Major Terrorist Threat in UK-US discovered

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by lashbear

I just realised you can combine it with heads too !





...sory, I'm a bit slow...

Holy Crap!!!! That's freaking awesome!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

Holy Crap!!!! That's freaking awesome!

What, you haven't seen GC's patented Captain Long John?




Or my favorite...

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Sorry, that came off harsher than intended. Forgive my lack of smilies. Though I will say that the "I know you're a bunch of liberals" preface is pointless and a convenient way to pre-dismiss any response to you. Just have the balls to state your opinion, don't make excuses and don't start straight-off with dismissive lables.

No worries, though what I actually said was that this is an extremely liberally-biased board...not that you are all just a bunch of liberals. I could see that statement you made as being more cause for dismissal than the one I actually made. If anyone disagrees that most folks on this board are of the liberal mindset (as opposed to more conservative), I'm happy to hear from you. It's not a dismissive label, but rather what I believe to be a statement of fact. Not a big surprise really. It is an environment that tends to attract folks with those sorts of viewpoints and personalities. And generally, I tend to like to hang out with those types of people, regardless of the fact that my political views vary dramatically.

Granted I have not been on in a while...so maybe there was a dramatic shift. Maybe Sceagles and Moorigoon are no longer the only token conservatives. If so...feel free to prove me wrong.

GC- I didn't really believe people would really be angry...that was just a joke...pulp fiction reference. Anyway...and I never said that the board is necessarily closed-minded. However, it is a topic that clearly impassions a lot of people and it is one where most people have already made up their mind. I tried to side-step this by not questining the validity of the war, but rather the role of media. My light-hearted comment about the political direction of this board was just that. I don't get involved in many of these threads, but I do see a definite shared viewpoint by the majority, and some of the retorts against this shared ideology do seem to be frowned upon...resulting in personal attacks by some at times. That's all.

Maybe that's why mom said to never discuss politics or religion. Actually, mom was an idiot...but I think I saw someone on TV say that once.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

What, you haven't seen GC's patented Captain Long John?




Or my favorite...

I just wet my pants...those are soo cool.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

No worries, though what I actually said was that this is an extremely liberally-biased board...not that you are all just a bunch of liberals. I could see that statement you made as being more cause for dismissal than the one I actually made. If anyone disagrees that most folks on this board are of the liberal mindset (as opposed to more conservative), I'm happy to hear from you. It's not a dismissive label, but rather what I believe to be a statement of fact. Not a big surprise really. It is an environment that tends to attract folks with those sorts of viewpoints and personalities. And generally, I tend to like to hang out with those types of people, regardless of the fact that my political views vary dramatically.

I don't disagree that there are a great majority who share a liberal viewpoint, but saying, "so anything that is said that could possibly be deemed as supportive of what is seen as an evil republican regime will be struck down with furious anger", you're implicitly saying, "I'm going to ignore any response because it's just the liberal reaction." That's the dismissive bit. Like I said in my repsonse to Neph above, just state you're opinion. No need to qualify it. If people agree, they'll let you know. If people disagree, they'll let you know. Why the need to turn it into "me" vs. "them"?

Bah, I've already given this too much effort. Go change your pants.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Response #1
I know I shouldn't repsond to this because you're just a right wing trouble maker who's looking for an excuse to ruffle feathers, but yes, even if it was accurate. If the environment described in the preface bothers you, don't post. If you don't have a problem with it, just post and accept the reality of the environment you're posting in.

Response #2
Sure, even if it's accurate. If the environment described in the preface bothers you, don't post. If you don't have a problem with it, just post and accept the reality of the environment you're posting in.

Now, which of those responses is a contribution to a discussion, and which is a dismissive quip likely to just cause pointless argument?

#1 is much funnier so I vote for that. You really can't take yourself too seriously. Otherwise we'd be actually directing foreign policy from the war room, not from the living room in our underwear.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I don't disagree that there are a great majority who share a liberal viewpoint, but saying, "so anything that is said that could possibly be deemed as supportive of what is seen as an evil republican regime will be struck down with furious anger", you're implicitly saying, "I'm going to ignore any response because it's just the liberal reaction." That's the dismissive bit. Like I said in my repsonse to Neph above, just state you're opinion. No need to qualify it. If people agree, they'll let you know. If people disagree, they'll let you know. Why the need to turn it into "me" vs. "them"?

Bah, I've already given this too much effort. Go change your pants.

No, I was actually just trying to make people laugh. It was a joke. Dry humour, it's what I do.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

No, I was actually just trying to make people laugh. It was a joke. Dry humour, it's what I do.

I know. And like I said, my response was too and I really didn't care. But since ya' asked, I gave you the reason I reacted to your joke with my joke.

[NirvanaMan]

You smell like poo

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

You smell like poo

At least my pants are dry.