Looney Planet Forum Guide for Other-Than-Dummies
The postings in the travelers' Thorn Tree forum are usually lukewarm. However, sometimes the discussion gets heated and it is difficult to understand messages because of the deep angst of their writers.
Here is a little dictionary to help you to put some of the most popular comments in context. You will see the Looney Planet expressions on left-hand column, and the translation on the right-hand side.
| Looney Planet | The World Outside |
| get a life | I disagree and, furthermore, I'm afraid that your opinions may be harmful to my businesses in the country in question |
| You are a guest in their country | You shouldn't criticize anything, especially if your opinions are wrong |
| Go away | I am unfortunately an imbecile or just verbally impaired, but I do disagree for a reason that I am not able to spell out |
| tolerance | I'm a tolerant person and therefore I refrain from expressing any opinions whatsoever |
| We | This is supposed to make an impression that the person speaks for everybody, but in reality it means his/her side persons only |
| Thai Visa web site | They have not sent ANY SPAM IN 3 YEARS to one member of this forum so don´t dare to challenge this fact of all facts |
| I/We don't want to meet you | I expect that everyone would be grateful if they could meet with me as I am such a splendid person, but I punish you and say I don´t want to meet you because I disagree with you |
| For God's sake go back into therapy | I am out of words, please forgive me. What I mean is fuck off. PS. I have already finished my therapy, I am not Schizo, really not, you better believe me! |
| it's YOU I object | I fail to separate issues from people and take everything personally, so please try to understand me |
| You are a twat | I somewhat disagree |
| obnocious and distorted outlook on life | I dare to say we have a difference of opinion here. |
| to build support | to make multiple logins for yourself so that you can support your own opinions better |
| stayaway from shit you obviously don't understand | I would like to explain to you if I knew my self / if I could, but I can´t |
| you came back out of hiding | If you don´t read and reply to the forum many times per day the forum addicts will immediately think you went to hide and stopped writing. |
| Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz | I just run out of dirty words, too |
| you are living in a fantasy world | my world view is somewhat different from yours |
| When are you going to go away? | I have already used all my words so here comes a sentence I once saw someone else write to me |
| stupid | I'm so full of hate that I will soon burst |
| Can somebody call in a favor with a Thai or Khmer gang and get this ass whacked | I have a slightly different opinion |
| offensive | Someone has not refrained from presenting criticism. Shame on him/her! |
| Would you not just like to smack the fat bastard straight in the face, i really hope that i meet him so i can | I am big and bad, you better agree with me! |
| Must keep track of their movements and inform my buddies in the street gangs | I disagree strongly |
| anyone not even partially agrees with you | If nobody else agrees with you then your opinions are for sure wrong |
These entries were contributed by nicknames Batfish, nomorethan20letters, jg06328, Raisuli, Khunwilko, wayne 16, Emperor_Tud, Biggles, ticotim, JakartaBoy, ribblerat, klaush, dantilley, and Muzzman. Many thanks for their irreplaceable help.
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