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Mr Dictionary ... retired.

DeVore · 2002-08-01 22:15:50

Mr Dictionary has previously been an amusing sardonic feature of these boards but I've "retired" the account for the following reasons. 1. Its a one joke idea, stop milking it its getting less funny each time. 2. Its clearly someones alter ego here. 3. And I didnt take kindly to this piece of arrogance and nastyness to a…

01-08-2002 11:15pm

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Mr Dictionary has previously been an amusing sardonic feature of these boards but I've "retired" the account for the following reasons.

1. Its a one joke idea, stop milking it its getting less funny each time.

2. Its clearly someones alter ego here.

3. And I didnt take kindly to this piece of arrogance and nastyness to a new poster.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59135

I think it time he retired and stayed gone... adieu, our big-worded friend, better to leave before you are pushed.

DeV.

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#2 01-08-2002 11:28pm

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/me cheers

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#3 01-08-2002 11:33pm

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i'll second spectres cheer .. was getting bloody annoying

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#4 02-08-2002 12:18am

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What? no more incessant bombastic buffoonery anymore?
I'd just love to know who the alter ego was (/me looks in the direction of a bubbly persona)

Shame really, he could've spoken to a much wider audience by being less thesaurusesque. Sad it came to this..

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#5 02-08-2002 3:41pm

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I'd just love to know who the alter ego was (/me looks in the direction of a bubbly persona)

Whoever it was - He/She has the satisfaction of knowing that aliasing as a painfully unfunny, heartless, spammy little turd monger only gets you banned... Eventually.

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#6 02-08-2002 10:17pm

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Originally posted by RopeDrink

Whoever it was - He/She has the satisfaction of knowing that aliasing as a painfully unfunny, heartless, spammy little turd monger only gets you banned... Eventually.

Yet your still here?

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#7 02-08-2002 11:24pm

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#8 02-08-2002 11:26pm

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Didn't I tell you who it was?

#Fortress.ie Logs from Sun Jul 07 2002
[13:29] *** Jared (~Rofl@64.5.220.82) has left #fortress.ie

[....]

[13:32] *** Mr_Dictionary (~Rofl@64.5.220.82) has joined #fortress.ie
[13:32] <Mr_Dictionary> Hello my concomitant friends

[...]

<Fio[Smiles]> helo Mr. D. aka Jared

[...]

<Fio[Smiles]> [13:29] *** Jared (~Rofl@64.5.220.82) has left #fortress.ie [13:32] *** Mr_Dictionary (~Rofl@64.5.220.82) has joined #fortress.ie
<Fio[Smiles]> nice cover up!

[...]

[13:35] <Mr_Dictionary> Ahh my specious identity finally exposed
<Fio[Smiles]> no finally about it

[...]

[13:36] <Mr_Dictionary> Fio your paucity is tortuous

So there you have it.

<< Fio >>

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#9 02-08-2002 11:45pm

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Who?

DeV.

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#10 02-08-2002 11:53pm

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^ what Dev said

"Jared"?

I was kind of hoping it was someone who was a regular - or at least someone who gets abuse on a regular basis. Or bubbles.

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#11 02-08-2002 11:59pm

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Don't know much about IP addresses but the IP on PI of Dic. isn't the same as that one...

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#12 03-08-2002 1:26am

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I wouldn't mind so much if his grandiose vocabulary was actually used in it's correct context

pau·ci·ty Pronunciation Key (pôs-t)
n.
Smallness of number; fewness.
Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.

spe·cious Pronunciation Key (spshs)
adj.
Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.
Deceptively attractive.

Anyway, the Readers - Digest improve your word power page is more fun when it comes to enriching my vocabulary. My sempiternal peregrination to dictionary.com won't be missed.

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#13 03-08-2002 6:04pm

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He, He. I can see smiles sitting in #fortress.ie for weeks waiting for Mr_Dictionary to finally unmask him.. good work

Good ban too.... that was beginning to really annoy me.

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#14 03-08-2002 6:15pm

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Interesting, I just noticed - it took him 3 minutes to look up the word "specious" on thesaurus.com. He must have a really slow connection... or something...

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#15 03-08-2002 9:16pm

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The truth is, I'm Mr Dictionary

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#16 03-08-2002 9:40pm

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Good call to get rid of him. He was a bit hard on CubeMistress

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#17 04-08-2002 12:05pm

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Originally posted by Boston
The truth is, I'm Mr Dictionary

Was this before or after me and Kharn saw you yesterday at the cinema with your girlfriend?

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#18 04-08-2002 3:22pm

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Originally posted by smiles

Was this before or after me and Kharn saw you yesterday at the cinema with your girlfriend?

<< Fio >>

Strange, I was at the cinema with typedef, remember i pointed to him?

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#19 04-08-2002 3:24pm

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Originally posted by Mr.Applepie

Yet your still here?

I am saved by the fact that I openly say whatever it is I have to say without aliasing / hiding who I am / without giving a flying toss what anyone else thinks... And I don't try to use my vocabulary as a method of making people think I'm amusing.

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#20 04-08-2002 3:46pm

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are you coming on to me?

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#21 04-08-2002 4:02pm

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Does it bloody look like it!?

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#22 04-08-2002 4:27pm

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Why was Mercury_Tilt's post claiming to have been Mr Dictionary deleted from this thread?

Good riddance, Dic.

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#23 04-08-2002 4:30pm

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are you coming on to me?

Oh yeah azeziziel baby, who's ur daddy *slap*

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#24 04-08-2002 6:21pm

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/me rips off shirt

YEAH BABY!!

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#25 04-08-2002 7:14pm

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From here

Originally posted by azezil:

i should warn you all i strip when drunk, and haven't been near a gym in about 2 years!!!

ROFL

/me throws the JD/Vodka @ azezil

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#26 04-08-2002 7:38pm

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Boston, stop being a tosser.

Azezil, did you REALLY feel you had something to add to this thread? In fact a number of people should consider that question carefully.

Admin isnt a play area for people who think of themselves as oldskool. Keep on topic or **** off.

DeV.

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