Madhulk  +  673903 Mon, 16 Feb 09 06:28 PM A little boy is fishing and his dog hears a powerful stream of water approaching them and starts barking. The kid turning to the dog surprised: Hey, boy. Settle down or what is it? Dad? Father: Run. Come on, son. Come on. Madhulk Joined on Mon, Dec 17 2007 Bulgaria Senior Member 3,177 THE MAN OF STEEL

	Delmobile  +  673912 Mon, 16 Feb 09 06:48 PM  Gee, it could be either, depending on his tone of voice. Mostly, it's a vocalization of his surprise that the dog is suddenly making all that racket, imo.  Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,082

	Clive  +  673919 Mon, 16 Feb 09 07:06 PM Hi, 'Hey,boy' is a common way of addressing a dog. In this context, it probably does mean 'Why are you barking? / Settle down'. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,594 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Context

	Madhulk  +  673973 Mon, 16 Feb 09 08:42 PM Thank you, Delmobile and Clive. You guys might wanna correct something in your posts though. Now, I'm not so sure whether the IMO should be with capital letters but I'm pretty sure Clive's name is spelled differently.  Madhulk Capital Letters, Writing

	Delmobile  +  674024 Mon, 16 Feb 09 09:58 PM  Are there capitalization rules for standard internet acronyms? Hmm. As the technology matures, it gets fussier, I guess. Delmobile Capital Letters, Writing, Online, Acronyms