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Nobody seems to use the real words for anything here
Namárië:
Or ScrabbleTM the Game. ;)
PitBullMom:
You know, the term, "Playing Scrabble," has forever been ruined for me! :P
We were visiting my in-laws over the summer and my MIL says to my GMIL, "How about if we all play a game of Scrabble tonight?" My heart lurched for a moment before I realized she was talking about the board game, LOL!
Becca:
So then, a typical post could be something like, "I am Blue, and my husband is Green. Today, at church, some bacon-fed knave actually told us that we shouldn't play Scrabble without protection, for fear of me getting pregnant with a Turquoise child?" Do I have that about right?
MrsO:
--- Quote from: Becca on December 16, 2009, 10:51:38 AM ---So then, a typical post could be something like, "I am Blue, and my husband is Green. Today, at church, some bacon-fed knave actually told us that we shouldn't play Scrabble without protection, for fear of me getting pregnant with a Turquoise child?" Do I have that about right?
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Yep. I understand why it's done, but to be honest, I often find posts confusing, and I don't always think it's necessary (sometimes, not always). In the above example, I just don't see why it's necessary to disguise the religions. It doesn't matter what they are, the 'bacon-fed knave' was rude, so it just seems a little silly to disguise them. An example where I feel it would be necessary would be 'I support political party X, however a coworker supports Political Party Y, and is always trying to get into debates over politics with me.' because, IIRC, it's forbidden here to disclose which political party you support.
Shores:
--- Quote from: MrsO on December 16, 2009, 11:18:32 AM ---
--- Quote from: Becca on December 16, 2009, 10:51:38 AM ---So then, a typical post could be something like, "I am Blue, and my husband is Green. Today, at church, some bacon-fed knave actually told us that we shouldn't play Scrabble without protection, for fear of me getting pregnant with a Turquoise child?" Do I have that about right?
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Yep. I understand why it's done, but to be honest, I often find posts confusing, and I don't always think it's necessary (sometimes, not always). In the above example, I just don't see why it's necessary to disguise the religions. It doesn't matter what they are, the 'bacon-fed knave' was rude, so it just seems a little silly to disguise them. An example where I feel it would be necessary would be 'I support political party X, however a coworker supports Political Party Y, and is always trying to get into debates over politics with me.' because, IIRC, it's forbidden here to disclose which political party you support.
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A lot of times it drives me up the wall too, because I get confused. But it's really just that person's choice. So, Becca, you don't HAVE to disguise details about yourself (except political parties, and to be honest, it would be smart to disguise religions just because threads have derailed in the past and people have been banned for religious fights) but if other people choose to do so, you just have to kind of go with it.
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