7 minutes ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

That's what keeps it entertaining. Far better then those 50 line posts from the wanna-be,  specialists, bankers, grammar scolars or  political analysists, thinking they are in a general assembly conference giving a brillant speech. Start deleting comments and numbers of visitors and posters will drop line the rain outside.

Agreed.

16 minutes ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

That's what keeps it entertaining. Far better then those 50 line posts from the wanna-be,  specialists, bankers, grammar scolars or  political analysists, thinking they are in a general assembly conference giving a brillant speech. Start deleting comments and numbers of visitors and posters will drop line the rain outside.

Very true. Be serious when necessary, but never take yourself to seriously.

46 minutes ago, bob smith said:

with your attitude i'm not surprised.

 

fry the frogs! 

 

you've got everyone bickering on here.

nice job.

keep up the good work, bob!

3 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

you've got everyone bickering on here.

nice job.

keep up the good work, bob!

I know.

 

its heaven isn’t it!

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

 

thats ok.

 

at least I had some to begin with, unlike some members...

 

where did you get your credibility?

the same place you got your Phd?

in a cracker jack box?

 

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

 

where did you get your credibility?

the same place you got your Phd?

in a cracker jack box?

 

Squish the frogs. 

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

anonymity of forums break a barrier ... it's precisely because people are anonymous and not in the same room that you know exactly what they're thinking. and sometimes it's good to know what people are thinking, especially your enemies. 

 

but even in real life, i've experienced some animosity, often started by a conversation about nationality. i even met one guy from a different part of my country who was hostile. 

 

It does make you realise...    half of the people in the world are bigger d!<k heads than other half !!!

 

I also agree... Its good to know what people are thinking, but we have to be careful when using information on this forum to project what people are thinking in general life, as many 'out there on the fringes' views on this forum are from those who otherwise have no audience and are perhaps ignored or have isolated themselves from those around them (either through their own volition or because they really are fruitcakes and people avoid them !)

 

For example, there are plenty on this thread who are just not normal - I recall having breakfast (in Mae Sot) and another Westerner wanted to make best friends with me... 'another farang'....  this guy was a fruitcake and I had to make my polite excuses and leave - I sometimes get the impression that a lot of the folk on this forum are like this guy... but the reality is, many of us probably walk past each other, sit in the same restaurant or pub etc without noticing....

 

I've very met few people who are so outwardly objectionable as some appear on this forum - I think thats a good think... I think even Bob Smith himself could be good fun.... perhaps an outright liability after a beer or two, but he certainly doesn't come across as some of the overly aggressive morons who sometimes post here. 

 

Its good to know there are such different people around us, but we should not allow them to 'influence' the rules of 'generality' as we are often reading the unfiltered extreme fringes of the 'bonkers' spectrum.... we certainly are in this thread !!!! 

 

 

 

 

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

as many 'out there on the fringes' views on this forum are from those who otherwise have no audience and are perhaps ignored or have isolated themselves from those around them (either through their own volition or because they really are fruitcakes and people avoid them !)

yeah, that's how The Joker came into existence.

he was maginalized. 

 

It's true.  To many pee pees and nong nongs trying to please each others egos.

50 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

but he certainly doesn't come across as some of the overly aggressive morons who sometimes post here. 

no, but he sets the stage