Attn: Grammar Police-Grammar Trolls

I'm with you. I don't mind all of the trolls who sweep in, correcting mistakes; but if they don't address the question or topic of the thread, they are wasting everyone's time, as THAT is why we opened that thread; to see that topic addressed. You CAN do both.

but answer the question too wrote:

I don't mind when grammar trolls correct threads and posts that butcher the English language and proper grammar useage; but don't just 'correct and run'; as long as you are there......ANSWER THE #$#@$@** QUESTION OF THE THREAD; otherwise you are simply a TOAD.

"usage"

Toady Toady Croak Croak wrote:

ANSWER THE #$#@$@** QUESTION OF THE THREAD

I think you meant "@#(*!@$&"

FYI: the technical term is "grawlix," a graphical subset of "maledicta."

you mean there is actually a specific sequence for the @#$@#&%^*......'stuff', that means 'cuss words'? I thought you could just put any of that stuff in there to mean that.

you mean there is actually a specific sequence for the @#$@#&%^*......'stuff', that means 'cuss words'? I thought you could just put any of that stuff in there to mean that.

Please! Didn't the man just tell you it's "@#(*!@$&" ?

You got some kind of attention deficit?

sorry, nice try....I don't believe you. Watch out for the Sand Sharks and the Jackalopes while you're at it.

not buying it... wrote:

sorry, nice try....I don't believe you. Watch out for the Sand Sharks and the Jackalopes while you're at it.

Don't know about jackalopes, but the Sand Shark (Carcharias taurus) is found from Cape Cod south...

As for the rest, feast your eyes, grasshopper:

Comic strips have a language all their own, much of it expressed via symbols. Some of the visual indicators are so subtle, such as spiral lines over a character’s head to indicate dizziness or confusion, that we take them for granted. But the proper use of them by the artist actually brings a strip to life, and makes it seem like the characters are actually moving.

Speaking of language, cartoonists have very specific names for the little symbols and indicators they use in their work. Many of these terms were coined by the great Mort Walker (of Beetle Bailey fame), and have become standard lingo in the industry:

Plewds: visible beads of sweat, indicating nervousness

Cumulous fumetti: a thought balloon; contains unspoken dialog, or sometimes just a light bulb

Sphericasia: a curved line indicating a swinging action

Crottles: Xs used in place of eyes to indicate an unconscious or dead character

Grawlix: Nonsense symbols ( !#@%& ) used to indicate swearing or cursing

Maladicta balloon: a dialog balloon containing grawlix

i agree with everything you wrote and knew most of it. My point was; that there was no certain order of the symbols for swearing, that previous posters tried to sell me. dollar sign, asterisk, &, *, etc....it's al the same.