2009年1月12日 星期一

Internet as Glocal Discourse

In the article "The Internet as a Glocal Discourse Environment" it states how the articles of Lam and Bloch promotes an optimistic view of the internet in L2 learning, and how it offers considerable potential to the development of L2 for an individual. It also states that programs and processes like word processor, hypertext, and the internet show slight improvement in helping education. However it should be noted that the lack of improvement cannot be blamed on technology alone. The major factor contributing to the failure of vast improvements to education through the use of technology rests with the learners. It cannot be denied that the use of technology has greatly increased the amount of learning materials available to learners, as long as they are willing to search and use these materials. Researchers also must take into consideration poorer nations where learners have little access to the educational material available only through the use of the internet and related technologies.

Cyber Rhetoric

It is stated in the article "Second Language Cyber Rhetoric: A Study of Chinese L2 Writers in an Online Usenet Group" that writing on the internet liberates students from the constraint of the classroom. The internet liberates writers by the fact writers can write to express an assortment of opinions in which they will likely not be willing to express in written form in a classroom environment. Writing online also blurs the boundaries between different languages as in a classroom environment a student writing an assignment is expected to write in a certain form, without the freedom to switch between languages at will and combine the languages to form a writing style incorporating aspects of different languages. An example can be seen in the article by Lam in which two girls who emigrated from China interacted with other Chinese emigrants by typing in both English and a romanized version of Cantonese. This shows how the internet can effectively blur boundaries of languages and allow online writers to form a style consisting of elements from different languages.

The Importance of Ethnic Identity

In the article SecondLanguage Socialization in Bilingual Chat Room, it mentions how the two girls in the study who emigrated from China feels out of place in the US. This is caused by the difficulty of interacting with other English speakers. The differences in language and culture causes feelings of estrangement because without similar linguistic competence and knowledge on certain topics, such as when people gossip or talk about television shows, there is no way to make comments aside from listening. By communicating with others like themselves(emigrants from China) who speak Canto but write in English or romanized Chinese, the two girls are able to improve their English through discussions that are more relevant to them and more understandable. This is also the reason why in US schools the people of a same ethnicity tend to flock together more often, e.g. Asians are more often seen with Asians while Hispanics often times hang out with other Hispanics.

2008年12月31日 星期三

Social and Cognitive Collaboration

In "Future Foreign Language Teachers' Social and Cognitive Collaboration in an Online Environment" by Arnold, N. and Ducate, L. (2006) research was done to gain more insight on how computer mediated communication is a viable means in which to teach students. As opposed to the conventional method of teaching in a classroom, the effects and results of teaching in a virtual environment is still disputable. The research involving student discussions in groups showed that out of the 5 groups, there were two groups that are able to reach the expected cognitive level of processing in the research. The results, however, were below expectations as one group failed to reach the level of cognitive process while two groups arrived at an resolution only once. The research is showing how teacher facilitation is not necessary, as students are capable of reaching resolutions by themselves with teacher involvement and peer feedback.

However, the research was done in a controlled environment. The students chosen for the research were all capable students, with the research methodology stating that the students all passed the TOEFL test with atleast a score of 250. Therefore this research cannot represent students on a global scale. There are age differences, and student motivation to consider. Age plays a role as it limits experience, and the motivation of students in an online environment is crucial. It is easy for students to multitask or even sidetrack from the task in an online environment as there exists many resources on computers to be used. When this occurs it becomes difficult for the students to continue in discussions and come to a resolution. Without motivation, students become less willing to participate in the group discussion.

The research can be expanded to include other social/age groups in order to come to a result which can be used as a reference for learning in online environments.

Negotiation of Meaning in Online Chats

In "Negotiation of meaning and codeswitching in online tandems" by Kotter (2003), it was stated that during research students from the US were asked to interact with students from Germany on MOO. They communicated in both German and English and responded to a questionaire which evaluated their actions during their interaction, such as when they failed to understand their partners during the communication on MOO.

When students failed to understand the meaning of their partners, German students tend to ask for a reiteration of the sentence or a paraphrase in which they try to discern the meaning. American students on the other hand, tend to ask for a translation, and often times ignore the sentences they do not understand. By trying to guess the meaning or ignoring the sentence, it shows that the American students' proficiency is not up to par with their partners in this online discourse. However, since these students are learning German as a second language the lack in proficiency is inherent.

Since the research is done in a controlled enviornment, there are many variables which are eliminated and thus the online chat between the German and American students cannot represent the online chat of people from different parts of the world. The students negotiate meaning because they are conscious of the activity in which they are participating. This causes them to have a goal, or aim. Unlike the chats which occur more often in the online gaming community, which often times the participants have no particularly strong incentive to learn and negotiate meaning in a second language, requests for repetition and paraphrase becomes less common while the American students' approach of ignoring the sentence and changing the subjects become more common.

A common reaction by individuals to others speaking a foreign language is to ignore them completely, and therefore there exists no negotiation of meaning. Therefore the results from the research in negotiation of meaning is limited to only parts of the online community and cannot be applied to all instances of online chatting.

2008年12月10日 星期三

More SL goodness

For me, the best thing to do on second life so far is playing trivia lol, as i get to joke around with the people whom i've gotten to know, and earn some money at the same time. Therefore i tend to neglect exploring SL when i log on. I went to orientation island and finding not much to do, I tried to move around on a inflatable boat i got for free, but after a while it supposedly got sent to the lost and found... which basically consisted of my screen jumping about without my character or the boat he boarded. Here was a part of the transcript for one of the trivia games i played yesterday :3 There were quite a few people there but we only had 2 or 3 playing, most were content with dancing around and possibly IMing each other. Because of that i began competing, for a while atleast, with Sabine. But she types too fast so i gave up = =

[2008/12/09 8:14] Trivia Ball v1.23: SexyJade Echegaray has started a trivia game!
[2008/12/09 8:14] Kram Plutonian: Hi Sexy hi everyone!!
[2008/12/09 8:14] SexyJade Echegaray: hi dancing
[2008/12/09 8:14] Trivia Ball v1.23: Trivia Category is: FUN FOOD TRIVIA
[2008/12/09 8:14] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: hello sexy
[2008/12/09 8:14] Sabine Martian: on my screen u r still tiny
[2008/12/09 8:14] Rejeanne's Group Moneyball: Moneyball is active.
[2008/12/09 8:14] Kram Plutonian: So many to say Hi to individually!!
[2008/12/09 8:14] Sabine Martian: or again?
[2008/12/09 8:14] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: u look like my grandma xD
[2008/12/09 8:14] Kram Plutonian: Really?
[2008/12/09 8:14] Trivia Ball v1.23: Ready for some more trivia?
[2008/12/09 8:14] redrose Kohime: yes he is on mine Sabine
[2008/12/09 8:14] Cornwallis Quinnell: yup
[2008/12/09 8:14] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 1 of 20: What American city produces most of the egg rolls sold in grocery stores in the United States?
[2008/12/09 8:14] Lily Balut: lol grandma
[2008/12/09 8:14] Sabine Martian: LoL!
[2008/12/09 8:14] Sabine Martian: yes
[2008/12/09 8:14] Sabine Martian: houston
[2008/12/09 8:14] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: houston
[2008/12/09 8:14] Trivia Ball v1.23: Sabine Martian has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:14] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Houston, Texas
[2008/12/09 8:14] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: xDD
[2008/12/09 8:14] Sabine Martian: :P
[2008/12/09 8:15] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: aww
[2008/12/09 8:15] Kram Plutonian: OK, I'll get my coat....
[2008/12/09 8:15] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: wd
[2008/12/09 8:15] Cornwallis Quinnell: lol
[2008/12/09 8:15] Sabine Martian: Thank you! :)
[2008/12/09 8:15] Lily Balut: relog kram ... that's the best fix
[2008/12/09 8:15] Sabine Martian: coat wont help
[2008/12/09 8:15] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: ^^
[2008/12/09 8:15] Sabine Martian: LoL!
[2008/12/09 8:15] Trivia Ball v1.23: OK, next trivia question...
[2008/12/09 8:15] Cornwallis Quinnell: grins
[2008/12/09 8:15] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 2 of 20: What was margarine called when it was first marketed in England?
[2008/12/09 8:15] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: butterine
[2008/12/09 8:15] Trivia Ball v1.23: DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:15] Sabine Martian: butterine
[2008/12/09 8:15] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Butterine
[2008/12/09 8:15] Sabine Martian: wtg
[2008/12/09 8:15] Lily Balut: lol butterine
[2008/12/09 8:15] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: tyvm :3
[2008/12/09 8:15] Lily Balut: poms!
[2008/12/09 8:16] Sabine Martian: what a ridiculous name huh?
[2008/12/09 8:16] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: haha
[2008/12/09 8:16] Trivia Ball v1.23: It's TRIVIA TIME!
[2008/12/09 8:16] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: did u memorize the answers like i did?
[2008/12/09 8:16] Sabine Martian: sure
[2008/12/09 8:16] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 3 of 20: What is the literal meaning of the Italian word linguine?
[2008/12/09 8:16] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: haha
[2008/12/09 8:16] Sabine Martian: small tongues
[2008/12/09 8:16] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: little tongues
[2008/12/09 8:16] Trivia Ball v1.23: DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:16] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Little tongues
[2008/12/09 8:16] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: looks like i got it down more solid?
[2008/12/09 8:16] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: hehe
[2008/12/09 8:16] Cornwallis Quinnell: tc all *waves*
[2008/12/09 8:17] Sabine Martian: bye corn
[2008/12/09 8:17] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: ur leaving corn?
[2008/12/09 8:17] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: bye bye
[2008/12/09 8:17] Trivia Ball v1.23: Hey, did somebody say, TRIVIA?
[2008/12/09 8:17] Lily Balut: ooooooooo claws back in!
[2008/12/09 8:17] Lily Balut: :p
[2008/12/09 8:17] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 4 of 20: What was the name of Cheerios when it was first marketed 50 years ago?
[2008/12/09 8:17] Lily Balut: bye corn
[2008/12/09 8:17] redrose Kohime: hello Rafeal
[2008/12/09 8:17] Sabine Martian: cheerioats
[2008/12/09 8:17] Trivia Ball v1.23: Sabine Martian has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:17] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Cheerioats
[2008/12/09 8:17] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: cheeriots
[2008/12/09 8:17] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: gj XD
[2008/12/09 8:17] Sabine Martian: hehe
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: th
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: thx
[2008/12/09 8:18] redrose Kohime: hello Sinner
[2008/12/09 8:18] Trivia Ball v1.23: Fingers ready? Here it comes!
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: my fingers are cold
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: hello sinner
[2008/12/09 8:18] Lily Balut: Hoooo! sinner
[2008/12/09 8:18] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 5 of 20: What is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato?
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: LoL!
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: a
[2008/12/09 8:18] Trivia Ball v1.23: Sabine Martian has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:18] KISS AUTOMATICO: redrose Kohime sends greetings to Sinner Sleeper!
[2008/12/09 8:18] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Vitamin A
[2008/12/09 8:18] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: a
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: LoL!
[2008/12/09 8:18] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: aaaaaaaaaaah
[2008/12/09 8:18] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian Giggles
[2008/12/09 8:18] Sabine Martian: kiss dancing
[2008/12/09 8:18] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: wtg x3
[2008/12/09 8:18] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: snatches kiss
[2008/12/09 8:18] redrose Kohime: hello Dec
[2008/12/09 8:19] Sabine Martian: hello dec
[2008/12/09 8:19] Trivia Ball v1.23: Let's get TRIVIAL!
[2008/12/09 8:19] Dec Laryukov: hi :)
[2008/12/09 8:19] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 6 of 20: What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
[2008/12/09 8:19] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: hello dec
[2008/12/09 8:19] KISS AUTOMATICO: redrose Kohime sends greetings to Dec Laryukov!
[2008/12/09 8:19] Sabine Martian: herring
[2008/12/09 8:19] Trivia Ball v1.23: Sabine Martian has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:19] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: herring
[2008/12/09 8:19] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: The Herring
[2008/12/09 8:19] Sabine Martian: ***HaHaHaHa***
[2008/12/09 8:19] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: good typing sabine xD
[2008/12/09 8:19] Sabine Martian: thx
[2008/12/09 8:19] Sabine Martian: and that with COLD fingers
[2008/12/09 8:19] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol
[2008/12/09 8:19] Trivia Ball v1.23: Heeeere's TRIVIA!
[2008/12/09 8:19] redrose Kohime: freezing here
[2008/12/09 8:20] KISS AUTOMATICO: Sabine Martian sends greetings to Dec Laryukov!
[2008/12/09 8:20] Sabine Martian: we had a lil snow today
[2008/12/09 8:20] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 7 of 20: What cookie treats were introduced in 1902 as a Christmas novelty, and packaged with a string handle so they would be hung from the Christmas trees?
[2008/12/09 8:20] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: u can always go warm up x3
[2008/12/09 8:20] Sabine Martian: animal crackers
[2008/12/09 8:20] Trivia Ball v1.23: Sabine Martian has it right!
[2008/12/09 8:20] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: anim
[2008/12/09 8:20] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Animal Crackers
[2008/12/09 8:20] redrose Kohime: nothing here just so cold and mist
[2008/12/09 8:20] Sabine Martian: LoL!
[2008/12/09 8:20] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol how fast do u type

2008年12月8日 星期一

Loafing Around

I'm still getting used to second life. There are just too many odd and interesting things to do. While chatting with people i realized how they were throwing fruits and snowballs and got one for free courtesy of the person known as sinner sleeper. However the fruits cant be thrown in the place i was in unless i am one of the creators of that location, so i couldn't throw it. Heres how i got the fruit xDDDDDDDD

[2008/12/08 7:48] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 17 of 20: What team hired the NFL's first professional cheerleading squad in 1972?
[2008/12/08 7:48] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: cowboy
[2008/12/08 7:48] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: cowboys
[2008/12/08 7:48] Trivia Ball v1.23: DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow has it right!
[2008/12/08 7:48] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: The Dallas Cowboys
[2008/12/08 7:48] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: yeehaw
[2008/12/08 7:48] Trivia Ball v1.23: Heeeere's TRIVIA!
[2008/12/08 7:48] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 18 of 20: A wren is a ?
[2008/12/08 7:49] rainer Hancroft: bird
[2008/12/08 7:49] Trivia Ball v1.23: rainer Hancroft has it right!
[2008/12/08 7:49] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: bird
[2008/12/08 7:49] Trivia Ball v1.23: OK, next trivia question...
[2008/12/08 7:49] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 19 of 20: In a nursery rhyme, who went up the hill to fetch a pail of water?
[2008/12/08 7:50] rainer Hancroft: jack and jill
[2008/12/08 7:50] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Jack and Jill
[2008/12/08 7:50] Trivia Ball v1.23: rainer Hancroft has it right!
[2008/12/08 7:50] SexyJade Echegaray: Hoooo!
[2008/12/08 7:50] SexyJade Echegaray: good morning
[2008/12/08 7:50] Trivia Ball v1.23: *** LAST QUESTION ***
[2008/12/08 7:50] redrose Kohime: ??穡穡*:????*穡* HOOOooo !!! *穡穡*:????*穡*??
[2008/12/08 7:50] redrose Kohime: hello sexy
[2008/12/08 7:50] rainer Hancroft: hello SexyJades
[2008/12/08 7:50] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 20 of 20: Bible: Jacob later known as Israel had how many sons?
[2008/12/08 7:50] Sinner Sleeper: ***SINNER***
[2008/12/08 7:50] Sinner Sleeper: ***SINNER***
[2008/12/08 7:51] Trivia Ball v1.23: DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow has it right!
[2008/12/08 7:51] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: 12
[2008/12/08 7:51] Trivia Ball v1.23: GAME OVER! Thank you for playing!
[2008/12/08 7:51] Trivia Ball v1.23: Trivia machine is off. Pay $L60 to start a game of 20 questions worth $L3 each.
[2008/12/08 7:51] KISS AUTOMATICO: redrose Kohime sends greetings to SexyJade Echegaray!
[2008/12/08 7:51] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: 12
[2008/12/08 7:51] redrose Kohime: hello Pat
[2008/12/08 7:51] KISS AUTOMATICO: redrose Kohime sends greetings to Pat Burrell!
[2008/12/08 7:53] Rejeanne's Group Moneyball: LOTTEE HORCHES HAS WON L$3, JUST FOR BEING HERE!
[2008/12/08 7:55] Sinner Sleeper: guess I cant bounce no more fruit off jades butt since she is awake now
[2008/12/08 7:55] redrose Kohime: ?T簞 " LOL " 簞?領€?
[2008/12/08 7:55] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol
[2008/12/08 7:55] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: how do u throw food?
[2008/12/08 7:55] redrose Kohime: she may not like it sinner
[2008/12/08 7:56] Sinner Sleeper: its ok she shot me with beans one day
[2008/12/08 7:56] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: X__X
[2008/12/08 7:56] redrose Kohime: you wnat to bounce fruit dancing
[2008/12/08 7:56] Sinner Sleeper: or soup i forgetr
[2008/12/08 7:56] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: yes i do xD
[2008/12/08 7:56] redrose Kohime: ouch
[2008/12/08 7:56] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: i'm not one to pass on a food fight ^^
[2008/12/08 7:56] redrose Kohime: heheh dancing
[2008/12/08 7:56] rainer Hancroft: now just beaware SJ just may want you to wash her clothes now sinner
[2008/12/08 7:56] redrose Kohime: i dont have any sorry i eat my fruit
[2008/12/08 7:56] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol
[2008/12/08 7:57] Sinner Sleeper: doh
[2008/12/08 7:57] Sinner Sleeper: sorry red rose
[2008/12/08 7:57] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: can i throw my vodka bottle?
[2008/12/08 7:57] Sinner Sleeper: lol no
[2008/12/08 7:57] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: aww
[2008/12/08 7:58] Sinner Sleeper: never follow my example
[2008/12/08 7:58] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: so, how do u throw tomatoes
[2008/12/08 7:58] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: i only follow good examples
[2008/12/08 7:58] redrose Kohime: you have to buy throwing tomatoes
[2008/12/08 7:58] Sinner Sleeper: its larma fruit
[2008/12/08 7:58] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: and to me ur example is very very good ^^
[2008/12/08 7:58] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: oooh
[2008/12/08 7:58] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol is it infinite once u buy it?
[2008/12/08 7:58] Sinner Sleeper: i can give u the thing but u cant do it in here
[2008/12/08 7:59] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: hehe its okay
[2008/12/08 7:59] rainer Hancroft: hehehehe
[2008/12/08 7:59] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: where did u buy it though?
[2008/12/08 7:59] Sinner Sleeper: u dont buy it
[2008/12/08 7:59] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: o.o
[2008/12/08 7:59] Sinner Sleeper gave you Larma 2.0.
[2008/12/08 8:00] Sinner Sleeper: wear it and shoot, but not in here
[2008/12/08 8:00] Sinner Sleeper: lol
[2008/12/08 8:00] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: thanks xDD
[2008/12/08 8:00] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: uhh
[2008/12/08 8:00] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: how do u shoot?
[2008/12/08 8:00] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: TT__________TT
[2008/12/08 8:01] Trivia Ball v1.23: SexyJade Echegaray has started a trivia game!

btw I'm Dancing xD; I also decided to go shoot some zombies for fun after i got some free guns~~ here r some pics... though it irks me how bullets for the M134 looks and bounces back like ping pong balls.... i killed myself because of the stupid bounce. I also went skydiving.


Heres more pointless convo...
[2008/12/08 8:08] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: i think something hit me head
[2008/12/08 8:08] redrose Kohime: snowball dance
[2008/12/08 8:08] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: xDDDDD
[2008/12/08 8:09] Trivia Ball v1.23: OK, next trivia question...
[2008/12/08 8:09] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: no fair i cant hit u back
[2008/12/08 8:09] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 7 of 20: "Satchmo" is another name for which Jazz artist?
[2008/12/08 8:09] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: DDDDDX
[2008/12/08 8:09] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol >.<
[2008/12/08 8:09] redrose Kohime: thats why I hit you loll
[2008/12/08 8:09] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: thats like... cheating @_____@
[2008/12/08 8:09] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: hahaha
[2008/12/08 8:09] redrose Kohime: hello Opus
[2008/12/08 8:09] Trivia Ball v1.23: No correct answers!
[2008/12/08 8:09] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Louis Armstrong
[2008/12/08 8:09] KISS AUTOMATICO: redrose Kohime sends greetings to Opus Shan!
[2008/12/08 8:09] redrose Kohime: ****** Welcome to Jade's Jazz *******
[2008/12/08 8:09] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: sup opus
[2008/12/08 8:10] Can't rez object 'Larma fruit' at { 31.9812, 35.4273, 29.2873 } on parcel 'Jade's Jazz Island ~ Best Live Jazz Stream in SL ~ Live Music' in region Jades Jazz Island because the owner of this land does not allow it. Use the land tool to see land ownershi@廝(儓-
[2008/12/08 8:10] Trivia Ball v1.23: It's TRIVIA TIME!
[2008/12/08 8:10] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 8 of 20: He acquired the nickname "Dizzy" early in his career because of his "off-the-wall" antics both onstage and off. During the bop period, while others were acting "cool", Gillespie was still acting "Dizzy" and very showman-like (state full name).
[2008/12/08 8:10] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: oww
[2008/12/08 8:10] Trivia Ball v1.23: No correct answers!
[2008/12/08 8:10] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: John Birks Gillespie
[2008/12/08 8:11] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: if only i could throw my orange
[2008/12/08 8:11] redrose Kohime: sorry was there a tone in that one
[2008/12/08 8:11] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: *shakes fists*
[2008/12/08 8:11] redrose Kohime: stone
[2008/12/08 8:11] Rejeanne's Group Moneyball: LUTZ LAMONT HAS WON L$5, JUST FOR BEING HERE!
[2008/12/08 8:11] redrose Kohime: ?T簞 " LOL " 簞?領€?
[2008/12/08 8:11] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol
[2008/12/08 8:11] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: u tell me
[2008/12/08 8:11] Trivia Ball v1.23: Hey, did somebody say, TRIVIA?
[2008/12/08 8:11] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: XD
[2008/12/08 8:11] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 9 of 20: Trumpeter Roy Eldridge received this nickname as a result of his diminutive size.
[2008/12/08 8:11] redrose Kohime: it's softer then tomatoes though
[2008/12/08 8:11] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: shorty
[2008/12/08 8:12] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: mines an orange
[2008/12/08 8:12] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: lol
[2008/12/08 8:12] redrose Kohime: ?T簞 " LOL " 簞?領€?
[2008/12/08 8:12] Trivia Ball v1.23: No correct answers!
[2008/12/08 8:12] Trivia Ball v1.23: The correct answer was: Little Jazz
[2008/12/08 8:12] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: but thats not the point!
[2008/12/08 8:12] redrose Kohime: lucky you
[2008/12/08 8:12] Trivia Ball v1.23: Fingers ready? Here it comes!
[2008/12/08 8:12] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: the point is ur hurting a poor, defenseless man
[2008/12/08 8:12] DancingMojoSpieluhr Sideshow: with snowballs
[2008/12/08 8:12] Trivia Ball v1.23: Question 10 of 20: Called the "King of Swing" because of his tremendous success and fan following in much the same way that Elvis was dubbed the "King."
[2008/12/08 8:12] redrose Kohime: oh yeah right