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    Quote Originally Posted by CountArach View Post
    I also have plenty of mannerisms that I'm aware of, such as my inability to stay on topic for more than about 20 seconds.
    Oooh, just remembered one (After using it) that is based on this. I yell "Keep up!" at people when they get confused by my ramblings. Very Ross Noble-esque (Who I freely admit I stole it from).

    EDIT: And there's another one - adding esque to the end of completely random nouns.
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    I like vex, and bloviate (to speak pompously). A new one I just learned is tyromancy (divination by observing the coagulation of cheese), so I'm going to need to find ways to use that. I also like stripping the prefixes off words that no longer really work without them (kempt, shevelled, whelming, gruntled, etc.)

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    I also have a nearly uncontrollable urge to say inappropriate things at times. For example, when writing a script for corporation X, I was instructed to emphasize everything as family-oriented. I felt the familiar tickle in my brain-stem, and couldn't resist saying, "So you want it really gay? How gay are we talking about, here?" Which is almost as bad as when I walked into a meeting of a bunch of web-wonks who were looking very serious and concerned, and shouted, "What up, *******?" (PM me if you really need to know the word. It got a good laugh, though.)

    I usually get away with my inappropriate outbursts, if only 'cause they make people laugh. If there's no laugh, I am in deep trouble.

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    Whilst writing, I use one kind of punctuation too much; semi-colons.

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    I tend to refer to my friends (or all of humanity, depending on my mood) as "mortals". Generalisation about a group you are part of for the absolute win. Then, I've managed to sometimes adopt a manner of speaking similar to that used by TotalBiscuit - "No, I shall not!" and "Are you joking?" quite certainly originating from excessive listening. It has another interesting side effect - a large amount of emphasis on the last word of a sentence, and sentence structure to support it, where convenient.

    Oh, "awesome" and "awful" are another two words I use rather often indeed. But hey, they're awesome, so it's fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    I also have a nearly uncontrollable urge to say inappropriate things at times. For example, when writing a script for corporation X, I was instructed to emphasize everything as family-oriented. I felt the familiar tickle in my brain-stem, and couldn't resist saying, "So you want it really gay? How gay are we talking about, here?" Which is almost as bad as when I walked into a meeting of a bunch of web-wonks who were looking very serious and concerned, and shouted, "What up, *******?" (PM me if you really need to know the word. It got a good laugh, though.)

    I usually get away with my inappropriate outbursts, if only 'cause they make people laugh. If there's no laugh, I am in deep trouble.
    who'da thought!

    sometimes if someone asks a question, I'll just answer "Penis!". I'm getting a little too used to it though; yesterday I accidentally said it right in front of my littl ebrother and sister, so I quickly made it into "Penis..rocafatocratic!". Close call

    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
    Whilst writing, I use one kind of punctuation too much; semi-colons.
    I as well. My English teacher must hate semi-colons by now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
    I as well. My English teacher must hate semi-colons by now.
    They sound to me in my head like dotted crotchet rests, like in music, in between commas and full stops :3 (With the latter two obviously being quaver and minim rests, obviously)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
    I as well. My English teacher must hate semi-colons by now.
    I used to do that a lot too. Now that I've gotten a bit better at punctuation, however, I cannot stand semi-colons. I'd sooner rip them out of all literature and purge their existence if I could.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monk View Post
    I used to do that a lot too. Now that I've gotten a bit better at punctuation, however, I cannot stand semi-colons. I'd sooner rip them out of all literature and purge their existence if I could.
    NOOO

    They make writing jazzy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
    NOOO

    They make writing jazzy
    My hate for them is purely based on the errors they cause, mind you. So few people actually understand how to use them correctly that I'd rather they not use them at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    I also have a nearly uncontrollable urge to say inappropriate things at times. For example, when writing a script for corporation X, I was instructed to emphasize everything as family-oriented. I felt the familiar tickle in my brain-stem, and couldn't resist saying, "So you want it really gay? How gay are we talking about, here?" Which is almost as bad as when I walked into a meeting of a bunch of web-wonks who were looking very serious and concerned, and shouted, "What up, *******?" (PM me if you really need to know the word. It got a good laugh, though.)

    I usually get away with my inappropriate outbursts, if only 'cause they make people laugh. If there's no laugh, I am in deep trouble.
    Oh I can relate, I simply can't help making jokes it's stronger than me and I really need to bite my tongue at times. I will always be as mischievous as I can possibly get away with and I sometimes cross the line.

    edit: had to make something for my religion teacher (santaclauslike thingie), made a stigmata-kit
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
    Oh I can relate, I simply can't help making jokes it's stronger than me and I really need to bite my tongue at times. I will always be as mischievous as I can possibly get away with and I sometimes cross the line.
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