Eldest Offsprung (18 emo-mall-gothy-sk8terboi) has just appeared with some girl and another of his mates (his really cool sk8ta gang i assume).

*eldest goes to fridge and grabs bottle of milk*

Eldest: "Daaaaad , what does homo-genocide mean?"

Dad *not really paying attention* "Uhm what Hitler did to the Gays?"

Eldest Useless object: "It says so here on the bottle"

He meant of course homogenised....!!

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Nothing to do with S&A really and I will delete it in a while. Just wanted to demonstrate to you all how your mod suffers not only with dumb arse teenagers here but iRL too!

Gently correct him?

:P

quote:Originally posted by Flock:

Gently correct him?

:P

Weeell I did consider asking Zok to open a can of B4NN0rZ on his sorry arse but then realised it was infact real life.

My answer in the end was simply 'www.dictionary.com'

Oh jack, that's too cute.

Sad...but cute.

You should get him to watch "How It's Made", if you get it over there. Nice show when there's nothing else on, like CSI.

He was just being a smartass to provoke a quick answer from you

quote:Originally posted by oc6:

Oh jack, that's too cute.

Sad...but cute.

You should get him to watch "How It's Made", if you get it over there. Nice show when there's nothing else on, like CSI.



The word 'cute' must mean something different in the American.

I personally see no correlation between an illiterate 18 year old and little fluffy bunnies...beyond them both needing shooting.

quote:Originally posted by Pilsu:

He was just being a smartass to provoke a quick answer from you

Ya think?

Nope, he really is that soddin' stupid.

quote:Originally posted by jackketch:

The word 'cute' must mean something different in the American.

I personally see no correlation between an illiterate 18 year old and little fluffy bunnies...beyond them both needing shooting.





He's still just a kid, Jack.

Not that I am the almighty parent sent from the heavens to inform Toteseans; but, I agree, give him some time to mature mentally. I may just be that he is 18, his body is physically 18, but his thought processing may not be were it needs to be for his age.

I am not saying he'll never make it, I am saying he may just be lagging in the full development of his brain.

I say this from experince, I didn't seem to start to get shit in life until I was about 21. Then I went to the other extreme and thought I was the smartest SOB on the planet. Now, I am back to just a poor dumb country boy.

Cute, however, means ugly but interesting.

But seriously. Just corrupt him and telling him its a secret message from Hitler about killing Gay people, and that that's wrong. Then tell him any of his friends could secretly be supporting Hitler. If he finds the slightest suggestion of violence or Nazi support, (since violence is obviously a derivative of the Nazi movement), he should kill them and their family.

Let the heads roll.

I've always wondered, do your kid know about totse?

They sound like the types to be using it.. I'd be scared shitless if my dad read every post of mine.

quote:Originally posted by CptnCrackHound:

Not that I am the almighty parent sent from the heavens to inform Toteseans; but, I agree, give him some time to mature mentally. I may just be that he is 18, his body is physically 18, but his thought processing may not be were it needs to be for his age.

I am not saying he'll never make it, I am saying he may just be lagging in the full development of his brain.

I say this from experince, I didn't seem to start to get shit in life until I was about 21. Then I went to the other extreme and thought I was the smartest SOB on the planet. Now, I am back to just a poor dumb country boy.

That's the best post I think I've read from you yet.

I'd say pretty much the same about myself, but mine was from having lived a very sheltered life and getting a poor education. Not that it was the schools fault, mind you. But...I lacked an interest in so many things aside from nature and wildlife. So I knew very little about so much.

The older I get the more I know how little I know. Yet...still...it doesn't matter that much to me. I learn those things that are important to me at the time.

It's good he asks you questions, Jack.

Smack him upside the fucking head and ban him from everything possible until he can read. Jesus christ. And to those of you saying "Oh he's still a kid" HE'S FUCKING 18. He may not be a worldy adult such as yourselves, but he is not a small child any more. I've been able to read better than that since I was 8, for god's sake.

quote:Originally posted by Solid Squall:

Smack him upside the fucking head and ban him from everything possible until he can read. Jesus christ. And to those of you saying "Oh he's still a kid" HE'S FUCKING 18. He may not be a worldy adult such as yourselves, but he is not a small child any more. I've been able to read better than that since I was 8, for god's sake.

Yeeees but don't forget he is illiterate in 2 languages!

quote:Originally posted by jackketch:

Yeeees but don't forget he is illiterate in 2 languages!

I love you <3

[I just felt compelled to post that.... ]

quote:Originally posted by jackketch:

Yeeees but don't forget he is illiterate in 2 languages!

That actually did make me laugh a little. I know I came across as kind of crazy and over-the-top in my last post, but seriously, reading is an important life skill. Sure, he might be able to get by in day to day life with his crappy reading skills, but is that really what you want for your son? Just being able to get by? I'm not saying he has to become a literary scholar or join a book club or something, but if a person can't sit down and enjoy a good book (like a novel, comics and TV Guides don't count) then they're missing out.

quote:Originally posted by oc6:

I love you <3

[I just felt compelled to post that.... ]

And I you so much more.

*goes back to caramelising onions for the steak in ciabatta sandwiches*

quote:Originally posted by Solid Squall:

That actually did make me laugh a little. I know I came across as kind of crazy and over-the-top in my last post, but seriously, reading is an important life skill. Sure, he might be able to get by in day to day life with his crappy reading skills, but is that really what you want for your son? Just being able to get by? I'm not saying he has to become a literary scholar or join a book club or something, but if a person can't sit down and enjoy a good book (like a novel, comics and TV Guides don't count) then they're missing out.

LOL!!!11

MY son...read a book????!!!!!!

Are you on drugs?!

Hand him a book and he'll just grizzle that there is no remote!

quote:Originally posted by jackketch:

And I you so much more.

*goes back to caramelising onions for the steak in ciabatta sandwiches*

When I finally make it over there you are so going to have to cook for me.

(I do have a slighly voyeurist streak in me, you know...)

quote:Originally posted by jackketch:

LOL!!!11

MY son...read a book????!!!!!!

Are you on drugs?!

Hand him a book and he'll just grizzle that there is no remote!

That makes me sad for him

Being completely stupid at 18 is fairly common, I wouldn't worry about it too much. All that mostly-useless-but-some-useful crap that teachers, parents, television, etc. have been flinging at him his whole life is in there somewhere, it's just buried somewhere far, far away. Give him a few years, he'll turn out alright.

is he on totse?

quote:Originally posted by eyeluvthe9ds:

is he on totse?

yes, his name is buttthrax.

quote:Originally posted by oc6:

When I finally make it over there you are so going to have to cook for me.

(I do have a slighly voyeurist streak in me, you know...)

I would offer to cook naked for you but then you'd probably then feel too ill to eat:P

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quote:Originally posted by jackketch:



Eldest: "Daaaaad , what does homo-genocide mean?"

Dad *not really paying attention* "Uhm what Hitler did to the Gays?"

Eldest Useless object: "It says so here on the bottle"

He meant of course homogenised....!!



It doesn't mean that?

LOL, get him on here

his 18? dear god, i hope he is working in a chicken farm or a battery tester...

Unless it was a joke... then gg to him

Awwww.. That was the funniest thing I've heard today.. Not the brightest crayon in the box?

quote:Originally posted by Hardly There:

Awwww.. That was the funniest thing I've heard today.. Not the brightest crayon in the box?

Actually the strange thing is he is pretty damn smart. His IQ probably beats mine (and I've been known to have some 'sinthe fueled moments of sheer genius).

But go out on his own, without losing his cellphone? No.

Think Idiot Savant without the charm.

[This message has been edited by jackketch (edited 03-11-2007).]

homo-genocide

they should start one up again...

but god damn... thats just a lack of common sense

i lol'd then felt bad for you. My parents have never been dissapointed with me intelectually...they were disappointe for me being for all intents asexual about..but retardedness never

Remember...Kids don't read anything properly anymore...Everything's in that "cool" net/txt language shite.

i msn using full words, i find it easier. then using 'i bin 2 da prk 2dy' fucking dosers

Well, he is from Norfolk, innit...

Maybe you should give him long lectures about Louis Pasteur, the development of society, history and all sorts of random topics until you are satisfied he can recite a similar amount of useless but interesting drivel to his friends and acquaintances.

Or chain him to his PC, and make sure "random page" on wikipedia is the only thing he could possibly do?

Hmm......I'm 18 and I can read perfectly fine, plus I know what homogenised means. Sounds like the typical ignorance of an emo/sk8erboi personality type. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Since when do emo children drink milk anyway?

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God i hope i was never that fukken stupid...

Reading improves literacy and ability to talk like a normal human being. You should at least want him to come across intelligent, don't you? It wasn't until i started reading that I started to use proper spelling and grammar in everyday life. The books were forced on me, but now i read for leisure. They're wonderful, you should try to get him to read. I'd do the same if I had a child.



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you guys are being way too hard on him. we all have dumb moments from time to time. I bet einstein pushed away at a few pull doors in his time.

quote:Originally posted by jackketch:

The word 'cute' must mean something different in the American.

I personally see no correlation between an illiterate 18 year old and little fluffy bunnies...beyond them both needing shooting.





Girls here (or at least where i live) use cute where guys would use cool or funny.

Perhaps you should have given him that little discussion when he turned of age.

Again, another fine example why reproduction wasn't such a good idea.

I am 18, and I think the inability to comprehend the word homogenized makes your son utterly retarded. Usually when 18 year olds are marked as immature its because we have the knowledge to make the correct decison which just choose to make the wrong one in a false sense of confidence.

Your response had me lawling.