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"Tue Jun 24, 11:33 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who are bicultural and speak two languages may unconsciously change their personality when they switch languages, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers David Luna from Baruch College and Torsten Ringberg and Laura A. Peracchio from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee studied groups of Hispanic women, all of whom were bilingual, but with varying degrees of cultural identification.
They found significant changes in self perception or "frame-shifting" in bicultural participants -- women who participate in both Latino and Anglo culture.
"Language can be a cue that activates different culture-specific frames," the researchers said in a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research."................................
This has been my experience too and I believe I have commented it before. A great number of bicultural and bilingual people act like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; they adopt different personalities as they switch language and the person they they talk to. Maybe I'm one of them? I'll have to think about it.
By Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) on Jun 25, 2008, 06:20 in Friendly Talkzone.
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 25, 2008, 06:25: BMP A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 06:35: Sounds logical enough, happens all the time to me. Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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beisbollover says on Jun 25, 2008, 06:45: Whenever I need my wife (Colombian) to calm down during an argument I talk to her in English and she "switches" to a calmer person. "The reason you don't understand me Edith is because I am speaking English but you are listening Dingbat!" -Archie Bunker 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 25, 2008, 06:51: I used to work for a Nicaraguan doctor in USA who had two totally different personalities depending on the language he spoke. When he was speaking Spanish he was a warm, sweet, generous and lovable person. When he spoke English even his facial expression changed to that of a more businesslike, more professional, colder and more controlled person. When reading the article I came to think about him and then many others too... A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 07:05: good tip beisboll ;) You are worried the US is going to invade and take the Venezuelan oil?... you are selling everything to them !!Peruvian Pres. Alan Garcia to Chavez 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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nine inch nails says on Jun 25, 2008, 07:59: Agreed upon. When I speak Spanish I feel more confident, vocal and easier to chat up the chicas. It is afterall one of the "Romance" languages.
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mimimimimi says on Jun 25, 2008, 08:01: haha well i dont use spanish at all anymore,im trying to switch from english to norwegian ,so is kinda weird ,wherever i dont think i change my personality once i speak a different language ,i learned some russian and norwegian is gonna be my 4 language....
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el flaco says on Jun 25, 2008, 08:27: I too am just like nine inch nails, but then I am on holiday when we all have a personality change anyway.
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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 08:29: From personal experience, I would say that this can be very true. I am a perfect example of a bi-cultural individual. I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Lisa Zee says on Jun 25, 2008, 08:30: This is good Desi, I think it is so true. I know I can be really angry only in Spanish, my son would know if I am really mad, it would come out in Spanish. Vive la vida y deja vivir!. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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mimimimimi says on Jun 25, 2008, 08:39: well norwegian get difficult when you really now whats all about see they have two kinds of norwegian bokmål. written/spoken formal one
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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 25, 2008, 08:56: Interesting but not very surprising. Where can I sign up for the study about the effects of alcohol on personality? Free Beer! I wanted access to health care, housing and education, but, no, I get potholes, trash and silicone tits instead. -Desi. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 25, 2008, 09:09: Alcohol can change your personality too, tinto, You don' need to go to school for that, Tinto. I can introduce you to my brother, the sociopath. A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 25, 2008, 09:51: I have a friend who re-arranges all her facial muscles when switching between two languages (Swedish and Finnish). She even LOOKS different when she speaks Swedish! A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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tasco66 says on Jun 25, 2008, 10:50: Shouldn’t that be off topic? The trouble with free elections is, you never know who is going to win (Leonid Brezhnev) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 10:51: That's crazy. Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 11:21: Codeswitching huh? That sure is a fancy name for Spanglish. Ha Ha. I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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gamm2 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 12:11: Yeah I notice that my boyfriend only seems to talk babyish in English (babyish as in lovey dovey talk), but he always seem so confident and sure in Spanish. I know he is just translating the baby talk from what he knows from Spanish, but I think it just doesnt sound right in English. Like English is not the language for babytalk - only Spanish is. Haha
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Mononoke28 says on Jun 25, 2008, 13:34: I'm the same way as CG. Even my jokes and the way I hang out with my "american" friends is completely different from the way I behave around my Colombian parceros. I'm not saying one is better than the other, only that it's a different environment. Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 25, 2008, 16:01: I am sure there is "some" truth to this theory, as I find the best way to speak another language is to understand the culture and "think" the culture. Italian vs Colombian - different mindset etc... Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Chriscan (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 25, 2008, 17:45: Whenever I speak Spanish, I feel more like ripping people off and throwing a fit. Maybe it's just me. Beam me up Scotty; No intelligent life here. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Plato says on Jun 26, 2008, 07:07: Interesting study -thanks Desi. The hottest places in hell are reserved for those [liberals] who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.--Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Albatross says on Jun 26, 2008, 10:51: Interesting theory, Desi... I think maybe it works on a physical level as well... I'm pretty sure I've become better hung after all the Snoop lyrics I've busted. And whenever I sing along with Rammstein, I'm overcome with a strange desire to kick the shit outta Poland... or just about any other country in Eastern Europe. “Democracy - a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H.L. Mencken 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 26, 2008, 10:56: Or perhaps the contact with Spanish speaking world has made you more delusional and gullible? A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Mononoke28 says on Jun 27, 2008, 09:25: Any time I see people like Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Sofía Vergara, or any other non native speaking English I change the channel. I CANNOT stand their accents, they're so freaking annoying. No, it's not cute, it's not sexy, it's worse that nails on a chalkboard. Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 27, 2008, 09:53: Interesting Diana. So you cringe every time your husband speaks in English? I actually think that Latin accents on women can be pretty sexy. I'd rather hear that than the barrio/vato/regaetonero accent that most US born Latin youths seem to have these days. I can't stand that ghetto shit, especially the NYC/Queens Latin accents. I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Mononoke28 says on Jun 27, 2008, 12:50: I know, isn't that evil? Even when my mom speaks it I just want to drop on the floor in the fetal position until it's over. I don't know what it is. I need therapy for sure. I just hope I get over it soon... =\ Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 27, 2008, 12:53: We're slightly off-topic now, but talking about accents, I personally can't stand the Puerto Rican accent in Spanish, especially the NY Puerto Rican. It sounds fake, phony, ghetto and sold-out. A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Mononoke28 says on Jun 27, 2008, 13:04: Oh I loooooooooove me some Chilean accent, I had a few friends from Chile in high school and loved the way they talked. But I do not care for the Venezuelan accent. That cónchale gets on my nerves. Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 27, 2008, 13:08: Desi, I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 18:42: I think Spanish accents (male) are nice - sexy. But, again an accent does not make the person :) Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Lisa Zee says on Jun 27, 2008, 18:57: I just fake my accent to get attention, because I speak peerrrfect English.... like if I was born here.... Vive la vida y deja vivir!. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 19:17: Interesting study Desi...In my personal experience, I believe it to be true..I have been told by people who have experience me changing languages that my body language changes, tone, etc. "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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webmanco says on Jun 27, 2008, 19:19: Conchale Vale catire chamo No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 19:20: Ah,,,,I think Colombian men speaking Spanish is sexxxxy! "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 19:30: poorbuthappy...of course I like American accents...I was raised here... "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:36: American Regional accents? I would say I like all of the New York Accents, Brooklyn, Bronx etc.. Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:39: Well PBH - Then we have the same I am sure ;) So I would like it but wont notice, jejjee Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:43: That's Valley Talk...you hear that a lot in CA - more so in South, but not in all SoCA Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:45: Tehn there's always the surfer dude Beavis and Butthead accent jeje Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:46: PBH - how long ago did you leave SD? Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:49: PBH - you getting out a calculator? jeje Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:50: OK - there you are! Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:51: It's changed a lot since then, huh? Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 20:58: I am not too familiar but my brother lives there - he's the one in my Avatar BTW Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:05: I see my great cat Girl is here! Besito! "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:12: Ok - nite.. Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:14: Hola CG!! How are you? "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:18: bueno Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:18: or bien gracias Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:19: and you ...Y tu? Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:20: I bet you are cracking up about my attempts, huh! jaja Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:23: No...I was waiting on u "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:24: I wish I was out having a drink...I am bored beyond ...ya ya "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:24: I ran, worked out, ate, cleaned, and worked a 14 hour day...and I am wide awake...AH "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:25: I have so much to do - I am recharging my batteries tonight, jeje.... Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:26: ja ja....I have nada to do...I need to dedicate more time to my social life and not work...hmmm "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:27: OK CG I am going to read...have a good night sweetie! "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:29: Si - I understand that. I have been working on an intensive project that has taken my free time for awhile, but luckily it is temporary. Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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CatGirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:29: Nite! Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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webmanco says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:42: Buenas noches No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:55: MaFe says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:24: flag "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:56: or east, as in me too traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:58: jejje, wassuuup dawg? "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:58: I totally buy the argument of personalities changing when language changes. My personality changes according to who I am talking with in English. traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 22:11: I hear ya, my personality changes according to their bra size ????? "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 22:24: hola billyb, nothing's up, that's the problem. y tu, or y usted? traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 22:35: jajaja, I almost never use "tu", unless i am talking to a child or......I always use "usted" or "vos", jejej, a cali thing. To me "tu' sounds so faggy. "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 22:40: so Rubito says usted sounds gay, and you say tu sounds faggy. wtf? traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 22:44: judge for yourself dawg, what sounds faggier, usted, or tu? "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 22:48: I haven't a clue, but I think we are on the wrong thread, again. jaja traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:00: jaja, i think you are right. Don't worry, desi will straighten it out in the morning. "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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travelingirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:03: Really... so billy always uses usted? Interesting. People looked at me like I was nuts when I used usted. lol
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:07: TG, i might be out of line here, but do you think they might have looked at you if you were nuts anyways??? "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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travelingirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:08: Now that I think about it... it was probably just because I was wearing a neon yellow Victorias Secret bra on the outside of my clothing.
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:08: they do me traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:11: see, i knew you bought the neon yellow ones, jejeje. "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:12: and no, i am not obssesing on them, ok, maybe a little ;) "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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travelingirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:15: Maybe I should have taken your advice and worn it to class today. However, I was impressed that everyone showed back up (except for one chick), plus 2 more dudes... so maybe I'm not as boring as their blank expressions led me to believe. ;)
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:17: "Maybe I should have taken your advice and worn it to class today." "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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travelingirl says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:18: Haha, you flatter me.
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:39: no worries on hijacking. I already did, not that there is anything wrong with that. traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:43: does that make you a terrorist of sorts, though? nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:45: my opinion is that if you highjack a thread, it probably dsrved it. "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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christobeldawg says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:48: duck, late to the party tonight, whazzup? traveling hopefully is always better than arriving 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Jun 27, 2008, 23:48: time..... jejjje nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jun 28, 2008, 02:22: ....and I thought a lot of people had a lot to say about frame-shifting...... A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MaFe says on Jun 28, 2008, 15:38: billyb says on Jun 27, 2008, 21:55: flag "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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