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sexy tiger boobs: Aug 23, 2002; Up shit creek with a turd for a paddle.

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

They are dumb

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Grammarchist: Jan 28, 2013

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

I wanna say there was a typo in an RTS that said that back in the early oughts, because a bunch of my friends pronounced it that way and it drove me up the wall during Halo LAN Parties.

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appropriatemetaphor: Jan 26, 2006

calvary and turrents defending the nucular silos

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Turrurrurrurrrrrrr: Dec 22, 2018; I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.

Tai posted:

Another day and another Russian assault in Avdiivka got popped. Bonus tank turrent take off too.

Are they starting an another ten day wave?

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zone: Dec 6, 2016

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr posted:

Are they starting an another ten day wave?

Two days ago the local defenders said as much.

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Kestral: Nov 24, 2000; Forum Veteran

appropriatemetaphor posted:

calvary and turrents defending the nucular silos

At the bottom of a chazum

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Tai: Mar 8, 2006

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

It's just me typing too fast. It is a turret

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Coolguye: Jul 6, 2011; Required by his programming!

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

i did this when i was 9

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Endymion FRS MK1: Oct 29, 2011; I don't know what this thing is, and I don't care. I'm just tired of seeing your stupid newbie av from 2011.

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

It�s not a non-American thing, I grew up with several friends who�d say turrent. Also, clift. I have no idea how these happen

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Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

Endymion FRS MK1 posted:

It�s not a non-American thing, I grew up with several friends who�d say turrent. Also, clift. I have no idea how these happen

Warshington
sherbert

It's how languages change. Pronunciations drift without any rhyme or reason.

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Samovar: Jun 4, 2011; When I want to relax, I read an essay by Engels. When I want something more serious, I read Corto Maltese.

Deteriorata posted:

Warshington
sherbert

It's how languages change. Pronunciations drift without any rhyme or reason.

... you're friends with Coach Z?

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staberind: Feb 20, 2008; but i dont wanna be a spaceship; Fun Shoe

The "Turrent" thing is Mos Def from a game, I think it seeped into peoples subconscious so we still say it, despite otherwise having relativly normal brains.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 06:48

BitBasher: Jun 6, 2004; You've got to know the rules before you can break 'em. Otherwise, it's no fun.

staberind posted:

The "Turrent" thing is Mos Def from a game, I think it seeped into peoples subconscious so we still say it, despite otherwise having relativly normal brains.

If it's from a game it's from a long time ago because people have been doing it for more than 20 years. It annoyed me all the way back playing SubSpace\Continuum in 2000 at the very least.

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staberind: Feb 20, 2008; but i dont wanna be a spaceship; Fun Shoe

I'm certain the X games or something like that had "Turrents"
E: we have "Turrents syndrome"

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Captain Theron: Mar 22, 2010

It's also a symptom of predominantly reading words and not hearing them. See aegis in Dota pronounced with a hard G.

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Cugel the Clever: Apr 5, 2009; I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA

staberind posted:

The "Turrent" thing is Mos Def from a game, I think it seeped into peoples subconscious so we still say it, despite otherwise having relativly normal brains.

First time I heard it was from a friend playing Natural Selection. He also pronounced "burry" wrong.

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the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

Gonna start calling it BitTurrent now just because

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tiaz: Jul 1, 2004; PICK UP THAT PRESENT.

Zelensky's Zealots

staberind posted:

despite otherwise having relativly normal brains.

Don't be ridiculous.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 10:29

Kith: Sep 17, 2009; You never learn anything
by doing it right.

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

because after they get blown up the turret becomes turren't

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PookBear: Nov 1, 2008

Doccers posted:

Serious question: Why do some people call what we yanks would call a "Turret", "Turrents"?

because some people are just dumb as poo poo

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Jippa: Feb 13, 2009

Turrent

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Gargamel Gibson: Apr 24, 2014

staberind posted:

The "Turrent" thing is Mos Def from a game, I think it seeped into peoples subconscious so we still say it, despite otherwise having relativly normal brains.

He goes by Yasiin Bey now. I don't know what game he was in, though.

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Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016; Maybe I'll go where I can see stars

BBC article on Russians snitching on colleagues and strangers

quote:

"I was taught how to snitch by my grandfather who was a snitch himself," claims a woman who goes by the name of Anna Korobkova. She says she lives in a large Russian city but refuses to say which one.
...
Korobkova claims to have written 1,397 denunciations since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She says people have been fined, fired and labelled as foreign agents because of her denunciations.
"I do not feel sorry for them," she reveals. "I feel joy if they are punished because of my denunciations."
New censorship laws were introduced shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Since then, Korobkova has spent most of her free time online, often reporting people for "discrediting the Russian army" - an offence that carries a fine of up to 50,000 roubles ($560; �450) or up to five years' imprisonment if it is committed more than twice.
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She seems to have two motives for snitching on her fellow citizens. Firstly, she tells me she believes she is helping Russia defeat Ukraine and, secondly, she thinks it will help protect her own financial stability. She lives alone and works part-time as a humanities professor, relying heavily on her savings. But Korobkova fears Russia could end up paying reparations if the conflict goes Ukraine's way and that could affect the finances of the whole country and everyone who lives there.
"All those who oppose the special military operation are rivals of my own wellbeing," she explains, predicting a win for Ukraine would be a loss for her. "I could lose all my savings and would have to get a full-time job."
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Korobkova shows no remorse for her actions, instead she proudly keeps a database of people she has reported, including the consequences.
She claims that following her denunciations six people were fired from their jobs and 15 others issued administrative charges and fined.
Although Korobkova insists she targets people she believes are enemies of the state, other people have told the BBC denunciations are also being used in Russia to settle personal scores.
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Fisherman Yaroslav Levchenko is from the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Russia's far east, known not just for its volcanic landscapes and extraordinary wildlife but also for its large military presence. Many people in this region are pro-Putin including Levchenko's colleagues.
In February 2023, Levchenko's ship docked at the port of Kamchatka after a month-long fishing trip. He says a fellow fisherman offered him an alcoholic drink, which he refused. He believes the other man already held a grudge against him and they ended up in an argument. Levchenko explains that he was hit over the head with a bottle and later woke up in hospital.
Levchenko says when he was discharged and went to a police station to file a report, he was horrified to learn he was the one who had been reported - not for assault but for holding anti-war views. He claims police told him there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges against his colleague.
Levchenko was then arrested on 13 July. According to court documents seen by the BBC, he is accused of justifying terrorism, charges he denies, and is being held in prison while he awaits trial.
The only way he can tell his story to the BBC is via letters, passed through his lawyer. "Investigators state I used physical force towards other seamen� expressing intentions of participating in hostilities against the Russian Federation," Levchenko writes.
Levchenko is accused of justifying terrorism, according to documents seen by the BBC, charges he denies
Levchenko's friends tell me they think his denunciation was to divert the police's attention away from the assault against him and the fact that alcohol was being consumed on board a ship, which was prohibited.
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Russian police have acknowledged they have been inundated with denunciations since the war began. Officials have told the BBC anonymously they are spending large amounts of time investigating and revising "endless charges on the discrediting of the army".
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With President Putin's repeated calls to "punish betrayers" and the end of the war in Ukraine nowhere in sight, serial snitches like Korobkova show no sign of wanting to stop reporting on their fellow citizens.
"I'm going to keep writing denunciations," she writes in an email to the BBC, adding: "I have a lot of work to do."

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Kith: Sep 17, 2009; You never learn anything
by doing it right.

crab in a bucket mentality is everywhere

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CommissarMega: Nov 18, 2008; THUNDERDOME LOSER

Dwesa posted:

BBC article on Russians snitching on colleagues and strangers

As loathsome as Korobkova is, this line really got me:

quote:

"I could lose all my savings and would have to get a full-time job."

The only job she deserves is a full-time job in a lead mine or similar. God, I want to believe this is some kind of propaganda, but I think we all know someone exactly like this, or who'd do this for real.

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naem: May 29, 2011

turrents are made of alumINIIEum

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RBA-Wintrow: Nov 4, 2009; Clapping Larry

CommissarMega posted:

The only job she deserves is a full-time job in a lead mine or similar. God, I want to believe this is some kind of propaganda, but I think we all know someone exactly like this, or who'd do this for real.

She should be reported for talking to foreighn westoid press. Anyone willing to do so is one small step from becoming a spy. She's already admitted her motivations are money, not patriotism.

I would not wish anyone into Russian prisons. Not even her, as lothesome as she is.

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Burns: May 10, 2008

People like that inevitably bite off more than they can chew.

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cr0y: Mar 24, 2005

Jippa posted:

Turrent

Lmao is this real

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Oscar Wilde Bunch: Jun 12, 2012; Grimey Drawer

cr0y posted:

Lmao is this real

It's funny, but no it's not real. It's shopped. He's holding it right in the actual picture.

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Tai: Mar 8, 2006

They look like those greasey fuckers who try to sell bibles to you

# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:27

Shaman Tank Spec: Dec 26, 2003; *blep*

Russia is throwing a baby tantrum again, this time over Finland closing border crossings after Russian government officials, together with human smugglers, literally bussed in asylum seekers with questionable claims for asylum, who now can't be returned anywhere, since Russia refuses to accept them back.

Yle.fi posted:

Russia had ddiscussions with Finland's ambassador -- accuses Finland of human rights violations
Russia says it has lodged a complaint with Finland for the closure of the border crossings

Russia has had discussions over the border situations with Finland's ambassador, Antti Helanter�, the country's foreign ministry announced on Monday. The press release does not specify if these were talks or a talking-to, nor on whose initiative the meeting was held.

According to the Finnish Foreign Ministry the Russian foreign ministry has had discussions over the closed border crossings. Russia has not lodged an official complaint against Finland.

In the conversation RUssia protested the closure of the border crossings. In diplomatic circles, a protest is considered strong language.

According to Russia, the decision is "unambigously provocative" and follows a line "designed to further raise tensions between the two countries". Finland's reasoning of immigrants arriving and claims of Russia's part in the events are, according to Russia, "an excuse".

"The decision was made in a hurry, without any sort of discussions with Russia, which until now has been the requirement of a functional border", Russia's foreign ministry says. A notable part of the press release is that Russia is now accusing Finland of human rights violations.

"Closing the border violates the rights of tens of thousands of citizens of our countries."

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To be fair...: Feb 3, 2006; Film Producer

appropriatemetaphor posted:

calvary and turrents defending the nucular silos

On the old privateer press forums, they would auto correct calvary to Golgotha.

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Dick Bastardly: Aug 22, 2012; Muttley is SKYNET!!!

Russian Karens are next level

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bad_fmr: Nov 28, 2007

Weaponized Karenthood.

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zone: Dec 6, 2016

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

Russia is throwing a baby tantrum again, this time over Finland closing border crossings after Russian government officials, together with human smugglers, literally bussed in asylum seekers with questionable claims for asylum, who now can't be returned anywhere, since Russia refuses to accept them back.

cry us all a river :qqsay:

# ? Nov 20, 2023 20:00

naem: May 29, 2011

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

Russia is throwing a baby tantrum again, this time over Finland closing border crossings after Russian government officials, together with human smugglers, literally bussed in asylum seekers with questionable claims for asylum, who now can't be returned anywhere, since Russia refuses to accept them back.

Russia complains that Finland prevents thousands of Russians from fleeing from, themselves

# ? Nov 20, 2023 20:17

Sedgr: Sep 16, 2007; Neat!

Russia not respecting other nations borders? Unheard of.

Putin is a real piece of poo poo.

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EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

On the other hand if Russia is just bussing people over into Finland and saying "you deal with it not us" I guess that's just that many less people dying in human wave assaults in Ukraine and that is good, relatively speaking I guess? :shrug:

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The_Franz: Aug 8, 2003

EorayMel posted:

On the other hand if Russia is just bussing people over into Finland and saying "you deal with it not us" I guess that's just that many less people dying in human wave assaults in Ukraine and that is good, relatively speaking I guess?

If they're doing what Belarus does, they aren't bussing them into Finland, they're taking them to the border, then people with guns and vicious dogs tell them to walk towards the border and won't let them come back.

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