Soy I want to do the same thing..   they have the great white shark dive in San Fran too... but in south africa I believe the water is a clearer where they go... Its 850.00 in San Fran..  Awesome animals.. Apex- top of the food chain.. 

Have you seen that guy on Nat geographic that swims outdise the cage with them.... He's nutz

		Soylentgreen4u wrote:
		Hmmmm...IS THAT AN INVITE?....CAN I SLEEP IN THE SHED OUT BACK? ...I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY/CONTINENT FOR SOME TIME NOW...SAVING MY PENNIES AS BEST I CAN...IT'S REALLY SOMETHING I MUST DO...WOULD LIKE TO GO DOWN IN A CAGE AND HANG WITH A GREAT WHITE FOR A FEW MINUTES ANYWAY...       joedraper wrote:   Lol.. You always cheer me up or at the very least, put a smile on my face Soy, I love that Blackadder episode and couldn't resist a little ad lib lol... Africa is so fecking warm and sunny right now it's a sin not to be here!!  It's 7:21 pm and the sun is only thinking of setting around now. So when are you coming for a visit to this sunny continent????      Soylentgreen4u wrote:   HI JO ...HOPE ALL IS WELL ON YOUR PART OF THE CONTINENT....YOU SHOULD KNOW ME BY NOW,BEING SILLY AS USUAL...       joedraper wrote:   What are you on about, Soylent ? This is all beginning to sound a bit like dago talk to me.       Soylentgreen4u wrote:   YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST CONTRAFIBULARITIES!...       lana wrote:   Just a random thought--with all the nouns & pronouns yesterday I am so glad that AIN'T is in the dictionary--- it's one of my signature words !!

I  insisted on it... I have had to share a bathroom with men my  whole life.. Iam not dong it anymore...LOL 

No offense guys.. I love ya!!!!!LMAO

		Necroticist wrote:
		2 bathrooms? i'm just lucky to have the toilet/bathroom seperate...      MG_Metalgoddess wrote: Ha... Hence the reason my new house has 2 bathrooms....LOL   I couldnt take it anymore...lol      Deep Freeze wrote: That's only because WE do not keep you waiting for the bathroom......HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      lana wrote: You said it Deep Freeze--we all couldn't do without the other !!!----I get along better with you guys than my own family & friends--Judas Priest friends are simply the best !!!!      Deep Freeze wrote: How wonderfully kind of you to say, my dear. I appreciate that. This is a great place, isn't it? Such great friends. All family!

Hi Freeze! how you? Well a warm day thrown in before winter set in is a nice bonus is it not? This has been one of our longest winters and it's getting a bit long for me. Usually I enjoy each season, no use complaining about it but this winter just didn't take it's que to leave and we're only really starting to warm up now. So it's weekends on the beach, days out in the sun and kids plastered in sunblock lol...
 

MG!! You have to send me more snow pics when you get your snow this year! The photo's you posted on the board last winter were stunning!

		Deep Freeze wrote:
		Interesting that you would mention the weather and heat, Joe. We are expecting it to be near 90 today here in Vegas! Unseasonably warm, I believe they call it. Certainly not Africa but it is very warm here.

Grammar, my dear!     "ar"   BWWAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

		MG_Metalgoddess wrote:
		LOL @ Grammer police      Deep Freeze wrote: Good Morning, Priestlings! I have missed you overnight! I see there has been a smattering of further discussion regarding speech and you all know I cannot resist a comment or three!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The word aint is a much maligned word, my friends. For many years, it was considered a non-standard word most often used habitually by the "less educated".  However, it has certainly  gained tremendous popularity, in the American lexicon at least. It is most often used to gain emphasis in writing and in speech. I admit, sheepishly, that I have used the word on occassion. And, as it was pointed out previously, you can find it in the dictionary. My problem with the word is that I feel it demonstrates laziness. Just because it is in the dictionary does not give it credibility as a form of proper communication. I liken it more to the use of profanity, although I would certainly prefer aint to an obscene word anytime! Breaking up perfectly good words into lazy, psuedo-contractions is an abomination to our great language,my friends. You are all aware of my fondness for good grammar and manners. The "war" you witnessed between Guido and I yesterday was all in fun and I truly believe there are one or two of you that may have actually learned something from the exchange! If this is so, we have accomplished much more than simply entertaining you for a short time! We have given you cause to think about your speaking habits. We have made you think about grammar. We have helped to improve your lives, just a little. For surely, there is always room in our lives to improve our grammar and make ourselves a little bit better? HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited at: Monday, October 27, 2008 9:40:07 AM

My parents used that word so I figured I could use it & now I use it all the time--AIN'T -AIN'T AIN'T--but in my defense pretty much all of the English language gets butchered as soon as high school is over --oh if we would just take what we learned & keep it throughout our adulthood but we forget how to talk properly as soon as we graduate-just a piece of Americana

		ronhartsell wrote:
		Well...I would get busted in the chops if I used that word around Mom or Dad...      lana wrote: Just a random thought--with all the nouns & pronouns yesterday I am so glad that AIN'T is in the dictionary--- it's one of my signature words !!

My parents used that word so I figured I could use it & now I use it all the time--AIN'T -AIN'T AIN'T--but in my defense pretty much all of the English language gets butchered as soon as high school is over --oh if we would just take what we learned & keep it throughout our adulthood but we forget how to talk properly as soon as we graduate-just a piece of Americana

		ronhartsell wrote:
		Well...I would get busted in the chops if I used that word around Mom or Dad...      lana wrote: Just a random thought--with all the nouns & pronouns yesterday I am so glad that AIN'T is in the dictionary--- it's one of my signature words !!

Well now Val, I am glad you asked!
Using "an" before historical has befuddled grammarians for centuries. The letter "h" is a glottal fricative, meaning it is pronounced by closing the glottis briefly. The "velar stop" is used in letters like "k". If you do not completely stop airflow when pronouncing, you get a velar fricative "ch", as used in  the Scotish "loch". It is from this sound that we developed the "h" sound.

I mention all of this because it is a little known fact that, whether a word begins with a vowel or not does not firmly require the use of "an". In English grammar, the pronounciation is also part of the rule. Take, for example, the word "the". Depending on the article, we can pronounce it "thuh" or "thee".  

It is important that speakers and writers understand the cadence or rhythm of a sentence is the key to proper speech.

LOL! Did you make Guid run for the hills? 
So who is your all time favorite childhood TV star?

		Deep Freeze wrote:
		Just you and me...Simple and free....      spapad wrote: Bye MG~! Have a good one!      MG_Metalgoddess wrote: Iam sure he is prune looking..  Hes dead..   I gotta go for know.. I have to be somewhere at  @ 2pm.. Thanks for making my laugh all morn... I needed it.