Not to sound rude .......

NB sawdust · January 05, 2011, 08:33:16 PM

Sorry in advance guys , im not trying to come off rude here . But does anyone else find it a pain in the rear reading the forum with the new settings that change the spelling of words like "this" and "that" etc . Really maybe I should not even be bringing this up cause I am new ...... but i kinda miss the old setup ??? maybe I just need enlightened. Take care ;)

Weekend_Sawyer · January 05, 2011, 08:35:18 PM

NB, You get used to it after a while, wait till you see a video.

Jeff · January 05, 2011, 08:35:30 PM

What are you talking about?

NB sawdust · January 05, 2011, 08:39:02 PM

Oh ..... must have got my meds. mixed up .Ha Ha Well now .......

NB sawdust · January 05, 2011, 08:47:49 PM

Sorry ,didn't realize you were just messin with us ....FRIGGING GREENHORNS ........

Withdrawn I guess ...

SwampDonkey · January 05, 2011, 09:13:14 PM

The boss Yooperized us.

Yooper = UP = Upper Peninsula of Michigan speak ease. ;D

Brad_S. · January 05, 2011, 09:18:52 PM

You weren't the first to be......troubled.....and you won't be the last but at least next time you can enjoy the show better! :D

NB sawdust · January 05, 2011, 09:28:08 PM

Quote from: SwampDonkey on January 05, 2011, 09:13:14 PM
The boss Yooperized us.

Yooper = UP = Upper Peninsula of Michigan speak ease. ;D

Quote from: Brad_S. on January 05, 2011, 09:18:52 PM
You weren't the first to be......troubled.....and you won't be the last but at least next time you can enjoy the show better! :D

Thanks for filling me in guys !!! That'll teach me to keep my mouth shut !!! I'm guessing if he has the power to do that,he may have the power to delete this thread ??? Or maybe he'll leave me to roast with my foot in my mouth ......

SwampDonkey · January 05, 2011, 09:35:12 PM

Everyone sees it and his/her text is affected the same after they post. No one was targeted in particular other than just a little fun called "Yooper night". The boss probably won't be deleting the thread. ;D

Brad_S. · January 05, 2011, 09:47:52 PM

Actually, we look to get a rise out of the "neat-o' greenhorns"! :D You appeased us. ;)
You're not being picked on and your response was much more polite and refined than many usually are, for that I salute you.
Think of it more as a hazing. ;D
Welcome to the FF! 8)

DR Buck · January 05, 2011, 09:51:00 PM

Dang! Dang! Dang! I missed Yooper night again. :(

Jasperfield · January 05, 2011, 10:13:27 PM

I realize that with each post, view, etc., here on the forum, that I am a guest and am always subject to the whims of others. Realizing that this may be my last (permitted) post; I'll say that the distortion of language is uncalled.

I, as do many others, try to write with the highest and best form of English, suitable to the site, that I can. And I resent my posts being comandeered and converted into this perverse and offensive "wannabe" dialect.

No effective prior attempt has been made to translate actual rube-like posts, complete with authentic gross misspellings, grammer, or form, into recognizeable writings, yet this present "yooper" obsession has been made, at least temporarily, mandatory.

Whatever is posted here goes out onto the world wide web and remains, at least somewhere, forever.

This amusement (if that's what it is) is not an error, it is a mistake.

Jasperfield

northwoods1 · January 05, 2011, 10:31:38 PM

Yah, well anyway... I thought it was pretty funny that in the post I made where I put the word "hunting" it came up in yooper speak as "poaching" :D

And btw Jasperfield, you might try to write in the highest and best form of english possible, but you do realize that even so, your post could use an editor :D

Jasperfield · January 05, 2011, 10:40:54 PM

Jeff,

I didn't know about yooper night, otherwise I wouldn't have posted at all. Thanks for the email.

And, Northwoods... I'm just glad I'm not living your life.

Dan_Shade · January 05, 2011, 10:42:31 PM

I like yoopernight :-) I miss most of them, I was around for this one.

if we can't stop and chuckle at ourselves, then what's the point? It's all in good fun.

timberfaller390 · January 05, 2011, 10:43:21 PM

The "yooper" dialect is a regional dialect just like anywhere else in the U.S. People from different areas speak differently. My area of georgia sounds different than south georgia and that is different than mississippi and that is completely different from texas. I really don't see anything to get upset about, but as Brisco Darlin said "everybodies entitled to his opinion"

kderby · January 05, 2011, 10:45:27 PM

Jasperfield that is pretty high-toned english you are using. Will you please yooperize it for me? As a wannabe commoner I wish to be spoken to in my own preferential dialect. If you chose not to speak yooper, I may cry discrimination!

Cultural differences are important. Imagine the world without tacos, Champagne and "french" fries. (note that I am not advocating Grits

and I am mentioning food relatively early in this thread). What would life be like without bear sausage from the U.P.?

Is there a difference between an error and a mistake?

When in Rome Jasperfield, when in Rome.

Jeff · January 05, 2011, 10:52:49 PM

I always like to point out this well written explanation of Yooper night that Shotgun wrote a while back.

https://forestryforum.com/cgi-bin/tips/tips.cgi?display:1113851729-5474.txt

Yooper night is my fault. It's not meant to be offensive in any manor. I'm the one to blame, but it's my juvenile way of chasing away some of the doldrums that can build up over time. I know many find it annoying, but many more see it for what it is and roll with it and have some fun. It does not happen very often, but it's something that is deeply embedded within the makeup of the Forestry Forum and is part of what makes us who we are. It's all done in fun, but I've found it can also be a tool to enlighten.

northwoods1 · January 05, 2011, 10:53:11 PM

Quote from: Jasperfield on January 05, 2011, 10:40:54 PM
Jeff,

I didn't know about yooper night, otherwise I wouldn't have posted at all. Thanks for the email.

And, Northwoods... I'm just glad I'm not living your life.

??? Jasper I apologize if I offended you it was meant to be a light hearted joke. My point was that no matter how you try to speak whether it be yooperize or perfect english, we ALL need editors. Its a fact that is why they were invented

If you had any idea of what my life is like you really wouldn't want to be living it :D Best wishes to you and sincere regards. Tony

D Hagens · January 05, 2011, 11:00:23 PM

:D :D Yooper night is funny. :D :D It catches me off guard, makes me scratch my head till I clue in. :D :D :D It's a nice little funny and a good break while going through the dark winter days. 8) 8) 8)

Jasperfield · January 05, 2011, 11:04:10 PM

That's fine. We're good to go.

Carpenter · January 05, 2011, 11:34:45 PM

I can't believe I missed Yooper night. Can you do it again? I sure got a kick out of it last year. At first I didn't know what was going on either and I read some of my own threads and of course I don't talk or write that way, but I loved it. It was like the secret hand shake, belonging to the club. (Don't know if I really count since I am having trouble making this old saw mill run.) But, I really did enjoy Yooper night. Keep it up. Thanks

Ironwood · January 06, 2011, 04:17:03 AM

I saw it, and knew what was happening, didnt know how often it happens, BUT I thought the posts go back to original form afterward?????

Ironwood

Cedarman · January 06, 2011, 07:23:56 AM

What good is it to have power if you never use it? Jeff's got the power. I am glad I was on last night. Hilarious :D :D

Buck · January 06, 2011, 07:33:58 AM

Awe, it got me...I pm'd Jeff and asked him if the forum had turned coonass. A lot of it sounded like south Louisiana. But then I looked closer. Good Stuff!