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"The Letter "X""

Why is "X" considered so 'bad', and 'out there' or whatever? This has always puzzled me.

Sure, it takes the stresses in words such as 'explosion' and 'exciting', and therefore gives that sort of dangerous and exciting feel required in those words.

But it's also the stressed letter in "excrement", which I'm sure you'll agree, is less exciting, and rather smelly.

Hmmm...discuss.

Nah, I don't prefer American English on the whole, just like the Zs instead of the Ss. Looks stronger on the page. Z is underused.

Shameful.

It hurts to smile.

*screams*

It's the BOOGEYMAN!

Black Glove, if I meet you in person I'll synthesize your face with a brick.

Filthy Yankophile.

Four Xs can make you drunk.

Graham Duck wrote:
> Z on the other hand is futuristic and lazery.
> Notice how that's much better than lasery - which just sounds
> science-nerdy

I prefer z to s.
Realize instead of realise, fantasize instead of fantastise, synthesize instead of... the American way - they spell English properly. Color instead of colour. What's the u for??

They even turn bogeyman into a discodancer with 'boogeyman'. Much better.

X is a little bit mysterious, it doesn't like to be pinned down, it's highly evasive, which creates intruige.

Z on the other hand is futuristic and lazery.
Notice how that's much better than lasery - which just sounds science-nerdy


I'm tired.

Spastic isn't quite so swish

I'm so cool. AleX just rolls of the ongue doen't it.

So when you sign your cards with X's it means... your cat wishes them a Happy Birthday too? :-)

Mm, wrongly worded. But y'know what I mean.