Stop Thinking We Talk Like That

343_guilty_spark · August 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Just come over and listen to us talk</div> Ok i joined this server and played with them, they where American but we all got along, then one of them asked what states we came from, so i said i was from Britain then they started saying how we speak strangely, so i explained to them that we don't speak like that any more, then they all started saying Oh poppy ****, tally-ho, Balderdash, old boy/chap. Then they said go eat some crumpets you English fool. So ignoring them i just left the server. So i would like to say, we don't speak like that anymore, only the queen, my grandparent and a 48 year old tramp who lives in the train station speak like that.

DOOManiac · August 2003

Its quite sad that stuff like this still happens..

I mean everybody knows we should really be making fun of Canada...

CForrester · August 2003

Eh?

(I'm from Canada. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'> If you need to see what a Canadian can do to someone who makes fun of them, IM me or message me in IRC. I'll send you the video.)

Birdy · August 2003

Can't we all just get along?

Thank <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif'> i don't have a mic yet.

They would all laugh at my dutch "shmoke and a pancake" accent <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'>

CForrester · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Birdy @ Aug 6 2003, 05:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Thank <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif'> i don't have a mic yet.

They would all laugh at my dutch "shmoke and a pancake" accent <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I like hearing accents from different countries. Make sure you let me hear your accent when/if you do get a mic! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Bogglesteinsky · August 2003

damn stereotpyes

(do you realise how long it took me to spell stereotypes correctly? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>)

SpceM0nkey · August 2003

no one makes fun of the Australian accent when i play on international servers.

maybe because thats not a knife....

esuna · August 2003

I'm totally sick of this too, and to be honest, it's racist. Yet just because it's against Brits they feel it's ok.

And 343 ARGH! Please use the original .gif image of the sig, it's within the size guidelines and the jpeg compression has reeeallllly screwed it over.

343_guilty_spark · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>And 343 ARGH! Please use the original .gif image of the sig, it's within the size guidelines and the jpeg compression has reeeallllly screwed it over. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

I would but when i try to save it, it says saving in .gif will reduce colour.

esuna · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Aug 6 2003, 07:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>And 343 ARGH! Please use the original .gif image of the sig, it's within the size guidelines and the jpeg compression has reeeallllly screwed it over. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

I would but when i try to save it, it says saving in .gif will reduce colour.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Well as it stands the image i posted was saved in 256 indexed colour, i take it what you're doing is copying the image to a graphics program and re-saving it to a new file. Just right click the file and then click "save picture as". Then upload this image to the webhost.

When a jpeg compresses images it blurs the colours together, depending on the level of compression as to how much blurring occurs. With .gif's, instead of blurring the image it works to a standard palette of 256 colours (user-definable), there are <b>exact</b> colours so no blurring will occur when outputting the image. .gif's usually have larger file sizes, but the higher quality is worth the extra few kb.

CplDavis · August 2003

Accents are cool. I love to play in those games with lots of different people from all over the world. I feel all so warm and fuzzy inside.

All of us united in friendship with a common goal to BLAST THE LIVING HECK OUT OF THAT ONOS OMG KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!!!

But really Its soo awsome to be playing along side friends you just made who live half way across the globe.

Why just the other day I was in a server with a Spanish guy, 2 Japanese kids, a German, 2 Brits, and French guy and one guy from Ireland.

The Japanese kids and the Spanish guy coudlnt speak any english. And the french and German guy spoke very heavily accented English. The Brits had some very, very thick accent so it was hard to understand them. But it was all cool we had tons of fun. And why shoudlnt we? No racists in this server.

It was awsome to hear ONOS!!! in with Japanese, German, British, Irish, Spanish, and French accents all at the same time over voice that lol. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

343_guilty_spark · August 2003

done, now just gotta wait for my hoster to wake up.

I hate time zones.

Dunsby · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (z.x. bogglestiensky @ Aug 6 2003, 11:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> damn stereotpyes

(do you realise how long it took me to spell stereotypes correctly? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>)  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Long, because you still have'nt spelt it correctly.

Meh, i dont speak like that unless its a all brit server and there talking like that. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

esuna · August 2003

That's one thing i've noticed about 2.0, i love the cry of "Onooooossss!!" you get now, not just "there's an onos here" it's a proper shouted "HOLY **** ONOS!" thing <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Spooge · August 2003

Hmm. I've only heard this happen once or twice. One time was a bit nasty but it was a give and take. There are a few reasons why someone might act this way:

<ul>
<li>Certain aspects of their anatomy are drastically smaller in proportion to the rest
<li>Mommy refuses to tuck them into bed anymore
<li>They've been stuck under a rock for 250 years
<li>The nearest public payphone is 200 miles away
</ul>

Fortunately, the muting system works well in 2.0 and though I feel bad about cutting someone off from the team, they usually deserve it. The funny thing is, I've actually sought out British servers because the "chatter" has a tendancy to lighten my spirits (the phrase "makes me laugh" seemed wrong). There's nothing more cathartic than a good ribbing from an English bloke <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Moquiao · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (::esuna:: @ Aug 6 2003, 12:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I'm totally sick of this too, and to be honest, it's racist. Yet just because it's against Brits they feel it's ok.

And 343 ARGH! Please use the original .gif image of the sig, it's within the size guidelines and the jpeg compression has reeeallllly screwed it over.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
aight heres the thing...

Esuna and me will go 'jay and silent bob' on them and go to theyre houses and beat the cr@p out of them all <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

SoulSkorpion · August 2003

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Beast · August 2003

Thankfully, the admins of servers where I have had my accent made fun of have banned the people who make fun of my accent. I personally think that any intentional racist should rot in hell, but hey, I have strong opinions on racism. If I find anyone calling me a "dumb brit" or making fun of my accent intentionally, I take a screenshot of what they say, and their won id, and report it to the admin as racism. They usually get banned, and if not, I "ban" the server from my list.

Making fun of British accents is STILL RACIST. It will also get you banned from most servers (decent ones anyway).

My 2 pence.

Jezpuh · August 2003

I'm dutch, I have a funny english accent, some say it rocks, some say they barrely hear me.

Moquiao · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Beast @ Aug 6 2003, 02:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Thankfully, the admins of servers where I have had my accent made fun of have banned the people who make fun of my accent. I personally think that any intentional racist should rot in hell, but hey, I have strong opinions on racism. If I find anyone calling me a "dumb brit" or making fun of my accent intentionally, I take a screenshot of what they say, and their won id, and report it to the admin as racism. They usually get banned, and if not, I "ban" the server from my list.

Making fun of British accents is STILL RACIST. It will also get you banned from most servers (decent ones anyway).

My 2 pence.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
how about if i call you a dumb brit?

DUMB BRIT!!!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

(i am english btw..)

Dirty_Harry_Potter · August 2003

i dont think its wrong to make fun of accents as long as its not meant "evil-ish", and that the imitators stop when asked to....
..personally i could imagine myself making fun of an accent, but if i do its just for fun <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> so no Kick-ban kthxbai....

esuna · August 2003

Ontop of being ridiculed from time to time about my English accent, it gets worse. On a few occasions i've been abused for sounding "g**", well, camp anyway. I can't help this, this is just the way i speak...

sekdar · August 2003

one of my favorite friends to play Tribes 2 with is a british asian...

everyone LOVES him and his accent.

but then again, the T2 and HL communities are way different (HL is flooded with scum).

Dirty_Harry_Potter · August 2003

isnt tribes 2 also, no teamwork on pubs as far as i've seen.... well not much really

Moquiao · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (::esuna:: @ Aug 6 2003, 02:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Ontop of being ridiculed from time to time about my English accent, it gets worse. On a few occasions i've been abused for sounding "g**", well, camp anyway. I can't help this, this is just the way i speak...  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Really?

tbh mate you sond sound camp atall now you got me wondering if i sound ok or not lol

then again who cares what other people think? who are they to judge.. let them get on with theyre little lives.,..

Beast · August 2003

Another problem people don't realise is half-life's voice comm will really muck up the tone of your voice, usually making it have a much higher pitch than normal, or lower. Hense accents end up even more thick. I Had problems getting this into people's heads on CS, but hey, it was cs, where the IQ of players on avaergae is at an all time low. I think it's reached negative figures.

Spooge · August 2003

I've had people tell me to take over commanding because "my voice was scary" <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'>

*cue evil music and maniacal laughter*

hmm, yeah.

Rellix · August 2003

How do you think I feel.

I'm Scottish so very few people understand me in real life, add the mic and thats it. Some people can understand tho. Iv been called Russian before I really find it offensive.

Josiah_Bartlet · August 2003

I don't play any games with voice comm on the 4th of July.

I'll give you Yanks "No taxation without representation!"

I try and play with other English people though, then I can take the mick out of the fact that they live "Up North"

I mean there is nothing like the typical "Scousers get their cars nicked" type jokes.

Other than that I have only had my accent taking the **** out of once, I don't worry though I can give as good as I get.

Dirty_Harry_Potter · August 2003

relix i mumble liek hell....unless im aware of it, which i rarely am before someone tells me.

343_guilty_spark · August 2003

I'm half scottish so at times i say words differently and people tend to take the mick, plus they say at times my voice makes me sound g** and they say i blame the HL voice comm for a excuse. Seems some people in NS IQ is in the negative figures.

Stop Thinking We Talk Like That

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