Cards that need to be edited

[Mousebumples]

We've had a few reports of typos (or black cards that don't work with any white cards) that need some edits. I'm hopeful that this thread will rarely be needed, but having a single place to report such issues seems logical.

If you have ideas for new cards, those belong here (and be sure to read the guidelines as well).

[Wrapper]

White card, "bad hairday" (or was it hairdays?), needs a space.

[Mousebumples]

Fixed.

[Wrapper]

Another white card, "an utopia" -- should be "a utopia" (or just "utopia")

[Mousebumples]

Yup. Got that one too.

[Avava]

Fixed.

Flip that crap

[Todlichebujoku]

Black card: "You are now three days banned for ____"

Should be "You are now banned three days for ____"

[The Deutsch Volk]

One white card goes something like "No nation can be ______", which looks like a black card.

[Mousebumples]

One white card goes something like "No nation can be ______", which looks like a black card.

"No nation is _____." is already a black card.

[Ballotonia]

Black card: "You are now three days banned for ____"

Should be "You are now banned three days for ____"

Fixed.

Ballotonia

[The Blaatschapen]

Black card: "You are now three days banned for ____"

Should be "You are now banned three days for ____"

Since I added that card, can you please refer me to the grammatical rule that's relevant here? (i'm asking for a source, not a personal explanation)

[Astarial]

Black card: "You are now three days banned for ____"

Should be "You are now banned three days for ____"

Since I added that card, can you please refer me to the grammatical rule that's relevant here? (i'm asking for a source, not a personal explanation)

I would have edited it to "You are now banned for three days for ____", personally, since imo it's not quite correct without. It's an adjunct temporal phrase of duration, and kind of needs that second "for".

As for the grammatical explanation... while the format "time-period past-participle" does exist, it's semantically striking - I think I've only ever heard it in things like song or poetry, where word order needs to be played with for artistic reasons. Additionally, it tends to mean (though I can't say offhand that it always means) that the participle in question has been going on for the length of time used - so "She's five years gone" means that she's been gone for five years. Similarly, in this construction, "three days banned" seems to mean that it's already been three days since they were banned.

It'd be unexpected even if that was what was meant. Generally I've only seen that construction paired with long periods of time, so something like "I'm five years banned with no end in sight" would still be unusual but would fit the pattern a lot better.

(I'm looking for an official linguisticky source for the second bit, but I can point to lyrics in Led Zepplin's song "Ten Years Gone" and an article titled "Three Years Gone but Never Forgotten". I can't off-hand think of any other participles that tend to take this construction.)

[The Blaatschapen]

Since I added that card, can you please refer me to the grammatical rule that's relevant here? (i'm asking for a source, not a personal explanation)

I would have edited it to "You are now banned for three days for ____", personally, since imo it's not quite correct without. It's an adjunct temporal phrase of duration, and kind of needs that second "for".

As for the grammatical explanation... while the format "time-period past-participle" does exist, it's semantically striking - I think I've only ever heard it in things like song or poetry, where word order needs to be played with for artistic reasons. Additionally, it tends to mean (though I can't say offhand that it always means) that the participle in question has been going on for the length of time used - so "She's five years gone" means that she's been gone for five years. Similarly, in this construction, "three days banned" seems to mean that it's already been three days since they were banned.

It'd be unexpected even if that was what was meant. Generally I've only seen that construction paired with long periods of time, so something like "I'm five years banned with no end in sight" would still be unusual but would fit the pattern a lot better.

(I'm looking for an official linguisticky source for the second bit, but I can point to lyrics in Led Zepplin's song "Ten Years Gone" and an article titled "Three Years Gone but Never Forgotten". I can't off-hand think of any other participles that tend to take this construction.)

I'll take Led Zeppelin as a credible source anytime

[Alotopia]

I saw one (white card) that said something to the effect of "putting an entire peanut buter and jelly sandwich in the VCR"... Should be butter...

[Ballotonia]

I saw one (white card) that said something to the effect of "putting an entire peanut buter and jelly sandwich in the VCR"... Should be butter...

Good catch, thanks! Fixed.

Ballotonia

[Western Arab Empire]

I saw a white card that said "a reincarnated zombie Gengis Khan". It should be "a reincarnated zombie of Gengis Khan"

[The Wolven League]

I saw a white card that said "a reincarnated zombie Gengis Khan". It should be "a reincarnated zombie of Gengis Khan"

And "Gengis" should be Genghis.

[Ballotonia]

I saw a white card that said "a reincarnated zombie Gengis Khan". It should be "a reincarnated zombie of Gengis Khan"

And "Gengis" should be Genghis.

Both fixed. Thanks!

And the regular "Genghis Khan" card has been renamed to... oh, let's not spoil the surprise

Current card count: 1688

Ballotonia

[Kaboomlandia]

Believe it or not Jim Carrey can do a decent impression of___. (or something like that) Black Card

Needs a comma after "not".

[Soled]

Believe it or not Jim Carrey can do a decent impression of___. (or something like that) Black Card

Needs a comma after "not".

The black card is actually ''Believe it or not Jim Carrey can do a dead-on impression of _____.''

[Ballotonia]

The Jim Carrey card has been commafied (new word!) Thanks!

Ballotonia