Impacted

monster · 02-07-2012, 11:26 PM

yarly. Has this thread impacted your nothinglandness?

ZenGum · 02-08-2012, 12:43 AM

Damn you, Monster, damn you to the seventh circle of hell, reserved for journalists too lazy to stop and think about whether they need affect or effect.

(Meant in the nicest possible way, of course).

Clodfobble · 02-08-2012, 07:25 AM

My wisdom teeth were impacted. The maxilofacial surgeon unimpacted them.

monster · 02-08-2012, 07:35 AM

Yeah, my journalist friend defends it like the freedom of the press depends on that word's very existance. Drives me nuts.

As does a current local radio ad: "Did you know 1 in 5 Canadians are impacted by mental health problems?" wtf

infinite monkey · 02-08-2012, 10:16 AM

I think we need to look at the origins of the word "impacted."

You have 'im', which refers to the 'I' that is 'me.' Pacte, I believe, is derived from latin and means 'elephant' or 'hippopotamus.' Finally, we have 'd' which is old world English shorthand for damnation.

So there you have it: I'm a damned hippopotamus.

Thank you.

Sundae · 02-08-2012, 11:18 AM

I thought this thread was about bowels.
I couldn't vote as there was no option suitable for me. I'm special and you haven't catered for my circumstances.

Gravdigr · 02-08-2012, 02:40 PM

Everything boils down to bowels and continence...

TheMercenary · 02-09-2012, 07:20 PM

Sorry, thought this was about stool.

monster · 02-09-2012, 07:22 PM

James Herriot used to deal with that all the time.

Aliantha · 02-09-2012, 07:24 PM

This thread hasn't impacted me in any way.

monster · 02-09-2012, 07:29 PM

maybe your affect is affected by the effects of your impregnation?

Aliantha · 02-09-2012, 07:39 PM

Maybe. Right now I don't really give a shit.

monster · 02-09-2012, 07:52 PM

then perhaps you are impacted after all? I recommend paraffin and a social occasion that requires the wearing of tight white pants. Trust me, I'm a Dr.

Aliantha · 02-09-2012, 07:53 PM

Anyone who saw me wearing tight white pants would definitely be impacted.

monster · 02-09-2012, 11:02 PM

View Poll Results: Impacted?
Affected was too affected. Language evolves, learn to live with it.	1	11.11%
Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhhhhhh	4	44.44%
you should go to the vet, they can squeeze them.....	5	55.56%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 9. You may not vote on this poll

02-07-2012, 11:26 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Impacted yarly. Has this thread impacted your nothinglandness? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-08-2012, 12:43 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Damn you, Monster, damn you to the seventh circle of hell, reserved for journalists too lazy to stop and think about whether they need affect or effect. (Meant in the nicest possible way, of course). __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-08-2012, 07:25 AM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My wisdom teeth were impacted. The maxilofacial surgeon unimpacted them. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

02-08-2012, 07:35 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Yeah, my journalist friend defends it like the freedom of the press depends on that word's very existance. Drives me nuts. As does a current local radio ad: "Did you know 1 in 5 Canadians are impacted by mental health problems?" wtf __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-08-2012, 10:16 AM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I think we need to look at the origins of the word "impacted." You have 'im', which refers to the 'I' that is 'me.' Pacte, I believe, is derived from latin and means 'elephant' or 'hippopotamus.' Finally, we have 'd' which is old world English shorthand for damnation. So there you have it: I'm a damned hippopotamus. Thank you.

02-08-2012, 11:18 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I thought this thread was about bowels. I couldn't vote as there was no option suitable for me. I'm special and you haven't catered for my circumstances. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-08-2012, 02:40 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Everything boils down to bowels and continence... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-09-2012, 07:20 PM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Sorry, thought this was about stool. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-09-2012, 07:22 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	James Herriot used to deal with that all the time. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-09-2012, 07:24 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	This thread hasn't impacted me in any way. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-09-2012, 07:29 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	maybe your affect is affected by the effects of your impregnation? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-09-2012, 07:39 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Maybe. Right now I don't really give a shit. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-09-2012, 07:52 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	then perhaps you are impacted after all? I recommend paraffin and a social occasion that requires the wearing of tight white pants. Trust me, I'm a Dr. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-09-2012, 07:53 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Anyone who saw me wearing tight white pants would definitely be impacted. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-09-2012, 11:02 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	__________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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