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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

For reference, what is popular opinion on how one would conduct (m4s70r punn4g3) the punctuation of the Man Train?

Of these, which is it:

Man train
Man Train
man train
man Train
mantrain
manTrain
Mantrain
ManTrain
Man-train
Man-Train
man-train
man-Train
man-Train

When I first used it, I was using the standard double caps format (Man Train). But I've seen it in many different variations.

Um. I apologize profusely. Really.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

I prefer to propagate the Don Cornelius usage: "The MAAAAAAAAAAANNNN TRAAAAAAAAIIINNN!!!"

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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

I prefer to not see it at all. not that it offends me or anything. It's just that the joke's dead.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

That's what they said about AmTrak. But they were wrong.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

We've got to have something, though. Zero Wing is now only good for the occasional chuckle, and I can't even begin to understand the thinking that goes into a w007! w007!

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

What is a man train anyway?

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

What about the past participle, the subjunctive, the imperfect tense, etc etc Hmmm?

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Man Train.

I have spoken. Thus let it be known, thus let it be written. Let It Beeeeee,

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Man Train. Begone foul hyphens!

Anyone want to give Lee a demonstration of the Man Train in action?

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

*wonders if Lee is joking or not*

Personally, I write it as "man train", or the occasional "Man Train". But no hyphen. The man train has enough things of that shape already, w/o adding more...

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Using a hyphen could indeed give visual representation to such matters. A Free-Body diagram, if you will.

-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

If ANY one gives a demonstration of the man train around here, i'll barf...

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

The Man Train doesn't meet with your 'monkey in the bush' stamp of approval?

-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

No, it most certainly does NOT!

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Isn't this your guys' bag? Aren't you all jiffy bout this pop?

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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

No, it is NOT.

Some people may engage in that kind of risky behaviour but it most certainly NOT my "bag".

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

No, I really am in the dark. Must have missed a meeting, or not gotten CC'ed in on a memo. I have a few horrible theories about what it means, but know that for the most part you lot are far too innocent to have considered such things. 8)

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Well, I should point out that it was UM who bought the Man Train into our lives, so the innocence thing doesn't really apply. It's more "warped evilness".

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

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I have a few horrible theories about what it means, but know that for the most part you lot are far too innocent to have considered such things. 8)

I think you have the idea. Unfortunatly, i get this picture of guys hooked together "organicly".

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

If I say the man train == HOT SWEATEY HOMMOEROTIC ORGIE SEXX0R!!!11!!111!, would you get the idea?

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Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

I wondered what it was, too. Now, I'm not so sure I wanted to find out, though.

Thank you, for filling my mind with that totally disgusting idea. Thank (insert name of desired deity here) I already had dinner.

Time to initiate the Purging Protocol. Never thought I'd ever need to use it, but this forum seems to increase the rate of mental decay.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Purge, heh. Just saw Patlabor or the first time, man that redhead's cute...

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