
Any adult who loves and seeks to protect children WOULD be.
This does NOT make you any less welcome.
We do not see you as stupid, but we DO know there are things that wisdom dictates we should be careful about.
Personally - I would love to see your mom post to this subject... but it isn't necessary.
Peace to you hon. --De
raindog
July 21, 2004 - 05:14 PM
Quote:
:
"Has anyone read "Eats, Shoots and Leaves," recently published in the U.S. & U.K.? The subtitle is "Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation." Written by a pithy U.K. editor, the book seems to be a hoot and a half. I have only read the reviews and they kept me 'in stitches' laughing!"
Haven't read this yet, but it's on my list! The title was enough to win me over.
And I have no idea how I managed to cut out all the color in your quote except for the punctuation. I suppose that's pretty appropriate, though.
LilQueerEyeFan
July 21, 2004 - 06:07 PM
Oops....In that second to last sentence I meant "much", not "mucb".
Caseygrrl
July 21, 2004 - 06:36 PM
Quote:
raindog 'rote:
***A resounding cheer for people who care about language!!!!***
*******
With his horn rim glasses riding low on his nose, SA looks over them and pontificates:
"Has anyone read "Eats, Shoots and Leaves," recently published in the U.S. & U.K.? The subtitle is "Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation." Written by a pithy U.K. editor, the book seems to be a hoot and a half. I have only read the reviews and they kept me 'in stitches' laughing!"
I would also love to hear opinions about this book!! It sounds like I would love it, but I read a review that said it was very British and was a bit too confusing because it didn't relate to US english.
I'd also like to recommend a fav of mine - "Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable" by Mark Dunn. It is a wonderful story about the love of language. Fun.
Caseygrrl
JayeH
July 21, 2004 - 08:01 PM
SA--
When I first read your post, I thought I saw "Raising the Bear"...I thought,"Whose bear? And why is he being raised?"
I gotta start wearing my reading glasses.
And just where are you hiding Jai The Boy Wonder? And here I had all of these aces up my sleeve for nothing...
(grumblegrumble)
Peace and love anyway, Rjaye.
whiskers
July 21, 2004 - 10:06 PM
Quote:
... it is a "prejudice" all adults MUST assume when children are present ...
that i MUST do anything but enjoy the discussion here, contribute where i find the mind to, and, in the manner that i see fit -- wow. bad.
today's word, children ... onerous.
Quote:
It may also be a generation difference ... don't know how much younger you are than me (I'm 41 yo) ...
ahhhhh -- 41. remember it well -- like it was yesterday, uh ... literally. i'm female, though, and, your point about gender bias is well-taken. think pervy geezers pretending to be AGES they are not is a more prevalent problem, however. the "how-to" guide on the other site ... i'm guessing, wouldn't have made it past the BBB -- but, explained a practice that was alluded to on the show. like i said before we're all watching the same thing, sooooo -- where's the censorship supposed to begin? whose good judgement will be good enough? i never assumed children were here, just others who are inspired & entertained by the this rather magical program. would like to maintain that mindset, but, time will tell, i s'pose. should i find a rocking chair & knit something now?
Kyans_Girl
July 22, 2004 - 09:00 AM
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
...
It's a little weird having kids on the boards, such as lilqueereyefan at 12 years old...
thought this board had a 13 & over restriction ... guess not. ***we're all watching the same show, right?***
will be taping this 2nite's episode, because i'm spending the evening with little kin whose parents don't think the show is age appropriate for their kids. their PARENTS.
parents_parents_parents_parents_parents_parents_PARENTS.
not comfortable with monition to self edit here, re: tender young minds.
Well, I personally hate 13 and over restrictions because I am only a little bit younger than 13, but that does not mean I am not capable of thinking the same way as a 13-year-old. There is not that much of a difference between 12 and 13. I guess that people think I am another stupid 12-year-old . I think that they should keep these message boards to all ages because most Queer Eye fans are probably adults, anyways. Most kids today are homophobic or they don't respect homosexuals. I wish that message board restrictions were based on maturity, not age, but, unfortunately, the people that created the message boards can't tell if you are mature or not over the internet. Now, I am talking about regular message boards that are not about sex or adult-only content.
Those restrictions on message boards, where the content is perfectly appropiate, keep me from discussing about my interests. I mean, I have a fear called Emetophobia, but the age restriction for a message board on that good site for Emetophobics is 13 and over. That makes me angry. I should be able to talk about my fear with other people with it, no matter what my age is. Oh well. Peace.
LIzzY
I'm a 13-year-old girl and I think that I'm very mature. I think that there is not that much of a difference between 12 and 13 either. Some people think that just because we are young, we are not mature.In my opinion age doesn't mean anything. Kisses.
ThomsTeddyBear
July 22, 2004 - 09:44 AM
Quote:
that i MUST do anything but enjoy the discussion here, contribute where i find the mind to, and, in the manner that i see fit -- wow. bad.
today's word, children ... onerous.
That term can apply equally between adults and children.
Quote:
... we're all watching the same thing, sooooo -- where's the censorship supposed to begin? whose good judgement will be good enough?
There it is.
Quote:
should i find a rocking chair & knit something now?
I'll put in an order for a cable-knit sweater...rheumatism done broke down mah fingers somethin' fierce.
TTB
Superannualted
July 22, 2004 - 09:44 AM
Caseygrrl confessed:
"I would also love to hear opinions about this book!! It sounds like I would love it, but I read a review that said it was very British and was a bit too confusing because it didn't relate to US english."
*****
"Pffiffle! Snarl! Snort! Snort!"
And that's just my opinion of whomsoever's review that you read! The piece I read qouted several pages at a time from the book and I found it fascinatingly tongue-in-cheek humor. I think your reviewer was being pretty parochial.
"Try it, you'll like it"....SA
ThomsTeddyBear
July 22, 2004 - 12:06 PM
WATCH OUT NA!
*grabs nearest QE fan and spins them to the dance floor...*
I'm feelin' a beat!
*grabs the next nearest QE fan and swings them to the dance floor...*
If ya don't wanna dance, get outta my reach!
*grabbin' hands left and right and bringin' them to the dance floor...*
DJ, SOME OL' SCHOOL IF YOU PLEASE!
"Hand me down my walkin’ cane
Hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don’t be late
‘Cause we ain’t got time to chat
You and me were goin’ out
To catch the latest sound
Guranteed to blow your mind
So high you won’t come down
Hey, y’all prepare yourself
For the Rubberband man
You never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You’re bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Oh, Lord, this dude is outta sight
Everything he does
Seems to come out right
Once I went to hear them play
At a club outside of town
I was so surprised, I was hypnotized
By the sound this cat’s puttin’ down
When I saw this short fat guy
Stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard
‘Cause the man got down
When he finally reached his goal
Hey, y’all prepare yourself
For the Rubberband man
You never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You’re bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Got that rubberband
Up on his toes
And then he wriggled it up
All around his nose
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Guaranteed to blow your mind
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Playin’ all that music, yet keepin’ time
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Where in the world did he learn that, oh, Lord
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Lord, help him get away
Hey, y’all prepare yourself
For the Rubberband man
You never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You’re bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Rubberband man, Rubberband man
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand
So much rhythm, grace and debonair from one man, Lord
And then he had nerve to wiggle his left toe
To his knee, got the feelin’ in his head, y’all
Ah, come on, baby
Hey, y’all prepare yourself
For the Rubberband man
You never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You’re bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Rubberband man starts to jam
Movin’ up and down across the land
Got people all in his ways
Everything about him seems out of place
Just a movin’, just a movin’
Just a move-move-movin’
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband man
Just a movin’, just a movin’
Just a move-move-movin’
Just a Rubberband
Rubberband man
Get down
Oh, get down lover
Uh-huh "
"Rubberband Man" by The Spinners"
LilQueerEyeFan
July 22, 2004 - 12:20 PM
Uh, people..I do have to admit that I was not thinking well when I said that "age restriction" thing, so just forget that I said that and forget everything I said about the "age" thing. I realized that what I was saying was stupid and after I read the comments I realized that it was stupid. Peace.
LiZZy- the stupid teenie bopper
Depoetic
July 22, 2004 - 02:17 PM
Quote:
Uh, people..I do have to admit that I was not thinking well when I said that "age restriction" thing, so just forget that I said that and forget everything I said about the "age" thing. I realized that what I was saying was stupid and after I read the comments I realized that it was stupid. Peace.
LiZZy- the stupid teenie bopper
Once again - I don't think you're stupid. Remember - I thought you wrote like you were older. Peace hon.--De
ThomsTeddyBear
July 22, 2004 - 03:03 PM
Quote:
Uh, people..I do have to admit that I was not thinking well when I said that "age restriction" thing, so just forget that I said that and forget everything I said about the "age" thing. I realized that what I was saying was stupid and after I read the comments I realized that it was stupid. Peace.
LiZZy- the stupid teenie bopper
You're not stupid at all - we ALL speak "off the cuff" sometimes...everyone. Going back and thinking over what you've said - and correcting it ONLY if need be - shows common sense and maturity. Yes age does matter in a lot of things, but you and some of the other youth here have conducted yourselves very well and give us some promise for the future...thank God!
kyanlover02
July 22, 2004 - 03:23 PM
I just wanna say that Kyan is the best! He is so great and I love him. They all rock, but Kyan is definetly number 1 in my book!
whiskers
July 22, 2004 - 11:57 PM
Quote:
... DJ, SOME OL' SCHOOL IF YOU PLEASE!
mmmmmm hmm. i will dedicate the next one to you, baby girl: (think a little gap band, 'outstanding,' is in order), AND will sit here & keep an eye on yer lemon dog.
go on now.
raindog
July 23, 2004 - 04:48 AM
Quote:
*high fives raindog* I am completely dependent on spell check too!!! Well I guess that's not a good thing but I'm glad I'm not along! I was always the first person out in my class when we did the class spelling bee to see who got to the school spelling bee! Our school never taught us how to spell. I know that sounds crazy but they didn't! They had this whole "creative writing" theory. It was very dumb!
I think it's TERRIBLE the way schools do that- if they still do. That just guarantees the students never learn how to spell or use proper grammar. And nobody's more in favor of creative writing than I am - I just think kids also need to learn how to spell and use a verb.
My mother always blamed the phonics method of teaching reading for me not being able to spell, although I learned to read way before I started school so I'm not sure that's it. My brother can't spell either, and my father is even worse. I read letters he sent home from when he was in WW2 and he did things like spell "guess" as "gus". So my theory is that it's genetic.
Whatever the case, I am eternally grateful for whoever created Spellcheck. And computers in general.
Superannualted
July 23, 2004 - 08:08 AM
Dear LilQueerEyeFan,
You are NOT "LiZZy- the stupid teenie bopper!"
All too many of us on these boards have occasionally said things that we later wish we could take back or never had written in the first place. One of the strengths of a forum like this is that it allows us to discuss and test our thoughts and opinions with others.
It's not the same as talking to close friends or family with whom we have an emotional investment. It's a mirror to a whole world of wide diversity and opinion. We are free to pick and choose those ideas that endorse our beliefs and to question those that seem incompatible. We can even reexamine our own position in light of what we have learned from the wisdom of others.
Learning is a life-long process. A warm welcome to you, LIZZY, THE LEARNER!
from SA, who should know better more often than not!
Depoetic
July 23, 2004 - 09:36 AM
Quote:
I just wanna say that Kyan is the best! He is so great and I love him. They all rock, but Kyan is definetly number 1 in my book!
Welcome to the forum hon! Kyan is definately a doll, isn't he?
I do hope you pull up a chair and come visit us often!
Peace and grace to you! --De
Flip
July 23, 2004 - 09:55 AM
Sitting in the corner clapping hands , bobbing head in a Navin R. Johnson sort of way ( Steve Martin's "The Jerk ")
ThomsTeddyBear
July 23, 2004 - 10:41 AM
Quote:
Quote:
... DJ, SOME OL' SCHOOL IF YOU PLEASE!
mmmmmm hmm. i will dedicate the next one to you, baby girl: (think a little gap band, 'outstanding,' is in order), AND will sit here & keep an eye on yer lemon dog.
go on now.
WHOOO YEAH!! Good one, whiskers!
*still on the dance floor*
"Outstanding
Girl you knock me out
Exciting
You make me wanna shout..."
(If I could find the dang lyrics I'd print them too, lol)
I'M FEELIN' GOOD!
1 1/2 weeks 'til NYC! The sattellite installers also came a day early and got my dish up so I've got the boys again at my own house!
YEAH!
*not leaving the dance floor*
LilQueerEyeFan
July 23, 2004 - 10:49 AM
Quote:
Quote:
*high fives raindog* I am completely dependent on spell check too!!! Well I guess that's not a good thing but I'm glad I'm not along! I was always the first person out in my class when we did the class spelling bee to see who got to the school spelling bee! Our school never taught us how to spell. I know that sounds crazy but they didn't! They had this whole "creative writing" theory. It was very dumb!
I think it's TERRIBLE the way schools do that- if they still do. That just guarantees the students never learn how to spell or use proper grammar. And nobody's more in favor of creative writing than I am - I just think kids also need to learn how to spell and use a verb.
My mother always blamed the phonics method of teaching reading for me not being able to spell, although I learned to read way before I started school so I'm not sure that's it. My brother can't spell either, and my father is even worse. I read letters he sent home from when he was in WW2 and he did things like spell "guess" as "gus". So my theory is that it's genetic.
Whatever the case, I am eternally grateful for whoever created Spellcheck. And computers in general.
About the schools not teaching spelling:
Last year, in sixth grade, my English teacher did not really go over spelling at all, except for this small thing called Daily Oral Language. He just thought we could rely on our previous knowledge, but, honestly, I think that a large portion of the class could have used spelling lessons. We did have spelling homework from a spelling book, but that wasn't really a LESSON. I think that English teachers need to really consider spelling lessons. I happened to see some essays that were on the hallway wall and I saw essays with a lot of mistakes in spelling. They really need to make sure people go out into the world with as much knowledge as they can, so they won't have to rely on spell-check, calculator for math, etc. Peace!
Lizzy...
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please
click here.