I am going to word this kindly and with concern - I'm not ranting at anyone okay? I'm caring here. I'm not waving the big stick of judgement.

Why bandsters and and the bandless, are you allowing temptation through your front door?

I have seen many posts, by many people (the most recent was the evil cookie dough thread that triggered this post) talking about the terrible food they are allowing in their house.

If its not cookie dough, its pizza being brought home by the spouse, ice cream to italian food.

I fully understand that many of us have a clearly defined eating disorder (because thats how I view a lot of obesity) and that we suffer terrible cravings, but I have to ask why more of us (you) aren't putting our foot down and saying "GET THIS CRAP OUTA MY HOUSE".

This comes from my current dietary success. I am losing weight because there is no crap in the house. The chips are gone, the bread is gone, there's no ice cream, no beer, nothing I can go "ooo I want that" with.

I think its about time we started fwapping the Pizza Delivery spouse, beating the candy man and denying sexual favors to Kenny Cookiedough.

Come on folks, its hard enough to live the healthy life outside of your front door, please, my friends, stop bringing the crap inside your door

Perhaps you might cry "But what of my family? They like ...". Well one of two things has to happen, success in your weight loss and ultimate health, or your family eating cookie dough and pizza.

For me? its a no brainer.

This post is not intended to offend or upset. If it does upset and offend you, all I can say is that this is my rant and I won't apologise for it.

Eye dunno wut u all ar thinkin abut wit all dis speling tawk.

Wee all spel prety gud, eye thunk soo.

Eye meen, cum on, wee r all edukated peepel heer!

Thankz, evereewon, fur lisening too mee.

Pall

Eye dunno wut u all ar thinkin abut wit all dis speling tawk.

Wee all spel prety gud, eye thunk soo.

Eye meen, cum on, wee r all edukated peepel heer!

Thankz, evereewon, fur lisening too mee.

Pall

Big Paul, it speld "edumurkated" get it rite.

Hang on... I think I've broken my own thread catch and release policy. Crap. I owe me 300 dollars and my computer.

As long as the current topic is spelling, Dawg:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lonliness

No entry found for lonliness.

Did you mean loneliness?

As long as the current topic is spelling, Dawg:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lonliness

No entry found for lonliness.

Did you mean loneliness?

Oh Lord, do you have nothing better to do with your life??

I shall change it immediately. My God in Heaven, the world is about to end because I made a typo. Head for the hills!

If this place is just going to become some critical anal retentive spelling and grammar competition (even for the sake of comedy) we won't ever be able to discuss anything.

Donali!

:) :pound:

Don't turn me into a spelling stalker that follows you around and checks all your posts

I just thought if you were going to check all of Kare's posts, you might want to start with your sig line, which shows up everytime you post - not a random error that is occasionally made, but something that is repeated over and over and over and over....

Actually, I thought I've shown great restraint in not pointing out weeks ago... lol

*sighs* Why must we keep on picking at things like this? Kare is the one who started this crap about spelling (on a different thread) and then she brought it up again here in this thread with her huge bolded dictionary stuff. Let it go. They were, I believe, just playing around about it at this point.

How fricking petty can you get?

I agree....Let it go.

*sighs*

So it's only funny when syou say so?

Donali.. Im disappointed. I thought you showed more character than to get involved in this petty and personal picking at people. Thats a real shame.

I just thought if you were going to check all of Kare's posts, you might want to start with your sig line, which shows up everytime you post - not a random error that is occasionally made, but something that is repeated over and over and over and over....

Actually, I thought I've shown great restraint in not pointing out weeks ago... lol

I could dissect your post here and point out a whole slew of errors. I think though its time to let this crap go.

I didn't start this whole ludicrous spelling crap, but I am now finishing my involvement in it.

If anyone wishes to carry on this extremely pointless discussion, feel free to do so without me.

I can't quite figure out why people have selected this to beat on me with. I suppose its an attempt to make me look stupid.

I can look stupid all by myself, I don't need help with it. Thanks.

Ya know...

I really thought all this was in fun. I really thought Dawg's threat to spell check all of Kare's posts was all in fun.

I really am confused. I am not trying to PICK at anyone. I thought I was joining in on a little fun.

If I had a word misspelled in my sig line I would appreciate someone pointing it out to me - particularly if I was joking about policing someone else's spelling.

I thought it was all a joke. I thought we were having fun.

I do not understand how so many threads lately have turned from "fun" to personal, or who gets to decide when the fun is over.

I can't play by the rules if I don't know what they are. And if the rules are arbitrary, then how can anyone hope to follow them?

I am disappointed, too. Never have I been accused of being petty on this board. Or picky. NEVER.

So I apologize.

And I'm thinking maybe Kelly and Doc are just a little smarter than me, as the revelation has come to them sooner. Perhaps this is no longer the right board for me, either.

discouraging to a pre-op bander.

i thought the point of the band is to reduce our interest in food, thus allowing us to avoid high calorie foods like cookie dough, or to at least enjoy them in severely limited portions.

if the band doesn't accomplish that, what's the point of it?

sounds like we're back to the old diets we all failed at.

what am i missing?

Ya know...

I really thought all this was in fun. I really thought Dawg's threat to spell check all of Kare's posts was all in fun.

I really am confused. I am not trying to PICK at anyone. I thought I was joining in on a little fun.

If I had a word misspelled in my sig line I would appreciate someone pointing it out to me - particularly if I was joking about policing someone else's spelling.

I thought it was all a joke. I thought we were having fun.

I do not understand how so many threads lately have turned from "fun" to personal, or who gets to decide when the fun is over.

I can't play by the rules if I don't know what they are. And if the rules are arbitrary, then how can anyone hope to follow them?

I am disappointed, too. Never have I been accused of being petty on this board. Or picky. NEVER.

So I apologize.

And I'm thinking maybe Kelly and Doc are just a little smarter than me, as the revelation has come to them sooner. Perhaps this is no longer the right board for me, either.

Okay so if this was all in fun, then I apologise. I haven't been taking Kare's comments as "fun" either. I was giving her a smartass reply for pursuing this rediculous crap in what I assume is some kind of an attempt to make me look like a retard.

So I accept your apology Donali.

And in your signature "Sign-up" requires no hyphen.

Maybe we should always assume everyone is always joking, unless directly informed otherwise? Seriously, folks, comments about spelling on message boards are ALWAYS said in good will and jest.

It's clear that even spelling corrections can be taken more personally than they're meant. So let's all step back and take a deep breath.

If the thread-starter so requests, this thread can be locked.