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Title: Big Ass Tab
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sat, 30 July 2016, 19:43:08
Big Ass Enter can't have all the fun now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNISYS-BURROUGHS-K-2-KEYBOARD-FOR-B25-COMPUTER-SYSTEM-B25-K5/172277436203
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: y11971alex on Sun, 31 July 2016, 13:56:25
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-SELECTRIC-ELECTRIC-TYPEWRITER-WORKS-needs-TLC-/142070687609?hash=item211412a779:g:uW0AAOSwZVlXnTWL

What about BAE + ISO RET?
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: chyros on Sun, 31 July 2016, 17:06:01
What's an "ass tab"? 8)

Anyway, a lot of old boards used to have these, usually a mirrored medium-ass enter type :) .
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sun, 31 July 2016, 21:04:24
What's an "ass tab"? 8)

Anyway, a lot of old boards used to have these, usually a mirrored medium-ass enter type :) .

Ugh... I actually thought about putting a hyphen there. A usual failure on my part due to my inability to focus. Yes, big-ass should be one hyphenated word. That's totally logical.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sun, 31 July 2016, 21:05:57
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-SELECTRIC-ELECTRIC-TYPEWRITER-WORKS-needs-TLC-/142070687609?hash=item211412a779:g:uW0AAOSwZVlXnTWL

What about BAE + ISO RET?

I knew that seemed familiar! I used to play with some Selectrics as a kid.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: chyros on Mon, 01 August 2016, 03:32:50
What's an "ass tab"? 8)

Anyway, a lot of old boards used to have these, usually a mirrored medium-ass enter type :) .

Ugh... I actually thought about putting a hyphen there. A usual failure on my part due to my inability to focus. Yes, big-ass should be one hyphenated word. That's totally logical.
Not only that, I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 01 August 2016, 07:24:48

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sat, 06 August 2016, 18:37:47

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

I wonder if it originated from "stupid ass" in reference to mules and then stuck ass a suffix since it rolls of the tongue so well.

stuck-ass
roll-ass
tongue-ass
well-ass
post-ass
geek-ass
hack-ass
wiki-ass
standard-ass
font-ass

They're all smooth-ass words to say.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: chyros on Sat, 06 August 2016, 19:40:24

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

I wonder if it originated from "stupid ass" in reference to mules and then stuck ass a suffix since it rolls of the tongue so well.

stuck-ass
roll-ass
tongue-ass
well-ass
post-ass
geek-ass
hack-ass
wiki-ass
standard-ass
font-ass

They're all smooth-ass words to say.
None of that makes any sense xD .
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 06 August 2016, 20:02:53
I remember "Big Ass" brand of canned ham.

Ham is made from the ass of a pig, so that makes sense.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: Mattr567 on Mon, 08 August 2016, 16:37:52

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

As a American this makes sense
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: Touch_It on Wed, 10 August 2016, 09:52:52

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

As a American this makes sense

As an American, it is our right to have a language that even we can barely understand at times.  It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric. :D
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: y11971alex on Wed, 10 August 2016, 10:25:54

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

As a American this makes sense

As an American, it is our right to have a language that even we can barely understand at times.  It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric. :D
3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound. 
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: chyros on Wed, 10 August 2016, 10:32:28

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

As a American this makes sense

As an American, it is our right to have a language that even we can barely understand at times.  It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric. :D
3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.
Just use ****ing normal units alreadyyyyyy xDDD .
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: y11971alex on Wed, 10 August 2016, 10:56:59

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

As a American this makes sense

As an American, it is our right to have a language that even we can barely understand at times.  It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric. :D
3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.
Just use ****ing normal units alreadyyyyyy xDDD .
7 out of 8 Brits don't know that there once was 20 shillings to the pound sterling. :D
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: chyros on Wed, 10 August 2016, 11:05:05

I've always found it funny how Americans use the word "ass" as a modifier suffix that doesn't actually mean anything  :)) .

It is just an intensifier.

A big-ass Enter key is bigger than a big Enter key.
And a lame-ass comment is lamer than a lame comment.

As a American this makes sense

As an American, it is our right to have a language that even we can barely understand at times.  It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric. :D
3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.
Just use ****ing normal units alreadyyyyyy xDDD .
7 out of 8 Brits don't know that there once was 20 shillings to the pound sterling. :D
Also a retarded unit that got dealt with :p .
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 10 August 2016, 18:18:50

It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric.

3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.


7 out of 8 Brits don't know that there once was 20 shillings to the pound sterling.

Also a retarded unit that got dealt with.

There is something to be said for units of measure not based on 10.
12 is divisible by 2, 3, and 4.
60 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 5. Why don't people ask for 100 minutes in an hour and 10 hours in a day?

The olde English system of coinage is extremely quaint and charming. What is not to like about a groat?

The one that always seemed out of joint with everything else was the guinea.

Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: y11971alex on Wed, 10 August 2016, 18:48:30

It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric.

3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.


7 out of 8 Brits don't know that there once was 20 shillings to the pound sterling.

Also a retarded unit that got dealt with.

There is something to be said for units of measure not based on 10.
12 is divisible by 2, 3, and 4.
60 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 5. Why don't people ask for 100 minutes in an hour and 10 hours in a day?

The olde English system of coinage is extremely quaint and charming. What is not to like about a groat?

The one that always seemed out of joint with everything else was the guinea.
Why not count money in guineas?  They're base-21.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: chyros on Wed, 10 August 2016, 18:49:29

It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric.

3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.


7 out of 8 Brits don't know that there once was 20 shillings to the pound sterling.

Also a retarded unit that got dealt with.

There is something to be said for units of measure not based on 10.
12 is divisible by 2, 3, and 4.
60 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 5. Why don't people ask for 100 minutes in an hour and 10 hours in a day?

The olde English system of coinage is extremely quaint and charming. What is not to like about a groat?

The one that always seemed out of joint with everything else was the guinea.
People usually have 10 digits :p . Regardless of what you use though, it's useful to at least use the same number for all interconversions rather than the arbitrary bollocks of the Imperial system :p .
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: zisb on Sat, 13 August 2016, 07:11:09
Well I mean thats... uh... certainly interesting. I don't see any appeal whatsoever though haha, atleast with the big ass enter you got to slap it when you made a bold statement on the internet.
Title: Re: Big Ass Tab
Post by: Touch_It on Sat, 13 August 2016, 20:29:38

It is also our right to use the Imperial system and not understand metric.

3 out of 4 Americans don't realize there are 16 ounces to the pound.


7 out of 8 Brits don't know that there once was 20 shillings to the pound sterling.

Also a retarded unit that got dealt with.

There is something to be said for units of measure not based on 10.
12 is divisible by 2, 3, and 4.
60 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 5. Why don't people ask for 100 minutes in an hour and 10 hours in a day?

The olde English system of coinage is extremely quaint and charming. What is not to like about a groat?

The one that always seemed out of joint with everything else was the guinea.

Can't argue that. Lol



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