what are your pet hates?

mattley · Post by **mattley** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:09 am 0

Having a go at limb_clock

Pisses me right of you miserable bunch.

this place is fluffy and tolerant and we should all remember that.

If he gets out of line we put him right, otherwise we appreciate his input, enjoy his art (at least I do) and all have a laugh together.

Just ignore him if you have nothing to add, don't take from where you have nothing.

Ahchay · Post by **Ahchay** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:26 am 0

clever clogs wrote:Oh I can think of one.

email address with i or l

But without them I'd have to be chrs@arcadenrvana.com and that would be bloody horrible. Or boody horrbe if you like.

Cheers
Chris

thalamus · Post by **thalamus** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:26 am 0

mattley wrote:this place is fluffy and tolerant and we should all remember that.

Fair point, and I can see where you're coming from.

But throwing in my 2p's worth, this place is fluffy and tolerant because there is a certain level of maturity and understanding which is inherent in everyone who posts here, with the exception of one. I think it's this that people object to, and it's only fair to expect people to tolerate so much.

IMHO...

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:46 am 0

thalamus wrote:
mattley wrote:this place is fluffy and tolerant and we should all remember that.
Fair point, and I can see where you're coming from.

Ditto.

thalamus wrote:But throwing in my 2p's worth, this place is fluffy and tolerant because there is a certain level of maturity and understanding which is inherent in everyone who posts here, with the exception of one. I think it's this that people object to, and it's only fair to expect people to tolerate so much.
IMHO...

I'm afraid that I agree with mattley. I often feel that the teasing of Limb goes a little too far. His behaviour reminds me much of myself in a period of my life when I was lonely and so desperate to make an impression upon people that I'd usually overstep every mark and instead appear to be an irritating prat[*][/size]. Even then, my desperation led me to think that even that kind of recognition was better than nothing

.

If we stopped treating Limb so much as an outsider, perhaps in time he'd calm down and behave more like us 'mature' types.

H.

[*][/size] Some may believe that this phase never ended.
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Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:48 am 0

People who type things and indent the first line of a paragraph as you would when writing. Pisses me right off! Also, people who do that, and don't leave a linespace between two paragraphs. I think it has something to do with me constantly being called on to sort out peoples work at school - I guess they stopped teaching basic word processing skills before my year started!

Cheers
Bubba
(tried to indent Cheers and Bubba but failed miserably!)

aurora · Post by **aurora** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:50 am 0

It's already been mentioned, but: the sport of limb_clock bashing. It really gets on my tits.

ross · Post by **ross** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:47 am 0

mattley wrote:Having a go at limb_clock

Pisses me right of you miserable bunch.

this place is fluffy and tolerant and we should all remember that.

If he gets out of line we put him right, otherwise we appreciate his input, enjoy his art (at least I do) and all have a laugh together.

Just ignore him if you have nothing to add, don't take from where you have nothing.

Yeah you're right - I do actually like lc a lot and have had a PM conversation with him before ... he's more like me 15 years ago than I like to admit (doh!).

He DOES occassionally revel in the teasing. But there are no excuses ... sorry buddy.

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:04 am 0

Sickboy wrote:Answering machines that record the message and then, once the caller has hung up, say: "Thank you for calling!" What's the point of that? THERE'S NO-ONE THERE!

We have one of them here at work, no need !!!

thalamus · Post by **thalamus** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:54 am 0

Harlequin wrote:If we stopped treating Limb so much as an outsider, perhaps in time he'd calm down and behave more like us 'mature' types.

Well, yes and no. I personally think the only thing that will change him is either a) a big life-changing event, or b) the passage of time.

Sometimes it goes too far, but this is because the protaganist goes too far; thankfully, most of the time people retaliate with humour, which helps to soften the blow of an irritating post right in the middle of a good thread.

Another thing to bear in mind: a lot of the people here feel like outsiders, and are humble enought to admit it in the company of people who don't see us as outsiders. Thus, they make us feel welcome, and hence, the fluffiness.

But you can't berate people for retailiating when they reach their tolerance threshold - that's just as unfair.

But ultimately, we are being tolerant; he could have been banned a long time ago...

Elizian · Post by **Elizian** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:02 am 0

Bubba wrote:People who type things and indent the first line of a paragraph as you would when writing. Pisses me right off! Also, people who do that, and don't leave a linespace between two paragraphs. I think it has something to do with me constantly being called on to sort out peoples work at school - I guess they stopped teaching basic word processing skills before my year started!
Cheers
Bubba
(tried to indent Cheers and Bubba but failed miserably!)

You could have tried this ...

... processing skills before my year started!

Cheers

Bubba

The <sheepyspace> is King

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:08 am 0

thalamus wrote: But ultimately, we are being tolerant; he could have been banned a long time ago...

Well said.
Being banned for being an arsehole is one thing.
Being banned for being yourself is an entirely different matter....

Who hasn't said or done some either odd, dumbarse or stupid things in their lives?
Who amongst us wasn't a teenager once?
Who can honestly say that they have not felt at one time or other in their life that they need the company of others and a sympathetic ear?

Lets just be nice to each other. And take the piss in the spirit of this forum.

ChinaFigurine · Post by **ChinaFigurine** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:47 am 0

Who hasn't said or done some either odd, dumbarse or stupid things in their lives?
I once put stones throught the hub caps in my dad's car because i didn't want to go to the garden centre (i was five). That was a stupid thing to do because not only did i still have to go once all the stones had been taken out but i also missed out on sweeties.
Who amongst us wasn't a teenager once?
I was *sniff* until last October

ross · Post by **ross** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:59 am 0

Who hasn't said or done some either odd, dumbarse or stupid things in their lives?

I once put my hand through the spokes of my pushbike (whilst riding it) in an apparent attempt to remove the twig that was stuck there ..

Who amongst us wasn't a teenager once?

Guilty as charged, although I don't remember it well .

ChinaFigurine · Post by **ChinaFigurine** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:02 pm 0

ross wrote: I once put my hand through the spokes of my pushbike (whilst riding it) in an apparent attempt to remove the twig that was stuck there ..

Your balance must be amazing! From now on you shall be known and Super Balancing Boy!

*fetches coat*

ross · Post by **ross** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:13 pm 0

ChinaFigurine wrote:
ross wrote: I once put my hand through the spokes of my pushbike (whilst riding it) in an apparent attempt to remove the twig that was stuck there ..
Your balance must be amazing! From now on you shall be known and Super Balancing Boy!

*fetches coat*

Haha, I did actually come off the bike and mangled my wrist something rotten. Well when I say mangled, I mean bruised. I vividly remember the neighbour running over and then fetching some pliers so I could remove the new 'racer' that was hanging off the end of my arm.