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[Kartoffelsalat]

That's not Bling-Bling. That's just pizzazz.

[Bob]

What's the definiton of bling bling?
Dictionary.com wants me to log in to find out...
This is the kind of thing that needs to be defined for a contest to work:
How about;
"It has to look like something that a magpie would try to steal"
of course, the only problem with this is that it disqualifies my entry... How about we make it a pizzazz contest instead? Or I could just make a new entry - next time that I have an hour to kill.

How do you do that Dee?

-Bob

[DeeBye]

To me, "bling bling" is lots of gold and diamonds. Think Mr. T's neckwear.

How do you do that Dee?

There are several methods, but this is the easiest.

1. Type some text (black text on a transparent layer).
2. Rasterize the layer and control-click it (to select the text).
3. Add some texture (black and white gradient or render clouds).
4. Distort > glass (crank up the distortion and crank down the smoothness -- you want a lot of contrast here).
5. Stroke the selection, using a metallic-looking gradient.
6. Emboss the stroke, altering the settings to make it look 3D.
7. Hue/Saturation adjust the stroke until you get a gold colour.
8. Add sparkles (browse the various Brushes)
9. Add some cheesy lens flares for more bling bling goodness.
10. Send cheque or money order in the amount of $10 to me.

Do a google search for something like "bling photoshop tutorial". That should net you a bunch of links.

[Archon_Wing]

I can't help myself from laughing everytime I hear it. "Bling bling"

[Nightwind]

and I , on the other hand, actually showed up because of it's return... go figure...

[Guest]

it is not



I could have



but most are not

;)

Is that serious?

As the etiquette uses these uncorrect forms I assume you're not serious, but I'm scared now. :unsure:

[[wcip]Angel]

He's not serious. He's just making fun of me ;)

[Rhydderch Hael]

My take on it: "bling-bling" is the sparkle and glamour of an earned prize. The little something extra from winning something. Bit of a victory chant. He who wins all, wins the more.

Context taken, of course, when Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal coined the term to describe the NBA Championship rings.

[TaMeOlta]

"bling bling" is the sound the bell makes on little kids tricycles :P !

[Guest]

[wcip]Angel,

Oh, oh..okay. *Laid in bed over an hour thinking that he'd made the worst grammatical mistake ever, for years*

*Is instead worried over taking some sites too seriously, now*

[Kartoffelsalat]

Apparently it's in the Oxford Dictionary.

The term, which is used to describe diamonds, jewelry and all forms of showy style...

I got this from an article, here.

[Griselda]

For more formal writing, I believe that it is not appropriate to use contractions.

-Griselda

[Guest]

So, it could be said that contractions and abbreviations are a form of (or related to) chatty speak?

Formal - meaning anywhere on the Lounge? :unsure:

[[wcip]Angel]

I don't write formal English on Internet-boards but I tend to stick with proper grammar and idiomatic phrasing when I can. My way of maintaining my English when I'm no longer studying it in school.
;)

[Guest]

Idiomatic, abbreviations, formal, contractions . . . :huh:

Hmm, yes, dictionaries are good.


In English education in Sweden those terms are usually said in Swedish, so it's a little confusing.

[[wcip]Angel]

Menn hetar det inte "idiomatisk" på svenska oxo?

(my poor attempt at Swedish) :P

[Guest]

Well yes I suppose it does, but in the case for that word I can't remember ever hearing (or remembering) it.