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**Drake Tungsten** · August 21, 2004, 10:08

Taiwan and Chinese Taipei are the same country.

**Kropotkin** · August 21, 2004, 10:10

Really? I had no idea at all!!!

<----- notice this. It was also used in a previous post.

**Drake Tungsten** · August 21, 2004, 10:11

BTW, Chen Qi seems to be a douchebag, what with his uneccessary shouts and glares that are laughable coming from a ****ing ping pong player. I hope the government finds out he's in Falun Gong or something.

**Monk** · August 21, 2004, 10:14

On a related note Drake, given the fact that Hong Kong isn't independent as such, how do you feel about removing the option for that particular flag from the Apolyton flag list?

**Drake Tungsten** · August 21, 2004, 10:18

I really don't care. I just selected it a while back to show my support for the citizens of Hong Kong as they fought against Chinese tyranny. Been too lazy to change it.

**Kropotkin** · August 21, 2004, 10:18

Oh, must stop posting. It's the Korea vs. Taipei in the final Team competition in Archery!

And yes, I know that means it's people from south of the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula against people from the island called Formosa in portugese. So you don't have to tell me that Drake.

**Drake Tungsten** · August 21, 2004, 10:21

I do have to tell you what a

smilie means though, apparently...

**SpencerH** · August 21, 2004, 10:27

Just watched the gold medal mens badminton. Brilliant play by Hidiyat. I'd forgotten that Indonesia were/are a world power in that sport. I wish there were badminton courts here. NBC gets a

for showing the whole thing.

**asleepathewheel** · August 21, 2004, 10:36

hidiyat was impressive. And the guy pronounced chun, man he just lost it. hidiyat was just toying with him at times.

I've heard clement was a provincial badmitton champ, he did a good job, glad ESPN let him do it

**Drake Tungsten** · August 21, 2004, 10:38

China just won.

BTW, I'm pretty sure that the guys on both these ping pong teams shave their legs. What kind of homo **** is that?

**SpencerH** · August 21, 2004, 10:41

Yeah I guess Clement was the 'expert' commentator. The other guy knew nothing about badminton.

**Kropotkin** · August 21, 2004, 10:48

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
I do have to tell you what a

smilie means though, apparently...

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Well, if you want to continue with your besserwisser-behavior. I'd say that the

smiley is intended to underline a sarcastic remark. Where sarcasm is the making of a (humorous) remark intended to mock.

If you want it to mean something else, that's up to you.

<---- a 'cute'-smiley, you can tell me what that one means while you're at it, oh Omniscience one.

**Drake Tungsten** · August 21, 2004, 11:00

I'd say that the smiley is intended to underline a sarcastic remark. Where sarcasm is the making of a (humorous) remark intended to mock.

Looks like I actually do have to explain it to you. A

is used to show your disdain for something someone has said or done. So when you write...

No not Taiwan, Chinese Taipei!

... it looks like you disagree with my use of the name Taiwan, as though you thought I was stupid to use it or something. It doesn't indicate sarcasm, especially in this context.

oh Omniscience one.

Firstly, the word is omniscient. And I'm not omniscient, but merely a native speaker of English.

**Mercator** · August 21, 2004, 11:02

Did anyone see the men's 10km last night? Bekele's last lap was insane! I believe he ran it in 53 seconds.

**SpencerH** · August 21, 2004, 11:27

Yeah, he was movin. Is Gebrselassie gonna run the marathon?

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