Neologisms

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Master Baiter Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 176

I know I am not an english speaker and should judge people about english skills, but these people are our beloved lads, so who cares?

I was thinking about the new words they create.

I just saw a mainwhile.

I am afraid of learning wrong things from this guys. Shocked

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:18 pm

The trick is to teach them new words that dont make sense, such as wummery and eucalyptise.
It not only confuses them but makes them look at lot less credible to potential victims (at least, those who speak fluent english).

Master Baiter Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 176

Wow, that is geniallistic!!! Very Happy

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:10 pm

<br>Personally they can have my donnation any day of the week.

Never correct their grammatical or spelling errors. Firstly, because it spoils the unintentional fun it causes and, secondly, it may just alert potential victims to their wicked ways. Very Happy

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:45 pm

I teach my mugus new words all the time. Like how you need to sign off with things like
1. Word
2. Mad Respek
3. 'Til Da Bling Comes

and other nonsense like that. Works well.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:47 pm

Cavalry Greetings! A personal favorite of mine.

Bruin

Master Baiter Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 176

I want to create something unique and see if it appears in other emails.

I�ll let you know.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:23 pm

One lad recently warned me to "beware of scummers".

Now that's an accurate neologism Laughing

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:36 pm

My personal favourite Lad neologisms have been insultive and ongracive.

Unfortunately none of them has ever picked up gorram from me, AFAIK.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:56 pm

Ivor Grimey Colon wrote:

The trick is to teach them new words that dont make sense, such as wummery

Ahhh "wummery" its my new years resolution to get that one introduced into "ladspeak"...

With some success too.

I was recently told by a mugu "enough of this wummery, this is a serious business transaction".... Laughing

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:26 pm

For the check scammers, a check is a "Job".

Sending via snail mail or any other delivery means is to "Blow".

Most baiters can tell where the conversation will go after two or three emails.

Not exactly a neologism but this is from Wikipedia:

Quote:

In psychiatry, the term is used to describe the creation of words which only have meaning to the person who uses them. It is considered normal in children, but a symptom of thought disorder indicative of a psychotic mental illness such as schizophrenia in adults. Usage of neologisms may also be related to aphasia acquired after brain damage resulting from a stroke or head injury.

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:55 am

Hi joanekaf--

You can tell them that you own/work for a international flange & widget conglomeration and they will never question it.. If anything it will impress them more.

You can tell them your koala developed St. Abernathy's Disease [even though you live in Arizona or Manchester or anywhere outside Oz]-- and they will never notice. Just one of many stall-tactics.

In short--you can pretty much tell them anything that most likely zoom-zooms over their heads. Their primary objective is to separate you from your cash, and so they are fairly willing to accept virtually anything you throw at them that they too do not comprehend. My point is that they will tolerate (i.e. not question) you on most anything if you are assertive enough.

cheerz--jervis tetch / mad hatter (for the family)

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:08 am

When asked for my profession I often tell them I'm a <a href ="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tergiversator">tergiversator</a>. (Yes, I had to look it up in the dictionary myself.)
A check lad once dropped into my mailbox with the question if my article was still on sale. I told him I had a beautiful set of shiny brass <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quisling"> quislings</a> available, which resulted in a hilarious exchange of emails, forged checks which were sent to non-existant addresses and funny forms to be filled in in order to retrieve the check.
My advice to all baiters who do not have English as their mother tongue but with a good working knowlegde of English: browse through an English dictionary occasionally. If you come across any word you really never saw before, be sure to use that in your baits. Make up your own meaning. A bit in the same way as the famous Monty Python <a href="http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Scripts/TheHungarianPhrasebookSketch">Hungarian phrasebook sketch. </a>

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:45 am

<br>I can recommend this site....

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:47 am

A favorite of mine--jumentous..'smelling of horse urine'

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:20 am

This is the most fracgalious, galliotic idea i have ever heard!

I cant wait to start farankling these into my messages! Laughing