mockney piers Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Wasn't that Nelson in Mongrels who always swore in that manner? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Did you know that despite being called '2000AD' the first Judge Dredd story was actually set in 2099? That kind of information is gold dust.Also, it's technically incorrect. It should be AD 2000 as opposed to 2000 BC for the reverse. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 You're assuming the ad stands for the same thing in 2000AD as it does now but it is set so far into the future (well after the collapse of religion and the arrival of Tharg the Mighty) that it obviously follows the Brianonian calendar and stands for After Derek. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Brian Derek of the retail tailors of Sutton in Ashfield?Was it dated from conception or birth?I can understand how that would have the global cultural impact to merit a recalculation of the calendar.Bespoke is the ultimate expression of personal style as well as a significant part of any wardrobe. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 And what about BC bikes?! (before strafer says it) ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 As Hugo says..So, I think we should have our very own calendar.I suggest that this year be year zero in our "Keff-ian" calendar.So 2010 P.K ( previously keef ) was last year & this year 1 A.K ( after keef )I'm open to suggestions for the names of the week & month.Monday = MacGabhannday ?Tuesday = ?Wednesday =Nette:-S Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhistory Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 You guys were making it up as you went along when pontificating about the calender.So, here's an extra little piece of bull.John K? 9. Deinde, ne in posterum a XII kalendas aprilis aequinoctium recedat, statuimus bissextum quarto quoque anno (uti mos est) continuari debere, praeterquam in centesimis annis; qui, quamvis bissextiles antea semper fuerint, qualem etiam esse volumus annum MDC, post eum tamen qui deinceps consequentur centesimi non omnes bissextiles sint, sed in quadringentis quibusque annis primi quique tres centesimi sine bissexto transigantur, quartus vero quisque centesimus bissextiles sit, ita ut annus MDCC, MDCCC, MDCCCC bissextiles non sint. Anno vero MM, more consueto dies bissextus intercaletur, februario dies XXIX continente, idemque ordo intermittendi intercalandique bissextum diem in quadringentis quibusque annis perpetuo conservetur. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 edhistory Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> You guys were making it up as you went along when> pontificating about the calender.> > So, here's an extra little piece of bull.> > John K> > ? 9. Deinde, ne in posterum a XII kalendas aprilis> aequinoctium recedat, statuimus bissextum quarto> quoque anno (uti mos est) continuari debere,> praeterquam in centesimis annis; qui, quamvis> bissextiles antea semper fuerint, qualem etiam> esse volumus annum MDC, post eum tamen qui> deinceps consequentur centesimi non omnes> bissextiles sint, sed in quadringentis quibusque> annis primi quique tres centesimi sine bissexto> transigantur, quartus vero quisque centesimus> bissextiles sit, ita ut annus MDCC, MDCCC, MDCCCC> bissextiles non sint. Anno vero MM, more consueto> dies bissextus intercaletur, februario dies XXIX> continente, idemque ordo intermittendi> intercalandique bissextum diem in quadringentis> quibusque annis perpetuo conservetur.Hee heeYou said bissex & annis.They're rude words:-$ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 edhistory Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> You guys were making it up as you went along when> pontificating about the calender.> > So, here's an extra little piece of bull.> > John K> > ? 9. Deinde, ne in posterum a XII kalendas aprilis aequinoctium recedat, statuimus bissextum quarto> quoque anno (uti mos est) continuari debere, praeterquam in centesimis annis; qui, quamvis> bissextiles antea semper fuerint, qualem etiam esse volumus annum MDC, post eum tamen qui> deinceps consequentur centesimi non omnes bissextiles sint, sed in quadringentis quibusque> annis primi quique tres centesimi sine bissexto transigantur, quartus vero quisque centesimus> bissextiles sit, ita ut annus MDCC, MDCCC, MDCCCC bissextiles non sint. Anno vero MM, more consueto> dies bissextus intercaletur, februario dies XXIX continente, idemque ordo intermittendi> intercalandique bissextum diem in quadringentis quibusque annis perpetuo conservetur.But that just explains leap years?PS Nette - you missed posterum Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Anno vero - isn't that what you put on a skin irritation? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhistory Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 > But that just explains leap years? No. It's the specification.Who will be the first to recant?John K Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 That was the Gregorian modification John K, and previously referred to as the 'real' start date of the current calendar (as opposed to Anno Domini) in the 16th Century.Apparently 'bissextiles' is a name for 'leap' year, and I've heard there was something particularly pneumatic about them ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 The particular section you provided, John, actually just explains how leap years will now be applied to keep the calendar stable (particularly referencing the drift of an 'April equinox').It doesn't specify any other element of the calendar. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 maxxi Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Anno vero - isn't that what you put on a skin> irritation?Is this the politically correct term for an itchy rash? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-477814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 A young schoolchild told me that when they mark their spellings in class they put a tick for correct spellings and a dot for incorrect spellings.When I said why don't they use a cross (X) for wrong spellings I was told it may hurt people's feelings.Political Correctness Gone Mad? I bet they wouldn't do this in Free Schools.Bring back a big fat X in red ink I say. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I think you can probably blame the parents who sue at the drop of a hat, and the legislation that allows them to do it, rather than the school.It seems a bit illogical, they are both just symbols after all. It doesn't matter whether a dot or a cross means 'wrong', eventually they'll both take on the same associations and emotions. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'm at a loss. Exactly who does X offend? Tie fighter pilots? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Aa, 4 out of 10, my old friend Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 which school, silverfox? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 My own teachers had many variations on marking styles - sometimes using numbers or other symbols. Some used acronyms to communicate varying degrees of incorrectness. No points for guessing what NBG meant. ;-)Several teachers would not mark incorrect answers at all - just score correct ones.In Sweden or Finland a tick means wrong. In some Asian countries a 0 means correct.I don't see why this would be an issue, so long as the kids know what it means.I could only see this as being 'mad' if you wanted education to churn out an endless line of automatons. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 StraferJack Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> which school, silverfox?Xavier's School for gifted youngsters. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 StraferJack Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> which school, silverfox?I think it would be wrong to name the school. It's the example I was highlighting.Children need to learn what failure is so they can strive to improve. It also helps them appreciate achievement after effort. This applies in all areas including sport. Too many schools, for example, have adopted contradictory notions of uncompetitive competition. Nobody loses lest it discriminates against or offends others.This is not preparing children for the real world. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Much as I am with Strafer on this subject, there are some examples which make me laugh.No longer being able to brain storm, for fear of offending epileptics is a favourite. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Thinking about this, it's not PCGM, it's just an educational approach.It's not about offending, it's about not discouraging and alienating.I'm sure there are proper educationalists out there who could tell me, maybe I'm just making an assumption.The rights and wrongs of this approach I'm not qualified or experienced to comment on, but surely this is nothing to do with PCGM. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 OttaMy first thought to that is that anyone using "brainstorming" is usually a knob anyway... Like "blue sky thinking". SheesusMy second thought is.. Is it even true ?Doesn't sound true but I'm sure some jobsworth might adopt it Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1921-political-correctness-gone-mad/page/7/#findComment-478562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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