HONESTLY! This is why I love TFP... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Jinn · 10-10-2005, 08:49 AM

I love that with the exception of a few Aussies on this board, I can generally understand the posts made on TFP. This isn't true for every other board I read, and I usually end up back here because of that..

Can anyone even translate this? I pride myself on being able to decipher the most l33t of l33t, but this is ridiculous:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35350

A few snippets:

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lmao fergies got old he's loseing it and then you got that made yank that owns man u lmao your going down .

Just a quick question were are you from.

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LMAO dont you mean 44,000+ fans ill tell you what meet me outside the derby on the corner of bank street and ashton new road (Head up ashton new road from the city ground towards clayton and its on the left hand side). Thats predominatly a Manu pub its a about 5 minutes walk from the ground so i can kick your arse and you can then hobble to the ground and watch your team get its arsed kicked aswell.

I REALLY wish they still taught grammar in school..

ShaniFaye · 10-10-2005, 08:56 AM

I will tell you this much....cause that kind of typing gives me a headache

if you dont understand english (as in England) slang you wont get most of it. Of course they need help in spelling and punctuation too

Jinn · 10-10-2005, 09:01 AM

Here's another good one..

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Okie dokes as you all know EA has ****ed a lot of people off including me...*Ahem* (Moving On) *Sparks Smoke*

Ok I got 3 pics but I would be able to show you but admins rules differ so I can't say too much on that.

Ok look at your filters most are checked to about hmmm 7-8 if not all of them. Filters as in battlecommo ranked same version etc.

Select 6 random filters (Doesn't matter wich one) and apply them then update and tell me what you get? Hmmm looks like the servers that won't show up normally...Bravo

Holy **** batman!!! when you check around hmmm 7-8 of the filters it jacks up? Why? Idk don't ask me I just found a fix, Prob being too specific in some way and the filters are getting bugged up.

Doesn't matter what 6 filters you choose it will always show the servers, When you select 7-8 filters it bones you and doesn't show anything...Gay isn't it? Yes it is.

Ok GG owned EA anyone? Programmers are scrambling to figure out wtf is wrong and I do a little clicking and woohoo here we go ownge for EA **** I might as well be on the staff I'm about the same skill level as them *cough*

Anywho theres my 2 cents let me know if this doesn't work and if it doesn't.....Well...Idk your screwed.

**Tips Hat**
*Waits for Replys*

~KS

drewpy · 10-10-2005, 09:01 AM

They seem to be engaged in some kind of pre-soccer game hooliganism ritual

. Manu is Manchester United football club (soccer team) - that was recently acquired by an American ...

pig · 10-10-2005, 09:05 AM

drewpy's on it: fergie is sir alex fergesson (sp?) who used to own man u. the made yank is the owner of the tampa bay bucs. the second part is an arrangement for convenient ass whippage followed by drinks.

Zeraph · 10-10-2005, 09:08 AM

Yeah it's more of a slang thing than l33t speak. Just a subculture you/we arn't appart of, it's no surprise we can't understand them too well as you wouldn't expect to understand a different language (even if it's similar like english and spanish).

AngelicVampire · 10-10-2005, 09:13 AM

I understood it perfectly, sounds pretty normaly for conversations from my neck of the woods.

snowy · 10-10-2005, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AngelicVampire

I understood it perfectly, sounds pretty normaly for conversations from my neck of the woods.

I also understood it perfectly, but then I'm a regular reader of Irvine Welsh, who makes you sludge through all the slang. Oh, and I follow English football pretty closely, which helped.

djflish · 10-10-2005, 10:18 AM

The fact that they are Man Utd fans shows that they aren't the most educated people in the world.

I'm English and I still had to concentrate to make heads or tails of it. They must not look at the screen while typing and then just hit 'reply' without seeing what they have actually written

canuckguy · 10-10-2005, 10:22 AM

People from newcastle have the funniest grammer. Sorry people from the toon. love it!

Glory's Sun · 10-10-2005, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by djflish

The fact that they are Man Utd fans shows that they aren't the most educated people in the world.

I'm English and I still had to concentrate to make heads or tails of it. They must not look at the screen while typing and then just hit 'reply' without seeing what they have actually written

sounds like something chelsea fans would say

Lasereth · 10-10-2005, 01:08 PM

That is pretty bad. Take consolation in the fact that it's on a Battlefield 2 forum...which means that I am killing these guys one by one during my free time.

-Lasereth

jwoody · 10-11-2005, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by brian1975

People from newcastle have the funniest grammer.

It's grammar.

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Sorry people from the toon.

Sorry people... from the toon?

I hope you meant: Sorry, people from The Toon.

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love it!

I give up brian, see me after class.

p.s. The Kingdom of Northumberland was once the most powerful place in the British Isles and the foundation of the country now known as England.

Therefore, I think you'll find that it's me what taaks propa, not yees. Reet?

djflish · 10-11-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by guccilvr

sounds like something chelsea fans would say

Close! I'm an Arsenal fan!

Glory's Sun · 10-11-2005, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by djflish

Close! I'm an Arsenal fan!

aha! I knew it was one or the other

Chelsea fans and Gunner fans always start the smack against Man Utd.

must be jealousy or something

5757 · 10-11-2005, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Lasereth

That is pretty bad. Take consolation in the fact that it's on a Battlefield 2 forum...which means that I am killing these guys one by one during my free time.

-Lasereth

Somebody made me laugh out loud today!

canuckguy · 10-11-2005, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jwoody

It's grammar.

Sorry people... from the toon?

I hope you meant: Sorry, people from The Toon.

I give up brian, see me after class.

p.s. The Kingdom of Northumberland was once the most powerful place in the British Isles and the foundation of the country now known as England.

Therefore, I think you'll find that it's me what taaks propa, not yees. Reet?

alreet, you got me. Come on now jackie, you having to understand its hard to type with one hand while the other is trying to stop your kid from killing the family pet. Do I have to stop posting on the tfp do to my typo/grammEr errors?

analog · 10-11-2005, 10:31 AM

looks like normal gamer speak... it's like another language. it's fluid (no punctuation at all), spelling doesn't matter, grammar is right-out ignored, and some words h4ve numb3rs 4 l3tt3rs. It's like a cross between 1337-speak and the mindless gibberish and stat-talk the gamers started with, because most of them think they're "teh 1337 h4><0r$" anyway.

Of course, we should also understand that a large percentage of these types of talkers are 14 year olds whose worldly knowledge isn't all that developed to begin with, and this type of fast-paced lazy-typing makes their already poorly-developed grammar and spelling skills worse through the repetitive rape of the language in such conditions.

I'm sure some of you have been around long enough to have had a few "Dungeons & Dragons" buddies who'd prattle on forever about stats and mystical shit you couldn't make sense of, let alone care about... well, this is that for video games and this time period.

Oh, and i'm not a hater, I love video games. I just don't spend 22.5 hours a day gaming like some people do.

spindles · 10-11-2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JinnKai

I love that with the exception of a few Aussies on this board

You had me, right up until you said this

hunnychile · 10-11-2005, 04:50 PM

Never had problems understanding Aussies, but working and trying to understand a
coworker from Dagnam England was quite a test. He was a hoot though - and taught me lots of bad words!

10-10-2005, 08:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I will tell you this much....cause that kind of typing gives me a headache if you dont understand english (as in England) slang you wont get most of it. Of course they need help in spelling and punctuation too __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

10-10-2005, 09:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
drewpy Crazy Location: Chicago-ish	They seem to be engaged in some kind of pre-soccer game hooliganism ritual . Manu is Manchester United football club (soccer team) - that was recently acquired by an American ... __________________ "Once made equal to a man, woman becomes his superior." Socrates Last edited by drewpy; 10-10-2005 at 09:02 AM.. Reason: correcting typos

10-10-2005, 09:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
pig pigglet pigglet Location: Locash	drewpy's on it: fergie is sir alex fergesson (sp?) who used to own man u. the made yank is the owner of the tampa bay bucs. the second part is an arrangement for convenient ass whippage followed by drinks. __________________ You don't love me, you just love my piggy style

10-10-2005, 10:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	The fact that they are Man Utd fans shows that they aren't the most educated people in the world. I'm English and I still had to concentrate to make heads or tails of it. They must not look at the screen while typing and then just hit 'reply' without seeing what they have actually written __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

10-10-2005, 01:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	That is pretty bad. Take consolation in the fact that it's on a Battlefield 2 forum...which means that I am killing these guys one by one during my free time. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-10-2005, 09:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Yeah it's more of a slang thing than l33t speak. Just a subculture you/we arn't appart of, it's no surprise we can't understand them too well as you wouldn't expect to understand a different language (even if it's similar like english and spanish).

10-10-2005, 09:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
AngelicVampire Insane	I understood it perfectly, sounds pretty normaly for conversations from my neck of the woods.

10-10-2005, 10:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
canuckguy I read your emails. Location: earth	People from newcastle have the funniest grammer. Sorry people from the toon. love it!

10-11-2005, 10:31 AM	#18 (permalink)
analog Banned	looks like normal gamer speak... it's like another language. it's fluid (no punctuation at all), spelling doesn't matter, grammar is right-out ignored, and some words h4ve numb3rs 4 l3tt3rs. It's like a cross between 1337-speak and the mindless gibberish and stat-talk the gamers started with, because most of them think they're "teh 1337 h4><0r$" anyway. Of course, we should also understand that a large percentage of these types of talkers are 14 year olds whose worldly knowledge isn't all that developed to begin with, and this type of fast-paced lazy-typing makes their already poorly-developed grammar and spelling skills worse through the repetitive rape of the language in such conditions. I'm sure some of you have been around long enough to have had a few "Dungeons & Dragons" buddies who'd prattle on forever about stats and mystical shit you couldn't make sense of, let alone care about... well, this is that for video games and this time period. Oh, and i'm not a hater, I love video games. I just don't spend 22.5 hours a day gaming like some people do.

10-11-2005, 04:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	Never had problems understanding Aussies, but working and trying to understand a coworker from Dagnam England was quite a test. He was a hoot though - and taught me lots of bad words! __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB