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mimsies
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like the i take offense thread, but find something to compliment about the last statement:

I think cows are cute animals.

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you're tacky and i hate you!

i mean...

i like that you like cows

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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?
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I like how you write out degrees instead of using the ASCII code.

[ March 25, 2005, 06:27 PM: Message edited by: mothertree ]

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I am impressed with how you know what the ASCII code for degrees is.
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It's such a beautiful day for a discussion of ASCII code.
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It is nice that you appreciate the beauty of the day.
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It's so refreshing that you know the proper spelling of "appreciate." Go you and your mad spelling skills!
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Hester, I am impressed by your use of modern lingo.
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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.
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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 ]

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Jay
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Mimsies you are so complementary of everyone.
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mimsies
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Jay thanks for noticing my efforts, I try to be nice.
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It is so kind of you to thank Jay for the compliment.
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And it is very thoughtful of you to recognise my efforts to be courteous.
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Oh, I love how you employ British spellings, Mimsies! It makes me feel all Anglo-Saxon. Also, your username reminds me of Jabberwocky.
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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.
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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!

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Mimsies, I think it is admirable that you stick with what you like for a long period of time.
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Way to capitalize her username...it shows great respect for her!
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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.
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I love the way that post just made me laugh out loud. [Smile]

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I think the last line of Narnia's post was very zen.

[ April 01, 2005, 11:37 PM: Message edited by: AntiCool ]

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Lara
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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.

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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.

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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.
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I admire the way you point that out while pretending that you're nice. [Razz]
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Orson Scott Card
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I love the way you value truth above courtesy. It makes all those friendly people more careful and less annoyingly perky.
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I love your pseudonym! Well chosen!
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I really appreciate out how end sentence fragments with exclamation marks. I've never seen that technique employed before.
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You're quite a connoisseur of punctuation marks; I admire that about you.
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Orson Scott Card
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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!
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I'm impressed of your knowledge of idioms and correct usage of punctuation, even if you are a famous author.
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I love it when ANYONE uses the word "hitherto." It is another of those melodious words.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.

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I love that this thread has become so sarcastic. We as a community seem very good at this sarcasm thing. [Razz]
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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.
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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 [ROFL]

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I love your rotfl, those little faces are SO cute, almost as cute as miniature cows!
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I loved the way you capitalised SO just to emphasis how truly cute the smilies are.
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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 ]

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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!
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*suddenly wants a cow casserole*
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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.
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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.
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Verily, for a gushy post, that was very restrained. [Smile]
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Morbo, your observational skills as to the nature of the posts of others are truly second to none.
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