Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 15 Dec 2001.
Nerd Boy, episodes 129-134
alt.ascii-art
· 22 messages · 15 Dec 2001 - 19 Dec 2001
I've started using bug as a week-end indicator. :) When he posts, I know the
week-end has begun, and it's time for my weekly post.
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It's 4 am! Go
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Fine! Whatever! Your sleep
deficiency is not my problem!
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Naturally inspired by real life events, although I have never fallen asleep
in front of a computer myself. It's been close though.
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OO - ,-__)
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You just ate my book! *I have an internal scanner. It was a
That was the_collected , good book. Too bad my digestive
works of Basho! Why?! `OO ==~ system has destroyed it.*
//- [[ *meep*
___ b b ____ || ____
I'll just continue reading his *Really?*
, personal diary. The , *meep*
OO only surviving copy, ==~
)) actually. [[
______ d d _______________________ || ____________________________
Yep! He just met this *Ah yes, the best
beautiful girl; it's , part, I thought.*
all very exciting! `OO ~== *meep*
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jg___ bb _____________ |\ _____________
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Since someone else asked: Basho was a haiku poet. I like how Nerd Boy
accepts the loss of his book immediately in the third panel. He just
swallows his feelings and moves on. Kind of touching, in a way. OK, I'll
stop it with the bullshit now.
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A-and, I'm right again. _ ?
`O |_) ..~
|_(._[__] <<
| |b| | /|
These MysteryNet How so?
mysteries are getting _ ,
way too easy... `O |_) ..~
|_(._[__] .<<.
| |b| | ||
Well, I can solve them! Er. Weren't you complaining a
And that obviously means _ , month ago that they were
they're not mysteries! `O |_) ..~ stupid and useless because
|_(._[__] .<<. you -couldn't- solve them?
| |b| | ||
I guess that just goes
to show that you can't _
please everyone... `O |_) ~--
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jg | |b| | |\
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Prompted by the fact that I managed to actually solve a www.mysterynet.com
"SolveIt!", not just guess who-dun-it, for the first time in my life. By the
way, I think both arguments in panel three are valid.
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Mandy! Riddle me this! No. For the last time, I don't know
Ever wonder why "shigoto" Japanese, and I'm not interested!
and "shimasu" are so alike? ,
`OO --~
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_________ b b _____ || ________
Just trying to impress
you with my immense Dork.
knowledge, is all... ,
`OO ~..
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Potted plant!
_ Riddle me this!
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.-|_` OO
_|_` ))
jg____ |_| ___________ d d __________________________________
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I like this one. I came up with it just as I was going to bed, so I
scribbled it down on a piece of paper. Here's the original script:
- N: Mandy! Riddle me this!
M: Oh god.
- N: Have you ever noticed how "O shigoto wa nan
desu ka" resembles "Nani o shimasu ka"?
M: I don't know Japanese!
- N: I know, I was just trying to impress you.
M: Well, I'm not impressed, bozo!
- N: *
- N: Potted plant! Riddle me this!
Too many panels, so then I merged some stuff:
- N: Mandy! Riddle me this!
M: Oh god.
- N: Have you ever noticed how "O shigoto wa nan
desu ka" resembles "Nani o shimasu ka"?
M: I don't know Japanese! And stop trying to
impress me! I'm not impressed, bozo!
- N: *
- N: Potted plant! Riddle me this!
Then when I made the actual strip, I didn't have the script with me, so it
turned out even better, IMHO.
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HAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA! _ ,--.
`O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \
|_\ _[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+
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Stupid. Stupid. Heh. Why do you even read on-line comics?
Pfft. Stupid. Not Only 1 in a gajillion are funny!
funny. Gross. _ , ,--.
`O |_) ,---- ..~ -----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.__<<._______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | |
Well... They're educational! Short answer:
Just now, Hound's Home taught You're stupid.
me how to teach rats _ , ,--.
to tap dance to `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \
Britney Spears! |_(._[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | |
Maybe. If so, it's I rest my case.
clearly because I _ , ,--.
haven't read `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \
SinFest today! |_(._[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | jg|__|___\\________|| | | |
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Bit of a filler strip. I'd been reading Hound's Home all day.
(www.houndshome.com)
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Take that, stupid orc! Good! Maybe -I- can use -my-
Hah! No more orcs. computer now? I have a very
I win! ` _ , important programming
~. |_) OO project, you know.
|_>._[__] .||.
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Fine! Thaaank you.
Whatever! _ ,
`~.. |_) OO
->>- |_ _[__] ))
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Frankly, I don't understand Yeah yeah.
why you play MUDs. They're _ ,
so repetitive. All you `O |_) ~..
do is slay orcs... |_(._[__] >>
____ | |b| | ____ |\ ____
Take that, stupid bug!
Hah! No more bugs. _
I win! `O |_)
|_(._[__]
jg____ | |b| | ____
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Made this one in ten minutes or so twenty minutes ago. Which means it took
longer to upload the damn thing than it took making it, and that's not
supposed to happen. My stupid stupid webserver kept refusing to write to my
account, so I tried FTPing, which also didn't work. No quota error or
anything, it just wrote a zero length file. Grrrr.
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U�ytkownik "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> napisa� w wiadomo�ci news:9vecb2$f0233$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > I've started using bug as a week-end indicator. :) When he posts, I know the > week-end has begun, and it's time for my weekly post. He, he... now I have global meaning :) [...] > > ' / ==~ > OO - ,-__) > || `[[ > ___ bb ______________ || ___________ > > > > You just ate my book! *I have an internal scanner. It was a > That was the_collected , good book. Too bad my digestive > works of Basho! Why?! `OO ==~ system has destroyed it.* > //- [[ *meep* > ___ b b ____ || ____ > > > > > I'll just continue reading his *Really?* > , personal diary. The , *meep* > OO only surviving copy, ==~ > )) actually. [[ > ______ d d _______________________ || ____________________________ > > > > > Yep! He just met this *Ah yes, the best > beautiful girl; it's , part, I thought.* > all very exciting! `OO ~== *meep* > -||- ]] > jg___ bb _____________ |\ _____________ Great strip! [...] > Take that, stupid bug! > Hah! No more bugs. _ > I win! `O |_) > |_(._[__] > jg____ | |b| | ____ > :))) Best regards/Pozdrowienia, bug -- Blazej Kozlowski - GG: 1093730 bla...@akw.pl -=- bug...@akw.pl _([]:] +48608093718 Cell Phone
*LOL*
Excellent!!!!
Finally, a comic i can relate to!
Me at 0200 (w/my laptop):
That's a GREAT idea! And if
[= o this variable means this, then...
[__\_.)_| then.... ummm... pizza...
| |d| |
But has Nerd Boy ever been to the zoo?
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I LOVE petting zoos! | o where's an orchestra
___(! oo | !)_)_ playing the William Tell
(___)\.||' | (d__)~ Overture when you need it?
<| | db | <\ |\
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_ , so why didn't you name
/\(v OO oo your llama... 'Dolly'?
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-NOW- I get it! You're
(" oo 'emu-lating' an ostrich!
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? umm... so which one's
oo the prairie dog
_m'_m._'m__/\___ ')) mayor?
m' 'm m' .m dd
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carrot?
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/~~~~~~~~~~~~/\/ :
~~~~~~~~~~~~/\/ : now how d'you
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>==;::;'< . [/ mommy ' |
. [/ mommy! |
od [/ ' 66}|
.)). [/ 'oo' <(( |
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what a miserable existence...
sitting around on that log /|
all day... /______________/X|
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-------later that day-------
well, back to work!
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-Phydeaux
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"bug" <bug...@akw.pl> skrev i meddelandet
news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
HUH?!
> Uzytkownik "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> napisal w
> wiadomosci news:9vecb2$f0233$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de...
(snip)
> > Yep! He just met this *Ah yes, the best
> > beautiful girl; it's , part, I thought.*
> > all very exciting! `OO ~== *meep*
> > -||- ]]
> > jg___ bb _____________ |\ _____________
>
> Great strip!
Thank you! :)
> [...]
>
> > Take that, stupid bug!
> > Hah! No more bugs. _
> > I win! `O |_)
> > |_(._[__]
> > jg____ | |b| | ____
> >
>
> :)))
I'm glad Nerd Boy hasn't bored you to death yet. :)
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"SkyPhydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.net> skrev i meddelandet news:9vfe2f$rnd$1...@news1.kornet.net... > *LOL* > Excellent!!!! > Finally, a comic i can relate to! That's great. :) Feel free to read the archives at http://nerdboy.n3.net/nbarchive.php, or search Google's news archive if you want the annotations. > Me at 0200 (w/my laptop): > > That's a GREAT idea! And if > [= o this variable means this, then... > [__\_.)_| then.... ummm... pizza... > | |d| | Hehehe. :D > But has Nerd Boy ever been to the zoo? Not in my strips, no. :) > ------------------------------------------------- > -NOW- I get it! You're > (" oo 'emu-lating' an ostrich! > ,(v) `||. > }} dd > > ------------------------------------------------- Hehe! :D This stuff is great. :) Can I put it on the website? Do you have a sig, or do I just keep the "-Phydeaux" at the end? -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
"Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> did some ego-enlarging in message news:9vffec$eqj6q$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... <su nip puh haetda> > This stuff is great. :) Can I put it on the website? Do you > have a sig, or do I just keep the "-Phydeaux" at the end? > > -- > http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ > __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ > \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ > \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ > /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= > \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\ > Thanks!!! "dew" works for me! One thing, though, what's "O shigoto wa nan desu ka" and "Nani o shimasu ka"? All i gleaned was that they're both questions, and the first one is something about a job... (i don't speak a lick of japanese) (well, maybe a lick, but definately no more than a slurp) -Phydeaux -- / / For those squeaky /\ wheels, use: ~~~<\~/7~~~/7~~~~ ( / /, / \ / / _ \// // \ / // .(` /< /) / / / //) / =/= _\ == //\ /(___ \/|//7/ _)/ \(_ (_/ (___/(_ (_ (_ (_/ ~~~Z/~\>~\dew/~~ _____/ (http://ice.prohosting.com/wdxl)
"SkyPhydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.net> skrev i meddelandet news:9vfg7a$1be$1...@news1.kornet.net... > > "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> did some ego-enlarging in message > news:9vffec$eqj6q$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... What? Ego-enlarging? Yours or mine? :) > <su nip puh haetda> > > This stuff is great. :) Can I put it on the website? Do you > > have a sig, or do I just keep the "-Phydeaux" at the end? (snip-a-dee-doo-dah) > Thanks!!! > > "dew" works for me! > > One thing, though, what's "O shigoto wa nan desu ka" and "Nani o shimasu ka"? > All i gleaned was that they're both questions, and the first one is something > about a job... (i don't speak a lick of japanese) (well, maybe a lick, but > definately no more than a slurp) (snip-a-dee-day) "Oshigoto wa nan desu ka" = "What is your profession?"/"What do you do?" "Nani o shimasu ka" = "What are you doing?" I just thought it was interesting that "shigoto" and "shimasu" were so similar, which is why I only kept those in the final strip. -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
U�ytkownik "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> napisa� w wiadomo�ci news:9vfevb$etgsu$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > "bug" <bug...@akw.pl> skrev i meddelandet > news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is. .. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > HUH?! Isn't that easy to understand? > > Great strip! > > Thank you! :) It's true so there's no need to thank me. > > [...] > > > > > Take that, stupid bug! > > > Hah! No more bugs. _ > > > I win! `O |_) > > > |_(._[__] > > > jg____ | |b| | ____ > > > > > > > :))) > > I'm glad Nerd Boy hasn't bored you to death yet. :) It's cool. Actually I'm archiveing all episodes on my HD. :) Best regards/Pozdrowienia, bug -- Blazej Kozlowski - GG: 1093730 bla...@akw.pl -=- bug...@akw.pl _([]:] +48608093718 Cell Phone
"bug" <bug...@akw.pl> skrev i meddelandet news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is... > Uzytkownik "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> napisal w > wiadomosci news:9vfevb$etgsu$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > > > "bug" <bug...@akw.pl> skrev i meddelandet > > > news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > HUH?! > > Isn't that easy to understand? Yes, but.. It's weird. How does that work? And besides, it's "know", not "now". :) > > > Great strip! > > > > Thank you! :) > > It's true so there's no need to thank me. OK, I'll be clearer: Thanks for telling me what you think! > > I'm glad Nerd Boy hasn't bored you to death yet. :) > > It's cool. Actually I'm archiveing all episodes on my HD. :) Really? IIRC, so is Koslowski. Weirdos. :) -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
U�ytkownik "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> napisa� w wiadomo�ci news:9vfo0m$f1gfg$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > > news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > HUH?! > > > > Isn't that easy to understand? > > Yes, but.. It's weird. How does that work? Who knows? ;) > And besides, it's "know", not > "now". :) Silly me... > > It's true so there's no need to thank me. > > OK, I'll be clearer: Thanks for telling me what you think! No problem :) > > It's cool. Actually I'm archiveing all episodes on my HD. :) > > Really? IIRC, so is Koslowski. Weirdos. :) :) Best regards/Pozdrowienia, bug -- Blazej Kozlowski - GG: 1093730 bla...@akw.pl -=- bug...@akw.pl _([]:] +48608093718 Cell Phone
"Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> hat in Brief news:9vfi01$evvo3$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de gesagt... > "SkyPhydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.net> skrev i meddelandet > news:9vfg7a$1be$1...@news1.kornet.net... > > > > "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> did some ego-enlarging in > message > > news:9vffec$eqj6q$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > > What? Ego-enlarging? Yours or mine? :) You would derive ego-enlargement from offering to credit me with your work (or at least an extension thereof)? 8^) <lou, lou, snip to my lou...> > "Oshigoto wa nan desu ka" = "What is your profession?"/"What do you do?" > "Nani o shimasu ka" = "What are you doing?" > > I just thought it was interesting that "shigoto" and "shimasu" were so > similar, which is why I only kept those in the final strip. <snip to my lou my daaarling> aaaah... it makes sense, too. 'What's your _occupation_?' vs. 'What's _occupying_ you?' You know, japanese is very similar to korean, "What is your profession?"="Chigopi muo in ga?"(forgive the romanizations...), but that would make sense being as the two countries are hardly a rice paddy's distance apart. You know what? It just struck me that written korean would actually be pretty simple to make in ASCII... a little background, music please, maestro... In 1443, Emporer Kim Sejong saw a rising problem with illiteracy among his citizens. This was because the only written form of their language was to use chinese characters, which, although there are some noticeable patterns here and there, are fairly random-looking and require extensive education to be able to read them. So, with the help of a team of scholars, Kim created a phonetic alphabet - "Hangul". It is said that the average Korean could learn to read this alphabet in under ten days, and it has fewer letters than the english one! Would anyone be interested in a series of posts teaching you how to read korean? Be the first one on your block! Impress your friends and family! Wow, talk about a tangent! (NO please don't!! not a math lecture too!!!) Anyway, those comics are great! I'll be putting up a link on ye ole' website for sure! -Phydeaux -- / / For those squeaky /\ wheels, use: ~~~<\~/7~~~/7~~~~ ( / /, / \ / / _ \// // \ / // .(` /< /) / / / //) / =/= _\ == //\ /(__ \/|//7/ _)/ \(_ (_/ (___/(_ (_ (_ (_/ ~~~Z/~\>~\___)~~ _____/ (http://ice.prohosting.com/wdxl)
"SkyPhydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.net> skrev i meddelandet news:9vgt0e$ns0$1...@news1.kornet.net... > > "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> hat in Brief > news:9vfi01$evvo3$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de gesagt... > > > I just thought it was interesting that "shigoto" and "shimasu" were so > > similar, which is why I only kept those in the final strip. > > aaaah... it makes sense, too. 'What's your _occupation_?' vs. 'What's > _occupying_ you?' You know, japanese is very similar to korean, "What is your > profession?"="Chigopi muo in ga?"(forgive the romanizations...), but that would > make sense being as the two countries are hardly a rice paddy's distance apart. Cool. :) [snip stuff about Hangul] Yep, I've actually heard about that. Read a webpage about it, and I have to admit that it seems rather easy. > Anyway, those comics are great! I'll be putting up a link on ye ole' website for > sure! :D -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
Joaquim Almgren G�ndara - Sat, 15 Dec 2001 15:50:54 +0100 >> > I'm glad Nerd Boy hasn't bored you to death yet. :) >> It's cool. Actually I'm archiveing all episodes on my HD. :) >Really? IIRC, so is Koslowski. Weirdos. :) Oh, thanks. *g* ob-ascii: Nerdboy on my HD ;) __________ / 8__q / '---------' Ma�ion -- ____________________________________________________ \ o_. KAFAS ._o / / <O KleineAberFeineAsciiSammlung O> \ \ /| http://www.koslowski.purespace.de |\ / /__________________________________________________\ kOs
On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:08:14 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > "Oshigoto wa nan desu ka" = "What is your profession?"/"What do you do?" > "Nani o shimasu ka" = "What are you doing?" What about "Nani o shite imasu ka"? Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <nos...@gmx.li> That really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
"Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i meddelandet news:4b9...@4ax.com... > On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:08:14 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" > <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > > "Oshigoto wa nan desu ka" = "What is your profession?"/"What do you do?" > > "Nani o shimasu ka" = "What are you doing?" > > What about "Nani o shite imasu ka"? > > Cheers, > Philip > -- > Philip Newton <nos...@gmx.li> > That really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply. > If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. I don't know enough Japanese (yet) to know how the "-te" suffix works... But "imasu"? I've only seen that used for telling someone where a person is. Is it applicable here? I have no idea... -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:23:53 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > "Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i > meddelandet news:4b9...@4ax.com... > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:08:14 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" > > <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > > > > "Oshigoto wa nan desu ka" = "What is your profession?"/"What do you do?" > > > "Nani o shimasu ka" = "What are you doing?" > > > > What about "Nani o shite imasu ka"? > > I don't know enough Japanese (yet) to know how the "-te" suffix works... But > "imasu"? I've only seen that used for telling someone where a person is. Yes, but it's also used in a sense that I think is a bit like the English present continuous (I'm ...ing): -te + imasu. So I think you would translate "What do you do in the summer?" "I read books" as "Hon o yomimasu", but "What are you doing right now?" "I'm reading a book" as "Hon o yonde imasu". So I would have expected "Nani o shite imasu ka", because it's a question about what the person is doing right now. But my Japanese grammar isn't all that great, either. Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <nos...@gmx.li> That really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
"Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i meddelandet news:0eo...@4ax.com... > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:23:53 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" > <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > > "Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i > > meddelandet news:4b9...@4ax.com... > > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:08:14 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" > > > <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > > > > > > "Oshigoto wa nan desu ka" = "What is your profession?"/"What do you do?" > > > > "Nani o shimasu ka" = "What are you doing?" > > > > > > What about "Nani o shite imasu ka"? > > > > I don't know enough Japanese (yet) to know how the "-te" suffix works... But > > "imasu"? I've only seen that used for telling someone where a person is. > > Yes, but it's also used in a sense that I think is a bit like the > English present continuous (I'm ...ing): -te + imasu. So I think you > would translate "What do you do in the summer?" "I read books" as "Hon o > yomimasu", but "What are you doing right now?" "I'm reading a book" as > "Hon o yonde imasu". > > So I would have expected "Nani o shite imasu ka", because it's a > question about what the person is doing right now. But my Japanese > grammar isn't all that great, either. I think I've heard people say "Nani o shimasu ka" in anime, although of course that is actually no indication that the term is correct... -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
"bug" <bug...@akw.pl> wrote in message news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is... > U�ytkownik "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> napisa� w > wiadomo�ci news:9vfo0m$f1gfg$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > > > > > news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > HUH?! > > > > > > Isn't that easy to understand? > > > > Yes, but.. It's weird. How does that work? > > Who knows? ;) I bet you do .. But I can offer a partial explanation : love.is IS a real internet domain .. you can check www.love.is if you want. .is I believe are the islandic domains. My guess is that someone registered love.is and setup either all or just "this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what" to point to a newsserver. Bug is using that server. > > And besides, it's "know", not > > "now". :) Internet-names with spelling errors seem really dumb to me. If you took the time to register or set it up in the dnsserver you could at least check the spelling.
U�ytkownik "CeeJay" <use...@ceejay.cjb.REMOVEnet> napisa� w wiadomo�ci news:3c1d31e2$0$94367$edf...@dspool01.news.tele.dk... > > > Yes, but.. It's weird. How does that work? > > > > Who knows? ;) > > I bet you do .. Well... yeah. :) > But I can offer a partial explanation : > > love.is IS a real internet domain .. you can check www.love.is if you want. > .is I believe are the islandic domains. > > My guess is that someone registered love.is and setup either all or just > "this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what" to point to a newsserver. Hmmm... or maybe I just wrote this message in my hamster and now it adds it to all my outgoing posts :) > Bug is using that server. Nope. > > > And besides, it's "know", not > > > "now". :) > > Internet-names with spelling errors seem really dumb to me. It's not name... it's... I don't know... it's just I wanted to have somethin' like this in my posts... I guess... but I am not sure :) > If you took the time to register or set it up in the dnsserver you could at > least check the spelling. I did "repair" that mistake... Best regards/Pozdrowienia, bug -- Blazej Kozlowski - GG: 1093730 bla...@akw.pl -=- bug...@akw.pl _([]:] +48608093718 Cell Phone
"CeeJay" <use...@ceejay.cjb.REMOVEnet> writes: >"bug" <bug...@akw.pl> wrote in message >news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is... >> > > >> news:9vf...@this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what.love.is >> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> > > HUH?! >> > > >> > > Isn't that easy to understand? >> > >> > Yes, but.. It's weird. How does that work? >> >> Who knows? ;) > >I bet you do .. >But I can offer a partial explanation : > >love.is IS a real internet domain .. you can check www.love.is if you want. >.is I believe are the islandic domains. Correct so far. >My guess is that someone registered love.is and setup either all or just >"this.message.is.dedicated.to.all.that.now.what" to point to a newsserver. Actually this isn't necessary. If you own a domain you are free to use every subdomain of it for msg-ID-generation (or allow others to do so). This subdomains do not have to point anywhere. e.g. if you try to reach msgid.usenet-rundfahrt.de you will just get an error-message saying that this subdomain doesn't exist. >Bug is using that server. He is just generating his own Message-IDs. I'm not sure if Outlook is capable of doing this, but if not there are tools which add this feature. Frank -- Nicht die Quantit�t, sondern die Qualit�t des M�lls ist entscheidend. [Daddy in dtm]
On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:01:51 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > "Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i > meddelandet news:0eo...@4ax.com... > > Yes, but it's also used in a sense that I think is a bit like the > > English present continuous (I'm ...ing): -te + imasu. So I think you > > would translate "What do you do in the summer?" "I read books" as "Hon o > > yomimasu", but "What are you doing right now?" "I'm reading a book" as > > "Hon o yonde imasu". > > > > So I would have expected "Nani o shite imasu ka", because it's a > > question about what the person is doing right now. But my Japanese > > grammar isn't all that great, either. > > I think I've heard people say "Nani o shimasu ka" in anime, although of > course that is actually no indication that the term is correct... I've also heard "Nani shitenno?", but that's probably slang. (Short for "Nani o shite iru no desu ka?" --> "Nani shite iru no?" --> "Nani shiteru no?" --> "Nani shitenno?", I suppose.) Don't ask me which way of saying it is most correct ;) Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <nos...@gmx.li> That really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
"Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i meddelandet news:ogj...@4ax.com... > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:01:51 +0100, "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" > <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > > "Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> skrev i > > meddelandet news:0eo...@4ax.com... > > > Yes, but it's also used in a sense that I think is a bit like the > > > English present continuous (I'm ...ing): -te + imasu. So I think you > > > would translate "What do you do in the summer?" "I read books" as "Hon o > > > yomimasu", but "What are you doing right now?" "I'm reading a book" as > > > "Hon o yonde imasu". > > > > > > So I would have expected "Nani o shite imasu ka", because it's a > > > question about what the person is doing right now. But my Japanese > > > grammar isn't all that great, either. > > > > I think I've heard people say "Nani o shimasu ka" in anime, although of > > course that is actually no indication that the term is correct... > > I've also heard "Nani shitenno?", but that's probably slang. (Short for > "Nani o shite iru no desu ka?" --> "Nani shite iru no?" --> "Nani > shiteru no?" --> "Nani shitenno?", I suppose.) > > Don't ask me which way of saying it is most correct ;) Actually, "no" can be and is used as a question particle by women and children. It's kind of baby talk, if I'm not entirely mistaken. So maybe it's just "Nani shite no". -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
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