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Reply #30 posted 11/11/02 11:21am

Supernova

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justanotherasshole said:

"Exactly what is a "bruh" or a "brah?""

yes it is a shortening of 'brother' and once again
there are - 3 reasons

1 - they are lazy bastards
2 - they are just stupid and are incapable of normal speech
3 - they think it is cool.

True to your name.
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Reply #31 posted 11/11/02 11:21am

CHEECHWIZARD

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Lleena said:

What king? Dont you mean the Queens English Super?

big grin wink

i is knowin where i is heard dis qweens english...
HAAAY-YAAAY YOOO-HOOO!!!
King BAD is the giver of ME LIFE
worshipworshipworshipworship
Me will Live for he, Me Die for He
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Reply #32 posted 11/11/02 11:23am

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The question is can you translate Cheechwizard for me! smile
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Reply #33 posted 11/11/02 11:26am

CHEECHWIZARD

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Supernova said:

justanotherasshole said:

"Exactly what is a "bruh" or a "brah?""

yes it is a shortening of 'brother' and once again
there are - 3 reasons

1 - they are lazy bastards
2 - they are just stupid and are incapable of normal speech
3 - they think it is cool.

True to your name.

i's willin ta bets dat he is
one of da ones dat is over da age limmit,
but wears he hat backwitz and sags.
he is talk dat shits when he is wants ta be cool.
King BAD is the giver of ME LIFE
worshipworshipworshipworship
Me will Live for he, Me Die for He
this account, i would make it FRY for He.
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Reply #34 posted 11/11/02 11:27am

CHEECHWIZARD

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sag10 said:

The question is can you translate Cheechwizard for me! smile

I'S AINTS NO TRANS NOTHIN!!!
[This message was edited Mon Nov 11 11:27:58 PST 2002 by CHEECHWIZARD]
King BAD is the giver of ME LIFE
worshipworshipworshipworship
Me will Live for he, Me Die for He
this account, i would make it FRY for He.
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Reply #35 posted 11/11/02 11:28am

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CHEECHWIZARD said:

sag10 said:

The question is can you translate Cheechwizard for me! smile

I'S AINTS NO TRANS NOTHIN!!!
[This message was edited Mon Nov 11 11:27:58 PST 2002 by CHEECHWIZARD]



Ok hun, but if you tell me what language you are speaking, then perhaps I can get a translater.., Yes? smile
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Reply #36 posted 11/11/02 11:37am

Rhondab

Another stupid thread...oh maybe I should say it like this, "Bruh-man, you hatin' on the fact that the peeps are creative enough to get hype on changin' words and phrases to speak to their peeps, shorties and boos."


peace
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Reply #37 posted 11/11/02 11:38am

violett

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SkletonKee said:

I'd like to know the idiot who told the rest of his village when to use the word "boo".


Such as, "baby, i love you..you will always be my boo".


What the hell is up with that? errr...



CO-SIGN!! horns I hate that shit !!! If I ever get a boyfreind who tries to call me that, I'm gonna break up with him STAT. biggrin lol
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Reply #38 posted 11/11/02 11:49am

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Come on, folks... let's keep those zero star ratings coming in!

:LOL:
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Reply #39 posted 11/11/02 1:51pm

AbucahX

Slang is slang, and there's nothing wrong with it. There is a time and a place when slang can be use, and there is a time and a place when it shouldn't be used.
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Reply #40 posted 11/11/02 1:54pm

XxAxX

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word up bruh!
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Reply #41 posted 11/11/02 1:55pm

Natsume

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4LOVE said:

I can't speak for all,but maybe it's part of a movement against authority.

Something else I don't understand - not wearing shoes.

How is that striking against 'the man'?

mad
I mean, like, where is the sun?
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Reply #42 posted 11/11/02 1:56pm

IceNine

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XxAxX said:

word up bruh!


Yo, word to da mutha!
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Reply #43 posted 11/11/02 2:46pm

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tackam said:

IceNine said:

Okay... I now believe that "boo" and "bruh" and stuff like that are part of a certain vernacular.

I can "dig" stuff like calling people "cat" and stuff like that is "hip," so there is no problem with "boo" and "bruh" and things like that...

Now... how do you hate ON someone?



I just have to say that I think it is the mark of true intellectual integrity to be willing to change one's mind/perspective. Ice, you're my hero. wink

The "hate on" thing is simply a part of that annoying-but-as-valid-as-any-other vernacular that annoys you.

Happy?

Go look at your metaphysics thread, I wanna know what you think of my Kant summary.

Doves,
Mel!ssa




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"Use this tool to control the masses w/guaranteed success: Divide/Conquer =>No Communication cuz we are Divided =>Misunderstanding cuz we don't Communicate =>We can't Agree we only Misunderstand =>Chaos cuz we can't Agree. Chaos-an evil tool indeed!"
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Reply #44 posted 11/11/02 2:48pm

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IceNine said:

XxAxX said:

word up bruh!


Yo, word to da mutha!


You bring tears to my eyes. smile
"Use this tool to control the masses w/guaranteed success: Divide/Conquer =>No Communication cuz we are Divided =>Misunderstanding cuz we don't Communicate =>We can't Agree we only Misunderstand =>Chaos cuz we can't Agree. Chaos-an evil tool indeed!"
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Reply #45 posted 11/11/02 3:13pm

Revolution

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those examples don't bother me as much as this
thing going around...

"dat concert was off the HIZZY fo SHIZZY"
"fo SHIZZO, my NIZZO"

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT???
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #46 posted 11/11/02 3:16pm

Supernova

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CHEECHWIZARD said:

Supernova said:

justanotherasshole said:

"Exactly what is a "bruh" or a "brah?""

yes it is a shortening of 'brother' and once again
there are - 3 reasons

1 - they are lazy bastards
2 - they are just stupid and are incapable of normal speech
3 - they think it is cool.

True to your name.

i's willin ta bets dat he is
one of da ones dat is over da age limmit,
but wears he hat backwitz and sags.
he is talk dat shits when he is wants ta be cool.

I believe you're right, CheechWizard. hmm
This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes.
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Reply #47 posted 11/11/02 5:51pm

DoMeBaby

Revolution said:

those examples don't bother me as much as this
thing going around...

"dat concert was off the HIZZY fo SHIZZY"
"fo SHIZZO, my NIZZO"

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT???


It's a very ebonics-warped version of Latin...using Izzy and Izzo as substitutes for whatever the original words were...

ex. fo SHIZ'ZO my NIZ'ZO = for sure (or, "why certainly" my Ni**a)

Please don't pass this information on as the International
Association of Black People (I.A.B.P.) aren't very tolerant
of this knowledge being passed on, as their motto is:

"It's a black thing, you wouldn't understand"

This Ebonics lesson brought to ya by the
Jay-Z foundation for Hizzo Learning
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Reply #48 posted 11/11/02 6:27pm

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DoMeBaby said:

Revolution said:

those examples don't bother me as much as this
thing going around...

"dat concert was off the HIZZY fo SHIZZY"
"fo SHIZZO, my NIZZO"

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT???


It's a very ebonics-warped version of Latin...using Izzy and Izzo as substitutes for whatever the original words were...

ex. fo SHIZ'ZO my NIZ'ZO = for sure (or, "why certainly" my Ni**a)

Please don't pass this information on as the International
Association of Black People (I.A.B.P.) aren't very tolerant
of this knowledge being passed on, as their motto is:

"It's a black thing, you wouldn't understand"

This Ebonics lesson brought to ya by the
Jay-Z foundation for Hizzo Learning

lol
I AM King BAD a.k.a. BAD,
YOU EITHER WANNA BE ME, OR BE JUST LIKE ME

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Reply #49 posted 07/08/03 4:41am

Chico319

:LOL: This thread cracks me up!!!
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Reply #50 posted 07/08/03 9:26pm

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Aerogram said:

IceNine said:

Exactly how does one hate ON someone? Hate is not a substance that can be thrown on someone, nor is it something that someone can slip on and fall into...

Example: "Don't hate on Prince!"

What the fuck?

Example 2: "Hey, Jim... watch out, you don't want to slip... you might fall and get hate all over yourself... the dry cleaning bill will be pretty high for something like that."

While not grammatically correct, the expression nonetheless makes sense. In fact, the "on" emphasizes the mechanical or automatic nature hate can take on when someone is to persistently negative. The "on" isolates the verb from its object. It implies you tend to hate a lot of things, that you're just hating, and only the object of your hatred changes. So instead of asking "who do you hate today?", it's "What are you hating on?"



NEXT QUESTION:

Why do people leave verbs out of sentences?

Example: "You funny!" or "You crazy!"

What the fuck? How hard would it have been to put the rather useful verb "are" into that sentence?

New Example: "You are funny!" or "You're funny!"

Omitting the verb signals a post-modern approach to commenting. You are commmenting, but by omitting the verb, you leave the sincerity of the statement up to interpretation, like doing the quote sign while saying a word.




NEXT QUESTION:

Exactly what is a "bruh" or a "brah?"

I have seen this multiple times and wondered what was up... one can assume that it is some sort of colloquial variant of "brother" or something, but why not type "brother" instead?

Example: "What's up, bruh?"

There are more, but I will leave off here for now...

See, Icenine... the more connected you fell or want to feel to a person, the fewer codes you will need. Between two actual brothers, a mere cough might signal it's time to stop for coffee and donuts. When people omit codes from language, it's because they want to establish you should be familiar with them to some extent, they think you have enough in common to dispense with the odd verb or syllable.

I hope I have given a convincing answer to each question. Next I will finally answer the question you asked a long time ago (re: The meaning of life).



[This message was edited Mon Nov 11 8:38:05 PST 2002 by Aerogram]


What Aero said!

Furthermore, I think the beauty of a living language is that it is in constant transformation. Some nonconventions are crude violations, others are really poetic...

I've always thought complaints about how the verb "to be" is (mis)used are off base. The way some people employ it -- "That bruh be tripping," for example -- is a wonderfully efficient use, not to mention a throwback to a certain Old English use of the verb. It suggests a perpetual state of being or action -- past, present and future -- all in one phrase, kind of like: "That bruh trips!"

Also, I was told the verb "ask" was, in fact, once appropriately pronounced "aks." So perhaps some of us shouldn't be so quick to discount the way some others speak. No one owns a language.

...That "boo" shit needs to be stopped, though. lol
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