Interesting Stuff Thread

Liamario · 13-12-2012 01:29PM

I may be overreacting, but I had to comment on this post regarding this story. It just rubbed me the wrong way.

Bannasidhe · 13-12-2012 01:42PM

Less 'thoughts and prayers' and more dealing with the actual problem. :mad:

That whole 'my prayers are with you' crap drives me spare - maybe it's me but I always hear a '...but shure what can you do...*helpless shake of the head*' - make damn sure bullies are f*cking punished would be a good start!

It's like when people discuss gay couples adopting - can't have that as the child will be bullied - sweetest f*ck how is that an acceptable reason by any stretch of the imagination????

:mad::mad::mad:

Dades · 13-12-2012 03:39PM

I'm kinda with the "there's a time and a place" comments, though I can't your original post, Liam.

Liamario · 13-12-2012 03:46PM

Dades wrote: »

I'm kinda with the "there's a time and a place" comments, though I can't your original post, Liam.

Seems to have been deleted. Censorship at it best. Nothing I said was offensive.

Just to further clarify my deleted comment-

I agree that there is a time and a place. I took offence to the original comment "...god love them all."; as if god has some plan or something. He wanted them to die as part of this plan. So, I feel that this wasn't a time and place for him to talk about their god. Obviously, it's ok for him to do it and not ok for me to take exception to it.

I've no problem with people saying they'll pray for them. I felt he went too far down the road and if it was my children, I would have taken offence to the remark (even though he probably saw it as being harmless).

endacl · 13-12-2012 04:24PM

Dades wrote: »

I actually have a cough and would murder a fisherman's friend.

My friend is a fisherman.

#GoesIntoHidingFromDades

Dades · 13-12-2012 04:41PM

You're all safe... I got my fix. :pac:

Turtwig · 13-12-2012 05:21PM

Dades wrote: »

You're all safe... I got my fix. :pac:

http://omg.wthax.org/photo_Small_3.jpg

Dades uses Chrome!!!! Dades is now awesome.

Bannasidhe · 13-12-2012 05:29PM

Jernal wrote: »

Dades uses Chrome!!!! Dades is now awesome.

Doesn't everyone?

PopePalpatine · 13-12-2012 05:33PM

I use Firefox on my uni's PCs.

Liamario · 13-12-2012 05:34PM

Jernal wrote: »

Dades uses Chrome!!!! Dades is now awesome.

I'm more concerned about that low resolution screen.

Sarky · 13-12-2012 05:36PM

Answer that damn PM, Dades!

Turtwig · 13-12-2012 05:56PM

Sarky wrote: »

Answer that damn PM, Dades!

It might be just be new post in a thread he's subscribed to.

Also, his perfectly manicured thumb has blown away my stereotypical impression of mods. Mind absolutely blown.

ShooterSF · 13-12-2012 09:10PM

More importantly, how can you be a mod and not have moved to 40 posts a page?!

Hotblack Desiato · 13-12-2012 09:37PM

Liamario wrote: »

I've no problem with people saying they'll pray for them. I felt he went too far down the road and if it was my children, I would have taken offence to the remark (even though he probably saw it as being harmless).

Just a figure of Irish speech tbh, 'ah god love them', 'god bless' etc.
It's no coincidence that Hiberno-English uses phrases like this when 'Dia duit' is hello in Irish...
Yeah it rankles with me but I'm not going to give out to people I know (and know how they'll take it) over that, never mind strangers. I think you're reading way more into their comment than they intended tbh.

Hotblack Desiato · 13-12-2012 09:42PM

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Doesn't everyone?

People who value their online privacy certainly shouldn't use Chrome.

I use Opera and lock it down as far as possible

Bannasidhe · 13-12-2012 09:48PM

ninja900 wrote: »

People who value their online privacy certainly shouldn't use Chrome.

I use Opera and lock it down as far as possible

If anyone wants to view my reams of historical minutia (hmmmm - who was the sheriff of Mayo in 1586? Let's look that up!*) , and orders for kindle books they are welcome but they would be better off getting a life.

* George Bingham ancestor of 'Lucky' Lucan

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Mark Hamill · 13-12-2012 10:46PM

Dades wrote: »

I'm kinda with the "there's a time and a place" comments, though I can't your original post, Liam.

On the one hand, "God love them" is kind of just a saying, the poster may not have put that much religious thought on it.
On the other hand though, its the comment section on a newspaper website, populated by people who probably don't personally know the family in question, so I don't see how it wouldn't be an appropriate time or place to bring it up. Its not like he said it to the family while they are mourning.

The Mad Hatter · 14-12-2012 01:14AM

ShooterSF wrote: »

More importantly, how can you be a mod and not have moved to 40 posts a page?!

…how can you tell that from that screenshot?

Mark Hamill · 14-12-2012 01:17AM

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

…how can you tell that from that screenshot?

It says on the bottom of the page displayed that there are 221 pages in total for this thread (at the time it was print screened). It would be 83 if 40 posts per page was the setting used.

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 01:25AM

Mark Hamill wrote: »

It says on the bottom of the page displayed that there are 221 pages in total for this thread (at the time it was print screened). It would be 83 if 40 posts per page was the setting used.

I love this forum.

That is all.

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 01:43AM

Maybe we should start a 'Pics of A&A posters holding random objects in front of their screen while browsing A&A' thread

... thought the 40 post thing was obvious, but maybe that was just me :pac:

Turtwig · 14-12-2012 01:44AM

ninja900 wrote: »

Maybe we should start a 'Pics of A&A posters holding random objects in front of their screen while browsing A&A' thread

... thought the 40 post thing was obvious, but maybe that was just me :pac:

An A&A original meme?

The Mad Hatter · 14-12-2012 02:00AM

Mark Hamill wrote: »

It says on the bottom of the page displayed that there are 221 pages in total for this thread (at the time it was print screened). It would be 83 if 40 posts per page was the setting used.

ninja900 wrote: »

... thought the 40 post thing was obvious, but maybe that was just me :pac:

Oh right, I misread the post - for some reason I thought it said "moved to 40 posts a day". I think I must be tired…

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 02:17AM

Well there I was on yet another typical boring godless night, with no point to my amoral existence, rabidly slavering on how to oppress theists as I normally do, with the oul' 'militant secularism' they're just defenceless to!. And then someone, some kind soul er, I mean, fellow revolutionary comrade, re-educated me and provided me with the answer.

We must post as many pictures of our godlessness on t'internet as possible! So here we go. They cannot resist the power of what our non-lord and master Dades has begun!

Behold the power of my recently acquired in the 2 euro shop, SDHC reader! It was a godsend lucky find

Turtwig · 14-12-2012 02:21AM

ninja900 wrote: »

Well there I was on yet another typical boring godless night, with no point to my amoral existence, rabidly slavering on how to oppress theists as I normally do, with the oul' 'militant secularism' they're just defenceless to!. And then someone, some kind soul er, I mean, fellow revolutionary comrade, re-educated me and provided me with the answer.

We must post as many pictures of our godlessness on t'internet as possible! So here we go. They cannot resist the power of what our non-lord and master Dades has begun!

Behold the power of my recently acquired in the 2 euro shop, SDHC reader! It was a godsend lucky find

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/36890/232688.JPG

Either I'm now a Ninja (:cool:) or s/he's amputated someone's hand.:eek:

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 02:31AM

Fear not Jernal, the 'Ninja' refers to a Kawasaki Heavy Industries product. Could be anything from a paperclip to a nuclear reactor though

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 02:52AM

Bannasidhe wrote: »

If anyone wants to view my reams of historical minutia (hmmmm - who was the sheriff of Mayo in 1586? Let's look that up!*) , and orders for kindle books they are welcome but they would be better off getting a life.

Ah c'mon Banna, it doesn't take a vivid imagination to conjure up a situation where one would rather one's search terms/browser history/etc. would rather remain private!

Such as buying a present

Sarky · 14-12-2012 03:26AM

I give you ZEE KAPTEIN'S MUG

Um, kinda big. cba resizing, I'm pretty drunk right now from a work shindig where I won two bottles of wine in a raffle...

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 10:08AM

Oooh, dark theme - you're one of those.

Sarky · 14-12-2012 12:33PM

You mean the higher class of Boards users? Why yes I am!

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