What are you?

[donna miller]

 

Yep, me too. A reply to tortoise asking what the original poster meant ....

 

I cant afford to have problems with the crinklystarfish 8-)

[J9withdogs]

Should we have to be so defensive?

 

Seems to me that we ladies are the only ones who are sensitive to other's feelings on here. *-)

[Guest Oily Git]

J9withdogs - 2007-09-14 8:13 AM

 

Should we have to be so defensive?

 

Seems to me that we ladies are the only ones who are sensitive to other's feelings on here. *-)

 

my dearest janine,

 

your so right and what a splendid lady you are. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your support of me. We all know who the real bastard is here and why shouldn,t I be able to take a sly dig at him if I want to? Your a lovely person and your wonderful efforts make me realise how lucky I am to have met you.

 

With kindest and deepest and the really most sincere regards

 

Your eternal friend

 

Dave

 

 

[Guest Oily Git]

crinklystarfish - 2007-09-13 11:22 PM

Thanks for clearing that up michele. And I'm glad you found it interesting. I had intended to move it on to a discussion about why some groups find some words offensive, and how we might remain respectful without being a slave to the PC machine, but hey, I guess people would rather snipe and carp and pursue their own silly little battles for perceived superiority.

Sad.

My dear good Friend,What a wonderful man you are! Your intelligence shines through like a beacon (unlike someone I could mention) this site needs people like you. Keep it up is what I say!I,m so glad that I can write so very eloquently as you know I can cause I,ve told you already, and that I,m able to be able to put into words whats really in my heart.Your lifelong buddie,Dave

[Guest Oily Git]

handyman - 2007-09-13 8:17 AM

 

i hate catholic weddings. They take way too long, with all the standing, sitting, chanting, and handing out pringles............

 

 

but i dont hate catholics

 

Dear handyman,

 

what wonderful insite! Its only when you joined this forum that any sense started being talked. Some of the others, that J9 and that crinkly wotsit are just rubbish. we need lots more intelet, intellective, oh bugger it, more clever people like you, that’s what I say.

 

Lovely regards and a long and happy life to you my good mate.

 

With deepest respect

 

Dave

 

[crinklystarfish]

Thanks Dave's oily doppelganger, and I will for now continue, in spite of the desperation I sometimes feel; and of course the constant flow of idiots.

As I suspected, the ladies in the first instance were responding to the tortoise who, in his usual quasi-psychologist way, completely missed the point but thought he’d try to show everyone how clever he thinks he is anyway.

Incidentally tortoise, if you start at this link, you just might actually learn enough to pass yourself off as your fantasy persona to people with a reasonable degree of intelligence. So far you’re a long way short.

http://www.bps.org.uk/

I make no apology for this rebuke, as in keeping with the central point regarding tolerance; you forego that right when you act like a fool.

Janine,

I’m not convinced regarding your explanation, but I do accept your apology, thank you.

I find it singularly ironic that your last is this:

…Seems to me that we ladies are the only ones who are sensitive to other's feelings on here.

You wouldn’t be assuming men are in some way less empathetic just because they belong to a group sharing a common attribute would you?

With that, I have no more to say, and unlike some won’t allow this exchange to affect my interactions with you in the future.

I do hope that the many readers of the thread have been encouraged to reflect.

[J9withdogs]

Oily Git - 2007-09-14 9:25 AM

 

. Some of the others, that J9 and that crinkly wotsit are just rubbish. we need lots more intelet, intellective, oh bugger it, more clever people like you, that’s what I say.

 

Dave

 

That's you off my Christmas card list, Oily 8o|

 

Frank - fancy a chat?? *-)

[michele]

See I knew it why wont people listen trouble makers and if they win they laugh ,lets just ignore them and carry on ourselfs.

 

[michele]

See I knew it why wont people listen trouble makers and if they win they laugh ,lets just ignore them and carry on ourselfs.

 

[Guest Oily Git]

michele - 2007-09-14 11:27 AM

 

See I knew it why wont people listen trouble makers and if they win they laugh ,lets just ignore them and carry on ourselfs.

 

my lovely Michele,

 

Not only are you gorgous but wise as well. Every day when I see your picture and read your words it makes me glad that I,m a real man! It,s a good job this forum has people like you because that handyman bloke just talks piffle all the time. I feel so lucky to count you among my dearest friends.

 

With the very best regards and kindest wishes for your good health.

 

Your number one fan

 

Dave

 

[michele]

Handyman ,

You such a wind up Brains Brain you say Brains enough to know that at the moment it is only showing Papa smurf Carolh Dave newell handyman Thai bri ,& me .....which one would you be to answer me as Oliey Git.

 

When I wrote this the above people were on so for you to know I wrote this you must be Handyman because noway would any of the others do it.

 

What do you say to that ?...Hermit Crab.

[J9withdogs]

Oily Git - 2007-09-14 11:36 AM

 

michele - 2007-09-14 11:27 AM

 

See I knew it why wont people listen trouble makers and if they win they laugh ,lets just ignore them and carry on ourselfs.

 

my lovely Michele,

 

Not only are you gorgous but wise as well. Every day when I see your picture and read your words it makes me glad that I,m a real man! It,s a good job this forum has people like you because that handyman bloke just talks piffle all the time. I feel so lucky to count you among my dearest friends.

 

With the very best regards and kindest wishes for your good health.

 

Your number one fan

 

Dave

 

Oily - you are so DEAD :D :D

[michele]

Here we go again wait for it another one has registered this is getting real boring. :-(

[Guest Oily Git]

J9withdogs - 2007-09-14 11:49 AM

 

Oily Git - 2007-09-14 11:36 AM

 

michele - 2007-09-14 11:27 AM

 

See I knew it why wont people listen trouble makers and if they win they laugh ,lets just ignore them and carry on ourselfs.

 

my lovely Michele,

 

Not only are you gorgous but wise as well. Every day when I see your picture and read your words it makes me glad that I,m a real man! It,s a good job this forum has people like you because that handyman bloke just talks piffle all the time. I feel so lucky to count you among my dearest friends.

 

With the very best regards and kindest wishes for your good health.

 

Your number one fan

 

Dave

 

Oily - you are so DEAD :D :D

 

Dearest Janine,

 

Youv,e broken my heart. You must know from our earlier conversations how much I admire and respect you.

Please tell me that you don’t mean it. I,ve always thought that you’re the best woman who ever graced this forum. Unlike that Michele woman, whose rubbish. I just can,t stand her.

 

However you treat me though I,ll always have a soft spot in my heart for you.

 

With my best wishes to you for a lovely day.

 

Your greatest admirer.

 

Dave

 

[michele]

So now you get three chances at getting it right and you still can't go register a forth ...

[Guest Oily Git]

michele - 2007-09-14 12:24 PM

 

So now you get three chances at getting it right and you still can't go register a forth ...

 

Oh Michele!

 

I’ll do anything to continue talking to you. You know that I like you more than anyone on this forum. Just seeing the tiniest post from you sets me up for the day. To be honest, you,re the only women I really like here. That J9 and her pooches gets right up my nose, but don’t tell her as I think that she,s really in love with me.

 

Your bestest friend,

 

Dave

 

[the tortoise]

crinklystarfish - 2007-09-14 9:43 AMAs I suspected, the ladies in the first instance were responding to the tortoise who, in his usual quasi-psychologist way, completely missed the point but thought he’d try to show everyone how clever he thinks he is anyway.

Incidentally tortoise, if you start at this link, you just might actually learn enough to pass yourself off as your fantasy persona to people with a reasonable degree of intelligence. So far you’re a long way short>

]Thankyou, Steve, for sharing that with us. I am not sure what I have done to deserve such vilification - I have never implied that I am a qualified psychologist, merely an observer of people. My intention in my posting was to suggest that the debate had become so heated because of the wording of the title of the thread. I don't consider that I am being 'clever' and if you don't think that I am 'clever' that is fine by me. You will probably be relieved to know that, once again, the crassness of people posting on this forum has lost you yet another member, and I will probably not be contributing again although I will continue to observe - it is certainly entertaining.

[michele]

Glad you think so...Tortoise.

 

Tortoise I think you could do us all a favour give some councelling to these silly people that keep signing on in different names .Or :D :D just the one person with the spilty :D

[crinklystarfish]

Hello John, I'm pleased to address you directly.

I started this thread having seen some pretty worrying values and you in fact were one of the inspirations for it. I refer to when you openly stated you disapproved of an “apparent homophobia”.

Your first post on this thread was in your typical style, which almost always alludes to the fact that you are learned; when in fact I am quite certain that you are not. Furthermore, you have laid claim to the preparation of some kind of journalistic article, using the interaction on this forum as your research material. I suspect this is an exaggerated claim. You have also sent oblique messages implying that there is more to you than meets the eye. Frankly, I doubt it. You lay claim to being a qualified relationship therapist; well, you might be.

I at no time said you claimed to be a qualified psychologist. But you frequently surreptitiously imply that you are more than I believe that you actually are.

Which is why I’m mistrustful of you, and which is why I responded as I did. You didn’t have the grace to ask me what I meant by the thread title, but instead pontificated over it in an effort, to my mind, to discredit it.

You said:

This thread is entitled 'What are you?' which in itself conjures up images of 'Are you Mouse or Man?' which is a challenging, even aggressive, statement.
'Who are you?' perhaps would not have produced the resultant locking of horns. I wonder what feelings the original poster of the thread was trying to encourage?

You applied your quasi-psychological style which I find disingenuous, and I fail to see how your post was intended to take the debate forward. I strongly suspect you were trying to undermine me as I have openly criticised your previous posts on other threads.

What feelings were I trying to encourage? Those of honest assessment of values in order that things like racism, sexism, and indeed the issue that you yourself found distasteful – that of homophobia, might be seen for the repugnant issues that they are.

If I have misjudged you, I am prepared to climb down. As I clearly state though, I am inclined to think that you are persistently disingenuous: I do not like this trait in people and exercise my freedom of speech to articulate the fact.

[J9withdogs]

Go for it Crinkly - we don't want the likes of him on here (lol)

 

 

[michele]

Actually I agree thats terrible isn't it in this forgiving thread .

I though the Tortoise was trouble the first time he tried to annalyse people . God I find that so rude maybe its just me ..but there you have it

[J9withdogs]

I agree Michele - there's something just not right about him *-)

[michele]

To be honest I always though he was someone else anyway ?...

[J9withdogs]

OMG let's watch the bottom line and see who comes and goes..

 

You do realise that Frank's been missing all day? Perhaps it's him messing about like Handyman is *-)

 

Or it could be Crinkly having an arguement with himself - it would have to be someone who's clever..

[Guest caraprof]

Well, hasn't it been a fun morning! I've just done quick search on Tortoise's posts. These are some of his statements:

On July 19^th he said

I have spent some time reading postings on various threads, and as a qualified relationship therapist, I would say that certain people have issues, and would benefit from counselling.

Later the same day

That is very well observed Syd - do I see another professional here, or just a healthy interest in our fellow man?

July 22^nd

Thanks folks - got all the material I need for my next article and will leave you in peace.

August 29^th

I like to think that sometimes I talk sense, but as a professional analyser of people, perhaps I appear pompous to some.

Later on the 29^th

As you may know from previous posts, I am a psychologist specialising in relationships and my sexual orientation should not be a barrier to people talking to me, so I will pass on that question if you don't mind.

The one thing about being a liar is that you need to have a good memory! In the last quote he definitely claims to be a psychologist and does not qualify it with adjectives such as 'amateur' so in my opinion he was trying to convince us that he holds qualifications that he most certainly does not.

Sorry he's gone really as he's the only one left who's still speaking to me!