I am now convinced that the Apostrophe scare is a scam!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

At least, thats what I think.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Don't be sure of that

I have data that would make your skin get all goose pimply and shit.

No, the apostrophe scare is real, alright. Trust me on that. The "aspostrophe scare is a scam" meme is a government ploy.

Oh, man, do I have data. But I don't dare post any of it here, or even mention how I came about it. Too many people have died already.

:tinfoil:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. What about the 'apostrophe scare is a scam meme' is a scam ploy?

Hmmm?

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. the "the 'apostrophe scare is a scam meme' is a scam ploy" meme

has proven wrong countless times.

I'm telling ya, you should be afraid.

You should be very afraid.

:tinfoilhat:

[Fenris]

2. T'h'e'y'r'e' u'n'i'm'p'o'r't'a'n't' a'n'd' m'e'a'n'i'n'g'l'e's's'!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

3. D'u'd'e'

T'h'a'ts' s'c'a'r'y'

[Fenris]

6. I't's' j'u's't' a p'l'o'y' b'y' t'h'e' U'N' t'o' c'o'r'r'u'p't' o'u'r'

l'a'n'g'u'a'g'e'.

[eyesroll]

12. All of those apostrophes are forged.

DCForum software was only capable of producing apostrophes for a two-week period in 1997.

[jpgray]

5. Those little terrors are almost as ubiquitous as dihydrogen monoxide

The dread poison.

[flamingyouth]

7. It's in everything!

Not even the children can be saved!

[miss_kitty]

8. IT'S NOT A SCAM!

There is a whole society set up for its protection and proper use!

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

sheeeeeeeeeesh!:eyes:

On Edit: "The Apostrophe Protection Society was started in 2001 by John Richards, now its Chairman, with the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark in all forms of text written in the English language." from the site *ahem*

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. Language is a scam.

Why can't we just go back to grunting?

[miss_kitty]

11. i actually think there are signs we are devolving toward that end...

i don't know what they are, but I'm sure a conspiracy is lurking out there

[EstimatedProphet]

13. The freepers beat us to in n/t