like the i take offense thread, but find something to compliment about the last statement:
I think cows are cute animals.
Posted by Meshugener (Member # 7601) on :
you're tacky and i hate you!
i mean...
i like that you like cows
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Ooh, I love the setup of that last post. The first statement made it feel like a blatant disregard for the purpose of this thread, but then, it took a 180 degree turn and became a compliment! Who would've known?
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
I like how you write out degrees instead of using the ASCII code.
[ March 25, 2005, 06:27 PM: Message edited by: mothertree ]
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
I am impressed with how you know what the ASCII code for degrees is.
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
It's such a beautiful day for a discussion of ASCII code.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
It is nice that you appreciate the beauty of the day.
Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
It's so refreshing that you know the proper spelling of "appreciate." Go you and your mad spelling skills!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Hester, I am impressed by your use of modern lingo.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Elizabeth, I'm impressed that you used Hester as if it were a first name, instead of just spelling out the entire username. It seemed courteous and friendly.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
Hester: Your appreciation of proper spelling has a rejuvenating effect on me! Thanks for your kind words!
edit:
yikes! I took too long!
Elizabeth: I like the ring of the phrase of "modern lingo" it is very melodious.
Belle: I like that you value courtesy and friendliness, it is very welcoming.
[ April 01, 2005, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: mimsies ]
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Mimsies you are so complementary of everyone.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
Jay thanks for noticing my efforts, I try to be nice.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
It is so kind of you to thank Jay for the compliment.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
And it is very thoughtful of you to recognise my efforts to be courteous.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Oh, I love how you employ British spellings, Mimsies! It makes me feel all Anglo-Saxon. Also, your username reminds me of Jabberwocky.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
It was very kind of you to compliment mimisies for her spelling. And I think it is wonderful that you have read/seen Jabberwocky. Lewis Carrol is a brilliant man understood only by the intelligent, which you must be since you clearly have read his work.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
Annie, I like that you are open to and appreciate variations in spelling. I also like your name, Annie has been one of my favorite names since I was very young!
Steve, I am impressed with your appreciation of Lewis Carol! It is nice that you affirm the quality of writing by this often misunderstood genius!
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Mimsies, I think it is admirable that you stick with what you like for a long period of time.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Way to capitalize her username...it shows great respect for her!
Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
Narnia, I love your creative use of an ellipsis in your post. It shows wonderful imagination and complete disregard for the limiting qualities of "correct" punctuation.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I love the way that post just made me laugh out loud.
...
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
I think the last line of Narnia's post was very zen.
[ April 01, 2005, 11:37 PM: Message edited by: AntiCool ]
Posted by Lara (Member # 132) on :
I've never seen "zen" used as an adjective, that's very...cool. I also appreciate that this thread was created on April Fool's day.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
I am impressed with your skills of observation, noticing that "zen" was used as an adjective.
I also like that you appreciate April Fools Day.
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
It was very kind of you to not mock Lara for not noticing that this thread was actually created on March 25, and not April 1.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I admire the way you point that out while pretending that you're nice. Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I love the way you value truth above courtesy. It makes all those friendly people more careful and less annoyingly perky.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
I love your pseudonym! Well chosen!
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
I really appreciate out how end sentence fragments with exclamation marks. I've never seen that technique employed before.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
You're quite a connoisseur of punctuation marks; I admire that about you.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I'm so impressed with the way we have now extended the definition of "sentence fragment" to include exclamations, which hitherto had been considered complete sentences with subject and verb understood. Isn't language change wonderful? And we are all part of it! I'm so proud of us!
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I'm impressed of your knowledge of idioms and correct usage of punctuation, even if you are a famous author.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
I love it when ANYONE uses the word "hitherto." It is another of those melodious words.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Thank you for that last post mimsies. Just mentioning the word "melodious" brings in to my mind the images and sounds of birds chirping on a warm, spring day in the forest.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
You are so poetic - you evoked in me my best memories of hearing birds as I'm walking in the forest, so for a moment I actually forgot the cacophony of crows cawing as they pull apart roadkill while I'm walking from my house to the nearest forest.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Oh dear, Mr. Card! Such a subtle ensemble of alliteration I have not seen in a long while. Consider "cacophony of crows cawing" added to my list of all-time favorite alliteraitons!
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
kaoshin, that's great the way you can turn praise into an ironic slam like that--but it's just payback.
I also liked how you ended a sentence fragment with an exclamation mark.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I love that this thread has become so sarcastic. We as a community seem very good at this sarcasm thing. Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
Ketchupqueen, your recognition of Hatrack as a community joined by the bonds of sarcasm instills in me much pride to be a part of it.
Posted by LTC DuBois (Member # 7661) on :
It's wonderful you feel pride in being part of an online community.
But honestly, OSC's posts are by far the funniest on this thread Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
I love your rotfl, those little faces are SO cute, almost as cute as miniature cows!
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
I loved the way you capitalised SO just to emphasis how truly cute the smilies are.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Ah, the wonder of contemplating miniature cows. Thanks to you, I now have the pleasure of imagining a world in which tiny cows live in casseroles in our kitchen and gave us thimblefuls of fresh, fresh milk. Or we could shake the casseroles and have cream or butter. Or, if we shook them too hard, hamburger.
[ April 03, 2005, 04:45 AM: Message edited by: Orson Scott Card ]
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Mr Card, I love that your jetlag allows you to wander through thoughts of minature cows and share them with us. I am even more joyful over their strange and innovative living arrangments - cows in casseroles - why not!
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
*suddenly wants a cow casserole*
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Verily, it is a rare gift you have, to be able to understand your own sudden inchoate desires and name them so clearly that anyone can understand and share your newfound longing.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Mr. Card, it was very kind of you not to point out that my post didn't really belong here. It makes me feel better knowing that it was read and appreciated even though it was technically irrelevant. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Verily, for a gushy post, that was very restrained. Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Morbo, your observational skills as to the nature of the posts of others are truly second to none.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
I love it, Megan, when you know how to choose the right words for the right compliment, in perfect harmony with practical lack of verboseness. Also, I like the way your pseudonym metonymises the Renault Megane, as a sort of unintentional propaganda in favour of an underrated French brand.
JH
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I am awed by your supreme self-effacement. Ignore those who churlishly say that it is a symptom of arrogance to use your own prose as the standard of judgment, because the fact that you couldn't have said it better yourself suggests that you are the record-holder to be beaten. No, I say! It is purest modesty, and you have it, in all its purity.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I appreciate that you seem to understand that true modesty is acknowledging that you are good, then deferring to others.
[ April 03, 2005, 11:47 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
KQ, I admire how you phrased your grasp of the concept of true modesty--succint, and yet profound.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
The fact that this thread is still around makes me smile. Posted by chel (Member # 7674) on :
I am amazed at your ability to combine text and graphics perfecly an order to show everyone the greatness of the thread.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I'm impressed with your creative respelling of the word "perfectly." I'd consider adopting it for full-time use, but I wouldn't want to mar the unique presentation of the spelling as it appears in thisi thread.
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
I think that it's great that you brought humor into the thread by good-naturedly mocking cel for bad spelling, and then proceeding to talk about "thisi thread" so that he will know that it's all in fun.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Megan, I love the way your tongue-in-cheek post playfully shows thisi newbie what spelling nazis we are here, and also how you kindly "forgot" to correct your own typo, allowing chel to laugh behind his or her hand.
edit: Great minds, etc. I should reload more often.
[ April 04, 2005, 12:22 AM: Message edited by: Morbo ]
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Morbo, I always love to see when one can admit their mistakes, as you did in your previous post. Also, I would like to compliment you on your great mind, as you provided me with much needed advice several days ago.
Posted by chel (Member # 7674) on :
Kaioshin00: That was a very beautifully worded compliment.
Morbo and Anticool: I am a girl for future reference.
Edit: By the way: Thanks for your subtle defence of the newbie(I really am a bad spaeller so forgiv me in the futrue) and Megan, thank you for making your own spelling error and making me feel better.
[ April 04, 2005, 12:47 AM: Message edited by: chel ]
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Chel, your succinctness is exceeded only by your perspicacity. And good to know. Kaioshin, what advice? Glad to help, but I cannot recall.
edit:oh, yeah...
[ April 04, 2005, 01:24 AM: Message edited by: Morbo ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Morbo, you're so cute when you shrug like that. Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
quote:I really am a bad spaeller so forgiv me in the futrue
This sentence made me literally laugh out loud, and not in a mean way.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Mr. Morbo: You gave me advice in the "elf thread." Ferrous wheels and such, if that rings any bells.
Anticool, knowing that I made someone else sincerely laugh is a feeling I always enjoy. I hope its safe to assume that Chel feels the same away about your post.
Posted by foundling (Member # 6348) on :
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I cant take it anymore!!!! Too...much..niceness... must...kill... You all SUCK!!!!! And... your moms are all ugly!
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Foundling, you made a really good critique of this thread. You rightly pointed out a lack of sincerity in the nice things being said. We all should work on that more.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Ashley, you managed to find something nice in foundling's post which made me laugh out loud. Way to go! Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Aw, golly, Narnia, I'll never be as nice as you. All I can do is make funny comments and hope for the best.
[ April 04, 2005, 01:57 AM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
I knew this would happen, yet i started the thread anyway...
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
for a newbie, you are getting into the Hatrack community quite well.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
How friendly of you to make the newbie feel welcome. It can be awkward coming into a new community, and it's nice to let the newbies know they're appreciated. Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
It's people like you, Verily, who do the most good works on hatrack by encouraging pro-newbie behavior.
[ April 04, 2005, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
Posted by LTC DuBois (Member # 7661) on :
It's wonderful that you use such an inclusive compliment.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I want to congratulate you all for having constructed the nicest thread ever to exist anywhere on the net. I say that, not in a boastful way, but out of gratitude, for I did not know such a thread as this could exist.
Posted by Swede (Member # 7560) on :
A wonderful encouragement!
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
That was such a nice thing to say, I wish I had thought to praise this whole thread before. You have a way of making people feel like they've really accomplished something.
Posted by Swede (Member # 7560) on :
You have a way that make people believe they have actually deserved your praise (not ironic at all). I wish I could do that.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You're so sweet, the way you underestimate yourself.
I love you all. (((hugs Hatrack)))
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
kq, your hugs are NICE!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You saying my hugs are nice makes me feel nice. And Hatrack is very huggable.
Posted by HRE (Member # 6263) on :
It's so great of you to consider Hatrack as a huggable entity -- it shows how attached you are!
[ April 04, 2005, 01:04 PM: Message edited by: HRE ]
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
HRE, it is so great to know that one like you can think of the thought of a huggable community as something praiseable.
JH
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
I can't tell if that's sincere praise or sarcasm, so Jonathon.
Is it just me or is it easier to think up fake reasons to be offended than real reasons to praise? I have got to cut back on the talk radio...
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Its wonderful that you listen to talk radio. Only a truly intelligent person would understand why the time must be taken to listen to mindless talk show hosts babble on and on about nothing in particular.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Morbo, I appreciate your recogition of the difficulties of complimenting someone for a simple post and the distress you feel that it is, in fact, easier to insult someone. This, to me, says you're a really nice guy at heart.
Steve, I admire your speed of posting, despite the current difficulties it's causing me!
[ April 04, 2005, 06:00 PM: Message edited by: Megan ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Megan, you are so generous to admire even that which causes you difficulty.
And I love the way you pronounce your name. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Thanks for proving my point, Steve. Now I don't feel so alone...
That makes me feel better, Megan. And I like your double response format so much I emulated it.
Posted by Susie Derkins (Member # 7718) on :
Morbo, I adore the way you respond to multiple people at once, almost as if we were all sitting in a real living room, me perched demurely on the ottoman, instead of being stuck at work and understimulated.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Ketchupmilady, another post in which I can't tell if it's real or ironic... a writer once said irony is a disease, once you catch it you can;t shake it. I should chill with some Amish or something.
Susie, very cool, thank you. But the Algonquin Roundtable this ain't.
edit: I was going to say that I like that you started your post "Morbo, I adore the way you...: and other newbies would start off well that way...until I realized who you were, oh, Susie-Q. But hey, oldtimers can start posts that way too.
[ April 04, 2005, 06:14 PM: Message edited by: Morbo ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I admire that your choice of seating would be the ottoman. That's very brave and kind of you.
And Morbo, I admire that you can see more in my words than is there; you must have very good vision.
[ April 04, 2005, 06:11 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by Susie Derkins (Member # 7718) on :
I'm glad you thought I would sit on the ottoman as a deferment to the comfort of others. It was mostly just to display my figure to best advantage.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Susie, unless you're an oldbie in disguise, I admire the way you've leapt into game threads right from the start!
And, if you're an oldbie in disguise, then kudos to you for being uber-sneaky! Posted by Susie Derkins (Member # 7718) on :
Thanks for thinking it was sneaky. I thought it was rather obvious; but then, I read my own profile.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Megan, I like the way you covered your bases there--very prudent.
Susie, after the guess the author V thread, I expect sneakiness from you.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
How nice that you appreciate prudence!
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
There's nothing I respect more than appreciation, myself.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
About that hug - I felt it last night, that's how good you are at hugging a whole community!
And when you said that about hugging Hatrack, I flashed on a memory of Fred Astaire hugging a hatrack as he danced with it, and it made ME want to dance - that's how evocative your poetic writing was for me.
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Great flashback OSC - brings the image right to my mind. (Advantage of being an accomplished author)
Posted by LTC DuBois (Member # 7661) on :
The Dude's flashback made me think of the dancing bear scene in Finding Neverland. Since I really enjoyed the movie I enjoyed my own flashback.
CaySedai, I enjoyed your use of parentheses.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
My son sometimes dresses up as a bear and tap dance on the tiles in the kitchen while growling and holding his stuffed "baby" bear! Thanks for reminding me!
Lately, in preparation for the upcoming recital, he has been an elephant instead, but it is still cute.
Posted by chel (Member # 7674) on :
I love how people post on Hatrack 24 hours a day so that I always have something to read besides my homework.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
I love that I have hatrack to post on when i can't sleep!
Posted by Swede (Member # 7560) on :
I like to sit here in the middle of the day and talk to people who have problems sleeping.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
So, how's the weather in Sweeden? Israel's shifting from mid-winter to mid-summer and vice-versa every 10 hours.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I admire the skillful and persistent derailment perpetrated on this thread by the last several posters. Well done!
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
A lesser person might have been critical of JH's derailment, but not Megan!
Posted by Portabello (Member # 7710) on :
SM doesn't need a thread like this to be marvelous to others.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Portobello is just FABULOUS.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Congratulations for posting an uncomplimentable compliment.
Posted by Swede (Member # 7560) on :
Well, the weather in Sweden.. For the moment it is warm and sunny, not a cloud in sight ( And here I am inside by the computer). It's still the beginning of the spring, though, so during the night it can be a couple of degrees below zero (celsius).
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
What a marvelous knack you have for finding a way to make your comments about Swedish weather a compliment to the person who digressed so fully from the purpose of this site. For you showed him by your actions that his digression was, in fact, a good thing to do and well worth answering. No doubt you acquired this astonishing ability by sweating in a hot little room, then running out into the snow and beating yourself with sticks. Nothing would better demonstrate the worthiness of your words on this thread than for you to do it once more for us.
Posted by Swede (Member # 7560) on :
ummh...what does "digressed" mean?
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Admitting one's ignorance is devine. Way to go!
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
I like how you wrote out "way to go!" instead of abbreviating it "wtg!" People like you show me that laziness can indeed be overcome.
Posted by RuggedAscent (Member # 7764) on :
I must say, I was quite pleasantly surprised to note that your post referred in no way whatsoever to aquatic mammals!
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
My compliments on posting a completely random compliment! Really, bringing aquatic mammals into the conversation was a stroke of genius.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
How perceptive you are, how in tune with the thoughts that float in currents through the aether of the collective mind of mankind.
For behold, this very night, while searching for a metaphor, I thought first upon walruses, and then upon the killer whale; yea, even Orca, the devouring mammal of the sea, who doth tear and rend even the mighty walrus, he who is great of tusk and thick with blubber, and quick to bark upon the ice and upon the rock.
And you have brought aquatic mammals before the eyes and minds of those who visit in the place of racking hats, at least insofar as their eyes and minds are connected.
And so to you, I give all praise that is in me to give, at 6:35 on a Friday morning, being the day after the day when garbage is collected in the place wherein I dwell, with a great roaring of truck engines and clattering of cans at an ungodly hour of the day.
[ April 08, 2005, 06:40 AM: Message edited by: Orson Scott Card ]
Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :
Wow! That last post could win 1st prize in a Hemingway satire contest anyday! And who knows, if you win, you mght get hooked on the idea of being paid for writing things, and who knows where that could lead?
[ April 08, 2005, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: Brian J. Hill ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am impressed by the chain of possibilities you have suggested. You must have a very good imagination to be able to think of all that.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
I love the phrase "chain of possibilities"--it's evocative, poetic yet mathematical and lawyerly as well. Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
I love the way you can see the beauty in one's words in so many aspects.
Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
Beanny, I think your multi-level appreciation of verbal aesthetics is very attractive.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Your face is very attractive.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
I love the way your post brought to mind the "your mom" joke of Napoleon Dynamite.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Oh Napolean, Napolean! How you have superceded your prior brilliance in a little-known part of a beautiful rendition of a non-traditional love story Just Like Heaven.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I find it quite amazing that you were able to compare heaven to a short French dictator. I applaud you.
Posted by Dick Button (Member # 9197) on :
That was first rate!
Posted by suminonA (Member # 8757) on :
I love the way that your last post made me think of a perfect 4-fold universe, where each post would consist of 4 words each of 4 letters. You have 4 words and 16 letters in total, yet a little imballance reminded me that perfection is just an untouchable ideal.
Live long this time!
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
That's so clever! You illustrated your point about the impossibility of perfection with one -- and just one -- spelling error: like the American Indian tradition of making one intentional error in beadwork, to show humility before the Creator, who is the only one that can do something truly perfect. (It was also very generous that you gave me a hook. I only hope I can follow your example.)
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I love that you complimented suminonA's provision of a hook, which gave me the opportunity to reflect upon the image of Dustin Hoffman in feathers, curls, and frilly lace.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Lovely how you were able to illustrate your point with an illustration.
Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :
Tante, O Queen of illustrious illustrations, where is your link? (perhaps the one with the 2 magnificent, yellow chicken...breasts?)
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I really like when people give me the opportunity to link to the famous chicken breasts.
Posted by Reticulum (Member # 8776) on :
Tante, it was kind of you to grace us witht that link.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Reticulum, I'm proud that you can appreciate the famous chicken breasts!
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
kq, it was awfully big of you not to point out Reticulum's spelling error. You always take the high road. (And that's why I'm always in Scotland before ye.)
Posted by Reticulum (Member # 8776) on :
Tante, I'm happy you shortened ketchupqueen to kq, as it benefitted us, by taking less time to read. Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
Reticulum, I am very much interested in the idea of taking less time to read people's posts. Why, it is in that very spirit that I completely ignored your post and just looked at the magnificiently colorful smiley at the very end.
Thank you so much, you're such a time saver!
Posted by sarcare (Member # 8736) on :
Rico, I am so inspired by your time saving that I am going to apply it to my grading, and only read the titles. Just think of the time saved!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am so glad that someone still actually grades papers instead of just giving credit for work turned in. Thank you for putting in that effort!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I am impressed at kq's compliment, because it shows her respect for the teaching profession. KQ, this really shows your depth of caring for your fellow posters. I applaud you.
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
Belle, I love that you used the word "applaud" instead of the asterick-framed *claps*. It portrays a sense of refinement.
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
CRash, I love your use of the word "portrays", a lesser poster would have said shows you obviously have a firm grip on the English language.
Posted by Tristan (Member # 1670) on :
Stone_Wolf_, I much enjoy your innovative sentence structure. It clearly demonstrates that you not only have a firm grip on the English language but that you hold it in a death clutch.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Tristan, I think it's awesome that you included not only one but both of the underscores in Stone_Wolf_'s screenname. You obviously pay attention to the little details.
Posted by suminonA (Member # 8757) on :
ketchupqueen, I love the way you beg the question: "Is there such a thing as a big detail?"
Posted by RuggedAscent (Member # 7764) on :
My compliments on the inspiring use of your 288th post!
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I appreciate the way you used one of your very few posts to compliment a fellow Hatracker, and I love the way your screen name evokes both the challenge of mountain-climbing and other symbolic interpretations.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
I like the way you incoperated his name. I also like how you noticed his post number.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
You have an eye for symbolism that few can match. Kudos to you, Uprooted.
Jeesh, I am impressed by your screen name, which is reminiscent of a great work of modern literature.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
Flaming Toad on a Stick, I'm awed by your ability to use the word "kudos" and in your next compliment mention the book in which I first read the word "kudos". Your cognition is incredible!
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Props to you, Gaal, for remembering where you first gazed upon "kudos". Unless you keep a word diary, in which case you should find a less dull hobby. Uhh, but well done in that case as well.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
To you Morbo, I tip my hat. You have used an objest as a compliment and have defined word diaries as 'dull'. A round of applause for Morbo.
Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
Jeesh- I enjoy the fact that you're wearing a hat! Glad to know I'm not the only one.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Hamson, I enjoy the font in which your message appeared, as well as the fine use of punctuation.
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
Sterling, much appreciation for your fine representation of silver products the world over. Bravo!
Posted by Gwen (Member # 9551) on :
MightyCow, I like the way you found something to compliment Sterling for besides post content. I also like your screen name.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Gwen, I find it admirable that you are posting in such a positive thread so soon after joining our community! Welcome!
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
KQ, what a complimentary welcome to a newbie. You're always thinking of other people. Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
JennaDean I like your use of the word "newbie" rather than the more tactless "n00b"
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
I like how you know another spelling of noob.
Posted by Gwen (Member # 9551) on :
I like how J335h likes "t3h m4d ski11z 0f 1337n355!!!!1111!" Hehe.
Posted by Swampjedi (Member # 7374) on :
Such wonderful 1337-speak skills you have, without being totally unreadable.
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
Swampjedi, I like the fact that you make eco-friendly science fiction allusions with your username.
Posted by Gwen (Member # 9551) on :
Shawshank, I am pleasantly surprised at your use of the full phrase "science fiction" rather than the quicker "SF," or the divisive "sci fi." I admit that I usually use SF, despite the fact that it takes very little extra energy to type the "cience" and the "iction." I love this game! I love this forum! I love all the books by Orson Scott Card that I have read so far! I love the chance to engage in self-mocking exuberance and know that no one will make fun of me, except by sarcastically complimenting me on it, in which case I can just deliberately miss the sarcasm! I love over-using parallel sentence structures and exclamation points! Whew. That was exhausting.
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
Those are some awesome exclamation points Gwen. I particularly enjoy the second from the last one.
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
MightyCow you are so great at verbalizing which sentences are your favorite.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
You just used a word I had completly forgotten! Snaps for you!
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Jeesh, good for you for not succumbing to nerdly peer pressure by keeping a word diary.
Welcome, Gwen! Nobody disillusion her by bringing up the "insult game" thread. Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Morbo, your courtesy towards new members is an example to us all.
Posted by Gwen (Member # 9551) on :
Sterling, you are so complimentary. Morbo, the fact that the insult game is no longer going, while the "well done" thread is, tells me how wonderful Hatrackers are. (Or at least how much they enjoy peppering pages of sincere and saccharine compliments with the occasional sarcastic one.)
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Your perspicacious use of optimism and logic to contrast my snarkiness is refreshing, Gwen. Bravissimo! Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
You know a lot of big words! *claps*
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
A spirited, journeyman's try at thread-killing, Jeesh.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Your revelation that threads are actually alive and can be "killed" was illuminating Morbo!
Posted by suminonA (Member # 8757) on :
And your revelation that Morbo's revelation that threads are actually alive and can be "killed" was illuminating was illuminating, BlackBlade!
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Simply stunning how you used the same word as BB!
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