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Post by CharlotteGirl on Dec 28, 2012 16:45:27 GMT -5
This is another simple game, just post yay or nay to anything.
Ugg boots?
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Post by Stranger on Dec 29, 2012 2:08:54 GMT -5
Thaaaat's not so simple...
It really depends. "Ugg" as a common noun are Antipodean sheepskin boots and are all warm and comfy and totally awesome - yay. The UGG or Ugg brand, however, is owned by a bullying American company that tried to trademark the term "ugg boots" all over and stop ugg boot manufacturers even in Australia selling anything by that name even though they had been doing so for decades. Which is clearly ridiculous and very nay.
Guess it's my turn now. Um... people who pronounce English words borrowed from non-English languages with the stresses, inflections, etc. of the source language, even in the middle of an English sentence. You know, that. YAY or NAY. Hmmmmm? ;D
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Post by CharlotteGirl on Dec 29, 2012 2:32:16 GMT -5
^well i like the skeepskin concept, not neccessarily UGG branded.
Suppose mostly NAY, though perhaps depends on the context/whether or not English is their 1st language.
Travelling on the underground metro in Cities rather than above ground?
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Post by missklew on Dec 29, 2012 7:30:56 GMT -5
Thaaaat's not so simple... It really depends. "Ugg" as a common noun are Antipodean sheepskin boots and are all warm and comfy and totally awesome - yay. The UGG or Ugg brand, however, is owned by a bullying American company that tried to trademark the term "ugg boots" all over and stop ugg boot manufacturers even in Australia selling anything by that name even though they had been doing so for decades. Which is clearly ridiculous and very nay. Guess it's my turn now. Um... people who pronounce English words borrowed from non-English languages with the stresses, inflections, etc. of the source language, even in the middle of an English sentence. You know, that. YAY or NAY. Hmmmmm? ;D can you give an example? Peanut butter yay or nay |
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Post by Samantha on Dec 29, 2012 15:29:06 GMT -5
Peanut Butteryay - cold (sandwhich) nay - warm (toast) Undergroundyayish Space Rugs : Yay or Nay? 
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Post by ura on Dec 29, 2012 17:56:44 GMT -5
Yay, because they look funny, wouldn't wear one though, unless I wanted people to think I lived with an order of monks.
Lord of the Rings?
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Post by Stranger on Dec 30, 2012 2:40:29 GMT -5
Thaaaat's not so simple... It really depends. "Ugg" as a common noun are Antipodean sheepskin boots and are all warm and comfy and totally awesome - yay. The UGG or Ugg brand, however, is owned by a bullying American company that tried to trademark the term "ugg boots" all over and stop ugg boot manufacturers even in Australia selling anything by that name even though they had been doing so for decades. Which is clearly ridiculous and very nay. Guess it's my turn now. Um... people who pronounce English words borrowed from non-English languages with the stresses, inflections, etc. of the source language, even in the middle of an English sentence. You know, that. YAY or NAY. Hmmmmm? ;D can you give an example? I was thinking like when a native English speaker lives in, say, Italy for a year and upon returning always orders a "panino" rather than a singular "panini," or can't ask for pance tta without geminating the double-consonant. Or here's a slightly more exaggerated version, lol. Despite the kiwi ties, that's a resounding yay. ;D Giant piles of money? |
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Post by missklew on Dec 31, 2012 4:46:40 GMT -5
I was thinking like when a native English speaker lives in, say, Italy for a year and upon returning always orders a "panino" rather than a singular "panini," or can't ask for pance tta without geminating the double-consonant. Or here's a slightly more exaggerated version, lol. Despite the kiwi ties, that's a resounding yay. ;D Giant piles of money? Yay New Year Resolutions |
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Post by CharlotteGirl on Jan 9, 2013 0:08:36 GMT -5
Nay, what's the point?
Black coffee (not instant!)
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Post by Karen on Jan 10, 2013 10:57:45 GMT -5
Nay, I don't drink coffee much in general, but when I do, I like it with cream and sugar, or at least sugar, black just tastes too bitter for me.
Here's a fairly easy one (I would imagine): Westboro Baptist Church?
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Post by Stranger on Jan 10, 2013 23:49:13 GMT -5
I feel obligated:  |
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Post by Karen on Jan 11, 2013 6:57:06 GMT -5
^HA! ;D I did think about that guy for a second when I was writing that.
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Post by Rose on Feb 9, 2013 17:19:29 GMT -5
Nay, I don't drink coffee much in general, but when I do, I like it with cream and sugar, or at least sugar, black just tastes too bitter for me. Here's a fairly easy one (I would imagine): Westboro Baptist Church? Nay. I don't like churches. Yey or nay: any rock music made within the last 2 years? |
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Post by Stranger on Feb 9, 2013 17:26:04 GMT -5
Yey or nay: any rock music made within the last 2 years? I can't think of much, but yay for The Mars Volta and the reuniting of Soundgarden. Blizzards. |
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Post by marle on Feb 10, 2013 17:59:59 GMT -5
Meh. I had to spend an hour this morning un-burying my car without a shovel. It did produce interesting conversations at work with everyone trying to figure out how to deal with it. I didn't lose power, and I didn't skid my car off the side of the road so I'm OK. I bought some fire logs just in case, which prompted me to try out my fireplace for the time yesterday which was nice. If I have to choose I will say nay for all those who lost power. 3D movies/TV? |
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Befriend the trees...they are good listeners. ;D