Threads you are tired of seeing

[TheZymurgist]

This thread just keeps getting better and better!!!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Oh God I left myself open for so much good natured ribbing. No lines crossed Duckies, no worries.

*Edit* Wrong thread.

 

[DuckiesRevenge]

Oh God I left myself open for so much good natured ribbing. No lines crossed Duckies, no worries.

*Edit* Wrong thread.

Good to hear!

I wasn't quite sure how to respond to the role model thing. I thought it was very thoughtful but I didn't have a good comment for it.....

 

[Billy-Klubb]

You'd be surprised.

yeah, just ask my mom & grandma. at the same time.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Ha!

 

[hillybilly]

I can't believe where this thread has gone

 

[drainbamage]

I can't believe where this thread has gone

I like the derailed thread way better than the original intent

 

[Subsailor]

Yeah, I can see where this might be able to go in the Drunken Ramblings Thread!

 

[hillybilly]

Yes I was drinking when I started this thread and I do like where it has gone

 

[boydster]

Yes I was drinking when I started this thread and I do like where it has gone

I have to give you credit for starting a very entertaining thread, no doubt. Where else can you go to see a recently-banned member sign up for a new membership only to be re-banned in as kick-ass a fashion as Yooper laid down?

 

[MaxStout]

I have to give you credit for starting a very entertaining thread, no doubt. Where else can you go to see a recently-banned member sign up for a new membership only to be re-banned in as kick-ass a fashion as Yooper laid down?

It's not hard to spot alts on a forum. They usually have an ax to grind and tend to stand out. Watching that one get booted was hilarious.

 

[shadygardy]

and I'm back

 

[Billy-Klubb]

and I'm back

bruva, you're a masochistic.

 

[boydster]

and I'm back

Dude quit it.

Once was funny. Not in a "Wow that guy is really cool and makes me laugh" kind of way, but more of a "Did you just see that guy get nailed in the balls with his own skateboard after talking smack to all the other skaters" kind of way. You know it's wrong and probably painful for the other person, but you laugh anyway.

Twice just makes me feel like a bad person for laughing the first time because there really might be an issue that needs to be addressed.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Dude quit it.

Once was funny. Not in a "Wow that guy is really cool and makes me laugh" kind of way, but more of a "Did you just see that guy get nailed in the balls with his own skateboard after talking smack to all the other skaters" kind of way. You know it's wrong and probably painful for the other person, but you laugh anyway.

Twice just makes me feel like a bad person for laughing the first time because there really might be an issue that needs to be addressed.

yep. this.

edit: shadygardy, are you related to Albert Fish?

 

[grasshopperfirestarter]

Members you are tired of seeing

 

[yewtah-brewha]

Im tired of this one but apperantly Im the onlyone. 11 pages! effin really

 

[passedpawn]

and i'm banned again

ftfy

 

[bob1852]

ftfy

Ha!

 

[PRE66_6TART]

Im tired of this one but apperantly Im the onlyone. 11 pages! effin really

Sorry yewtah-brewha, but I'm apparently not tired of it yet. So if I may get back on topic for a moment (I believe the topic was nit-picking each other's grammar?)...

If I was a man, we wouldn't be talking about size.

*were*

I got 50 cents on whom that guy was.

*who*


Sorry everyone. I had to get that off my chest. I promise not to go around correcting people's grammar. Under the circumstances I couldn't help myself. Sorry

BTW it's nice to see someone at least make an effort with the word "whom". This is a tricky one, since "whom" usually does go after a preposition like "on," but in this case I think "who" would be the subject of the verb "was."


While I'm at it...

Wow. I didn't know there were other death metal brewers!

Why wouldn't there be? After all we are the sort of people who reject mainstream mass produced products in favor of something which is an aquired taste that the general public doesn't understand and probably considers quite strange. I'm not sure if I was talking about music or beer just there.

 

[passedpawn]

BTW it's nice to see someone at least make an effort with the word "whom". This is a tricky one, since "whom" usually does go after a preposition like "on," but in this case I think "who" would be the subject of the verb "was."

Whom

 

[PRE66_6TART]

Really, are you sure? That would be kind of embarrassing. I thought "who that guy was" would be the clause and that guy would be the subject. "Whom that guy was" doesn't seem right. I guess this is why that word is disappearing from the language. Now I'm confused. The way I see it " who that guy was" is a question and we are betting on the outcome of that question.You wouldn't say "whom was that guy?" Would you? Hmmm...

 

[AnOldUR]

OK, now I'm worried about whom I am (hehe). My username is "An Old Ultra Runner." I'm always paranoid that it should have been "A Old Ultra Runner." Have I been the butt of behind my back jokes from the educated here on HBT for the past seven years?

 

[passedpawn]

Really, are you sure? That would be kind of embarrassing. I thought "who that guy was" would be the clause and that guy would be the subject. "Whom that guy was" doesn't seem right. I guess this is why that word is disappearing from the language. Now I'm confused. The way I see it " who that guy was" is a question and we are betting on the outcome of that question.You wouldn't say "whom was that guy?" Would you? Hmmm...

I'm no English major, but one thing I'm certain of is objects of a prepositional phrase ALWAYS take the objective form. I'd consider that a prepositional phrase.

Consider these two, and choose: "I got 50 cents on he". "I got 50 cents on him". Of course him, the ojective form, is correct.

[You should not ask] for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee (paraphrased from John Donne). I think that aptly describes the situation here

 

[TheZymurgist]

Seriously, this should be stickied in Drunken Ramblings. Truly fun.

 

[Dave37]

OK, now I'm worried about whom I am (hehe). My username is "An Old Ultra Runner." I'm always paranoid that it should have been "A Old Ultra Runner." Have I been the butt of behind my back jokes from the educated here on HBT for the past seven years?

No i'm pretty sure you are correct using "an". The simple way i like to break down is if the word following your use of "a" begins with a vowel then you should use "an" as it does in your user name.

U R all good.

 

[BinghamtonEd]

[You should not ask] for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee (paraphrased from Metallica).

Fixed it for you.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Hey Dave, where in queens?

 

[MaxStout]

Whom are you?
Whom Whom?
Whom Whom?

 

[PRE66_6TART]

I'm no English major, but one thing I'm certain of is objects of a prepositional phrase ALWAYS take the objective form. I'd consider that a prepositional phrase.

Consider these two, and choose: "I got 50 cents on he". "I got 50 cents on him". Of course him, the ojective form, is correct.

[You should not ask] for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee (paraphrased from John Donne). I think that aptly describes the situation here

I'm no English major either (actually I only took one and a half years of high school before dropping out and working full time), but my understanding is that prepositional phrases do not contain verbs. Here is what a quick google search on prepositional phrases turned up:

http://donnayoung.org/english/grammar/prepositions.htm

"Notice that the prepositional phrase contains no verbs. Generally, they contain an adjective, a noun or pronoun and they can also contain a gerund."

Since I had no idea what a gerund is I had to look that up too:

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_2.htm

"If we want to use a verb after a preposition, it must be a gerund. It is impossible to use an infinitive after a preposition. So for example, we say:

•I will call you after arriving at the office.
•Please have a drink before leaving.
•I am looking forward to meeting you.
•Do you object to working late?
•Tara always dreams about going on holiday.

Notice that you could replace all the above gerunds with "real" nouns:

•I will call you after my arrival at the office.
•Please have a drink before your departure.
•I am looking forward to our lunch.
•Do you object to this job?
•Tara always dreams about holidays."

So since "who that guy was" contains a noun and a verb, I think that makes it an independant clause, therefore "that guy/who" would be a subject, not an object? Thus who instead of whom. Perhaps an English major (or someone's wife who has a master's degree in education, Jon73 I'm looking at you), can jump in here and settle this?

Can I just add that in all the months I was lurking here learning how to make beer I never would have guessed my first bunch of posts would be a who vs whom debate. Sorry for making you all suffer through this. This is probably a strange place to do it but thanks to everyone who takes the time to answer everyone's questions, no matter how silly or repetitive. Even though I never actually asked any questions I was there quietly absorbing TONS of useful information. There is beer all over the world that tastes better because of you.