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Old 10-20-2005, 07:47 PM
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I'm gonna assume you're British because of the U thats jammed into color. Is there a story why Yanks decided to skip the U in this word as well as Favourite etc?

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post revolutionary war, this guy named Webster decided to work on inventing an Americanized version of English. to further seperate themselves from the british, it was decided to change the spellings of several words, like color and theater, and add new words, like bullfrog.

Yes, there is a stoury, which you are obviously not in on.

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Old 10-20-2005, 07:49 PM
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Stop using British spellings when we all know you're American.
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Old 10-20-2005, 09:36 PM
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I know I'm not cool enough. But I want one, damnit. How do you become cool enough to get one?

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any specific color in mind? if you don't descriminate, you can have Saichi. Jose and Sahib are available as well.
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Old 10-21-2005, 08:54 AM
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I thought he was from Illinois and illerterate.
(just so you don't clog the thread that is a intentional misspelling.)
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Old 10-21-2005, 10:45 AM
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How do you get a coloured name? Just change your name to Shareka, Tyrone, or Tamika, and there you have it!!!
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Old 10-21-2005, 12:24 PM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

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I thought he was from Illinois and illerterate.
(just so you don't clog the thread that is a intentional misspelling.)

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I am. I do not know what compelled me to spell it like that. I must have been high.
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Old 10-21-2005, 12:25 PM
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How do you get a coloured name? Just change your name to Shareka, Tyrone, or Tamika, and there you have it!!!

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wow, this made me lol. well done.
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Old 10-21-2005, 03:47 PM
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dude no love to M2D who already made that joke?
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Old 10-22-2005, 03:04 PM
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I know I'm not cool enough. But I want one, damnit. How do you become cool enough to get one?

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Have coloured parents.
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Old 10-22-2005, 08:28 PM
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I'm gonna assume you're British because of the U thats jammed into color. Is there a story why Yanks decided to skip the U in this word as well as Favourite etc?

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post revolutionary war, this guy named Webster decided to work on inventing an Americanized version of English. to further seperate themselves from the british, it was decided to change the spellings of several words, like color and theater, and add new words, like bullfrog.

Yes, there is a stoury, which you are obviously not in on.

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Is that the same reason as why Americans drive on the wrong side of the road unlike the British who drive on the right.

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