JLCrab Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said: Thats not the point. It was the BS about being called a pedo because Vern is an older guy living in Thailand. I agree that Vern shouldnt have slagged off Musk originally but Pedo accusations are particularly vile if untrue. Well as this may be headed to the legal arena, just to note that in California -- where Musk is a resident -- given the totality of the case, neither 'vile' nor whether the 'pedo' tag fits might not be sufficient to prove libel as Musk's (now) legal team would obviously know. Edited July 22, 2018 by JLCrab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dufusdonald Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said: Thats not the point. It was the BS about being called a pedo because Vern is an older guy living in Thailand. I agree that Vern shouldnt have slagged off Musk originally but Pedo accusations are particularly vile if untrue. Best to think twice before you throw the first punch (actually, Unsworth got off three punches). The guy who punches back may put you on your ass. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 WILD BORES 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just now, ratcatcher said: WILD BORES Wild? They were furious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Seems as if the whole family is a bit thin skinned. At this time of his life, with the celebration and the festivities, and the admiration that was being heaped upon him, it would have been very easy to just laugh this off, as the rantings of a fool, and the accusations of a very, very small man, with an ego this size of Tiny Dons. Water off a duck's back mate. Shame he did not see it this way. I am not saying what Musk said was not very offensive. It was. And it was unnecessary. Just a case of a malcontent dick stirring the pot. Just saying Vern could have handled this better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) what a load of Borax. It's all getting boring now. Time to close all the threads about the pedo and up yours , remarks. Move on get over it. Ps. I had no idea anyone over the age of 15 read the Sun newspaper / Comic . Edited July 22, 2018 by stanleycoin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblinDice Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 A Hero? Really? What heroic deed did Vern do exactly? He was familiar with the caves because he lived nearby & explored them when they were DRY. He never "dove" into the flooded cave. He never "rescued" any of the boys. What exactly did he do? Nothing more heroic than the local guy giving free rides down the road on his scooter. Really tired of reading about this a$$. Wish he would crawl back into the cave. Siht or get off the pot Vern! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 mummy has to stand up for you. gone native 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MekkOne Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 she's probably not a fan of Samuel Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Thian said: Wow now we got it going, the mum involved and saying Elon should get shot. Classy family i guess.... Please God, don't let Musk's mum get in on it too! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, TumblinDice said: A Hero? Really? What heroic deed did Vern do exactly? He was familiar with the caves because he lived nearby & explored them when they were DRY. He never "dove" into the flooded cave. He never "rescued" any of the boys. What exactly did he do? Nothing more heroic than the local guy giving free rides down the road on his scooter. Really tired of reading about this a$$. Wish he would crawl back into the cave. Siht or get off the pot Vern! Clearly an upset Yankee worshipper of Felon, sorry, Elon Musk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Fair enough. When you get done taping Musk's mouth AND his fingers to the table so he can't Twiddle anymore, use the rest of the tape of Vern and his dear old Mum. Seems the apple didn't fall far from the tree on this genetic duo. Then go to Global, buy a shed load more and do the same to the tabloid media pond scum who keep this drivel going day after day for their own petty interests, feeding the mass of miserable old cows on "The Net". Edited July 22, 2018 by 55Jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, hobobo said: Please God, don't let Musk's mum get in on it too! Reckon she'd luv to cattle probe him with her Prius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngBKK Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Is it all not just orchestrated to make the up comming movie more interesting.. Billionaire vs. Hero vs. heroes mum.... Bad publicity is better than no publicity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Bit of a heavy penalty for a few slanderous words if you ask me.i now wonder if old ma can be charged with some sort of death threats. Edited July 22, 2018 by happy chappie Added comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dufusdonald Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, tifino said: Reckon she'd luv to cattle probe him with her Prius This is what can happen when you pull a BS PR stunt like Unsworth did with the shoe taping photo and then criticize Musk saying what he did was a PR stunt. In Unsworth's case it was a pure publicity stunt. ("Look at me world. I'm a hero because I'm taping my ten year old shoes up soos I can keep working here"). Quite a caver to be walking around in caves with useless shoes. I'm starting to wonder if he staged the whole thing. You have to be pretty stupid to be walking around caves and mountains with hiking boots falling apart. I hike in the mountains almost every day. Brain dead to do that. It has taken a while but nice to see folks finally beginning to see the light about this guy. Better late than never. Edited July 22, 2018 by dufusdonald 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 hours ago, rooster59 said: Elon Musk should be ‘put up against a wall and shot’ for calling her son a ‘paedo’ I think mom should consider taking her own advice about taping her mouth shut until she calms down enough not to make statements like the one above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc925 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 .... it seems like mum's son shouldn't go running his mouth off and accuse someone else of a publicity stunt... from what I gathered a lot of his supporters encouraged him (Musk) to offer to help from his Twitter account, as that was my first inclination as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanuckThai Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Sunday yorkshire at the Unsworth table must have been a blood sport.... Edited July 22, 2018 by CanuckThai 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post warrima Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 Vern needs to stop this story now, the balls firmly in his court! Admit to his part in starting this silly drama and make a public acceptance of Musk's apology and close the issue.The fact he's saying nothing tells me hes holed up in some pokey London office with his no win no fee Lawyer plotting how to get a pay day out of this. Terrible that this is now taking attention away from the heroics of the cave rescue. I keep thinking if this was another individual, some other engineer that invented the mini sub and tried to help, we would be appalled at Vern's comments towards a fellow volunteer. I imagine also we would be a lot more understanding if that individual lashed out in response. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lamyai3 Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, poohy said: Oh dear! i hardly think saying someone "should be shot" is the epitome of anger. Where come and grew up blooming heck if you took offence when people said they could/would shoot someone you would be very thin skinned Its basically an English saying when someone has upset you . not a .......... request! This whole thing seems to be turning into a farcical misunderstanding of British vs US vernacular. Such insults as "He can stick it where it hurts" "Ooh... 'e should be shot!" "Ought to 'ave his mouth taped up!" have been uttered more times than anyone can remember in the modern era, often by screen favourites such as Barbara Windsor and Ena Sharples. They're not in the least bit literal, and simply express varying degrees of disapproval. Regarding the latest comment, the UK isn't a gun culture in any shape or form, so the comment harks back to the days of capital punishment and the firing squad. Very common expression used by pretty much everyone's grandma. This colloquial muddle could be a real issue if the case was was brought to trial in California. Even more to the point is the question of whether "pedo-guy" is actually as outrageous an insult over there as it is on Vern's side of the pond, or whether it's viewed more as some sort of frat boy insult. "Family Guy" is an example of a show popular with college age kids that has a long history of pedophile jokes - hard to imagine these would have passed the censors in the UK. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumama Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 So exercising your right to the first amendment should now carry the death penalty. Just when you thought this whole story couldn't get any weirder, it did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumama Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, lamyai3 said: This whole thing seems to be turning into a farcical misunderstanding of British vs US vernacular. Such insults as "He can stick it where it hurts" "Ooh... 'e should be shot!" "Ought to 'ave his mouth taped up!" have been uttered more times than anyone can remember in the modern era, often by screen favourites such as Barbara Windsor and Ena Sharples. They're not in the least bit literal, and simply express varying degrees of disapproval. Regarding the latest comment, the UK isn't a gun culture in any shape or form, so the comment harks back to the days of capital punishment and the firing squad. Very common expression used by pretty much everyone's grandma. This colloquial muddle could be a real issue if the case was was brought to trial in California. Even more to the point is the question of whether "pedo-guy" is actually as outrageous an insult over there as it is on Vern's side of the pond, or whether it's viewed more as some sort of frat boy insult. "Family Guy" is an example of a show popular with college age kids that has a long history of pedophile jokes - hard to imagine these would have passed the censors in the UK. The same could be said about Musk calling him a pedo. I think they're all being children here and this should have stopped a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 hours ago, BobBKK said: Looking at him she must be well over a hundred? a mother scorned... Musk was stupid though I must say but I think shooting might be a tad OTT? What was perhaps OTT was the newspaper interviewing the mother to seek her comment on it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The Sun Tabloid must be paying Verns mum now This great British Newspaper prints off any crap stories and loves to slag off anything to do with Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumama Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just now, shackleton said: The Sun Tabloid must be paying Verns mum now This great British Newspaper prints off any crap stories and loves to slag off anything to do with Thailand Except this is not about Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyonesock Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 hours ago, canuckamuck said: Vern, being interviewed after the feel good moment of the year, a time for back slapping and mutual celebration, was asked about Musk. He went right to suggesting sexual violence upon him and questioned his character. When what he could have done was to say was to say, Musk was a little to late to the party but we got on without him. I don't feel bad for Vern in the slightest. It was his own crassness and arrogance that brought this trouble out of a truly great moment in human cooperation. A story with no losers, until Vern needed to lift his leg and mark some territory. But now seeing his mother's reaction, I can see where he gets his prickly disposition. give this 88 year old lady a break..one of the most influential men on the planet has just proclaimed to the whole world that her son is a pedophile so she has a right to be angry......as to your claim that Vern was " suggesting sexual violence" ..well yes this saying is quite vulgar and although its literal meaning is "Put it in your a55." i would suggest it was meant more as "Go to hell!" (Go away. I don't like or respect you.") 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The Sun Tabloid must be paying Verns mum now This great British Newspaper prints off any crap stories and loves to slag off anything to do with Thailand It’s not just limited to Thailand.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumama Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, johnnyonesock said: give this 88 year old lady a break..one of the most influential men on the planet has just proclaimed to the whole world that her son is a pedophile so she has a right to be angry......as to your claim that Vern was " suggesting sexual violence" ..well yes this saying is quite vulgar and although its literal meaning is "Put it in your a55." i would suggest it was meant more as "Go to hell!" (Go away. I don't like or respect you.") But Elon does not have the right to be angry when the diver said to stick his "submarine" up his ass? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyonesock Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 minute ago, tumama said: But Elon does not have the right to be angry when the diver said to stick his "submarine" up his ass? theres a big difference between alleging someone is a pedophile who has been deemed a hero for his part in rescuing a bunch of kids from certain death and a throw away comment that was a vulgar opinion on the merits of an idea that even the Chiang Rai governor said wouldn't work...Musk was just out for publicity of that there is no doubt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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