Anyone Gay?

I noticed a long time ago that there are many non-straight fans in this fandom. And that's actually cool. In the Buffy fandom all people are welcome and accepted. We're different from each other in many matters, but we're still as one. Joss has linked us all to each other.

Welcome!
P.S. I really adore gays, I think they're awesome people! Not gay or guy myself, though.
 
I feel need to point out to Zoe that over 100% is possible... like, doubling something is 200% so I think that maybe now support is just doubled...

That was like the only thing I learned in math this year.

... please don't kill me. I love you! *hides head*
 
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LoveLoveLovix said:
I feel need to point out to Zoe that over 100% is possible... like, doubling something is 200% so I think that maybe now support is just doubled...

That was like the only thing I learned in math this year.

... please don't kill me. I love you! *hides head*
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Yes, I know. But you cannot say "I support this cause 120%" which is what was said. I mean you can say "I support this cause 120% times how much I used to support it" and that would be as much as you did plus 20%, but you cannot say "I support this 120%." "I support your statement 200%" is like 200% of what? You're doubling what? My support of the statement? If that's the case then you would have to say that. You need a comparison if you're going to have a percentage higher than 100. "I support your statement 200%" translates to "I support your statement double." "I support this cause 120%" translates to "I support this cause 1.2 times." But double what? and 1.2 times what?
 
Chosen Enemy
Chosen Enemy
I got a math headache
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LoveLoveLovix
Come take my math finals for me?
Tillow4ever
Tillow4ever
*goes cross-eyed with all the math goings-on*
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InsaneMystic
you're my kind of crazy. :) *huggles*
zobothehobo said:
Yes, I know. But you cannot say "I support this cause 120%" which is what was said. I mean you can say "I support this cause 120% times how much I used to support it" and that would be as much as you did plus 20%, but you cannot say "I support this 120%." "I support your statement 200%" is like 200% of what? You're doubling what? My support of the statement? If that's the case then you would have to say that. You need a comparison if you're going to have a percentage higher than 100. "I support your statement 200%" translates to "I support your statement double." "I support this cause 120%" translates to "I support this cause 1.2 times." But double what? and 1.2 times what?
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Well, what I always do is assume that when people say that stuff, they mean "1.2 times awesome" unless they clarify otherwise.

Or maybe it's "I support this 1.2 times. I supported it the first time, and then I was kinda ehhh, and now I just sort of roll by myself." Though I think it's the first option. 🙂
 
Whoa! So many lesbians! 😱

...sorry, back to the topic at hand.
I'm bi, but fortunately a girl and proud of it! 😉

Welcome to the boards dude! 😀
 
Mr Giles said:
Hi welcomes. Im not gay but my Dad, Brother and my dog are gay, if that helps?
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Willow My Love agrees: your dog?
Tillow4ever agrees: OMG! My dog is gay too!
OhWow agrees: How can a dog be gay?! Don't they jump hump anything that moves?

LOL I meant *just* not jump. Haha jump hump...I crack myself up 😀
 
zobothehobo said:
Yes, I know. But you cannot say "I support this cause 120%" which is what was said. I mean you can say "I support this cause 120% times how much I used to support it" and that would be as much as you did plus 20%, but you cannot say "I support this 120%." "I support your statement 200%" is like 200% of what? You're doubling what? My support of the statement? If that's the case then you would have to say that. You need a comparison if you're going to have a percentage higher than 100. "I support your statement 200%" translates to "I support your statement double." "I support this cause 120%" translates to "I support this cause 1.2 times." But double what? and 1.2 times what?
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Actually, saying "I support this 100%" is also not a logical statement. 100% literally means 100/100 (or 1/1, or any other equivalent fraction you want to put in there). So, saying you support something 100% means you support it 100/100, which is not logical. See, the term "100%" is an adjective, but in this sentence it is being used as an adverb. Basically, "100%" is being used to describe the verb "support," which is syntactically incorrect. You would have to say "I support this one-hundred-percently," but that is just awkward to say.

If you truly wanted to make the sentence grammatically correct, you would have to say, "I support this 100% of the time." This way, the term "100%" is now being used as an adjective, to define the noun "time." ALSO, since you cannot do something more than 100% of the time, I would have to agree with Zobo and say that it is logically incorrect (in this case) to say "120%."
 
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Thamior said:
Actually, saying "I support this 100%" is also not a logical statement. 100% literally means 100/100 (or 1/1, or any other equivalent fraction you want to put in there). So, saying you support something 100% means you support it 100/100, which is not logical. See, the term "100%" is an adjective, but in this sentence it is being used as an adverb. Basically, "100%" is being used to describe the verb "support," which is syntactically incorrect. You would have to say "I support this one-hundred-percently," but that is just awkward to say.

If you truly wanted to make the sentence grammatically correct, you would have to say, "I support this 100% of the time." This way, the term "100%" is now being used as an adjective, to define the noun "time." ALSO, since you cannot do something more than 100% of the time, I would have to agree with Zobo and say that it is logically incorrect (in this case) to say "120%."
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Well I was using "I support this 100%" to mean "I give 100% of the support I have available to it." And since you do not have more that 100% of the support you have, it would be wrong to say 120% unless it was a comparison.
 
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I guess that interpretation works too, and I agree, 120% is definitely not the correct term to use
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