The Tao Bums is dead, long live The Dao Bums :)

[Owledge]

The spacing between the title's words (THE DÀO BUMS) could be a bit larger. Currently it looks very strange.

[Michael Sternbach]

Nice meeting you, Sean.

 

I was stuck with O-sensei for a day, and my hands started shivering from withdrawal symptoms, but luckily at least my cellphone got things right which helped me figure out what had happened.

 

I have a TTB (um, TDB) friend who is still waiting for Ueshiba to "be back", though. Sorta like Neo stuck at the subway station. I will release him now.

 

That said, the change might help the aforesaid friend to finally get the pronunciation right. Personally, I prefer "Dao", it is indeed more accurate. The Yin Wood Goat is nice, too.

 

Daoistic cheers,

Michael

Edited February 17, 2015 by Michael Sternbach

[Marblehead]

I will remain bi-sexual and use both "Tao" and "Dao".

 

Yes, nice goat.

[alenli]

拼音（pinyin）是dao，英文dao和tao都可以，但是tao更流行，我查询过很多域名（domain name），用tao，taoism ，taoist的多于（more than）用d的。

[C T]

you can call me a Bao Dum. Thanks. I love baos. 

[soaring crane]

Oooooh... Finally checking in from my computer and see that the URL has actually been changed, hadn't noticed that before!

[Apech]

I will remain bi-sexual and use both "Tao" and "Dao".

 

Yes, nice goat.

 

So you swing both ways and like goats .... right, well, who am I to judge?

 

 

[Marblehead]

So you swing both ways and like goats .... right, well, who am I to judge?

 

Just checking to see who reads my posts and take the time to challenge my smart-assedness.

 

You passed.

[dawei]

I'm all for the D, but don't unnerstand the accent above the A. It looks like a pinyin/W-G hybrid?

 

because that is Hanyu pinyin... Dao is in the fourth tone.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoism%E2%80%93Taoism_romanization_issue

[mYTHmAKER]

Not my cup of T. (Are we The Coffeeao Bums now?)

But seriously, the new name fits to a T.

 

By dhe dao, your user didle isn'd updaded yed.

It's my cup of D

[Owledge]

It's my cup of D

You're a boob.

[Trunk]

aslo, i would prefer to keep my name zerostao  

And I will keep Taomeow.

 

I'll stay w/ Trunk. 

[Apech]

because that is Hanyu pinyin... Dao is in the fourth tone.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoism%E2%80%93Taoism_romanization_issue

 

From your link ...

 

 

The initial of tao/dao 道 is a tenuis voiceless alveolar plosive, which is commonly transcribed with the IPA symbol [t], although some sinologists specify [t̥] or [d̥] with the voiceless under-ring diacritic. For example, Jerry Norman (1988:139) explains using [d̥] for Pinyin d, "The stops and affricates fall into two contrasting series, one unaspirated, the other aspirated. The unaspirated series (b, d, z, etc.) is lenis, and often gives the impression of being voiced to the untrained ear. The second series (p, t, c, etc.) is strongly aspirated."

 

... if you've heard one voiceless under-ring diacritic you've heard them all.

[Apech]

If I call another poster a stupit dwad will I get suspended?

[blue eyed snake]

because that is Hanyu pinyin... Dao is in the fourth tone.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoism%E2%80%93Taoism_romanization_issue

 

ah, now I understand why my ( chinese) teacher calls taichi taiji, 

and, the way he says Dao, it's somewhere between D and T

I grew up with Peking, now it's Beijing.

 

My name is unpronounceable for native English speakers, I forgive them beforehand and feed them a name they can pronounce. ( and when they still want to try we both have a good laugh    )

 

But I will never let my name be misspelled, so I'm fine with pinyin

Edited February 17, 2015 by blue eyed snake

[Owledge]

If I call another poster a stupit dwad will I get suspended?

Probably not, but you might get suspentet.

[mYTHmAKER]

You're a boob.

spelled backwards still a boob

[Owledge]

spelled backwards still a boob

Naturally. Opposite of a boob you will find another boob.

Unlike a noob, whose opposite is a boon.

[Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan]

And especially please report any glitches or anomalies.

 

Is is not anomolous that the URL is still Tao?         I'm pleased with teh changes so far!

[dawei]

 

Is is not anomolous that the URL is still Tao? 

 

Mine has changed... maybe clear cache, cookies, etc.

[Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan]

no, i see it now...   and for the record, (and this is a GOOD thing)  it redirects from tao to dao  


i still type in thetaobums and it works just fine (probably uses search engines though, huh?)

[dawei]

i still type in thetaobums and it works just fine (probably uses search engines though, huh?)

 

I mentioned 're-direct' somewhere...  so it will get transferred over for now.

[Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan]

now my inside joke about Theta-O-Bums is ruined (and im happy about it! )

[Nungali]

to celebrate here are some DÀONUTS ...

 

 

My dear Apech ... in my heart there will ever only be one true  Dao nut here ...  need I say more ?

 

(Hmmm ... now I keep making D and T noises and feeling the diff with my tongue ) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nungali]

It looks like a pain in the testes to me.

 

You are supposed to 'dress to one side'.