upspeak, precursor to upchuck

[Guest guest]

upspeak is that especially irritating linguistic

tic in which there is an up inflection at the end of

each phrase. any simple sentence then sounds like a

question? and the listener is supposedly prompted to nod in

stupid agreement? and it makes you want to just slap the

insipid dolt who is doing it? except you are so deeply

ahimsic? that such thoughts drift away to be replaced with

thoughts of karmic payback? and you smile beatifically at

the dolt instead?

[Guest guest]

I know a girl who speaks like that. And I'm

afraid I cannot STAND her, mainly because of her stoopid

voice. I try to do the karmic payback t'ing but, jeez, i

wasn't made for gentle understanding. <br><br>By the

way, am I the only one who is SLIGHTLY concerned that

we have new member who gives himself a messianic

nickname and signs off as Jesus?

[Guest guest]

But Blondie, we have grown accustomed to folks

who:<br><br>1. live on the Head of a Pin<br><br>2. are 86 years

old and come from Mysore<br><br>3. think up id's like

"okrgr1"<br><br>4. are always saying "Guruji says .. "<br><br>5.

etc.<br><br>A cameo appearance by the Messiah shouldn't ruffle

our feathers.<br><br>Pace e Bene,<br>Il Papa Johannes

XXIII

[Guest guest]

funny, Homer, or should we say Your

Holiness?<br><br>And hey, you never know, maybe he/she really IS the

messiah and we should all fall to our knees to prepare

for salvation, for blessing and benediction. Stranger

things have happened in the woods...<br><br>Did Jesus do

Ashtanga?