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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on August 05, 2002, 08:10:43 am
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Brain teaser! Give me a grammatically correct sentence using the word "that" as many times in a row as you can!
Be sure to put your entries in black text so you don't spoil it for anyone else!
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this this this!!!
that inquiry is that weird that I can't understand that much why that thought came to that mind of yours that you use and call "intelligence". Nah.
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Sorry Venom, I meant literally one after the other... "that that that". No words in between them. :D
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her, with a coma maybe, but otherwise... :p
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Originally posted by venom2506
her, with a coma maybe, but otherwise... :p
Nope! No comas, and no commas, either. ;) But close... :)
It should be easy for you, Venom - after all, you've mastered the "poum poum poum"... :p :lol:
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One day there was a man, he had a stutter. He was walking down the road and saw a UFO - he pointed at the remarkable craft and said: "that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- that- looks just like a huge pecker!". The End.
Runs...
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*After winning the national lottery Dark_4ce pay's a visit to the BMW dealership.*
*Dark_4ce begins to point at the various cars.*
That that that that that that that that.
*Dark_4ce slides his platinum Mastercard to the dealer and smiles with a gold toothed grin.* :D
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Originally posted by Dark_4ce
*After winning the national lottery Dark_4ce pay's a visit to the BMW dealership.*
*Dark_4ce begins to point at the various cars.*
That that that that that that that that.
*Dark_4ce slides his platinum Mastercard to the dealer and smiles with a gold toothed grin.* :D
Lol, nice way out. ;)
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Is it even possible to put more than 2 'that's next to each other?
meh
Easy to make a sentence with 2 in a row, but with 3 I can't think of anything.
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Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw
Is it even possible to put more than 2 'that's next to each other?
meh
Easy to make a sentence with 2 in a row, but with 3 I can't think of anything.
Hmmm... someone serious! :)
Yes, it's possible to have a COMPLETE SENTENCE with a decent number of 'that's - above 3. :)
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Originally posted by Dark_4ce
*Dark_4ce slides his platinum Mastercard to the dealer and smiles with a gold toothed grin.*:D
Hmmm... looks like Dark_4ce needs to spend a bit of money on a toothbrush and toothpaste. Bada-bam! :D
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I can think of one with two but not three:
The statement x=y implies that that which equals x also equals y.
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w00t I'm the first to figure it out(with 3, any more requires commas)
Its just that that that, and that are different
Of course this is using the old english type grammar, the 'new' requires commas with any more than 2 objects... so it would be "Its just that that, that, and that are different"
meh, this isn't right though is it?
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I thought of one with three, but it has a comma...ah well, I'm getting close:
The last statement implies, in addition to that, that that which equals 2x also equals 2y.
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Hehehe - you guys are funny. :) I can't wait until I reveal The Answer™! ;7
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that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that
or that;that;that;that;that;that;that;that
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Originally posted by sandwich
Hehehe - you guys are funny. :) I can't wait until I reveal The Answer™! ;7
Oh, The Answer™...
Its... 2!! The answer is 2!!
wait... :doubt:
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Mine worked in MS Word.
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Originally posted by Zeronet
that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that:that
or that;that;that;that;that;that;that;that
Originally posted by sandwich
Give me a grammatically correct sentence...
:rolleyes:
You forgot to capitalize the first word, as well as a period at the end! Tsk tsk... :D
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That: that: that: that: that: that: that: that: that: th
at: that: that: that: that: that: that: that.
or That; that; that; that; that; that; that; that.
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come on, spill it! :p
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yeah spill it!!!
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But that'll kill the fun! :p I wanna see you guys squirm some more! :devilidea
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With that; Mr. That who was chairman of That industries; appointed That That to be the new head of project That; in which the company (That) took great pride in That.
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hey that's pretty good vadar
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Doesn't anyone ever read the instructions anymore?
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eh?
is that a hint to the answer or an insult to me!?
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Originally posted by sandwich
Doesn't anyone ever read the instructions anymore?
My one seems correct...
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evil evil sandwhich.........
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Ok, to summarize: full, gramatically correct sentence - in English - with the word "that" repeating consecutively (one after the other with no other words in between) as many times as possible. :)
Zeronet: How the heck is "That: that: that:..." etc etc correct English and a full sentence?
That instructions comment was aimed at Vadar, btw.
So far, CP's in the lead, with 2 whole "that"s repeating with no commas or words in between! :)
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"...you know that time when we went to see that thing"
"That that that! Is 'that' all you can say!?!"
Dunno, my grammar's a little fuzzy but it might work. :)
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i only demand that that man, that is sandwich, will tell us the answers now!, or that he will tell us eventually!
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That car is very comfortable.
Fool! That that that you said shouldn't be a that! You should say this instead of that, because we are inside the car.
But then again, I'm no native speaker, I'm probably wrong.
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That is not likely to happen anytime soon. ;)
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Originally posted by sandwich
So far, CP's in the lead, with 2 whole "that"s repeating with no commas or words in between! :)
Ok, so mine doesn't count... meh
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Originally posted by Levyathan
That car is very comfortable.
Fool! That that that you said shouldn't be a that! You should say this instead of that, because we are inside the car.
But then again, I'm no native speaker, I'm probably wrong.
OK even if it isn't 100% viable (need ' at the start and end of the italicised 'that') I think you should get kudos for imagination. :nod:
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struct that {
char[5] that;
};
int main
{
that that;
that.that="that";
return 0;
}
:D
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
struct that {
char[5] that;
};
int main
{
that that;
that.that="that";
return 0;
}
:D [/B]
English code monkey!!
:lol:
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Alright, alright. :p
Look at that That that stole our car! :D
Or
Look at that that that is in the previous sentence! It's capitalized! :D
Edit: Removed contraction for clarity.
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Originally posted by Maeglamor
OK even if it isn't 100% viable (need ' at the start and end of the italicised 'that') I think you should get kudos for imagination. :nod:
I think Levyathan's is actually grammatically correct. Although tortuous. :D
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I think that 'that that that that that that............', should be more like that 'that that that............'
2 * Infinity +2, all together and infinity in a row.
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Originally posted by Kellan
I think Levyathan's is actually grammatically correct. Although tortuous. :D
Yeah his is correct, hard to understand at first tho :doubt:
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I'm already correct? Damn, I thought about this one right after I clicked the 'post' button!
I said that that that that the other guy said shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
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Ever notice if you look at the same word a lot of times, in this case "that", that that cuases you to think it looks strange and to begin to question if that is the corret spelling for "that".
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
:D
cheater! if we could do that
(tries not to use comma)
#define that;
void that(int that)
{
for(int that=0;that < that+1;that++)
{
cout << "that " << flush;
}
}
Unlimited thats!!
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EDIT: Whoops - missed this one totally!
Originally posted by Levyathan
I said that that that that the other guy said shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
Levyathan get's the interm prize so far - 4 'that's in a row, and grammatically correct! As for the rest of you, I dunno - you seem to have a hard time understanding directions. Let's see:
What part of 'in a row' don't you understand?
Although I must hand it to you for imagination. :)
Can anyone get 5 'that's in a row? ;7
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that's that's that's that's.
How's that?
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Originally posted by sandwich
Can anyone get 5 'that's in a row? ;7
Dude, I got infinity.
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:rolleyes: @ both an0n and Stryke 9. :D
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Originally posted by vadar_1
#define that;
void that(int that)
{
for(int that=0;that < that+1;that++)
{
cout << "that " << flush;
}
}
Unlimited thats!! [/B]
But what about
while(true) puts("that");
;)
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I got a better one!
I said that that that that that other guy said *continues the sent4ence like the previous one*.
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ok
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Ok, I posted that last sentence really fast because I was in a hurry not to be beaten! (I actually got back up after going to bed because I thought of this while I was falling asleep!)
I mean it like this:
I said that that that that that other guy said shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
The only difference is that I'm talking about 'that other guy' instead of 'the other guy', so that adds one extra 'that', to a total of five 'that's'!
Originally posted by beatspete
Ever notice if you look at the same word a lot of times, in this case "that", that that cuases you to think it looks strange and to begin to question if that is the corret spelling for "that".
I actually started wondering if I hadn't misspelled it, because it seemed like 'hat' with a T before it. Strange feeling, even if you know it's correct it just looks wrong.
Ok, now I can go back to sleep again.
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And Levyathan has it again... :D
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Originally posted by sandwich
What part of 'in a row' don't you understand?
All of it. I know my 3 had a comma in them, but i started out just making a general statement, the opertunity for the 3 'that's just arrose by chance
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Originally posted by Kellan
And Levyathan has it again... :D
Quite right, quite right - Levyathan has attained the unattainable: 5 'that's in a row, comprehensibly! :yes2: :nod: :yes:
Originally posted by Levyathan
I said that that that that that other guy said shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
With a little imaginative, erm... imagination, it is actually possible to reach 6 'that's.... care to give it a try? ;7
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Sandwich, how many "that"s does that your The Answer™ sentence have?
If you don't even have The Answer™... :D
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Originally posted by Redfang
Sandwich, how many "that"s does that your The Answer™ sentence have?
If you don't even have The Answer™... :D
Hehehe - I was wondering when someone would ask that. Actually, 6 is it. :)
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Hm, my brother managed to get it? Damn, I think he's actually following my advices about drinking more then... :D
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Originally posted by Styxx
Hm, my brother managed to get it? Damn, I think he's actually following my advices about drinking more then... :D
lol - he's gotten far closer than any of the other clowns 'round here. :) And I forgot that he was your brother. :p
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Originally posted by Styxx
Hm, my brother managed to get it? Damn, I think he's actually following my advices about drinking more then... :D
Don't drink, think!
This message is brought to you by the CP5670 bureau of behavioural control. Thank you.[/i]
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Originally posted by sandwich
And I forgot that he was your brother. :p
Is that a compliment, or what? :) :D ;)
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Originally posted by Styxx
Hm, my brother managed to get it? Damn, I think he's actually following my advices about drinking more then... :D
:wtf: Who's your brother? Levyathan? :wtf::confused:
Originally posted by sandwich
And I forgot that he was your brother. :p
And I didn't even know. ;)
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I'm not Styxx's brother. I'm that guy. :D
Originally posted by sandwich
with a little imaginative, erm... imagination, it is actually possible to reach 6 'that's.... care to give it a try? ;7
I tried to do that pretty hard. Couldn't figure out anything though... At least not something that actually makes sense.
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Originally posted by Levyathan
I'm not Styxx's brother. I'm that guy. :D
Someone needs a new title... :D
(I love asking for new titles for other people. Admins can't complain that way. :D)
(...Well, they can, but.... :p )
Originally posted by Levyathan
I tried to do that pretty hard. Couldn't figure out anything though... At least not something that actually makes sense.
It's possible, and it makes a sense if you take into account that you've already referred to an object/thing called/named 'that' once, so you can do it again. :)
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I might have a sentence with more thats, but I'm way too much beyond confused to be sure if it's correct or not.
[COLOR-black]I said that that that that that that that that guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.[/COLOR]
It obviously needs some explanation, so I'll try my best to explain it. For that, we'll need to take a look at the whole dialogue, while numbering the important thats to keep track of where they are in the other sentences.
Guy inside the car: That(1) car is very comfortable.
Other Guy: Hmm, that(2) that(1) that you said sounded funny. Do you have an accent?
By this dialogue, we can understand that:
- That(2) was referring to that(1).
- That(2) was said by that(3) other guy.
- That(1) shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
Putting together, it starts to get confusing:
- The that(1) that the that(2) the guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that.
It continues:
Me: That that(1) that that that(2) that that(3) other guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
Me, later: I said that that that(1) that that that(2) that that other guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
If this whole think doesn't make sense, this other sentence might be right with just six thats:
I said that that that(1) that that that(2) was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
*brain melts*
I feel like I typed way too much for a thing that's most likely completely uncorrect and illogical.
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Originally posted by Levyathan
I might have a sentence with more thats, but I'm way too much beyond confused to be sure if it's correct or not.
I said that that that that that that that that guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
It obviously needs some explanation, so I'll try my best to explain it. For that, we'll need to take a look at the whole dialogue, while numbering the important thats to keep track of where they are in the other sentences.
Guy inside the car: That(1) car is very comfortable.
Other Guy: Hmm, that(2) that(1) that you said sounded funny. Do you have an accent?
By this dialogue, we can understand that:
- That(2) was referring to that(1).
- That(2) was said by that(3) other guy.
- That(1) shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
Putting together, it starts to get confusing:
- The that(1) that the that(2) the guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that.
It continues:
Me: That that(1) that that that(2) that that(3) other guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
Me, later: I said that that that(1) that that that(2) that that other guy said was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
If this whole think doesn't make sense, this other sentence might be right with just six thats:
I said that that that(1) that that that(2) was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
*brain melts*
I feel like I typed way too much for a thing that's most likely completely uncorrect and illogical.
:eek: :jaw: :eek:
Dude, you do know that there is a very fine line between genius and insanity, right? And you are also aware of the fact that you just blazed past that line at Warp 9.99, correct?
*shakes labarynthian grammatical syntax out of brain in time to avoid a catastrophic meltdown*
;)
Originally posted by Levyathan
I said that that that(1) that that that(2) was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
On the other hand, ladies and germs, he's done it with this one. Hi-light it, check it out if you can't stand the tension anymore, whatevers - this is correct and fully pushed to the limit. :D
The version I had been aquainted with after many hours of nauseating brain-wracking is as follows (italic emphasis borrowed from Levyathan's standards of writing :p):
I think that that that that that that picked is the best.
So there you have it - The End™. :D
*hands Levyathan a Complete Jar Of Cookies™ with blessings* :D
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actually... you can keep going on with that...
Answer
I said that that that that that that that that that that that that... referred to was supposed to be a this.
:p
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wow i am incredibly slow today
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Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw
actually... you can keep going on with that...
Answer
I said that that that that that that that that that that that that... referred to was supposed to be a this.
:p
No, you can't do that. Look at it like this: replace the word 'that' with 'which' where they have the same approximate meaning, and replace the reference 'that', the one in italics, with something else - anything. Wallet, for example.
So you have:
I said that that wallet which that wallet which that wallet which that wallet... referred to was supposed to be a this.
As you can see, it doesn't work. Only the first time can the threesome of 'that's be repeated.
Dang it, I did it again! Now 'wallet' doesn't look like it's spelled right! Arrrrghhh..... :doubt:
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Originally posted by sandwich
Someone needs a new title... :D
(I love asking for new titles for other people. Admins can't complain that way. :D)
(...Well, they can, but.... :p )
Yes we can! Goddammnit sandwich we're not going to take this lightly, not at all! Actually I can do one of two things I can ban you now for your sublime presumption or I can give him the title.
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Originally posted by sandwich
As you can see, it doesn't work. Only the first time can the threesome of 'that's be repeated.
Uhhhmmm... looks like it works to me...
:doubt:
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Originally posted by sandwich
Dude, you do know that there is a very fine line between genius and insanity, right? And you are also aware of the fact that you just blazed past that line at Warp 9.99, correct?
I'll smack him all the way back to "rock dumb" on the weekend, don't worry - that's my job. :D
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hem... with more than 3 "that" in a row, a sentence doesn't makes any sense to me anymore... meh...
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Originally posted by venom2506
hem... with more than 3 "that" in a row, a sentence doesn't makes any sense to me anymore... meh...
Same here... :doubt:
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Originally posted by Maeglamor
Yes we can! Goddammnit sandwich we're not going to take this lightly, not at all! Actually I can do one of two things I can ban you now for your sublime presumption or I can give him the title.
Now, now, how many times have I told you that God's last name is not dammnit?
Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw
Uhhhmmm... looks like it works to me...
:doubt:
Look at the version I "translated" again: you're missing a verb/action in between every set of repetitions beyond the 2nd.
Originally posted by Styxx
I'll smack him all the way back to "rock dumb" on the weekend, don't worry - that's my job. :D
No need, just sit him down in front of that movie "Pi" and he'll come running out, screaming to you not to allow him to be a genuis. :)
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Originally posted by sandwich
Now, now, how many times have I told you that God's last name is not dammnit?
God - Damnit
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It's getting a little late, which puts me in the right mood for doing something like this, but also means I could've messed up something along the way.
If you structure it so that that that that that that followed isn't actually necessary for a proper grammatical construct, but is merely included to increase the number of "that's" in a row to 6, then I think that's that.
I know for certain that it can be done, and I know where each that sits in relation to the overall sentence, but it's the rest of the sentence that's the trick :mad:
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Originally posted by sandwich
No need, just sit him down in front of that movie "Pi" and he'll come running out, screaming to you not to allow him to be a genuis. :)
You won't see me half a mile away from any screen that's displaying a movie called "Pi", no thankyou. :D
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what this all about anyways?
putting that word "that" in grammatically correct sentence ?
common seriously........
example :
slide that card over the counter for me jack
slide that apple over there
did that car slide over the hill and get into a wreck?
no offense but how dumb can you be?:doh:
what a brain teaser lol:eek:
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You really are high or drunk or something, aren't you? It's to put it in a sentence as many times in a row as possible.
Now go stick your head in a bucket of ice water or something...
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Originally posted by sandwich
Look at the version I "translated" again: you're missing a verb/action in between every set of repetitions beyond the 2nd.
Ah yes but to me(maybe not to you) it works because there's an 'understood' verb there.
When you say a command to someone, you don't have a subject in the sentence, but its still gramatically correct because there is an 'understood you' in the front.
I just think its right because there's an 'understood referred to' between all the sets of thats.
:doubt:
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Originally posted by sandwich
So there you have it - The End™. :D
*hands Levyathan a Complete Jar Of Cookies™ with blessings* :D
*feels the pleasure of a job well done*
Too bad those eight thats were wrong. I felt like I had pushed it way too much. I am still wondering, though, if this one is correct or not:
I said that that that that that [/i]that[/i] that was mentioned earlier was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
But now I promise I'll never use the word 'that' ever again. And it starts right now.
Yep, I'm pretty sure about that. :D
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My only consolation for having been subjected to your brain-killing sentences is that, in a month or two, you will grow to hate your new title.:D
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If I didn't like it, I wouldn't have induced it in the first place. ;)
Of course, sandwich's help was more than welcome!
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I think that that that that that that guy said was wrong :p
I think that this that which that 'that guy' said was wrong :p
that works :p
:lol:
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Originally posted by Dr.Zer0
God - Damnit
:rolleyes: I don't get it - are you trying to provoke me or something?
Originally posted by Kazashi
If you structure it so that that that that that that followed isn't actually necessary for a proper grammatical construct, but is merely included to increase the number of "that's" in a row to 6, then I think that's that.
That's good, same concept as Levyathan's prize-winner - the only way it can work, actually. :p
Originally posted by saturn114
what this all about anyways?
putting that word "that" in grammatically correct sentence ?
common seriously........
example :
slide that card over the counter for me jack
slide that apple over there
did that car slide over the hill and get into a wreck?
no offense but how dumb can you be?:doh:
what a brain teaser lol:eek:
RTFP... :rolleyes: (read the first post)
Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw
Ah yes but to me(maybe not to you) it works because there's an 'understood' verb there.
When you say a command to someone, you don't have a subject in the sentence, but its still gramatically correct because there is an 'understood you' in the front.
I just think its right because there's an 'understood referred to' between all the sets of thats.
:doubt:
Well, I can see what you mean, sort of like one's neibours dog's previous owners' ex-wife's sisters' mother's etc etc, but in our case it's not correct grammar. :)
Originally posted by Levyathan
Too bad those eight thats were wrong. I felt like I had pushed it way too much. I am still wondering, though, if this one is correct or not:
I said that that that that that [/i]that[/i] that was mentioned earlier was referring to shouldn't be a that, but a this instead.
Nope - can't be done. The next to the last "that" is missing an action. :)
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Oh well. Then I'll have to be happy with the six I got. :nod:
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Originally posted by Levyathan
Oh well. Then I'll have to be happy with the six I got. :nod:
No one's gonna get any higher, so you should be happy... :)