StreetCowboy

At works nights' out, I frequently meet colleagues who are far more familiar with whisky then I am. I generally don't drink whisky, and I do not feel that a failing on my part, nor a strength on theirs. I do not envy people who can enthuse over different cheeses, or whiskies, or tripes. Like haggis, shark's fin is an acquired taste, and like whisky, I do not think that I would be any the better for acquiring a taste for shark's fin, and I am sure that the world would be worse.

There's "like", and "appreciate" I buy strong-flavoured commodity cheese, which I think is based on Cheddar. I live on my own, and my thoughts of soldiering my way through a whole round of camembert, over a few weeks from "fresh and tasty" to "more tasty" to "really quite ripe" and "only a tiny morsel remaining" - well, I think I have thought them too much already. Maybe I have a Tiger left in the fridge to wash those thoughts away SC

Good on ye, Charlie; you're doing your best to keep a moribund forum this side of euthanasia. Scotland beating UAE is a good result - and perhaps one that helps give us a peer group with whom we can compete and improve: - Netherlands - Afghanistan - UAE ....

As I was dressing for dinner, I thought it sounded like rain outside, but all was clear when I looked out the window. As I was waiting for the lift, there was no sign of rain on the pool. As I was unlocking my bike and putting on my helmet, the rain sounded heavier, and sure enough, by the time I left the car park the rain front had reached us, and I was in no mood to cycle any further than the pubs across the road. Dinner and two pints later, there’s a veritable storm blowing, which I hope will not last more than a couple more. There was a cat sheltering under my bike; I hope it was able to keep clear of the chain.

Show me any of the ten pressed men who are better, but until then he’s Greater Over Average than Ten.

Sex in the afternoon is haram during Ramadan, except in Aberdeen, when Ramadan falls in Winter. This post was brought to you by the Aberdeen Muslim Estate Agents’ Association

If no-one else appoints one, a volunteer is better than ten pressed men

I don’t really understand the seasons here; in the wet season it rains heavily most afternoons, and in the dry season, it sometimes rains in the afternoon. And we get two of each every year. I could maybe find on my Strava records the heaviest rain I’ve cycled in, and the worst floods that I’ve cycled through, but I am not sure that data and facts would contribute much to the tale.

Back in the day, I moved into my apartment, and both the tumble dryer and washing machine suffered problems. I replaced the washing machine with an Electrolux, which I hope will last till I move out, and the drier may survive with some special operating instructions and work-arounds till the same date.

In answer to the OP: No. If you do want to have a debate, I suggest that you propose a motion, such as: ”People who identify as cats should be ignored, and if they become troublesome, incarcerated”. Poorly managed threads give our neighbours and friends the opportunity to display their prejudice and ignorance, which is not in their best interests.

I think many people dream of shooting the American president, but only in the USA is it a constitutional right, albeit still a criminal act.

When the military refuses to co-operate with the government, we call that a military coup, and citizens with muskets or tommy-guns would be as well keeping on the sidelines.

The reason Americans are allowed to own guns is so that they can overthrow the government. Generally, the courts take a dim view of people that use them for that purpose. So you need to do more than just shoot the president.

I like to walk around the house naked, but the policeman said "Aye, fair enough, but you have to do it indoors"

I think it is interesting that other peoples' alleged inadequacies excite so much ire against them. I am not aware of him attacking or belittling anyone, he only occasionally intrudes onto other threads, he posts interesting alternative music videos. He posts the way that he posts. If you are not happy with that, you can ignore him - your happiness is not his problem

when there is an active terrorist insurrection funded by donors from the the USA, it is challenging to prevent violence. Were shooting incidents more common in Northern Ireland at that time (per capita) where there was an ongoing terrorist situation, or in the USA?

To be fair, he generally starts his own topics, and you can ignore them if you prefer.

Cool in the kaftan, Love and Peace, man!

Precisely.

‘Normal language’ - you mean like Chinese, or Vietnamese, or Malay, or Tamil? Or do you mean “a European dialect derived from Latin with Germanic influences”. Some languages are more foreign than others. That depends on where you start from, not the language.

If you can learn to accept other people’s stupidity, eventually you will achieve the same for your own.

If you can’t take a sledging, you shouldn’t be on the slopes. The best insults require understanding to take offence. Insulting the ignorant is a waste of time, and a recipe for fisticuffs. I see fisticuffs as a bad thing. If you see otherwise, let me know…

Try tapping, instead of punching. I may have saved your life.

I’d gone down to the supermarket after work, and as I was coming out, it started to rain; so I ordered a pint, but by the time I’d loaded my groceries into my pannier it was stopping. As I finished the pint, it resumed slightly heavier, so I moved my bike under cover and ordered a second. It is now hissing down persistently, and a third may not see me to safety. And the wind’s blowing the rain onto the pub balcony more than is lightly refreshing.

People can take offence without you insulting them. For example, if they think that you think that you are smarter than them. And the reason that they believe that, is because they think they are not as smart as you, and assume that you think the same, and are therefore silently insulting them. That is why people take offence at GammaGlobulin’s obscure ramblings… “I can’t understand that, so he must be smarter than me, and he’s only posting it to show how stupid I am”. Personally, I just take it on the chin, and if I can’t respond in kind on topic, hide my simplicity without compounding it with belligerent ignorance. And the moral of this story is: take care what you say, because some people care more about winning a fight than about showing themselves as ignorant bullies.