Here: I solved the problem for determining the seriousness of the statement. Just copy and paste thie meter below, then insert the capital 'O" where your level of seriousness is or isn't:
Example, this is about 90% not serious:
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIII|
Thank you, no applause needed.
The NEW Toungue-in-Cheek Meter!
Moderators: MrSpall, bassjones, sevesd93, zenmandan
The NEW Toungue-in-Cheek Meter!
"Yesterday Mr. Hall wrote that the printer's proof-reader was improving my punctuation for me, & I telegraphed orders to have him shot without giving him time to pray." -Mark Twain
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
Yeah? but you didn't use the meter!WBOB wrote:You get applause anyway.TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOI|
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIII|
"Yesterday Mr. Hall wrote that the printer's proof-reader was improving my punctuation for me, & I telegraphed orders to have him shot without giving him time to pray." -Mark Twain
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
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Note the slight move to the right! above!=^-..-^= wrote:Yeah? but you didn't use the meter!WBOB wrote:You get applause anyway.TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOI|
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIII|
IIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
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Less is always more
Less is always more
My bad!
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|OIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|OIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|
"Yesterday Mr. Hall wrote that the printer's proof-reader was improving my punctuation for me, & I telegraphed orders to have him shot without giving him time to pray." -Mark Twain
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
So. . . . if i dis somethink like:
"I'm just joking "
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO|
Would it create a conundrum that would confound the meter and cause it to malfunction?
\ \ \ * # I I I I I I I I/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
TIC MYter:
-- -0----------$$--------50---------------------1%00
* *|IIIIIIIIIIIIO #IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIII@IIIIII!!!IIIIO| ***
I see a tear in the fabric of the universe coming!
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO|
"I'm just joking "
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO|
Would it create a conundrum that would confound the meter and cause it to malfunction?
\ \ \ * # I I I I I I I I/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
TIC MYter:
-- -0----------$$--------50---------------------1%00
* *|IIIIIIIIIIIIO #IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIII@IIIIII!!!IIIIO| ***
I see a tear in the fabric of the universe coming!
TIC Meter:
0---------------------50---------------------100
|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO|
"Yesterday Mr. Hall wrote that the printer's proof-reader was improving my punctuation for me, & I telegraphed orders to have him shot without giving him time to pray." -Mark Twain
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist."
Ayn Rand
". . .and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw."