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FoBoT

No Lifer
Apr 30, 2001
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Originally posted by: pinion9

The only time that phrase should be used

"I am a miner. What do you do for a living?"
"I mine as well."
"Cool. Lets mine together."

this is a good example :thumbsup:
 

brandonbull

Diamond Member
May 3, 2005
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Originally posted by: TheSiege
seriously it was a big debate in the office

HAHAHAHA.

What the hell do you guys do? Write test questions for Ebonics classes.

 

futuristicmonkey

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Feb 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Nooo wayyy! You've gotta do a google search for "I mine as well"

These people can even turn on a computer and post to the internet!

:shocked:
I weep for humanity

The only time that phrase should be used"

"I am a miner. What do you do for a living?"
"I mine, as well."
"Cool. Lets mine together."

Fixed?
 

rivan

Diamond Member
Jul 8, 2003
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Originally posted by: DrPizza
AHHHHhhhhh, it all suddenly makes sense!!

Those people are too stupid to realize that the guy they elected to office pronounces "nucular" incorrectly.

It makes me cringe EVERY time I hear him say it.
 

pinion9

Banned
May 5, 2005
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Originally posted by: futuristicmonkey
Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Nooo wayyy! You've gotta do a google search for "I mine as well"

These people can even turn on a computer and post to the internet!

:shocked:
I weep for humanity

The only time that phrase should be used"

"I am a miner. What do you do for a living?"
"I mine, as well."
"Cool. Lets mine together."

Fixed?

Yes, I debated the comma, but left it out as the phrase was "I mine as well."

You are a nerd :)
 

spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: pinion9
Yes, I debated the comma, but left it out as the phrase was "I mine as well."

You are a nerd :)

Comma is incorrect. "as well" isn't a clause.
 

HN

Diamond Member
Jan 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: futuristicmonkey
Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Nooo wayyy! You've gotta do a google search for "I mine as well"

These people can even turn on a computer and post to the internet!

:shocked:
I weep for humanity

The only time that phrase should be used"

"I am a miner. What do you do for a living?"
"I mine, as well."
"Cool. Lets mine together."

Fixed?

Yes, I debated the comma, but left it out as the phrase was "I mine as well."

You are a nerd :)

You both are forgetting an apostrophe. Who's the huge nerd now? Huh? Huh?
Wait...
 

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: TheSiege
seriously it was a big debate in the office

Then your coworkers don't count as sapient and can legally be harvested for food.
 

pinion9

Banned
May 5, 2005
1,201
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Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: futuristicmonkey
Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Nooo wayyy! You've gotta do a google search for "I mine as well"

These people can even turn on a computer and post to the internet!

:shocked:
I weep for humanity

The only time that phrase should be used"

"I am a miner. What do you do for a living?"
"I mine, as well."
"Cool. Lets mine together."

Fixed?

Yes, I debated the comma, but left it out as the phrase was "I mine as well."

You are a nerd :)

You both are forgetting an apostrophe. Who's the huge nerd now? Huh? Huh?
Wait...

Fine. Let's mine together.

You are the nerd that other nerds won't hang out with.
 

pinion9

Banned
May 5, 2005
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Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: TheSiege
seriously it was a big debate in the office

Then your coworkers don't count as sapient and can legally be harvested for food.

Mmmm...yes, I'll take a Stupid Sandwich on Rye. Hell, I mine as well make it a footlong!


Weird. I just realized that when I bold words in midsentence, it makes my post read like an Archie comic.
 

Kadarin

Lifer
Nov 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: JujuFish
I do not understand how anyone could possibly mistake "might" with "mine".

I just take it for granite that this is only for all intensive purposes. Its ludacris, their are to many loosers who can't wright English goodly.
 
Oct 20, 2005
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Originally posted by: FoBoT
no one has ever said "I mine as well sign up."

never, ever anywhere in the whole universe

actually, my friend says it all the time...and each time i have to correct him. This world is weird.
 

altonb1

Diamond Member
Feb 5, 2002
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Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Nooo wayyy! You've gotta do a google search for "I mine as well"

These people can even turn on a computer and post to the internet!

:shocked:
I weep for humanity

The only time that phrase should be used"

"I am a miner. What do you do for a living?"
"I mine as well."
"Cool. Lets mine together."

ROFL.