Nungali Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, old3bob said: have had several older Fords thus have experienced the meaning of, "Fix Or Repair Daily..." Newer vehicles aren't much fun either since one can't hardly DIY with them without tech. info and special tools. (as for talking to them I don't think they respond as well compared to older ones?) I have used the brute force method at times on some engines when nothing else worked, namely several shots of starter fluid down their throats which btw one doesn't want to get carried away with or risk them vomiting up flames! You would have to ask Lairg about that ... he can gauge the emotional sensitivity of piston rings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, oak said: To think that in the future today's kids will feel nostalgia regarding the 2020's... Nostalgia ? or ; ''You wrecked our future ! '' 2 hours ago, oak said: That's a tought 🤔 Is it ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 2 hours ago, Nungali said: Nostalgia ? or ; ''You wrecked our future ! '' Is it ? I know, I know. Living a crazy weekend so forgive me for the misspelling. I could be a snob and excuse myself for the misspelling saying that I think in 3 different languages... That's a thought... Edited 3 hours ago by oak 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, oak said: I know, I know. Living a crazy weekend so forgive me for the misspelling. I could be a snob and excuse myself for the misspelling saying that I think in 3 different languages... That's a thought... Not a snob. I know exactly where you're coming from. I think I think (sic) mostly in 2, but for most of the rest of the languages I've been exposed to, my mind created a common file titled "Foreign languages," dumped everything there indiscriminately, and when stuff from that file interferes with the 2 legit ones, it's not pretty. Not with spelling (although shit happens of course) but with spoken words, especially proper names. The thing is, if an English word is a borrowing from one of those other languages for which I know their proprietary pronunciation rules but not necessarily the English rendition thereof, I tend to stress and enunciate it the way it is stressed and enunciated in the language it came from. Sometimes I really don't know that it's pronounced differently in English from its source language, and sometimes I just can't make myself mutilate it like that. It physically hurts me to have to say Mo-di-GLI-ani or REmy MARtin or DesDEmona, let alone NAbokov. And native speakers never tire of correcting me... Edited 2 hours ago by Taomeow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted 2 hours ago 26 minutes ago, Taomeow said: And native speakers never tire of correcting me... On a good day you'll have a laugh with it. I know 😆 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted 1 hour ago 16 minutes ago, oak said: On a good day you'll have a laugh with it. I know 😆 I used to. By now I learned to either accept the correction with a polite "thank you" or reject it with a polite "fuck you." Depending on the mood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
