noise Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 God damn Aphex avatars. A lot of folks here think RDJ is Jesus or something. I respect him as an artist, but some of his fans just go overboard with their reverence for him. Yes, I said folks. Deal with it. Hmm, mixing up an avatar (which is a personal thing) after noticing visual similarity in two unrelated images of things I happen to like (a LOT more than Jesus), is not cool? 'Least I put a LITTLE effort into mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex0112 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I cracked the hell up when I read this thread title. Anyone else a server? This is my default word for addressing groups of people at the fine dining joint I work at. The only place I ever use the word. "Good evening folks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 That's an unfriendly attitude. Don't get me wrong, folks is a great word when you use it as a term of endearment or in the spirit of comradery (I call my parents "folks"), but not so much when one abuses the word or treats it like a gimmick just to improve one's public image or get a bigger tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerWaschbar Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I feel like what you are expressing is that you would feel more fulfilled if you killed Obama and I think you should go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 anyone heard from Waschbar? we were supposed to meet up for our weekly discussion of heat vs night but I haven't been able to reach him since this last post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerWaschbar Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Hey folks! Still very much alive, I've just been distracted by all the relevant policy changes the Obama administration has implemented! You should check out http://www.barackobama.com/ if you know that change is paramount to our growth as a people! If you have any questions about the democratic party and the exciting developments we are implementing please contact me. Your opinion matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 In the past 4-6 years I have noticed a dramatic increase in the general public (at least in the USA) substituting the world "folks" for the word "people" and it's pissing me off. People are people, dammit! "Folks" used to imply a casual, close, friendly reference to a small gathering of people, your family, your parents, etc. Now people use it when referring to an arbitrary group of people, those whom they have probably never even met or heard of.... agggggghhhh! I think Obama's speech writer started the whole fad as a way to make the prez sound more down-to-earth, even though few world leaders truly know, appreciate or give half a turd about these "folks" they keep talking about/to. /rant It's nothing to do with obama, the bush administration was really big on the use of folks, as a down homely way to replace the word people. They also were big on homeland (as a placeholder for fatherland really) instead of country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Poole Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 lol, yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 you're still in Sydney? I thought you'd gone to Adelaide or something. I moved to Glebe 3 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 nice. I tried texting you but I don't think it got anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 We tortured some folks http://boingboing.net/2014/08/01/obama-on-cia-after-911-we.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 check a dictionary before you start kicking off folk fəʊk/ noun 1. informal people in general. "her parents were country folk" synonyms: people, humans, persons, individuals, (living) souls, mortals; Mor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 immediately came here after i saw that article. it almost sounds as bad as bush... or an onion article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Despite being in the minority on WATMM about my feelings towards the overuse/abuse of the word folks, I am definitely not alone... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoe-triska/obamas-favorite-word_b_1987111.html http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/09/28/613327/-The-Bush-Legacy-Can-we-ditch-the-word-folks-yet http://wordnymph.com/2011/06/27/folks-is-folks/ http://postbulletin.typepad.com/sellnows_journal/2011/08/im-sick-and-tired-of-politicians-overusing-the-term-the-american-people.html http://gawker.com/president-obama-we-tortured-some-folks-after-9-11-1614759199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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