Hello 
I'm Siobhan Curran/Kisa Naumova, and this is my weblog. I tend to write about stuff like crossdressing, Macs, code, cats, wine and Second Life, but in general it's just an ongoing conversation about all sorts of stuff. If you'd like to know a little bit more about what this all is, I recommend starting on this page which has a little bit of info on who I am, and what I'm trying to do — or you could dive into my five years worth of archives if you like.
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As Long As You Graft
I spent a fair portion of last night flicking between channels Four and Five, switching my attention lazily between a documentary about the Hindenburg, and a family of 'gangsters' in Manchester. I can't say, unfortunately, that my brain was particularly engaged by either — not because they're not interesting subjects, just because I was tired.
One thing about the Manchester documentary struck me as strange though — the part where they started subtitling what the family members were saying. Apart from the inconsistencies of whether or not they included all the "fucking"s in the on-screen text, it struck me as odd because it was quite obvious what they were saying.
They really weren't difficult to understand 
Which immediately put the image of some editors making some sort of "Oh, well, they're northern aren't they? We'd better make sure normal people can read what they're saying" into my head.
But the thing is though, if your going to subtitle the 'common folk', make sure you get you're apostrophes right 
An anonymous coward
Smiley Face Turns 25
"I propose the following character sequence for joke markers: :-)," wrote Fahlman. "Read it sideways." — [Wired.com]
Isn't it technically a spelling mistake rather than one of punctuation?
< /pedant >
I think what we've actually got here is the end of one sentence, followed by another one inquiring about the ownership of a newspaper. i.e "...as long as you graft. Your Independent innit?"
Jesus! I must be having an identity crisis. I've come over all "AlexanderBrowne"??? 8-S
I don't know what an independent is but should he be grafting it?
Yarr! Did 'e git my reply to your signal about the picture? (just checking as things seem to have been going astray lately)
P.S. Where's your buccaneers? Mine are under me buccanhat! Yarr!
But they're common... Common people don't know how to use apostrophes.