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Re: "Oh *that's* obscure, B!"
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Originally Posted by Tormod
At least it's not so dazzling as Buffy's eschew obfusciation. 
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When Buffy *eschews*, I find it best to simply say gesundheit, and offer her a tissue.  Admittedly not dazzling, but it helps prevent the spread of dis-ease. 
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11-10-2006
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What the hey... 
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11-10-2006
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What the hey... 
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Nothing says * quirky* like * qwerty*, the turtle quickly quipped. What the hay; interrobang. 
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11-10-2006
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If I hadn't had the hat I had, had I had the hat I hadn't had?
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11-26-2006
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Re: "Oh *that's* obscure, B!"
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I've been curious for a while Buffy, why do you put the 'H' in italics in your sig?
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Oh my! Look at the logo at the top of the page!!!!
Super Captain Obvious Man, 
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11-26-2006
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You often surround *words* thusly. What is your methodology for the use of *word,* and how is that different from "word"?
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It snot. Its just like how a like to put the proper emPHAsis on the right sylLABle...
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11-26-2006
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I prefer italics for sarcasm, you know, a little extra something to push the intent across.
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For sarcasm that's explicit, I usually use  or if its really raw, I use
Most of the time though, I don't indicate when I'm being sarcastic because I don't want to tip off deservedly clueless targets...
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I find that it still goes over people's heads, though.
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I feel your pain.
Alms for the differently clued,
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11-26-2006
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PS The reference to a typewriter is not lost on me as obscure. 
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So you'll understand when I "show you the back of my Selectric Ball"....
Self-correcting!
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11-26-2006
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At least it's not so dazzling as Buffy's eschew obfusciation. 
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And beware because as many of you know, I like to chew up and spit out purveyors of muddled logic...
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, 
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When Buffy *eschews*, I find it best to simply say gesundheit, and offer her a tissue. 
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But don't be surprised if I start singing Canned Heat songs (okay I'll explain that one: copy and paste "gesundheit" into www.thesaurus.com...)
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Admittedly not dazzling, but it helps prevent the spread of dis-ease. 
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Un-, anti-, ir- and in- too!
Well, I'm so tired of crying, but I'm out, 
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