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miran
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June 2002

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06:45 I really stand up now.

Just in case you'd like to know, the German word "aufstehen" does NOT translate to "stand up". ::)

I see this literal translation is really popular in Germany or Austria or whatever for some reason...

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Mars
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February 2001
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While it might not be very common usage, I think it's "correct" to use "stand up" as a synonym to "get up" or "rise". Maybe it's used less in this context than other expressions.

Online dictionaries supporting this claim:

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X-G
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December 2000
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Context, context, context! You do not say "stand up" in English when you mean "get out of bed". That's all there is to it.

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Rampage
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December 2002
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Holy avatar changes, Batman!

I thought X-G's post was made by Richard Phipps, and it sounded strange. Then I saw the weird changes to it and knew the truth.

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fuzinavl
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December 2003
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I get paid $13/hr to flirt with women and compare cameltoes.

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manjula
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June 2003
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what are cameltoes?

miran
Member #2,407
June 2002

Camel toes. He's a camel inspector. He inspects camel toes. Makes sure they're all in order.

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Mordredd
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December 2004
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6:15 The clock rings
6:20 The clock still rings
6:30 The clock is broken
6:40 Dragging myself to the shower
6:41 Waiting for warm water
6:43 Water is warm. I begin to sing a random melody.
6:53 Enough. Going down to the kitchen, make something to eat.
6:55 Eat. Drink some delicious coffee ( no 1 )
7:10 Go to the bus.
7:17 Getting on the full bus, always standing next to that heavy metal freak who's music is louder than the mass of people babbling randomly through the bus.
7:44 Get off the bus. Go around some blocks and head to the school.
7:50 First lessons begin. Usually two physics AC lessons.
9:30 Drag myself into the cafeteria.
9:35 My second coffee ( no 2 )
9:45 Two lessons of mathematics AC.
11:30 Drag myself into the cafeteria.
11:35 Coffee ( no 3 )
11:45 Random lessons until 2 o'clock

14:00 From here on there are 2 options:

a)
14:00 Go to subway, eat and then head on to work.
15:00 Start working a the supermarket.
19:00 Finish working at the supermarket. Go home and do your homework. Then sleep.

b)
14:00 Go home, eat something, take your guitar, a heavy bag of cables and head down to the bandroom.
15:00 Meat my GF ( who lives near the bandroom )
15:00-18:00 [censored]
18:00 Head to bandroom, practice with the band, eat japanese noodles and drink loads of coffee ( no 4 )
22:00 Finished with session, head to the bus.
22:20 Taking my bus home.
22:35 Arriving at home, drinking some coffee ( no 5 )
22:50 Doing my homework, presentations, coding etc.
01:00 Go to bed.

I don't know what I would do without the a) days...

kentl
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November 2002

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what are cameltoes?

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Richard Phipps
Member #1,632
November 2001
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Today was crap, Yesterday was crapper. By this pattern, I predict tomorrow will either be good, or be a riot.

miran
Member #2,407
June 2002

Today was a holiday so I stayed home. Yay for holidays. :)

Tomorow I have to work again which means I have to get up at 5:30, so if you'll excuse me, I'm going to bed (it's almost 21:00). Good night.

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Michael Faerber
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July 2004
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Just in case you'd like to know, the German word "aufstehen" does NOT translate to "stand up". ::)

Okay, I'll use "get up" in the future! Thanks you notified me of this! ;)

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that heavy metal freak who's music is louder than the mass of people babbling randomly through the bus

When we're already nitpicking, it's "whose", not "who's". "Whose" means dessen, while "who's" means der etwas ist. 8-)

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Today was a holiday so I stayed home. Yay for holidays. :)

Tomorow I have to work again which means I have to get up at 5:30, so if you'll excuse me, I'm going to bed (it's almost 21:00). Good night.

Hehe, I know the feeling of holidays. Today I had just 4 hours of school instead of 7, which made my day! ;D
Well, good night!

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manjula
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June 2003
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Camel toes. He's a camel inspector. He inspects camel toes. Makes sure they're all in order.

ha! That is but a dream.

Tomek Kozera
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October 2005
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well I`m a student.. so it`s like this:

7:00 wake up
7:30 leave home to meet the bus at 7:45
7:40 waiting for the bus
7:45 waiting for the bus
7:50 waiting for the bus
7:55 waiting for the bus
8:00 berserk
9:00 finally at the academy - some lessons till 10:30
10:30 - 15:00 Hell yeah! They give you breakes to have lunch... Enough time to eat out in the north pole and get back on time!
15:00 - 16:30 usially some very very boring lectures... so I read some book (lately about C++ templates)
16:30 free to go home
18:00 time for english/german lessons
19:00 finally time for dinner
19:30 - 21:00 doing some execrices/programs/projects for the academy
21:00 - ' untill you start seeing pink elephants' some time to chill out and rest

and that`s generally how it looks like :)

Richard Phipps
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November 2001
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When we're already nitpicking, it's "whose", not "who's"

Most english people would just use who's I think. We are pretty lazy with grammar.. :)

ImLeftFooted
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October 2003
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I always use whose when i mean whose. I say who's when i mean "who is".

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Marcello
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January 2002
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who's: who is/has.
whose: posessive.

I think. Didn't actually look it up. It's like its and it's.

Marcello

Tobias Dammers
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August 2002
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It's not like it's its "it's", it's more like it's its "its".

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Michael Faerber
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July 2004
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It's not like it's its "it's", it's more like it's its "its".

;D

I seem to have the gift of starting off-topic discussions about grammar/spelling! 8-)

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7:00 wake up
7:30 leave home to meet the bus at 7:45
7:40 waiting for the bus
7:45 waiting for the bus
7:50 waiting for the bus
7:55 waiting for the bus
8:00 berserk

When I look at this, I ask myself: Can't you go by bike instead?

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Tobias Dammers
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August 2002
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Or get a brain that supports multi-threading or interrupts to avoid the constant polling.

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Tomek Kozera
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October 2005
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By bike? Through strong traffic and air fulled with fumes - hell yeah :D! No to mention the snow (yes on the roads too :P).

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