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From: Hog on 12 May 2010 03:45 darsy <darsy(a)sticky.co.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 11 May 2010 22:51:38 +0100, Andy Bonwick > <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: > >> On Tue, 11 May 2010 22:24:06 +0100, "Hog" >> <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> The day rough humour and having a good natured pop becomes a one >>> way street I'll still go up the wrong way. >>> >> The problem here is that your comment didn't come across to anyone as >> being good natured. > > at the risk of being tarred and feathered for going against the grain > here, Hog's original comment that has generated so much bile was - to > me - an obviously sarcastic reductio ad absurdum argument aimed at > suggesting how off-the-mark he felt PC's comparison of him to Kenny > was, contrasting a stereotype with another. > > But, hey, maybe it's just me. Well quite. Not that I *actually* mind in the slightest being compared to a boyhood hero. Even if he did sign out on a miserably low note. -- Hog
From: Catman on 12 May 2010 05:29 Scraggy wrote: > darsy <darsy(a)sticky.co.uk> wrote: > >> at the risk of being tarred and feathered for going against the grain >> here, Hog's original comment that has generated so much bile was - to >> me - an obviously sarcastic reductio ad absurdum argument aimed at >> suggesting how off-the-mark he felt PC's comparison of him to Kenny >> was, contrasting a stereotype with another. >> >> But, hey, maybe it's just me. > > No, it's not just you. > Indeed. I'm slightly surprised at the reaction. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: CT on 12 May 2010 07:53 ogden wrote: > There's always a line. It's pretty blurry though, and obviously > varies by individual. Something like: Des' line std. ukrmer's line clique line | | | | | | | | | ? -- Chris
From: Owen on 12 May 2010 09:03 On Tue, 11 May 2010 20:47:46 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Tue, 11 May 2010 20:24:18 +0100, Owen <pericles(a)ntlXXWorld.com> >wrote: > >>Can I suggest we just KILL all extremists? > >Sure. > >Do you have a decent Extremist Detector? No, but I wouldnt discriminate between decent extremists or indecent extremists, so Id be the ideal candidate for the job... -- Owen
From: Thomas on 13 May 2010 04:38
On May 11, 9:59 am, Higgins <the.best.names.are.g...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thomas wrote: > >The temp gets > > over 100 a few days a year, but it's not uncomfortable, and it never > > freezes where I live. > > That's my idea of hell Well, if you insist on seeing snow, the mountains (~7000') are just 45 minutes away. And the desert is just a few minutes beyond that. |