Not the spelling police....But.......
*raqshaki* (Private ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 14:36 EST
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/X-demo-home-large-1-B-R_W0QQitemZ270343552613QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Real_Estate?hash=item270343552613&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318I could not even sound some of these out!
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lionrose.7 (1963 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 14:44 EST 1 of 42
Worse then me, wonder if the seller has heard about spell check LOL. just looks like termite bait to me
putney32 (2686 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:14 EST 2 of 42
lucky his name is BEN
IF it was Benjamin he may not know how to spell that either!
~Lyndel
smeeagain61 (12 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:21 EST 3 of 42
I wonder if the phone number is spelt correctly.By the way his name is NEB
a-book-amore (46 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:21 EST 4 of 42
It's very cleaver.
All those deliberate mistakes and it gets picked up and swept to the forums. Lovely exposure for nix.
Booka
thoughtful$poster (Private ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:21 EST 5 of 42
Ben probably is laughing his head off.
He probably did it intentionally......just so people would talk about it.
Top advertising ploy.
It might even make a column in a newspaper. You cant buy advertising like that!
.............then again.........maybe it was'nt intentional!
s*b (1668 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:30 EST 6 of 42
Seecda. Somali Ethiopia Peace & Development Agency.
True. Now if the home arrives and it's not cedar as we presume, then does the buyer have recourse?
and who is going to erect it?
decadencedoll (133 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:31 EST 7 of 42
Hey he must be what is called dislexsic.Just like that other guy,now whats his name.Richard err Bran Bran ,oh yeah Branson.:^O
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 17:54 EST 8 of 42
There's something wrong with that account. You can see that prior to 2008, Ben had no problems spelling "great". (All right; he did falter over "received", but those I before E things are tricky for many. Ditto with "recommended". But the standard of feedback is noticeably higher than what happens towards the end of 2008.)
Subsequently, there are mis-spellings of "again" (agane) and "great" (grate), and the feedback left is not just mis-spelled, but terse and extremely repetitive.
I don't think this can be explained in any other way than to conclude the account's now being used by someone other than the original Ben.
I also don't think the mis-spelling of such simple words as "great" and "again" in feedback is deliberate, and because "agane" can't be explained as juxtaposition of letters, we also have to conclude (also taking into account the poor spelling in the listing) that Ben Mark 2 does not have minimal spelling skills in English.
This is not to suggest Ben Mark 2 is illiterate; did you notice the spelling of the word "centre" in the listing? It is actually spelled "center", the US spelling.
My conclusion: Ben Mark 2 is not a native English speaker, and he's more familiar with the written US spelling than with the English/Australian; Ben Mark 2 is not Ben Mark 1; something happened to Ben Mark 1's account in 2008.
My secondary conclusion: I'm not going to purchase that "not chipwood" "x"-demo home.
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a-book-amore (46 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 18:33 EST 9 of 42
And the third conclusion: countessalmirena is a disguised forensic officer with the CIA specializing in computer fraud. :-D
Booka
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 18:38 EST 10 of 42
*drives up beside a-book-amore, raps out (tersely) "Get in", handcuffs a-book-amore to the seat, turns (tersely) to say "You never saw me. This never happened. I am not with the CIA. I am a greeting-card saleswoman", and the rest is not history because no one records what goes on in Cellar 101...*
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a-book-amore (46 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 18:44 EST 11 of 42
:^O:^O:^O Brilliant. Is that a Yonkers accent or what?
Booka
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 18:56 EST 12 of 42
Very tight-lipped Yonkers accent. We non-CIA personnel do not get paid to move our lips.
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a-book-amore (46 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 19:09 EST 13 of 42
Well, at the very least, I hope they pay for your reflective aviator sunnies. B-)
Booka
putney32 (2686 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 19:47 EST 14 of 42
B-)would or is that wood, the real or is that reel, countessa stand up
~Lyndel
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 20:14 EST 15 of 42
I'm trying to, but all my reflections are standing up at the same time!
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brumbymg (81 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 20:36 EST 16 of 42
Aha! The truth is out:
Neo meets 'Mr' Smith in an EEO matrix...
b3llag1na (775 ) View Listings | Report 03-03-09 22:50 EST 17 of 42
ROFLMAO!!
Ah dear countess... you are a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day
(figuratively speaking!)
barny1944 (128 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 02:10 EST 18 of 42
Ah, Countess,
True CIA, or non VIA peeps, don't have reflections
Cheers
If the enemy is in range, so are you.
sirguitardave (62 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 05:21 EST 19 of 42
Hi there countessSherlockalmirena, again nice work on the sleuthin' front, perhaps you should treat yourself to a Sherlock Holmes type deerstalker cap ??
But now to the gristle in this hamburger of delight.... I must differ markedly on the conclusion that you have postulated in your published post #8, old bean.
Your previously stated, reasoned deduction, noted here!
"Ben Mark 2 is not a native English speaker, and he's more familiar with the written US spelling than with the English/Australian"
My own investigations have turned up a race of super meercats....xxxxxxxx sorry wrong investigation !
My own investigations have turned up an altogether more distressing socio-educatio thingio explanation.
"Ben Mark 2" is a product of the modern Australian education system!!! This individual has the same level of English spelling, comprehension and sentence construction as one of my friend's teenage daughter after 12+ years of education. The spelling is at best, mobile phone phonetic. There is no sane or consistent use of punctuation and grammar, and certainly no pride in the finished literary product. This crime against our great English language and keyboards in general has all the distinctive hallmarks of the current generation of humanity that we have so carefully nurtured and tortured.
A logical hypothesis that can be considered at length is that Ben Mark 2 is Ben Mark 1's progeny, or perhaps an apprentice/trainee. This individual we now know and love as "Ben Mark 2" will most surely have a fulfilling future as a telephone sanitizer, journalist or used car salesman/CEO of eBay.
My second conclusion is that my compuuteyr is made of not chipwood, but I am still waiting for the lab results to confirm that 'un.
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 08:30 EST 20 of 42
Sirguitardave, Ben Mark 2 is currently under observation and it is possible that he will yield under interrogation the desired information about an anti-grammar and anti-spelling group - where they meet, what they next plan to destroy, their next targeted daily apostrophes.
Barny, yes, well spotted. I must be non-CIA then, as I've claimed all along. *nods to the hired reflections. "You can go now" (said tersely)*
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sirguitardave (62 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 17:25 EST 21 of 42
Hello countessalmirena, thank goodness that someone with integrity has put their best foot forward regarding public safety and the English language.
If you want to go the CIA plain clothes and reflective sunnies route then so be it, but I feel that some sort of smart black (Hugo Boss?) uniform would be more appropriate given the gravity of the situation that you face in approaching this critical, and some may say thankless task.
Good luck with the interrogations, hope you enjoy all the lovely screaming. Also, please be reminded that you should soak your uniform in cold water if you encounter any recalcitrant interrogees who have the bold faced cheek to bleed on you whilst you are "chatting" to them. Cheerio from Headquarters !
lindsey2573 (1993 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 19:46 EST 22 of 42
I'm temted too go 4 a spin to Shepperton & check out this sceeder house (& Ben to). If I brought this house, do you think I wood get wot i payed 4?
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4845teresa (268 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 20:08 EST 23 of 42
their ya goe agaan lins git yer spelin rite m8
4845teresa (268 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 20:10 EST 24 of 42
from the ad -
it is stress grade (F17 hardwood) it can be arecked high of the ground (as in pic's) for flood planes or lower for a holiday house.
in the hudson?
19becky65 (704 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 20:32 EST 25 of 42
according to the listing,it has already been dismantled and flat packed....
now what sort of idiot would buy a house they have never been in to inspect,already dismantled and flatpacked for that sort of price?....
from a registered business with a showroom and warranty maybe,but off ebay?....especially as the seller says their lease has run out(no where to go back to if unhappy)
you could end up with alot less than you thought you had bought.
ubbrd (946 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 20:38 EST 26 of 42
19becky65.
I believe it is all packed in chicken nugget boxes.
19becky65 (704 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 20:46 EST 27 of 42
with lots of crumbs I hope!
oh,and fries with that:^O
complete_it_now (742 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 20:50 EST 28 of 42
I have included a couple of half-eaten nuggets. One of them even LOOKS like a chicken. Take a closer look - you know you want to... go on.
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Recycle YOUR Chicken Nugget Box TODAY!
mtnlane (82 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:12 EST 29 of 42
mtnlane looks :^O:^O:^O
4845teresa (268 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:18 EST 30 of 42
i have a size 10 chicken in my fridge but its not laying eggs as well as it used to, any suggestions complete?
4845teresa (268 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:19 EST 31 of 42
perhaps should i move it to the freezer?
ubbrd (946 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:26 EST 32 of 42
4845teresa 04-03-09 21:18 EST 30 of 31
:^O
Chickens are sort of a pack animal, they like the company of fellow chickens. I reckon, if you were to get a few more size 10's and whack them all in the fridge together your chicken will start laying, so will the others!
4845teresa (268 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:32 EST 33 of 42
i will need to move my ex husband over a bit to make room but great idea ub!
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:37 EST 34 of 42
I believe that is a chicken hut, not a holiday house.
If so, that terrifying old besom from Russian mythology, Baba Yaga, would probably turn up a few days after the (lucky) winner has re-assembled this desirable residence, and shout, "Give back! It MY house!" and then would promptly do something extremely horrible to the buyer.
Never buy a chicken hut unless you've seen Baba Yaga sign off on it.
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ubbrd (946 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:44 EST 35 of 42
countessalmirena< i>04-03-09 21:37 EST 34 of 34>>
Old Chinese proverb "Never buy a chicken hut until it's hatched"
countessalmirena (121 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 21:47 EST 36 of 42
Ah, I know that ancient Chinese proverb of wisdom so well...! It was first said by that venerable sage of the 11th century, Chi Connugius, wasn't it?
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ubbrd (946 ) View Listings | Report 04-03-09 22:04 EST 37 of 42
countessalmirena 36
I do believe you are correct. He was such a wise sage.
*raqshaki* (Private ) View Listings | Report 05-03-09 08:00 EST 38 of 42
As the OP - I am delighted that this thread has had such a reaction. I am not a fabulous speller and spellcheck is my friend, but this has gone into uncharted territory.
I wonder about the seller and the sudden interest that his listing is generating...........do you think paranoia may setting in..............
brumbymg (81 ) View Listings | Report 05-03-09 12:14 EST 39 of 42
mobile phone phonetic
I like that - very much. I'm going to adopt it into my vocabulary.
sirguitardave, I thank you for enriching my experience and providing such a simple yet descriptive phrase -
... eespeshilly won witch iz spilt currektlee.
