Getting the hump .

[Rogerborg]

Jesus Christ mate, defending Nuprol in another thread and now this?!

You need a lie down with an icepack mate...

Did you hear about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal?  It'll deliver zero emissions and free healthcare and education and empty prisons and end inequality and provide lucrative jobs-for-life for anyone who wants one and endless free money for those who don't.  It's all making perfect sense to me now!  Don't you see?  Don't you see?

 

[Jedi_Master]

I’m NOT licking a snowflake ! ?

Several responses to that: one, never eat yellow snow; two depends how pretty she is...

I'll get my jacket.

 

[Tackle]

two adages I "try" to live by

"if you cant say nothing nice, don't say nothing at all" (thanks Thumper)

"just because you can, doesn't mean you should"

works for me 99% of the time, or at least until the 1% pushes my buttons, then its game on lol.

 

[Nicky blue eyes]

I hate the term "banter". As some one that worked in the casino industry for nearly 20 years I hated when some utter wank puffin used to get called to account for there behaviour and their excuse was almost always, " Its only a bit of banter". How ever  I also think that 99% of the time, most comments on here are not necessarily malicious but it is hard to tell as writing doesnt always come across as its ment too. As for younger people, I think that a thick skin develops over time. It certainly did with me.... And I'm now 40! 

 

[Druid799]

I hate the term "banter". As some one that worked in the casino industry for nearly 20 years I hated when some utter wank puffin used to get called to account for there behaviour and their excuse was almost always, " Its only a bit of banter". 

For me this is a classic example of how it’s been turned away from what the term is describing to be used instead as an excuse for shit behavior . I’m a great believer that it’s not possible to have ‘a bit of banter’ between strangers , friends yes but strangers ? no unless there’s a mutual interest airsofting for example , we’ve all joined a forum based around a single sport so we all have that shared connection so yes I think you can have banter on here with someone you don’t personally know . Plus as has been said on many many occasions no matter how innocent a comment may have been intended when it's the written word and NOT the spoken word it’s so easy to misconstrued the feeling behind it . 

 

[Nicky blue eyes]

Exactly. Some of the best most offensive( in a good way) banter is with people I'm mates with. Even some I'm not overly familiar with you can hear the inflections  in their voice and see which way its going. As you said the way its now used by people as an excuse that annoys me. In real life I mean...... I'll just shut up....

 

[Steveocee]

utter wank puffin

I am certainly using that on someone this week! Got me crying in my chair with that.

The problem these days is most people feel so entitled to their own opinion and because the people who don't give a crap generally don't give a crap and leave them alone, then they feel over-entitled to that opinion and feel like what they say/do/share actually matters to the general public and it should be broadcast. This leads to some weirdly mutated over inflated ego and when someone finally does say "really?" then it's like a balloon bursting with all of the toys going out of the pram simultaneously.

Is that guys £700 load out worth less than say someone else's £1500 load out? Probably not if both have worked hard and value their time. Difference is maturity and etiquette and not trying to ram it down other peoples throats that you've paid for what you term "a lot" for but either way don't devalue your disposable income as it's difficult enough to get into the black.

We all love having shiny new toys in airsoft but as @Nicky blue eyes so eloquently has termed it, don't be an utter wank puffin about it.

 

[Seven]

I am certainly using that on someone this week! Got me crying in my chair with that.

The problem these days is most people feel so entitled to their own opinion and because the people who don't give a crap generally don't give a crap and leave them alone, then they feel over-entitled to that opinion and feel like what they say/do/share actually matters to the general public and it should be broadcast. This leads to some weirdly mutated over inflated ego and when someone finally does say "really?" then it's like a balloon bursting with all of the toys going out of the pram simultaneously.

I would argue that everyone is entitled to their opinion, its really how/when that opinion is shared that matters and of course wither its an educated opinion or not.

As an example... take the latest offerings from Mr Trump. He has an opinion that Global Warming is a fallacy and that just because they get super cold weather that this is evidence that it is indeed a fallacy, although at one point he admitted that it might be real but that its not expedited by human civilisation.

I would say he is entitled to his, wrong, opinion but he shouldn't be spouting that tripe in the face of empirical evidence and certainly not be basing policy on it.


As for 'utter wank puffin'... my favourite is 'Cock wombling thunder cunt', which is pretty much how I would describe that man, lol

 

[Steveocee]

I would argue that everyone is entitled to their opinion,

To this I too agree however the real "education" is learning when to and if it should be expressed.

Trump would have more money than sense if he went bankrupt.

 

[Seven]

To this I too agree however the real "education" is learning when to and if it should be expressed.

Trump would have more money than sense if he went bankrupt.

Indeed.

And how about those flat earthers? lmfao

 

[Rogerborg]

And how about those flat earthers?

That's trolling as a performance artform.  I'm sure none of them actually believe it, they're just trying to out method-act each other in pretending to.

Mind you, I have much the same suspicion about folk who profess to believe in Tokyo Marui magic.

 

[Nicky blue eyes]

In all fairness I stole wank puffin from a Trump protester in London last year. On that note its fitting to point out its not just the younger people amongst us with a lack of common sense with social media......and here we are with comrade Trump again. 

 

[PopRocket123]

Indeed.

And how about those flat earthers? lmfao

My new favourite page on Facebook is Shit Antivaxxers Say

 

[Steveocee]

Indeed.

And how about those flat earthers? lmfao

That's been proved though.

Meteor hit the earth, it flipped over and they all fell off. Thought that was common knowledge?

 

[Druid799]

My new favourite page on Facebook is Shit Antivaxxers Say

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[Nicky blue eyes]

We should take notes. These guys know how to take a roasting.

 

[Druid799]

We should take notes. These guys know how to take a roasting.

Ahh yes but you need to remember there mental ! ?‍

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[CrackCommandoUnit1972]

I would just like to say that you lot are just big meanies.

 

[L3wisD]

And how about those flat earthers? lmfao

 

[Prisce]

Where is the face palm emoji?!??