Stupidity

FIREWALL · 05-29-08, 04:12 PM

I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Letum · 05-29-08, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Surely you are a little more thick-skinned than that?

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The site looks like satire to me. Not something to kick up dust about anyway.

FIREWALL · 05-29-08, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Surely you are a little more thick-skinned than that?

___

The site looks like satire to me. Not something to kick up dust about anyway.

I stand by my post.

Ducimus · 05-29-08, 04:42 PM

Post title doesn't offend me. I have had far worse said to me, up into my face. I admit, the initial shock is a bit hard to swallow. I grew used to it, but i also grew bitter. Countries like Korea, Bosnia, and other assorted places , can all rot in hell and become victims of genocide for all i care. Not that it would ever happen, but seeing Korea being overun by the DPRK would bring a smile to my face. I can see it now, "where are the American's?! Why aren't they helping us!!" That thought makes me grin ear to ear when i think of all the schitt i've had flung into my face.

SUBMAN1 · 05-29-08, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Surely you are a little more thick-skinned than that?

___

The site looks like satire to me. Not something to kick up dust about anyway.

I stand by my post.

If it said the UK Letum, you'd be all over it.

Thick skin my you know what....

-S

Letum · 05-29-08, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

If it said the UK Letum, you'd be all over it.

Thick skin my you know what....

-S

Are you kidding?
Like so many, I'm appalled by the levels of stupid in the administration and occupants
of the UK.

We may be far from the worst, but that doesn't make it any better.

*edit*
Whilst I don't think the topic title is "offensive", I do think it is a little ironic to use the
word "stupid" in such a stupid way.

Less than tactful. It detracts from the content
of the topic.

kiwi_2005 · 05-29-08, 07:22 PM

Yahoshua · 05-29-08, 09:44 PM

wow you guys are getting all bent out of shape over a topic title......

Onkel Neal · 05-30-08, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Fixed.

Letum · 05-30-08, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Fixed.

:hmm: In that case...

I DO FIND THE NEW TITLE OFFENSIVE.

Onkel Neal · 05-30-08, 07:35 PM

Letum · 05-30-08, 07:39 PM

To avoid this happening again, perhaps someone could post a list of words that can't
be used in the same sentance as 'America' with out being offensive.

Onkel Neal · 05-31-08, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

To avoid this happening again, perhaps someone could post a list of words that can't
be used in the same sentance as 'America' with out being offensive.

I try to apply the same standard, regardless of country. If someone had posted a topic "Typical Austrian behaviour" about the whacko who kept his daughter in the basement for 17 years and bore 4 children with her, I would have zapped that as well. It really doesn't serve our community to generalize like that.

Platapus · 05-31-08, 06:20 AM

Glad we have adult supervision on this board

Letum · 05-31-08, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

To avoid this happening again, perhaps someone could post a list of words that can't
be used in the same sentance as 'America' with out being offensive.

I try to apply the same standard, regardless of country. If someone had posted a topic "Typical Austrian behaviour" about the whacko who kept his daughter in the basement for 17 years and bore 4 children with her, I would have zapped that as well. It really doesn't serve our community to generalize like that.

Well, yes, and that's quite right.
However, this topic title was not a generalization.

It just said that there was something stupid from the US and, arguably, there was.

I did not say "America is stupid" or "All Americans are stupid" or "this is typically American".

It just said one American made something stupid.
It made no genraliseation. I don't see ho that is unfair.

05-29-08, 04:12 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I DO FIND THE TITLE OFFENSIVE. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-29-08, 07:22 PM	#7
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	__________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

05-29-08, 09:44 PM	#8
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	wow you guys are getting all bent out of shape over a topic title...... __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

05-30-08, 07:39 PM	#12
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	To avoid this happening again, perhaps someone could post a list of words that can't be used in the same sentance as 'America' with out being offensive. __________________

05-31-08, 06:20 AM	#14
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Glad we have adult supervision on this board __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-29-08, 04:42 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Post title doesn't offend me. I have had far worse said to me, up into my face. I admit, the initial shock is a bit hard to swallow. I grew used to it, but i also grew bitter. Countries like Korea, Bosnia, and other assorted places , can all rot in hell and become victims of genocide for all i care. Not that it would ever happen, but seeing Korea being overun by the DPRK would bring a smile to my face. I can see it now, "where are the American's?! Why aren't they helping us!!" That thought makes me grin ear to ear when i think of all the schitt i've had flung into my face.

05-30-08, 07:35 PM	#11
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224

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