OK I just gotta say....

Ya want to get your point across? Do it in ten sentences or less.

No one reads these LLLOOONNNGG rambling threads!!!!!

 

yup

 

It's no different, in many ways, to ordinary conversation. If someone says something interesting to you, you respond. If they take three hours to say something that is either quite obvious, or you've heard a milliob times before... well, that's just quite annoying. However, if they're making quite a complex point, that is also interesting, I don't mind waiting and hearing them out.

Erm... basically, what Ray said.

 

And I was just about to expound on String Theory... darnit!

 

What about those people who can say what they have to say in 10 sentences or less but still, really, have nothing to say? Don't look at me that way!

 

I'm sorry Steeljim did you say something ??

 

I don't care to read a long thread if it's interesting to me. The one thing I don't like to read is when someone goes in to some wild fantasy about how we could trade Ben for Peyton Manning and then bring Reggie Wayne to play opposite Mike Wallace and then bring Dwight Freeney to play opposite James Harrison and then bring Mel Blount back to replace Willy Gay and then trade Ike for Darrelle Revis and then bring Yoda in to tudor all of our younger players on how to catch the football with their minds to free up their hands in case they need to use a lightsaber to defend themselves from Ray Lewis and Terell Suggs. I mean not that you would ever read that in a post but... I'm just sayin'.....

 

YEAH!

 

So what is the point of this thread? Please expound on your position with a detailed descriptive explanation so that we can understand what you mean. It is difficult to understand your nondescriptive comment. In other words, what meaning are you trying to convey with this thread? Are you saying that some people write/talk to much? Is it that they just have a lot to say, or that they don't really have much to say but have trouble actually saying it. And when I write "saying" I really mean "writing ". Because this is an internet message board forum where we can't actually speak to each other but can only share the written word. It can be difficult to convey meaning in the written word. Inflection and tone cannot be conveyed in written form. Further, some readers may tend to extract certain words or phrases in an attempt to derive meaning. That can sometimes lead to the writer's intent to be misunderstood by the reader. This is usually referred to as being taken out of context. Context is a very important concept in conveying meaning through written communications. Setting and establishing that context sometimes depends on the reader's understanding of the writer's style. This is predicated on the presupposition that the reader has read and understood previous work produced by the writer. Another fundamental aspect of conveying meaning through written communication is the effective use of punctuation and white space. If used effectively, these elements of written communication can ease in readability of the passage. What was the question again? I seem to have lost my train of thought. At any rate, I just hope that people learn how to be more succinct and make their point in ten sentences or less. What do you guys think?

 

Actually I think Vegas is just trying to be condescending. Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to honor the spirit of this thread which seems to be that we shouldn't just post a long rambling account of things. One poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson I believe, once said that "He is the ONLY man alive that could say exactly what he wanted to". So, with this in mind, maybe we can all forgive eachother's round about ways of getting to the same ultimate conclusion which is basically GO STEELERS BABY! BTW.... YOU RULE VEGAS!

 

what's up with all of these hillbilly towns in the south putting 'vegas' after their names as if their town brought a vegas atmoshpere into play. NashVegas? KnoxVegas?! BurVegas?!?! (burlington,nc)

i see it all over the south. what's up with that?

 

I guess it is it just a way for us hillbillies to give a shout out to our towns. When you come into the booming megatropolis of a town like Knoxville and see the lights and buildings and so forth, you know you've made it to the big time LOL :o . Of course it is all relative when you think about some of the backwoods country remote places surrounding a place like Knoxville. There are literally shacks within 20 minutes of town where folks still have dirt floors and barefoot with one pair of shoes for going to town once a month when they get the guvmint check. Seriously, there are some really good people who live and lead very simple lives and are perfectly content with what they have. I think it a way for folks to acknowledge the small town heritage while having a little bit of fun and not taking themselves too seriously.

 

WOW...this short one was a waste of time.

 

"My fan club on the old MB call me obKNOXious"

No way. I don't believe it.

 

I live right outside Knoxville in a town called Maynardville. It has 3 red lights in it. Some around here refer to it as "maynard vegas" So it is true that small town folks refer to their home as "vegas". I even knew one dude that lived in Las Nevada and he called his town "Las Vegas". It's just something people do.