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Re: Hi Everyone!

Post by Robert_S » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:32 pm

Callan wrote:
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Pensioner wrote:
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Pensioner wrote:Bollocks with brass knobs on. Who are these unemployed people you talk about, are they the construction workers who work in all weathers and have lost their jobs, do they need work experience? Do the teaching assistants and other public workers who have lost their jobs need work experience? No they do not but you and your friends in this Tory government you support will make them work for nothing to get work experience, your taking the piss.
Hasn't been the same since they hanged Oliver Cromwell, has it?
I'm not Cromwell's biggest fan I must say.
So the fact that he was hung should cheer you up.

And I think he was quite the dick myself. Monomaniac.
Um, Cromwell died in his bed, folks. His corpse was dug up and hanged when the monarchy was restored two years later. The head was removed and is buried somewhere in the grounds of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge - in a location that is known only to the Masters of that college, in order to prevent anyone else from having another go!
/pedant.
You know what would be a really fun prank?

WE chop off David Cameron's head and bury it somewhere in Sidney Sussex College, then tip off The Daily Mail that that's where Cromwell's skull is. :{D

At least one Mail reader will go have a dig, hilarity will surely ensue! :fall:
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Re: Hi Everyone!

Post by surreptitious57 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:05 am

charlou wrote:
surreptitious57 wrote:
Hi Stront and welcome. I have never
engaged with you at Rat Skep but was
intrigued as to why it appears that there
you are apparently so unpopular. From quick
perusal it seems there are two reasons. You do
keep moving the goalposts and are very politically
incorrect. I am not passing judgement on you as I am
banned for life but was just curious as to why you ended
up being banned. Maybe you were in the wrong, maybe you
were not. But over here it is more friendly and with hardly any
mod activity at all or at least not of Rat Skep seriousness. But will
you be going back ? You do know that it is only for a week ? Someone
asked if you would start a thread about why you got banned when you go
back which I found funny. Some here do not like Rat Skep but I think there
is room for both forums. We are more relaxed and funny over here while as you
already know over there we are less relaxed and funny But there are some seriously
heavy debaters over here. I mean in terms of intellect not weight by the way, Anyway
whatever you decide to do after your ban and I think you should go back at least stay here
for a while. I have to go now and do some headbanging so I will catch you later man. Take care
Why were you banned ? You're so ... so ... so fucking nice

That's very kind of you charlou but I just am human as anyone
else and not everyone will have the same opinion of me. When I
referenced being banned, it was in relation to my own self censorship
and not related to any forum. I have always been consumed by anger and
for twenty years I always believed i was right and never wrong because of my
own self righteousness. And one day it dawned on me that no one is right all of the
time and that it was time I ceased being so judgemental. So now I try to avoid anger as
much as possible. At the moment I seem to be curtailing it but it does surface from time to
time. I will always be angry or at least have the potential for it but try now to minimise it as much
as possible. I use the analogy of the dormant volcano. It may be calm but could erupt at any time. But
as time progresses it does appear to be on the wain. I know that I am a less than perfect human being and
being able to recognise that is a positive step in itself. But I am under no illusion that there is plenty of room for
improvement and with whatever time I have left I will hopefully use it constructively. But for me, brutal self analysis
is the order of the day as anything less just is not worth getting out of bed for. That is my philosophy and I try to live by it
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Re: Hi Everyone!

Post by charlou » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:36 am

A very reasonable philosophy. :cheers:
no fences

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Post by sandinista » Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:41 pm

Hey SD, was wondering how long it would take you to come here. This is where all the Ratz bans come! No one gets banned here, you may get a warning now and again, but that's about it. Nice to see you here!
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Post by Robert_S » Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:51 pm

sandinista wrote:Hey SD, was wondering how long it would take you to come here. This is where all the Ratz bans come! No one gets banned here, you may get a warning now and again, but that's about it. Nice to see you here!
Actually, people do get suspended from time to time, but never permabanned. It isn't meant to be punitive, just a cooling off period.

You got banned from RatSkep Sandi?
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Re: Hi Everyone!

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:58 pm

Robert_S wrote:
sandinista wrote:Hey SD, was wondering how long it would take you to come here. This is where all the Ratz bans come! No one gets banned here, you may get a warning now and again, but that's about it. Nice to see you here!
Actually, people do get suspended from time to time, but never permabanned. It isn't meant to be punitive, just a cooling off period.

You got banned from RatSkep Sandi?
Well duh.
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Post by sandinista » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:27 pm

Robert_S wrote:
sandinista wrote:Hey SD, was wondering how long it would take you to come here. This is where all the Ratz bans come! No one gets banned here, you may get a warning now and again, but that's about it. Nice to see you here!
Actually, people do get suspended from time to time, but never permabanned. It isn't meant to be punitive, just a cooling off period.

You got banned from RatSkep Sandi?
Hey Robert_S, no never got banned, I still post there, kind of wander back and forth so I have noticed that everyone that does get banned from there generally find sanctuary here.
Gawdzilla wrote:Well duh.
not so much.
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Post by Hermit » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:14 pm

Robert_S wrote:Actually, people do get suspended from time to time, but never permabanned.
Actually...
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Post by Robert_S » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:17 pm

Seraph wrote:
Robert_S wrote:Actually, people do get suspended from time to time, but never permabanned.
Actually...
...for a certain value of "never".
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Post by Cunt » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:24 pm

sandinista wrote:Hey SD, was wondering how long it would take you to come here. This is where all the Ratz bans come! No one gets few get banned here, you may get a warning now and again, but that's about it. Nice to see you here!
There you go - fixed it for you!
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Post by Animavore » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:21 am

Rev is whining he has no one to argue with any more at RatSkep :hehe:
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Post by FBM » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:30 am

Robert_S wrote:...for a certain value of "never".
:lol: Nice...
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:49 am

Animavore wrote:Rev is whining he has no one to argue with any more at RatSkep :hehe:
Killin' off the opposition has that effect.
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Post by Don't Panic » Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:28 pm

FBM wrote:
Robert_S wrote:...for a certain value of "never".
:lol: Nice...
Yep, 1.
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And those Zumwalts are already useless, they can be taken out with an ICBM.
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