Where's it all going to end

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Eric

"Learned" ... mmm, don't know about that ... but I have devoted (wasted?) a great deal of time and effort in the study of bibliography. So, I think I do know what I'm talking about.

Let's leave "Literature" for the moment. Say a particular thread were devoted to the "Pals", local war memorials, or the First World War in general. It would, no doubt, attract the attentions of, and comments from Retlaw. He would bring to the debate his compendious knowledge of the subject, the result of years of hard work and study. Would you suggest that he is "far too serious" to participate in the debate? Would you "tug forelock and [walk] away shaking [your] head"? I doubt it.

Just because you have 'wasted' a great deal of time in the study of bibliography we are supposed to believe that your opinion on what seem to me, to be academic tomes....(you know, the kind of thing you would have to read if you were doing perhaps a University degree in Classical Literature)....Obviously, I have not read any of those titles you have quoted, so feel unable to comment adequately in an informed way......but you give the impression that your opinion is superior......When the thread was about a fictional childrens classic written in the late 19th century
(that is where the obfuscation came in, you quote stuff you know that most of us who post on here will have no knowledge of, so you can say pretty much what you like.......and because of your self professed knowledge we must believe you).
As for the bit about Retlaw......no, I wouldn't say that he is 'far to serious'........this is mainly because he gives his information in a matter of fact, down to earth way....with no attempt to 'hang his knowledge out to dry'.......or to make other contributors to the thread feel that their opinion/education is lacking in gravity. I respect and trust what Retlaw says because he doesn't always tell us he is an expert....you can tell that he is purely on his answers.(no side to him)

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Eric you've got to live in this country to get the gist of the PC brigade, which to me seems far more active than in almost every other country, it won't be long before somebody comes up with an objection to the Black Ball in Snooker or the 8 ball in pool

I don't mean to offend but if you believe that we will end up with the the black ball in snooker called anything else, then you really are caught up in some sort of closed shop senile existence..happy days for you and whowever is typing your posts.... and here's one for you..

[accyman]

i dunno mancie the blackball may not be as safe as you think.We can no longer call a blackboard a blackboard these days.Mind you its perfectly ok to call a whiteboard a whiteboard

im also pretty sure that the person who complained about blackboards been called blackboards wasnt black but some limp spined spotty white person with nothing better to do with their time than to look for things they found offencive to blacks on their behalf

[Mancie]

It's all complete rubbish made up by the media.. 6 months ago it was some rattle snake wrestling preacher in America wanting to burn the Koran.. long before that it was the non-existent council who brought us the media myth of the "ba ba rainbow sheep"
I say if people take these cranks as some sort of pc plot then they are the either stupid or are up to stirring the big spoon.

[accyman]

you got to admit though theres truth in some of teh pc brigade stories.Thats why we have festive lights now instead of christmas lights and they are advertised as such by the council.I dare say no muslim complained about chritmas lights but rather some over paid idiot in an office somewhere decided it was offensive to muslims