I was introduced to this game when I purchased Kyodai Mah Jongg. In addition to the solitaire version of Mah Jongg, there are 5 more games, including "Clicks" - the game John knows as "Collapse."

Posted by: on June 9, 2002 03:06 PM

 

My bad. Collapse is not Clicks. Collapse has a Tetris-like element by adding new rows every few seconds that move the board upward. Collapse is a speed game where you cannot finish the board and can only try for points. Clicks is all about trying to finish the board with as few tiles remaining as possible.

Posted by: on June 9, 2002 03:09 PM

 

"my bad" is not grammatically correct... you dont own "bad" do you?

Posted by: on June 9, 2002 04:41 PM

 

I do own bad. Don't talk about that which you know nothing about. I am the King of Bad. Unless you challenge my throne, please leave the room before I remove your head.

Posted by: on June 9, 2002 07:09 PM

 

I love when people use all lower case and separate complete sentences with punctuation like "..." bag on grammar. Irony. Gotta love it. Oh, was I being bitchy? My bad. ;P

Posted by: Kelly on June 10, 2002 10:28 AM

 

He used ... to add dramatic pause... and to flair his crest to impress the ladies. It is mating season after all.

Posted by: on June 10, 2002 11:20 AM

 

For those of you who insist to use "my bad" and a valid argument about how and why you cant...

Posted by: on June 10, 2002 11:51 AM

 

Are you for real... I can't read this no matter how I change the lighting in the room.

I still have a headache just thinking about that site.

Posted by: JB on June 10, 2002 12:00 PM

 

Am I going to have to write a "The Usability of My Bad" article? ;-)

For those who want bad, check out Strong Bad. It is an excellent use of Flash, IMHO.

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on June 10, 2002 12:13 PM

 

So this woman is waging a literary war against society. How noble.

She hasn't learned that the people who speak a language change that language. It is not written in stone. If she is not saying "my bad" in this day and age, we will do just fine by leaving her behind. Goodbye. See ya. Your bad.

Posted by: on June 10, 2002 02:07 PM

 

And I thought I was the only language nazi in these parts. ;)

"My bad" is a very American expression, I guess. People like us who speak British English don't use it at all.

Posted by: MadMan on June 10, 2002 03:43 PM

 

Gosh, since we've turned this into a thread on language, let me point you to a useful resources: The Economist Style Guide.

Posted by: MadMan on June 10, 2002 03:45 PM

 

Forgot to draw your attention to the Americanisms section.

Posted by: MadMan on June 10, 2002 03:46 PM

 

"My bad" is a very American expression

Oh, I see, Americans are bad and the rest of the world is good.

Posted by: on June 10, 2002 07:37 PM

 

Why did you leave yourself anonymous? hmmm... "my bad" IS a very American expression, because it's not even known in British parts...

I mentioned this discussion to an Irish friend yesterday and I got the response "My bad? What's that supposed to mean?"

Oh, I forgot though, it appears we're always right and they're always wrong, in language issues at least...

Posted by: Berna on June 11, 2002 10:27 AM

 

...no really, Collapse is a pretty good game. I'm glad we've spent so much time talking about it. Ha!

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on June 11, 2002 10:30 AM

 

Collapse actually IS a very good game John. I've played it a few times, and wished it had a top scores list! heh.

And, we used this space to point out how english usage can be used to play "collapse" too. Some people add the jargon, some people remove it. lame.. oops. my bad! :op

Posted by: Berna on June 11, 2002 10:55 AM

 

"my bad" IS a very American expression, because it's not even known in British parts...

Berna, that says more about Brits than Americans.

Posted by: on June 11, 2002 11:11 AM

 

The slang expression "my bad" has only become popular in the last 3-5 years. From an informal poll I've done among friends, I've found that rather than being obviously "ghetto speak," it gives the impression that the speaker just misunderstands the use of the word "bad," and I suspect that is why its popularity has not caught on overseas.

As with most slang, though, I don't think it should really be put up to scrutiny as to whether it is gramatically correct or not. It's not - who cares?

Slang is a matter of personal choice, and someone who thinks "my bad" is appropriate is going to use it no matter what. They aren't hurting anyone, and they alone have to deal with the reaction of people hearing it, good or bad. In other words, if someone thinks that anyone who says "my bad" is a retard and refuses to take them seriously after hearing them say it once, that affects no one except for the speaker.

And, John - Strong Bad is hilarious. I have been pouring through their site ever since I saw the link to it here a month or so ago.

Posted by: Lydia on June 11, 2002 04:07 PM