[OPL73]

Originally posted by bringbackscience
come on guys, no point having a argument

True, so bringbackscience, you;ve changed your name once (I think), you going to change it again? I saw him Leeds the other day by the way.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by OPL73

Who mentioned anything about a challenge? And who is arguing? I am expressing an opinion which is in no way aggressive. God I'm bored, you don't half go on, but I love you for it! I love the way you like to put your own spin on things too. This in particular is highly amusing:

'You have this rather bizarre desire to pin your own character traits onto others, don't you? I resent your likening me to a bigot in the strongest possible terms. Something worth taking on board'

A bigot?!! Maxwell? When did I insinuate this?!! However, I actually did Lol. I love it. Just the response I expected. Don't think I really care however, that you have monitored numerous other forums.You do have this habit of mentioning something you have done in the past. I.E. Mentioning that you a have a degree springs to mind. Was it it Psychology by any chance?

Its a forum we don't need to know little personal details about each other. Alot of things written on here are written tongue in cheek and should be taken so. I know I do. I distinctly remember having a discussion with AndyJK a while back but we did both realise in the end that it is just a forum. We don't know each other personally.

Charlotte, I'm impressed by your inane ramblings. I hope that you never stop. You're my entertainment on here. I do find you amusing and I am laughing with you not at you.

You seem very intelligent and kudos to you for that. I also love the fact that you try and twist everything around to make me look stupid. This I think deserves some kind of medal.

Thank you Charlotte you have made my day. God bless you.

PS The above is not an argument or a continuation of one, but an opinion. I do not argue with people I love.
PPS What is this thread about again?

I did, you are, and that's open to interpretation. My post was brief in comparison. Again, you're mistaken. I made no connection between the word 'bigot' and Maxwell. Perhaps a re-read is warranted here?

Past, present and future. If it's worth doing at all, then it's worth doing well. That's a basic of conversation, after all. And no, English Literature & Cultural History / History (Joint Honours) actually.

Your point? That sounds naggingly familiar. Nothing I say is pointless, as there'd be little point saying it in the first place, otherwise. I find a little logic helps. Perhaps you'd like to try it yourself sometime? How very ... paradoxical.

I have no desire to do your bidding.

I'm sure she will.

Pass.

[bringbackscience]

Originally posted by OPL73

True, so bringbackscience, you;ve changed your name once (I think), you going to change it again? I saw him Leeds the other day by the way.

ive never changed my name on here its always been bbscience why who do you think i was before

[OPL73]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes

I did, you are, and that's open to interpretation. My post was brief in comparison. Again, you're mistaken. I made no connection between the word 'bigot' and Maxwell. Perhaps a re-read is warranted here?

Past, present and future. If it's worth doing at all, then it's worth doing well. That's a basic of conversation, after all. And no, English Literature & Cultural History / History (Joint Honours) actually.

Your point? That sounds naggingly familiar. Nothing I say is pointless, as there'd be little point saying it in the first place, otherwise. I find a little logic helps. Perhaps you'd like to try it yourself sometime? How very ... paradoxical.

I have no desire to do your bidding.

I'm sure she will.

Pass. [/quote]

*Big Sigh* Thanks for the info about your 'degree' Joint honours huh? I really wanted to know that.

Nowdays to be intelligible is to be found out. As someone once famously quoted.

Still loving you....

[OPL73]

Originally posted by bringbackscience

ive never changed my name on here its always been bbscience why who do you think i was before

Not sure, I thought you changed it after Science was evicted.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by OPL73

*Big Sigh* Thanks for the info about your 'degree' Joint honours huh? I really wanted to know that.

Nowdays to be intelligible is to be found out. As someone once famously quoted.

Still loving you....

Well actually, you suggested that you did indeed require that knowledge.

I'm sure that's relevant. To someone, somewhere.

Medusa was quite affectionate in her day, too.

[bringbackscience]

Originally posted by OPL73

Not sure, I thought you changed it after Science was evicted.

no i only came on this board the week after he was evicted

[OPL73]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes

Well actually, you suggested that you did indeed require that knowledge.

I'm sure that's relevant. To someone, somewhere.

Medusa was quite affectionate in her day, too.

It was a rhetorical question

You

Medusa eh? Very droll. Thanks, I consider that a compliment. You actually floor me with your 'dry wit'

Obviously this has gone way off topic. I'm suprised we haven't been prompted yet to get back on it.

So I'll leave it at that. Still loving you in a Medusa like way. If only I could turn 'certain' people into stone....

[CharlotteSometimes]

Sometimes I fantasise
When the streets are cold and lonely
And the cars they burn below me

Don’t these times fill your eyes?
When the streets are cold and lonely
And the cars they burn below me

Are you all alone?
Are you made of stone?

[OPL73]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
Sometimes I fantasise
When the streets are cold and lonely
And the cars they burn below me

Don’t these times fill your eyes?
When the streets are cold and lonely
And the cars they burn below me

Are you all alone?
Are you made of stone?

Ian Brown, Stone Roses.

I'm standing warm against the cold
Now that the flames have taken hold
At least you left your life in style

And for as far as I can see
Tin twisted grills grin back at me
Bad money dies
I love the scene

Classic, prefer 'Fools Gold' and Waterfall though.

[CharlotteSometimes]

No I Am The Resurrection?

[Kaz]

Originally posted by OPL73Obviously this has gone way off topic. I'm suprised we haven't been prompted yet to get back on it.

You are now.

The topic of this thread is Polly Hudson's column in the Daily Mirror ..........

............. your comments on what she had to say.

[TOM1976]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
That article is so full of inaccuracies, it's pointless taking it apart piece by piece to list them all. But perhaps the most glaring is the comment about Saskia. Any half-decent reporter would've made a few checks into the ethnic origins of her family, and realised how ludicrous that statement really is.

I'm a newbie so I am just looking through a few posts.

This one was a lively, interesting and quite amusing discussion between Opl? and Charlottesometimes! I wasn't a Makosi supporter but I tend to agree with part of the article regarding the lack of support for Makosi from Davina. However, at the end of the day it is a tabloid, and any normal person wouldn't take any notice of such trash. It's all over and done with now anyway!

I did note though Charlottesometimes that you didn't explain why you had written:

'But perhaps the most glaring is the comment about Saskia. Any half-decent reporter would've made a few checks into the ethnic origins of her family, and realised how ludicrous that statement really is'

I think that was Opl's and Scienceisback ( I think that's the name!) argument/opinion? They seem to think you wrote that because you think that just because you are of ethnic origin or a descendent, that doesn't make you racist? I tend to agree with them in that respect, being of ethnic origin has nothing to do with you being racist or not it's down to that person. It's the way I have interpreted it anyway, especially when you say that statement is ludicrous. If I am wrong please accept my apologies!

Anyway back to read through some other posts! Interesting forum!

[Ashley_Bash]

.....

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by TOM1976

I'm a newbie so I am just looking through a few posts.

I did note though Charlottesometimes that you didn't explain why you had written:

'But perhaps the most glaring is the comment about Saskia. Any half-decent reporter would've made a few checks into the ethnic origins of her family, and realised how ludicrous that statement really is'

I think that was Opl's and Scienceisback ( I think that's the name!) argument/opinion? They seem to think you wrote that because you think that just because you are of ethnic origin or a descendent, that doesn't make you racist?

I tend to agree with them in that respect, being of ethnic origin has nothing to do with you being racist or not it's down to that person.

It's the way I have interpreted it anyway, especially when you say that statement is ludicrous.

If I am wrong please accept my apologies!

It doesn't need any further explanation. The idea being that, before you take the ramblings of a journalist seeking only to pad out a feeble article with as much manufactured drivel as possible as factual, you instead research the validity of her baseless accusations.

Had you read the thread as thoroughly as you suggest, there wouldn't be any need to ask that question in the first place. Nothing can 'make you racist', it's not contagious. It's an abhorrent manifestation of an ignorant, addled mind.

The entire population of the world is 'of ethnic origin'.

Then you interpreted it incorrectly.

Your apology is indeed accepted.

[abs]

Originally posted by gazzap999
abs i got the pics from www.newsoftheworld.co.uk

cheers

[TOM1976]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes

It doesn't need any further explanation. The idea being that, before you take the ramblings of a journalist seeking only to pad out a feeble article with as much manufactured drivel as possible as factual, you instead research the validity of her baseless accusations.

Had you read the thread as thoroughly as you suggest, there wouldn't be any need to ask that question in the first place. Nothing can 'make you racist', it's not contagious. It's an abhorrent manifestation of an ignorant, addled mind.

The entire population of the world is 'of ethnic origin'.

Then you interpreted it incorrectly.

Your apology is indeed accepted.

Erm okay if you say so. Cheers for the reply. That particular paragraph of your first post was quite ambiguous though (in my eyes) so could be interpreted in a different way, which we clearly did. I think it was asked by Opl if it was interpreted incorrectly but you didn't respond so I thought I would ask!

You are also clearly more knowledgable than me regarding the meaning of ethinc origin, as your reponse clearly suggests how you may look down on upon those who may not be as knowledgable. However, things written down sometimes may be taken the wrong way than if you were to say it face to face. So I won't go down that road of getting into a big discussion about it.

I respect your opinon and that of the rest on here who have responded to this thread and I do lean towards them , so lets leave it at that! I don't want to step on any toes as I a new.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by TOM1976

Erm okay if you say so. Cheers for the reply. That particular paragraph of your first post was quite ambiguous though (in my eyes) so could be interpreted in a different way, which we clearly did. I think it was asked by Opl if it was interpreted incorrectly but you didn't respond so I thought I would ask!

You are also clearly more knowledgable than me regarding the meaning of ethinc origin, as your reponse clearly suggests how you may look down on upon those who may not be as knowledgable. However, things written down sometimes may be taken the wrong way than if you were to say it face to face.

So I won't go down that road of getting into a big discussion about it.

I respect your opinon and that of the rest on here who have responded to this thread and I do lean towards them , so lets leave it at that!

I don't want to step on any toes as I a new.

There is no 'we' - once again, read the thread properly, and then perhaps it will finally sink in. This is a forum, not a glee club.

You quoted my post, erroneously. Get over yourself.

It's wise not to, when you've got nothing even vaguely resembling a valid point.

Lean whatever way you will, even though you've massively misinterpreted the thread once again, but please don't ever presume that blasé platitudes will deter me from correcting your poor judgement and misguided assumptions.

It's a little late for that now, don't you think? Using that copy of Julius Caesar as a mousemat was, perhaps, a bad move on your part.

[OPL73]

Whoa! Charlotte! Harsh on one who is new. Give him time to gel! I can feel the Ice. nono:

Suprised this thread has had a few more repsonses actually....

[Fangz]

It's not the worst thing a newbie's been put through, I'm sure TOM can handle it. Otherwise he may have a bit of a rough time here.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by OPL73
Whoa! Charlotte! Harsh on one who is new. Give him time to gel! I can feel the Ice. nono:

Suprised this thread has had a few more repsonses actually....

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'
I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of Senators don't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'
And you tell me, over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe, we're on the eve of destruction?

[OPL73]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'
I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of Senators don't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'
And you tell me, over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe, we're on the eve of destruction?

Hmm is this that 'Eve Of Destruction' song? By somebody McGuire? Yep it's a harsh, harsh world.

Not really into folk...

[CharlotteSometimes]

Yeah, Barry Mc.Guire released it.

Good job it's not a folk song then, huh?

[OPL73]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
Yeah, Barry Mc.Guire released it.

Good job it's not a folk song then, huh?

Folk-rock whatever. Most songs with a harmonica in it sound like folk to me Bob Dylan springs to mind.