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hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
edited March 2007 in A Moving Train
I was watching Storytellers (again) and I find it rather hypocritical(not really sure if this word fits the idea I have) of Ed to be making fun of people for not spelling correctly. Coming from a guy who never even finished high school I find that message rather contradictory.

Now I don't care why he dropped out, the fact is he did drop out, and to belittle people on national TV for spelling something wrong, well I find it bullshit. If he was on the honor roll I could care less, I just find it a crock of shit he is being so condescending on TV towards the person who could not spell. I know you don't need a high school diploma to be successful, brilliant, and all the rest of the adjectives. I know Ed has risen up over his past yada yada yada... but for a guy who tries to be soo real I found it kind of a prick move myself.

Coming from a guy who regularly makes up words and tenses for his songs you'd think he would stay away from that. I think he tries to justify his lack of education by saying he researched this or that. We congratufuckulations you researched it so you must be the authority now.

I love Ed, his music, his showmanship, but I found this to be a bad move by him.

Now lets keep the thread on task here, Was Ed out of line for calling out that dude for not spelling something correctly.

I am not all worked up about this, it is a minoredit) thing on the big picture. Just wondering how you thought when he called that person out in front of millions. Yes, I also know I spelled correcting incorrectly, I hit submit before I caught it, a few others as well.

keep this away from what it is to be a drop out and towards the idea of him being a jerk for calling uneeded attention to it
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    hrd2imgn wrote:

    I am not all worked up about this, it is a monor thing on the big picture. Just wondering how you thought when he called that person out in front of millions. Yes, I also know I spelled correcting incorrectly, I hit submit before I caught it.

    what does monor mean :(
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    I kind of like this line:
    "high school dropout correnting people's spelling"
    ...
    Sorry... I'm just a prick sometimes.
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    If you're going to correct someone's spelling, you should absolutely be able to spell. You don't need a high school diploma for that.

    This is a silly thread.
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  • Flannel ShirtFlannel Shirt Posts: 1,021
    Dose any one rellay crae? I maen, its not lkie he broghut the kid up on stgae and said "this fucknig kid splled siht wonrg, lets all ponit and laguh at this dmub fcuk"!

    Relax bro...no biggie. Kinda funny.
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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    High-school is an indoctrination to society. Nothing to do with being intelligent.
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  • _Crazy_Mary__Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    I liked it when Ed mentioned the spelling. I do that all the time at work. My management somehow makes 2 or 3 spelling errors on every new memo.
    I really screwed that up. I really Schruted it.
  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    My spelling classes quit at Grade 6....therefore to me high school as nothing to do with spelling....
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,193
    come on at least make sure you spell every word correct before you rag on ED moron........
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i think it was simply a matter of ed being drunk and joking around onstage as he so often does. he's got a dry sense of humor.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,193
    MrBrian wrote:
    what does monor mean :(
    yeah never heard of this one lmao ...:)
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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    My spelling classes quit at Grade 6....therefore to me high school as nothing to do with spelling....

    Spelling is really aquired knowledge. And if I spelled dermatofibrosarcomaprotuberance wrong, would anyone here know? How about pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

    Some words aren't learned in school at all, and spelling them would require some exposure to them.

    I used a word here a while ago that a few people didn't think was an actual word. My brother who was a straight A studen in high-school also thought I made the word up, but no, it's a real word.
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  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Spelling is really aquired knowledge. And if I spelled dermatofibrosarcomaprotuberance wrong, would anyone here know? How about pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

    Some words aren't learned in school at all, and spelling them would require some exposure to them.

    I used a word here a while ago that a few people didn't think was an actual word. My brother who was a straight A studen in high-school also thought I made the word up, but no, it's a real word.

    Oh I agree...I was just being a smart-ass....I learned the vast majority of my words through reading and outside of grade school.

    I learned more from reading on my own time growing up then I ever did in grade school, which to me was boring and easy.
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    Oh I agree...I was just being a smart-ass....I learned the vast majority of my words through reading and outside of grade school.

    I learned more from reading on my own time growing up then I ever did in grade school, which to me was boring and easy.

    I know, I was just reiterating the point.
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
    I can spell fine I just suck at typing

    again, was it funny or Ed being a jerk for calling him out?

    I think he meant for it to be funny, but was it in absolute terms?
  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I can spell fine I just suck at typing

    again, was it funny or Ed being a jerk for calling him out?

    I think he meant for it to be funny, but was it in absolute terms?

    I really believe he meant no ill will.
  • KidCarnivoreKidCarnivore Posts: 82
    I was there; Eddie was joking. The poor speller was loudly and laughingly mocked by his friend.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    towards the idea of him being a jerk for calling unneeded attention to it

    Why was it unneeded? If I'm reading something aloud and it has a misspelling I'm gonna acknowledge it. For christsakes it was "climb"!! I learned to spell that when I was what, 6. What sort of opinion are you looking for here? Schooling is not a sign of intelligence. :confused:
  • pirljamgirlpirljamgirl Posts: 259
    i still need to watch storytellers. anyone know when this will be on again?
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,609
    In many cases, such a small bit of "dissing" is actually endearing.

    I assume many pearl jam fans would remember some friendly ribbing from Eddie forever!
  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I was watching Storytellers (again) and I find it rather hypocritical(not really sure if this word fits the idea I have) of Ed to be making fun of people for not spelling correctly. Coming from a guy who never even finished high school I find that message rather contradictory.

    Now I don't care why he dropped out, the fact is he did drop out, and to belittle people on national TV for spelling something wrong, well I find it bullshit. If he was on the honor roll I could care less, I just find it a crock of shit he is being so condescending on TV towards the person who could not spell. I know you don't need a high school diploma to be successful, brilliant, and all the rest of the adjectives. I know Ed has risen up over his past yada yada yada... but for a guy who tries to be soo real I found it kind of a prick move myself.

    Coming from a guy who regularly makes up words and tenses for his songs you'd think he would stay away from that. I think he tries to justify his lack of education by saying he researched this or that. We congratufuckulations you researched it so you must be the authority now.

    I love Ed, his music, his showmanship, but I found this to be a bad move by him.

    Now lets keep the thread on task here, Was Ed out of line for calling out that dude for not spelling something correctly.

    I am not all worked up about this, it is a minoredit) thing on the big picture. Just wondering how you thought when he called that person out in front of millions. Yes, I also know I spelled correcting incorrectly, I hit submit before I caught it, a few others as well.

    keep this away from what it is to be a drop out and towards the idea of him being a jerk for calling uneeded attention to it

    I thought it was great. Apparently Ed didn't need to finish high school to know how to spell.
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  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    pirljamgirl wrote:
    i still need to watch storytellers. anyone know when this will be on again?

    I think you're screwed. That's why TIVO is a beautiful thing. You can come over to my house and watch it.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    pirljamgirl wrote:
    i still need to watch storytellers. anyone know when this will be on again?

    yep. whenever i go into my living room and pop the tape in. :p:D

    i thought it was uncalled for but we all do dumbarse things once in awhile. and ultimately i don't care either way.
    but next time you're at a gig and ed forgets the words call him loudly on it. i'm sure he'd appreciate it. :D
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    cutback wrote:
    Why was it unneeded? If I'm reading something aloud and it has a misspelling I'm gonna acknowledge it. For christsakes it was "climb"!! I learned to spell that when I was what, 6. What sort of opinion are you looking for here? Schooling is not a sign of intelligence. :confused:
    I agree here. The fucking word was climb.
    If it were a tricky word like bologna, then maybe that would be different and it would've been uncalled for.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Call me old fashioned and pessimistic, but it doesn't seem like anybody is learning anything in high school these days anyway. Point in fact, I've worked with "college graduates" who can barely put together a cohesive report.
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    sponger wrote:
    Call me old fashioned and pessimistic, but it doesn't seem like anybody is learning anything in high school these days anyway. Point in fact, I've worked with "college graduates" who can barely put together a cohesive report.
    Shit .... there are some college graduates who can't put together a coherent message board post.
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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    hippiemom wrote:
    Shit .... there are some college graduates who can't put together a coherent message board post.

    I roxorz and pwnz mit my G9 edumacation adn Isle pop a revolusion all over this bitch.
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  • ThumbingMyWay32ThumbingMyWay32 Posts: 1,224
    sponger wrote:
    Call me old fashioned and pessimistic, but it doesn't seem like anybody is learning anything in high school these days anyway. Point in fact, I've worked with "college graduates" who can barely put together a cohesive report.


    I can hardly remember any one particular thing I learned in high school but I think it's pretty neat how things you hardly remember even paying attention to can be pulled to the front of your mind in mere milliseconds. Maybe that sounds odd or perhaps I should have been a neurologist? Just interesting...

    It's kind of like peripheral vision to me, I think? If that makes sense.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I was watching Storytellers (again) and I find it rather hypocritical(not really sure if this word fits the idea I have) of Ed to be making fun of people for not spelling correctly. Coming from a guy who never even finished high school I find that message rather contradictory.

    Now I don't care why he dropped out, the fact is he did drop out, and to belittle people on national TV for spelling something wrong, well I find it bullshit. If he was on the honor roll I could care less, I just find it a crock of shit he is being so condescending on TV towards the person who could not spell. I know you don't need a high school diploma to be successful, brilliant, and all the rest of the adjectives. I know Ed has risen up over his past yada yada yada... but for a guy who tries to be soo real I found it kind of a prick move myself.

    Coming from a guy who regularly makes up words and tenses for his songs you'd think he would stay away from that. I think he tries to justify his lack of education by saying he researched this or that. We congratufuckulations you researched it so you must be the authority now.

    I love Ed, his music, his showmanship, but I found this to be a bad move by him.

    Now lets keep the thread on task here, Was Ed out of line for calling out that dude for not spelling something correctly.

    I am not all worked up about this, it is a minoredit) thing on the big picture. Just wondering how you thought when he called that person out in front of millions. Yes, I also know I spelled correcting incorrectly, I hit submit before I caught it, a few others as well.

    keep this away from what it is to be a drop out and towards the idea of him being a jerk for calling uneeded attention to it

    I don't think he mentioned it in a mean-spirited way.

    I think it is rather unkind of you to harp on the fact that Ed didn't finish high school. He does seem like he reads a lot and many people who finished high school don't.

    Why did it bother you so much? Do you make a lot of careless spelling errors? Did you take it personally? Was it YOUR note? ;)
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    I think it's just Ed being Ed. Kind of like if Rick James called you a bitch. Doesn't mean he didn't like you. Your education level maybe SHOULD indicate how well you can spell and put together a sentence but in reality doesn't. I worked with a guy with a masters in Industrial Hygiene that couldn't put together a coherent e-mail to save his life. I have an 8-year old niece from Peru who could do better - in English.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I was watching Storytellers (again) and I find it rather hypocritical(not really sure if this word fits the idea I have) of Ed to be making fun of people for not spelling correctly. Coming from a guy who never even finished high school I find that message rather contradictory.
    I'd like to add, most people know how to spell by third grade.. you don't need to go to high school for spelling... If you are being taught spelling in high school, you're probably taking the short bus.
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