@OCEntertainment: And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder: One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see." And I saw. And behold, a white horse.Reply
as an existing Sprint customer, if i go to Best Buy, will they also reduce the phone price further based on me getting a phone upgrade discount through sprints new phone program?Reply
@frigg: Agreed, as much as I previle Best Buy, it would be prediculous to shop elsewhere, pregardless of the device previving Sprint's prevenue based on the preview and preceived prevalue. Pread carefully as I prefuse the preutter this.Reply
@King Patterson: Sprint went down the river of Shytz when they dropped the ad campaign starring our beloved Candice Bergen. Bring back Candice Bergen, and see the return of the salad days.Reply
I hate rebates with a passion. So unless I absolutely HAVE to have something (and that is getting rarer by the day), I'll just forgo buying the product.Reply
Well, first of all, "f***t" is spelled with two "g" letters in the middle, so you need one more placeholder star in there. Second, you're horning in on my territory.
@Everybody: In my defense, I never did say the word. I left it merely implied in exactly the same acceptable manner people on Giz might type f**k or s**t. Implication without direct statement of questionable or impolite words is done all the time.
That said, I apologize. I must admit that I too-easily forget that, as an extremely out gay guy living in an extremely out gay neighborhood (San Francisco's Castro district), the-word-that-shall-not-be-named (which is bandied about here in routine, friendly and acceptable conversation) is not (yet) acceptable outside my particular geographic bubble. With that perspective in mind, again, please accept my apology.
@bosskev: I understand what you mean and I agree with you. I have the same feelings toward the n word. HOWEVER, the truth is u didn't use it as a routine/friendly word and if you did, it sure didn't sound like it/I don't know you at all to be using it in such a way?
Over the past few days, for whatever reason, I've learned that people here don't like me, whatever that's fine. I don't put huge amounts of thought into my comments and don't always "add" to the topic. Yes I don't always have full sentences and sometimes unconsciously write "u" or "n" But when did this website stop being fun?
Anyway, the main thing is I felt that this dislike that everyone is throwing at me was now translating into a hate kind of thing and that's fine too but I didn't want that hate be again affiliated with that word. I think you understand what I mean.
@ThisIsSharksTerriroty: Yes, it was meant to be a friendly if burlesque poke at you. Still, I can understand how that might not have communicated as intended, especially since, as you say, we do not yet know each other. (Now that we kinda sorta do, consider yourself forewarned!) ;^)
@cpthook: I laughed when I thought of it. I laughed when I wrote it. I laughed when I read it back. However, I didn't laugh when I got caught, however (arguably) slightly, with my political correctness pants down around my ankles.
As ThisIsSharks pointed out, "That word is NOT ok man. NOT OK." And, even though in certain contexts it certainly can be OK*, I can appreciate his objection to the implied word in this general context. Hey, just trying to be more sensitive here.
In any case, I did not interpret that Sharks' was objecting to my playful implication that his censored word meant he was calling himself "gay"; I interpreted that he was concerned that I had all-but-stated a specific word often recognized as offensive (again, within certain contexts). Fair argument.
All that said, I do appreciate the support you and others offered in my defense. And don't worry, this bitchy queen ain't goin' nowhere and I certainly ain't shutting up; Indeed, I've got plenty of other insults up my sleeve and will continue to hurl them at will. Thanks, over and out.
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*And don't get me started on my whole "words only have hurtful power if we allow them to have that hurtful power" soapbox, that would be an entirely too-long discussion for here and beyond Gizmodo's scope.
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