Mission - To find the fittest guy in U15/16 badminton (if that actually exists) [Archive]

angibabe

26th May 2004, 18:22

Ryt we have decided 2 do a mini survey to try n find out hu al da gals in our age group finks is da fittast guys in our age groups coz we cant really think of that many (bcoz da guys seem 2 fink its okies 2 do a survey on da best lookin gal in badminton a fink we shuyd b alowd 2 do dis, ryt?!? lol)
So far we have Michael blyth, Steve Mcphail n Daniel Adams on out list, n afta dat wer kinda scrapin da barrel!!
we fink der shud b more gd lukin english playas coz sum tourns leave out da scottish teams!
ne ideas ppl?
ang n claire Xxx mwah xxX

mrmagoo

26th May 2004, 18:53

i've put your post through my english translator and i still can't understand it!!

what is the problem with writing full words.or don't you know how?

this is supposed to be a serious site with decent discussion,strong opinions and a bit of humour.

this is just another example of the crap that is coming on to this site.i put up a thread about a junior section as a bit of a joke but maybe its worth considering?

i'm interested as to what your position is site support?

Site Support

26th May 2004, 19:17

Thank you Mr Magoo...

We have responded to a few people offline who use 'txt' language and phonetics, trying to encourage them to use more general English i.e. words with vowels and the right number of letters.

Many have been receptive but I think you are right to remind people it is not easy for people to read or understand.

Hopefully this isn't taken as 'anti' young people, texters, lazy people etc but we do encourage people to use the forums without text speak.

Being quite relaxed the moderators thought it fine to allow a few 'txt' threads recently, but these are increasing and as we did a year or so ago, we request that these be stopped.

Many thanks for your patience and as always please email us directly should you have any questions regarding this.

Many thanks,
Site Support.

shtcountyplaya

26th May 2004, 19:42

you guys are a little old fashioned , is that enough letters for you! you could be sentencing anyone who posts a message on here to repetitive strain injury!

hilly1285

26th May 2004, 20:41

Over 30's Translation:

We have decided to do a mini survey to try and find out who all the girls in our age group think is the fittest (most good looking) guy - becauase we cant think of any. The reason we are doing this is because the lads think that its OK to do a survey on the best looking girl in badminton, and we think that we should be allowed to do the same.

So far we have: Michael Blyth, Steve McPhail and Daniel Adams on the list, and apart from them we cant think of any others. We also think that there should be more good looking english players because some tournaments leave out the scottish teams!

Any ideas? Ang and Claire xxxxx

**Everyone understand?!$?£**

Priddey

26th May 2004, 20:45

hey ang and claire, do you mean daniel adams from yorkshire? or is that a scottish lad that jus shares the same name?

angibabe

26th May 2004, 22:00

riteo, i dont see the big deal bout text language but neva mind. May i take this oppurtunity to thank Michael hill for doing a translation for the over 30's-who i am sure could have worked out what we were saying..had they tried hard enough n had they not purposely set out to be annoying. And thanx (thank you) to Chris Farren for being on our side with this 1! And yea(yes) we did mean Dan Adams from yorkshire but in general we feel that the scottish teams hav a friendlier/generally nicer selection of boys than the english lol (laugh out loud)

Badboy

26th May 2004, 23:10

I think even the over 30's know what "lol" means, even if they dont particularly want too. Anyway, i reckon Handal from warwickshire is the fittest anyway, its those 90 degree angles on his head that really do it.

tango

27th May 2004, 13:36

i apologise for detracting off the main subject of this post but I feel I must agree 100% with Mr Magoo. I read the first line or should I say 'attempted to read' the first line and thought 'what?!?' - to me it made no sense and I didn't have the patience to try and work it out.
As said, this site is 'trying' to appeal to everyone in the badminton community and not everyone uses this 'text' language.
Don't get me wrong, but I feel that text language was invented for cellular telephones because they have 'limited' text area - this site does not.
AND..... as for an answer to your 'post question' - 'i think i'm too old to have an opinion!' :-)

angibabe

27th May 2004, 13:37

lol, classi, got 2 agree with u on that one matty! are you the matty greggory who has added me on msn?? if so how did u get my addy or who did u get it from more to the point? xxx

init

27th May 2004, 16:04

ang theres a white thing on ur leg

angibabe

27th May 2004, 16:08

lmao!!!!!
yes evryone at the york tournament saw me walking the length of the hall with sezzas white bandage stuck to my leg!
can we please try to keep to the mission that was set int he first place?? any ideas sezza?

init

27th May 2004, 16:10

lol
no sorry
i bet you have got more ideas than that

angibabe

27th May 2004, 16:20

nah dont think i can actually
:'(
a mean we have nicked your top man as part of our list havn't we???

init

27th May 2004, 16:34

hav u

angibabe

27th May 2004, 16:47

yes and you know it!
a certain steve mcphail me thinks

gazz16

27th May 2004, 18:17

mmm, the fitest lad in badminton is probably gary allan from leicestershire :P dam hes so hot

scottishgurl

27th May 2004, 20:55

scottishgurl

27th May 2004, 20:56

init

27th May 2004, 21:58

that wudnt happen 2 b u wud it
lol
hence the name

angibabe

28th May 2004, 14:49

ooooo reminding me of guys from leicestershire, clairey used to think that david stacey was wel fit, but i havnt seen him for ages!!!

Is Garry the guy who has a lil brother and has dark spiky hair?? coz if thats him then yea 'gazza' lol u r pretty fit!

flamingjam

28th May 2004, 15:33

Isn't it glad to see the 'older' vistors on the site are no longer attacking bad grammar and spelling gd 4 thm i say bout time we get enough of that with exams.

Bout the question not a clue (not suprising)

Badboy

28th May 2004, 16:01

nope i think its because they are just trying to avoid this thread now, and have no wishes to comment on this particular topic.

angibabe

28th May 2004, 20:50

yup probs about rite, its just getting tedious now. Wouldnt it be better to say nothin on the subject of 'text language' now considering that no one is using it anymore or start another thread about it? We all know the quote from Bambie that adults over use "If you cant say anything nice, dont say anything at al" some (not all) of the adults on ere should practice what they preach!

gazz16

29th May 2004, 10:52

hey ang, lol yeah thats me, the 1 with dark borwn spikey hair, yeah claire has moved away from david now :) (well i think)and david still plays badminton, just not in ESBA's. ang who r u n e ways n wat county?
and i havnt got a brother :S were did u get that from

angibabe

29th May 2004, 12:42

okies lol, a just thought u had a brother for sum random reason. Am the kinda crazy, loud blonde 1 from northumberland, a duno if av talked 2 you before or not, a think i know who you are though. This year i was playing in the u15 n 16 tourns, is that the same as u??

gazz16

29th May 2004, 18:11

ah right, nah im u17, im trying to get in to the county seniors, contact me on msn at gazz16@hotmail.com then i can see if i no u then

donnakabab

29th May 2004, 20:33

it has 2 b sed vat chris adcock is fitttt!!!!!!!!! n daniel adams aint vat nice bit 2 scrawny, no offence if hes readin.

gazz16

31st May 2004, 14:04

donar kabab who r u?

init

31st May 2004, 14:34

thats jus wht i was wonderin
wht county u from

flamingjam

31st May 2004, 21:27

Jus a thought y not fill in your profiles cos that would be easyier n everyone will no

juniorbadmintonplayer

1st June 2004, 17:06

I don't think dan adams uses this site but I'll be sure to inform him of his new found badminton "pin up boy" status :P lol

donnakabab

1st June 2004, 21:07

i aint sayin gary oo i am!! but ma name aint donna cos i dont fink ne1 is called donna oo plays badminton..neway gary u do no me. and init who r u?

init

2nd June 2004, 11:01

i aint sayn
but ppl in here no me

gazz16

2nd June 2004, 13:54

awww come on u gotto say ya name name, add me on msn then u can tell me :S or do u already have it..u got me intence now :P

donnakabab

2nd June 2004, 20:38

m8b gary, my spikey haired friend i have u already on msn... i aint gona tel u tho u ave got work it out 4 yaself!

eddykid

2nd June 2004, 22:53

There ain't no fit blokes in England full stop so why are you guys flogging a dead horse...

gazz16

6th June 2004, 08:28

eddy ur not gay my friend ;) its the woman that r fit
doner kabab i take it ur sarah

eddykid

6th June 2004, 10:30

Gazz,
What do you look like sugar?

Vorpulus

6th June 2004, 10:31

You're not the only man alive Eddy.

PeteG

6th June 2004, 21:28

Ok, one last note to the text speakers on this site, seeing as most of you seem to be posting on here (oh and for the record, no I'm nowhere near the over 30 mark thankyou!!)
Someone earlier mentioned that this is not an English exam and therefore there is no need to correct grammar and spelling. On the other hand, this site is written in English, not text speak, French, German or any other language, yet I realise that it is not entirely used by English speakers.
If you insist on using text speak, whats to stop other people from using their own language on here, or one that they can speak that you don't?
I've studied French at A-level and its a headache, but I can understand bits of it and I can understand text speak. By the same token this site is not written in French, so in coming on here I don't expect to be reading French. The same goes for text speak to some extent.
Its invented to save money by not having to go over the word count when writing a mobile phone message. What are you saving here? Time? Because if you have the time to post on a forum, then clearly you have time on your hands!
Right, rant over!

flamingjam

6th June 2004, 21:59

quiet you that rant ages would hav been v much quicker in text

Vorpulus

6th June 2004, 23:06

Exactly Pete. Maybe if you wrote in txt speak, you wouldn't age so much when you post. Honestly Pete, how long does it take to make a simple point? If you respond, keep it short please.

tango

7th June 2004, 00:03

MY two penneth!
I agree with you Pete Glews!!
By the way, in response to a thread referring to myself. I don't have an opinion on u15/u16 badminton players because I don't know many who play at the level most of you do. But if forced to say... Andrew Piff of Norfolk is a very promising talent.
EOS (end of story!)